The Intelligence Age

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• Find out more about Sharon Sumner’s life and what she does outside of work 
• Learn more about Sharon’s company - Business Cloud Integration 
• Talks about her passion for SharePoint, office 365 and Power Platform 
• Named changes that happened in November – what does it mean to Sharon and what’s her plan? 
• What are the types of PowerApps Sharon is building – for herself and customers 
• Talks about Sharon’s book - Getting to Value Faster 
• Sharon’s journey to becoming a Microsoft MVP in Business Application 
• Discussions about how she was nominated and who nominated Sharon 
• Sharon’s involvement with the MVP Community and events 
• A conversation about Sharon’s charity work 
• A discussion about Sharon’s expectations after becoming a Microsoft MVP 

Other Resources
Business Cloud Integration, SharePoint & Office 365 delivery partner:  https://businesscloudintegration.co.uk/ 
Casper365, cloud provisioning platform that completely automates the deployment and migration of your SharePoint sites: https://casper365.com/
Find out more about the Casper365 Beta Program: https://casper365.com/beta-program/ 
Power Platform User Group Cambridge: https://www.powerplatformug.com/communities/community-home?CommunityKey=a6723ab7-8183-4c71-bbf0-2dc045bd8482 

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• A brief introduction about Matt Collins-Jones life and family background 
• Matt Collins-Jones hobbies – interests outside of work 
• Tools Matt uses in gaming 
• The memorable part happened during the Amsterdam Summit Event 
• Talks about Matt’s career background 
• Matt’s background before landing in Business Applications 
• Discusses Matt’s job responsibilities as a Solution Architect D365 and Power Platform 
• How did Matt get into technology? 
• Find out more about Matt’s Power Automate journey 
• Talks about Matt’s YouTube channel – how did he produced the 377 videos 
• How did Matt use Power Automate technology to create innovative solutions, ensuring that the customers get the right solutions for their business? 
• A conversation about Matt’s Power Automate 30day challenge 
• What was Matt’s goal in doing the Power Automate 30day challenge? 
• Power Automate 30day challenge - how did you come up with this idea? 
• Who is Matt’s target audience in doing the Power Automate 30day challenge? 
• Introduction to Flow Surgery 
• The problems Matt got from the community, and how was he able to create a solution to it? 
• The top 10 new features available on wave two Matt is excited about? 

Resources

Virtual Power Group Community: https://www.virtualpowergroup.co.uk/
The CRM Ninja: https://thecrm.ninja/matt-collins-jones-on-the-oops-factor/ 

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Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

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• A brief introduction about Geetha Sivasailam’s origin, life, and family background   
• What Geetha missed a lot about India   
• Discusses Geetha’s career journey and her area of specialization   
• The role of PowerApps and Power Automate to Geetha as a Consultant.   
• Engaging with customers - what Geetha sees that meets well to PowerApps and Power Automate story   
• What made Geetha decide to focus on Microsoft technologies   
• Geetha shares her thoughts about the future of PowerApps and Power Automate   
• A discussion about Geetha’s journey to becoming a Microsoft MVP   
• Talks about the setup and format Geetha used to keep running a user group   
• The benefits of getting involved with the community and user group   
• Tips and recommendations Geetha can give people on how to get involved in the community 

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Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

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• A brief introduction about Daniel Gittler’s life and family 
• A discussion about Daniel’s FieldOne Systems Journey  
• Microsoft journey of Daniel Gittler 
• What drove this success at FieldOne? 
• Introduction to Microsoft Field Service 
• Learn more about the implementation of Microsoft Field Service 
• A conversation about why customers should consider using Microsoft Field Service  
• The benefits of using Microsoft Field Service 
• Microsoft Field Service - tools and functions 
• An overview of what connected field service is 
• Connected field service – what it does and how it helps the customers 
• Talks about the Partner’s role in Microsoft Field Service 
• What part did partners play in growing their business? 
• How did they get partners to promote their product? 
• The partners that have excelled in this space. 
• The two things companies do the best with the implementation of Microsoft Field Service 
• Talks about the future of Microsoft Field Service 
• How they handle backlogs 
• Talks about what Management assets are 
• Daniel’s plans and thoughts about Management assets  
• The difference between Microsoft Direct Engagement and Partner Ecosystem   

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• Aurelien Clere talks about his family life  
• Talks about Aurelien’s hobbies  
• Aurelien shares how he spends his time with his family 
• The impact of COVID19 on Aurelien’s day to day life and work 
• A conversation on how Aurelien started his career 
• Learn more about how Aurelien started working with Microsoft products 
• Discusses Aurelien’s experience as a Microsoft Certified Trainer 
• Aurelien’s journey to becoming a Microsoft MVP 
• Find out who inspires Aurelien to become an MVP 
• Talks about Aurelien’s first 365Saturday event and community summit 
• Changes in Aurelien’s life since becoming a Microsoft MVP 
• A discussion about the Power Platform French Summit 
• The new things and skills Aurelien are learning now  

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• Talks about Eric Sauve’s life – family background and hobbies 
• The food he loves to cook 
• A discussion about Eric’s career background 
• Eric’s journey to Power Platform 
• A conversation about what made Eric decide to invest in Power Platform, PowerApps and Power Automate 
• The resources Eric used to learn about the new technologies – community forums, UG forums and social media 
• Discusses Eric’s journey to becoming a Microsoft MVP 
• Talks about Eric’s involvement in the community 
• Learn about how you can contribute to the community 
• The big lessons he learned from Mark Smith and Guz Gonzales 
• Eric’s story about his engagement with the Product Team 
• Discussions about Eric’s involvement with AI Builder 

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Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

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• Melissa’s experience working with Microsoft and her background in Microsoft Airband Initiative 
• The importance of having access to technology 
• A conversation about Melissa’s current role 
• Introduction to digital inclusion and what is Melissa doing in this area? 
• What does digital inclusion mean to Melissa? 
• Digital Inclusion - what Melissa is doing in this area 
• The opportunities Melissa sees for start-ups 
• Describes how they empower people with the skills that they need to make meaningful use of the internet? 
• How can people practically become a creator, a maker, a doer instead of a consumer of technology? 
• A discussion about Melissa’s involvement with the community 
• The importance and Melissa’s involvement with the UN  
• Find out what DQ means 
• Digitally Literate - how do you bring this to life around the world in a practical sense? 
• What is the role of digital skills when preparing for the future of work? 
• Other skills and competencies people should consider when it comes to preparing for the future of work? 
• Recommendations Melissa can give to people growing their career.  
• CV's - how do you stand out in the crowd? 
• How can they grow their career over time by sharing their skills? 
• Talks about Tech4Good. 

Resources

Mentor Nations: https://mentornations.org/#/
DQ Institute: https://www.dqinstitute.org/ and https://digitalcooperation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Melissa_Sassi_CFC-MentorNations.pdf 

Credits

Music Credits
I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, Morusque

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• Denis Macchinetti talks about life in Italy 
• COVID19 in Italy at the moment 
• Things people can do in Milan, best food and places to visit 
• A conversation about Denis’ career journey 
• Discusses how Denis started having an interest in Dynamics 
• The projects he worked on and his area of specialization 
• Talks about ERP system status in Milan 
• Denis’ journey to becoming a Microsoft MVP 
• How Denis got nominated to the MVP Program – active in the community 
• A discussion about how Denis spends his time as a modulator in Dynamics 
• How Denis manages his time so he can continuously do blogging 
• Becoming a Microsoft MVP, what is the impact on Denis’ career 
• Recommendations and advice Denis can give to people wanting to join the MVP program 

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• A discussion about What Nathan Vanblaere enjoy doing when not working 
• Nathan’s journey to becoming an ISV 
• How long has Nathan been creating an ISV solution? 
• What lead Nathan to create an ISV solution? 
• A discussion about having their own licensing engine for their ISV solutions. 
• How do they handle Licensing from a global perspective? 
• How do they protect their IP with the use of available tools? 
• Who their target or focus market? 
• The ISV type products they offer, and who are their target audience and markets? 
• Describes how unique the product they offer from others? 
• The number of countries they have been serving. 
• Explains how they handle 24-7 support 
• How do they handle global transactions? 
• How they go to Market and work on Sales and Marketing 
• Nathan’s AppSource experience 
• The challenges they encounter and how they work around these challenges 
• Describes their relationship with Microsoft 
• Talk’s about their organization’s involvement with the Power Platform Community and events. 
• Nathan’s thoughts on the Microsoft ISV program  
• The impact of the COVID19 pandemic on their business 

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Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

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• Talks about Saurav Dhyani’s life and family  
• Life being a parent 
• What he does when not working and his hobbies  
• How Saurav started working with technology 
• Learn more about Saurav’s journey to becoming a Microsoft MVP 
• How Saurav discovered the MVP program  
• The process to get into the MVP program 
• The impact of being an MVP of the company he worked for 
• The importance of helping and educating people in a community  
• With COVID19, how much Online presentation has he been doing 
• Difference between presenting in person and online 
• How Saurav handles community contribution with COVID19 
• The role of Power Platform with Business Central 
• How they use PowerApps, Power Automate and Power Virtual Agents in Business Central 
• The best part of being a Microsoft MVP 
• Recommendation to people who are considering becoming part of the MVP Program 

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Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith