The Intelligence Age

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https://podcast.nz365guy.com/426 

• Introduction to Anna Jhaveri’s life – country of origin, family and her passion for painting and cooking. 
• Anna’s valuable advice for those looking to enter the tech field, including the importance of staying current with new technologies and building a strong network. 
• Discussion about Anna’s journey in the IT industry and her experience with Microsoft technologies. 
• Anna shares her story of starting her own consulting company after working at another firm for several years. 
• Talks about Anna’s experience working with SharePoint, including using InfoPath, workflows, and web parts and her insights on branding and how it can impact a career in the tech industry. 
• Anna discusses her role as a Power Platform super user and how she helps businesses make the most of technology. She shares her thoughts on automation and the future of IT. 
• Listen to Anna’s story – transition from SharePoint to PowerApps 
• Working and the use of Cloudflows and Desktop flows 
• Anna’s journey into becoming a Microsoft MVP and the benefits of becoming part of the MVP program. 

OTHER RESOURCES 
Microsoft MVP YouTube Series - How to Become a Microsoft MVP
90-Day Mentoring Challenge - https://ako.nz365guy.com/ 
Power Community: https://events.powercommunity.com/speaker/anna_jhaveri/
Anna’s GitHub: https://github.com/annajhaveri 

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Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

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https://podcast.nz365guy.com/425 

• Prashant G Bhoyar shares his background and experience in the IT industry and how he enjoys spending time with his family and participating in outdoor activities. 
• Talks about Prashant’s outstanding service in Antarctica - Antarctic Service Medal for the United States of America. 
• A conversation about Prashant’s expertise in using SharePoint and Power Automate to streamline workflows and improve efficiency.   
• The various ways in which SharePoint and Power Automate can be used together, including creating custom triggers and actions for Power Automate flows.   
• Explore the benefits of using the Power Platform, including its low-code-no-code approach and the ability to build and customize business solutions easily.   
• Tips and best practices for using SharePoint and Power Automate effectively in an organization.   
• Discussions about working with ISVs  
• Find out more about K2 and Index in Power Platform 
• Prashant’s advice to people planning to switch careers to get into this space 
• Talks about Prashant’s journey to becoming a Microsoft MVP – the impact and involvement in the community. 

OTHER RESOURCES 
Microsoft MVP YouTube Series - How to Become a Microsoft MVP
90-Day Mentoring Challenge - https://ako.nz365guy.com/
Prashant’s Personal Blog: https://about.me/pgbhoyar 

If you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.

Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

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https://podcast.nz365guy.com/424 

• Discussions about Matt's background – what he enjoys spending his free time, the benefits of working from home and closeness to family 
• A conversation about Dataverse Connector: an essential tool that allows businesses to integrate data from various sources and use it to make informed decisions and improve processes. 
• The versatility of the Dataverse connector 
• The importance of data connectors in the world of business and organizations. 
• Matt shared his expertise and experience with the Dataverse connector and discussed the latest updates and developments in the field. 
• What is Microsoft Dataverse connector and what is it commonly used for? 
• Matt shares his views about the usage of legacy connectors today. 
• What does Matt think about moving Dataverse from Pro code to low code? 
• Matt shares his thoughts about optimizing Microsoft Dataverse usage.
• Questions Matt sees the most from the community around Data Connector. 

 
OTHER RESOURCES 
XrmToolBox - https://www.xrmtoolbox.com/plugins/Cinteros.Xrm.FetchXmlBuilder/
Level up for Dynamics 365/Power Apps - https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/level-up-for-dynamics-365/bjnkkhimoaclnddigpphpgkfgeggokam?hl=en
Power Automate – Dataverse Cheatsheet - https://danikahil.com/2022/04/power-automate-dataverse-cheatsheet.html
Create and use Custom APIs - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-apps/developer/data-platform/custom-api
Microsoft Dataverse business events - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-apps/developer/data-platform/business-events
Matt’s GitHub - https://github.com/radioblazer 

If you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.

Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

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https://podcast.nz365guy.com/423 

• A short introduction about Shadrack Inusah’s life – Family background, hobbies and interests. 
• Hear Shadrack’s story about how he got involved in the Power Platform. 
• Shadrack’s involvement in the community and other group events 
• What App did Shadrack create for the Power pap African challenge 
• Shadrack talked about the importance of mentorship in the tech industry 
• Talks about Shadrack’s journey into becoming a Microsoft MVP 
• How many Business Applications MVPs are there in Ghana? 
• What excites Shadrack the most about the Power Platform
• The biggest decision Shadrack ever made in his life 
• The benefits of becoming part of the MVP community 

OTHER RESOURCES 
Microsoft MVP YouTube Series - How to Become a Microsoft MVP
90-Day Mentoring Challenge - https://ako.nz365guy.com/
Gretchen Opferkew - https://podcast.nz365guy.com/dynamics-365-adoption-with-gretchen-opferkew/
Shadrack Inusah’s GitHub: https://github.com/KojoShaddy/ 

If you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.

Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

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https://podcast.nz365guy.com/422 

• An introduction to Andrew Gaskins’ life and background. 
• Andrew’s story and his journey to the Power Platform. 
• How has Andrew scaled an internal team using the Power Platform? 
• Should the team that develops the power platform and its leader be a part of the company or be adjacent to it? 
• Andrew talks about what exactly is supportability and how does it work? 
• How does Andrew create CoE within his organization that creates Power Platform? 
• Andrew’s view about ongoing management and supportability. 
• How did Andrew respond when a company hopes to add a new product to its line but lacks the resources to do so? 
• How does Andrew handle connectors and components? 

If you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.

Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

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https://podcast.nz365guy.com/421 

• A brief introduction about Ralph Rivas – life, family and what he does for fun. 
• Ralph talks about his podcast, the Cloud Talk Show podcast - how it started, what his inspiration is and what keeps him going! 
• The main tool set Ralph is using with his clients 
• How did Ralph get his MVP? 
• Supporting tools Ralph uses that helped him do his job  
• Talks about Ralph's journey into becoming MVP 
• A conversation about Ralph’s involvement in the community 
• Ralph shares his thoughts about what the MVP program is 
• Discussions about Ralph's technology background – Power Platform and SharePoint 

OTHER RESOURCES:
Microsoft MVP YouTube Series - How to Become a Microsoft MVP 
90-Day Mentoring Challenge - https://ako.nz365guy.com/
Chicago Virtual Event -  M365 Chicago Virtual Event 
Ralph’s Podcast -  Cloud Talk Show podcast 

If you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.

Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

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https://podcast.nz365guy.com/420 

• An introduction about Emma Cooper and what she does as a Principal PM Manager 
• Emma shares her journey on her career at Microsoft 
• Emma talks about the area of technology within the Power Platform team that she is responsible for 
• How did design get involved with Power Apps, and how did fusion teams become more involved in the whole app lifecycle creation? 
• How co-authoring is going to be key to accelerating app development for app developers 
• Emma discusses the app convergence specifically the two sides of the camp 
• How does Emma see the convergence of these apps and the developer and maker experiences coming together? 
• What’s going to be the core of the future of power apps? 
• What Emma has to say on the roadmap for how that integration is going to work and will be added 

 
OTHER RESOURCES: 
Power Community: https://www.powercommunity.com/introducing-the-modern-app-designer-preview/ 

If you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.

Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

FULL SHOW NOTES
https://podcast.nz365guy.com/419 

• Life and family background of AJ Ansari – country of origin, favourite food and what he does when not working. 
• Talks about AJ’s journey into technology and how did it come about. 
• AJ talks about his Dynamics 365 Business Central and Power Platform background 
• How AJ got involved in ERP software 
• Find out how AJ started his career as a marketing intern and as a consultant 
• A conversation about how AJ ended up becoming a Microsoft MVP. 
• AJ chats about his interest in Power BI and Power wraps 
• Introduction to Microsoft Project Madeira 
• The modern development techniques for Dynamics 365 Business Central 
• What’s AJ’s passion project he is working on these days?   

 
OTHER RESOURCES 
Microsoft MVP YouTube Series - How to Become a Microsoft MVP
90-Day Mentoring Challenge - https://ako.nz365guy.com/
AJ’s GitHub: https://github.com/ajansari
Power Community: https://events.powercommunity.com/speaker/aj_ansari/ 

If you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.

Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

FULL SHOW NOTES
https://podcast.nz365guy.com/418 

• An introduction to the life, hobbies and family background of Eric (Waldo) Wauters. 
• Where Eric’s name WALDO came from? 
• A conversation about Waldo’s designing and 3D printing journey 
• A discussion about Waldo’s NAV journey 
• Talks about Waldo’s NAV to Business Central product journey 
• Waldo shares his thoughts on the Power Platform 
• Waldo’s experience in using PowerShell and PowerShell tools – how it started. 
• Discover the importance of PowerShell and PowerShell tools 
• The value of being a Microsoft MVP  
• The importance of being a Microsoft MVP on Waldo’s career in the past 15 years

RESOURCES MENTIONED
Microsoft MVP YouTube Series - How to Become a Microsoft MVP
90-Day Mentoring Challenge - https://ako.nz365guy.com/
Waldo's GitHub: https://github.com/waldo1001/ 

If you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.

Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

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https://podcast.nz365guy.com/417 

• An introduction about AJ Ezzour as a product manager in Dynamics 365 sales  
• What is AJ’s role in Microsoft? what he does and his responsibilities 
• AJ talks about how predictive scoring and forecasting have an AI element 
• How much scoring is based on AJ’s knowledge of the sales team's behaviour and how that knowledge influences AJ’s choice? 
• AJ’s opinion about what we could enhance more to enable real-time coaching and allow sales managers to coach crucial areas. 
• AJ shares all things about Forecasting and the latest on its sales 
• Feedback AJ is getting from the customers when it comes to Dynamics 365 with all the apps Dynamics has? 
• The opportunities on how Microsoft can provide value to sellers 

If you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.

Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith