The Intelligence Age

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https://podcast.nz365guy.com/416 

• An introduction about the family and life of Geoff Ables, what they do for fun and hobbies. 
• Geoff’s learning experiences as MVP; when and how his journey started.  
• Find out more about c5insight and the company’s history. 
• Geoff’s story and journey into writing the books Dynamics CRM 2011 Administrator Bible and The LUCK Principle. 
• The process of writing the books and how did it come about? 
• Geoff’s observations when it comes to Microsoft’s technology. 

BOOKS & RESOURCES MENTIONED
C5insight - www.c5insight.com
Adoption Survey System: www.adair.app 
The LUCK Principle Book: www.gotluck.link/book
Revenue Engineering Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0997680326/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_TEZR5Q9430XKFQ11NPN4
Microsoft MVP YouTube Series - How to Become a Microsoft MVP
90-Day Mentoring Challenge - https://ako.nz365guy.com/ 

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/415 

• Deepak Shrivastava talks about Life and living in Houston 
• What Deepak does when he is not working – fun, entertainment and hobbies 
• Find out more about Deepak’s journey into technology 
• Talks about Deepak’s involvement with Microsoft 
• Deepak’s focus right now when it comes to Power Platform and what interests him the most. 
• A conversation about how Deepak started YouTubing and what he learned along the way. 
• What tools Deepak is using in YouTubing? 
• Listen to Deepak’s advice to people wanting to become Microsoft MVP. 
• Deepak’s journey into becoming a Microsoft MVP 

OTHER RESOURCES 
Microsoft MVP YouTube Series - How to Become a Microsoft MVP
90-Day Mentoring Challenge - https://ako.nz365guy.com/ 

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/414 

• An introduction about Swapnil Agarwwal and what he does when he’s not working with Microsoft. 
• How did Swapnil end up in Microsoft and why he likes it? 
• What is the Dynamics 365 Sales Accelerator? 
• How does Sales Accelerator serve as an engagement and productivity tool? 
• How Sales Accelerator helps sales managers create a sequence of activities around a particular product. 
• What steps is Microsoft taking to ensure that the product is adaptable enough so that what works for one team also works for other stakeholders? 
• How can a sales manager Templatized a Success? 
• A conversation about the main sweet spot for sales accelerators. 
• Swapnil shares his thoughts about Viva Sales and its implementation in sales. 

OTHER RESOURCES:   
Swapnil’s GitHub: https://github.com/swapnilagarwwal
Sales Accelerator and Sequences: https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2022/10/26/new-sales-sequences-experience-improves-seller-productivity/ 

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/413 

• A conversation about Tracy Van der Schyff’s life – family, hobbies, what she does for fun when not working. 
• Tracy’s story about getting into IT  
• How did Tracy get into Microsoft 
• A discussion about Tracy’s journey into becoming a Microsoft MVP 
• Talks about Tracy’s Blogging, YouTubing and TikTok 
• Tracy’s involvement in strategic consulting and her day-to-day job 
• Talks about Tracy’s SharePoint background 
• Tracy’s experience in writing a book 

OTHER RESOURCES 
Microsoft MVP YouTube Series - How to Become a Microsoft MVP
90-Day Mentoring Challenge - https://ako.nz365guy.com/ 

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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• Talks about Sheryl Netley’s life and family background. 
• Listen to Sheryl’s story about her Power Platform and Dynamics 365 journey. 
• Discussions about Sheryl's career background.
• How does Sherly learn all things about Dynamics? 
• Sheryl’s involvement in the community, events and speaking engagements. 
• A conversation about Sheryl’s journey to becoming a Microsoft MVP. 
• What surprises Sheryl after becoming a Microsoft MVP? 

OTHER RESOURCES 
Microsoft MVP YouTube Series - How to Become a Microsoft MVP
90-Day Mentoring Challenge - https://ako.nz365guy.com/ 

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/411 

• An introduction about Zohar Raz as the Group Product Manager of Power Platform Governance at Microsoft  
• What is Zohar’s background in technology?  
• What does Power Platform Governance mean to Zohar and Microsoft customers?  
• What is the concern for enterprises that need to offer a layer of protection as governance as visibility inside the organization?  
• From Zohar’s perspective, where do these individual components sit within Microsoft's strategic direction moving forward?  
• Zohar talks about Manage Environment   
• A discussion about expanding on the terminal landing zone. 
• Zohar's views about sharing limits and data policies and the current elements. 
• What should people consider if they already got the Power Platform deployed? 

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/410 

• Talks about Carmen Ysewijn’s hobbies, interests and activities  
• When it comes to technology, where does Carmen spend most of her time working with? 
• Carmen’s Power Platform and Power Automate background 
• Projects and building applications Carmen is working on 
• A conversation about PCF components - what problems did it solve and what they are trying to achieve 
• Carmen’s story about her journey into becoming a Microsoft MVP. 
• Speaking events, projects, blogging and Carmen’s involvement in the community 
• What is ProvisionGenie all about - what does it do and how does it work? 
• Why should I use ProvisionGenie? 
• The best thing about becoming a Microsoft MVP. 

OTHER RESOURCES 
Microsoft MVP YouTube Series - How to Become a Microsoft MVP
90-Day Mentoring Challenge - https://ako.nz365guy.com/
ProvisionGenie (open-source project I'm doing together with Luise Freese): provisiongenie.com
Carmen Ysewijn GitHub: https://github.com/CarmenYsewijn 

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/409 

• Django Lohn talks about his family and what he does when not working. 
• Discussions about Django's interest in technology 
• Django’s Power BI, PowerApps and PowerApps Portals background. 
• Talks about Django’s SharePoint and InfoPath journey 
• A conversation about Django’s journey into becoming a Microsoft MVP and how did it come about. 
• Django talks about being a SharePoint Consultant 
• Talks about Django’s involvement in the MVP community

OTHER RESOURCES 
Microsoft MVP YouTube Series - How to Become a Microsoft MVP
90-Day Mentoring Challenge - https://ako.nz365guy.com/
Django Lohn’s  GitHub: https://github.com/m3ngi3
Django Lohn’s Power Community: https://events.powercommunity.com/speaker/django_lohn/ 

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/408 

• A brief introduction about Kavishi Agarwal’s life and what she’s passionate about 
• Talks about Kavishi's career journey at Microsoft.
• What is Pay as you go? 
• Kavishi talks about the primary use cases for businesses
• Kavishi discusses seasonal apps and occasional apps as one of the top use cases 
• Providing a frictionless way for customers to get started with PowerApps premium capability 
• Kavishi shares her thoughts about how to handle storage  
• Does Kavishi see health agencies or government agencies being part of power pages formally Power Apps portal in time? 
• How does pay-as-you-go provide the best of both worlds? 

RESOURCES MENTIONED
Pay as you go Overview - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/admin/pay-as-you-go-overview 

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/407

• Ulrikke Akerbæk talks about the things she does for fun and when not working. 
• A discussion about Ulrikke’s journey into becoming a Microsoft MVP 
• How did Ulrikke’s involvement in Microsoft started? 
• A conversation about Ulrikke’s career background 
• Ulrikke talks about her blog - where she gets her idea for creating her blog content. 
• Talks about Ulrikke’s involvement in the community 
• Find out what Ulrikke’s Portal look like. 

OTHER RESOURCES 
Microsoft MVP YouTube Series - How to Become a Microsoft MVP
90-Day Mentoring Challenge - https://ako.nz365guy.com/ 

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

Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith