The Intelligence Age

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• Introductions into the work world
•  West Coast Florida lessons
• Cuban Cuisine and the ‘Real Cuba’
• MVP and joining the circle
• Salesforce and Microsoft Journey and key advice
• Referrals from Microsoft and a new approach
• Power Apps and Dynamics 365
• MVP Network and the ‘Club'
• Contributions and creating MVP value
• Writing from the heart and working out your audience

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• Places I've lived
• Seasons in Seattle
• How to speak Russian
• Longevity in the MVP Sphere
• MVP Contributions and building your profile
• Starting a blog and podcast
• Language Barriers
• Wild years in University and Russian Vodka through the centuries
• Opening doors as an MVP

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Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

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• The Adobe Marketing Cloud
• Microsoft's ‘recommended solution' for the enterprise space
• Working with Adobe and complementing your Dynamics practice
• Adobe Marketing Cloud and Microsoft Dynamics 365 supporting the customer experience
• Products offered under the Adobe Marketing Cloud
• Adobe and Dynamics 365 integrations and new functionalities not offered in Dynamics 365 for Marketing
• Resources for partners wanting to get up to speed on Adobe Marketing Cloud
• Building relationships for customers using Adobe Marketing Cloud via Adobe integrations to Dynamics 365
• Changes with Adobe Marketing and Dynamics

Books Mentioned

• Membership Economy by Robbie Kellman Baxter – https://amzn.to/2Ql1uEr

Resources

• Acorn Apps (now Raiz Invest) – https://raizinvest.com.au/
• Adobe Marketing Cloud – https://www.adobe.com/au/enterprise/microsoft-partnership.html
• Loue Holts football coach – https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/lou_holtz

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Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith

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https://podcast.nz365guy.com/33

• Farm Life in Ontario – dairy farm and the family business to technology
• The Consultant Path
• CRM 1 and the beginnings of Nick’s Microsoft journey
• Potential in Portals
• Applying experience to a Teaching career
• Responsibilities of an MVP
• Promoting yourself as an MVP
• The MVP Community and benefits of engagement with Microsoft
• Keeping things in the family

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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• San Antonio and great things about Texas
• Culinary Delights of San Antonio
• Events and happenings in San Antonio
• Career beginnings in the Army and Vietnam War
• Life Choices
• Larry’s Taco Talk and Teaching Career
• Impacts of the MVP Award
• MVP Peers

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/31

• History between Linda.com and LinkedIn Learning
• Vision for the future of LinkedIn Learning
• LinkedIn Learning Training content available for the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Community
• New offerings on LinkedIn Learning
• Best ways to get access to LinkedIn learning
• How LinkedIn Learning may grow and develop across the Dynamics ecosystem?
• LinkedIn Learning certifications and availability on profile
• Changes in the way people are learning and acquiring skills
• Development of ‘online learning'
• Microlearning Trends

Books Mentioned

• Windows Insider Podcast – http://windowsinsider.mpsn.libsynpro.com/
• James Bonding Podcast – https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/james-bonding/id695880236?mt=2
• Ready Player One Book

Resources

• LinkedIn Learning – https://www.linkedin.com/learning/
• Microsoft Action pack – https://partner.microsoft.com/en-hk/membership/action-pack
• Calm Meditation App – https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/calm/id571800810?mt=8
• Headspace – https://www.headspace.com/
• Razer Gaming Keyboard – https://www2.razer.com/au-en/gaming-keyboards-keypads

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

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• The Italian Job
• On entrepreneurs and Dynamics for Sports
• MVP and Dynamics Community in Italy – ‘The Family’
• Translations and being multilingual
• Collaboration and relationships
• Life in Naples, the Mediterranean and living with ‘emotion’
• Researching and writing articles for the community
• Peers within the community
• On needing emotion

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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• Art history and early career
• All you need to know about North Carolina
• Transiting from Design to Dynamics
• How you became an MVP in the early days – a history lesson
• Key contributions on the MVP Journey
• Authorship and how to open doors
• Setting goals and business journeys
• Business Applications MVP's

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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• Key advantages to listing on AppSource
• Greatest take always from been exposed to AppSource distribution
• Enhancements to AppSource
• Future of AppSource
• Potential revenue streams through AppSource listing
• Limitations on the platform grow and overcoming these
• Best tips for companies wanting to launch products on AppSource
• Marketing opportunities amongst the partner network for ISV
• Recommendations for taking a product to market
• Defining your audience and scaling your product distribution
• Pitfalls to avoid in listing on AppSource and learns learnt
• Microsoft Partner Competencies and how to meet them

Books Mentioned

• Soundgarden ‘Superunknown’ https://amzn.to/2LSKwi6
• CFA – https://www.cfainstitute.org/

Resources

• Silver & Gold Microsoft Competency – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/partner-center/learn-about-competencies
• Microsoft Action pack – https://partner.microsoft.com/en-hk/membership/action-pack
• AppSource Distribution – https://www.nz365guy.com/dynamics-isv-john-gravely/
• AppSource Enhancements – https://www.nz365guy.com/dynamics-365-practice-owner-jerry-weinstock/
• OCP Catalogue – https://msgtm.azurewebsites.net/Content/documents/en-US/OCPCatalog_FY18_PartnerGuide.pdf
• CSP Programme – https://partner.microsoft.com/en-qa/cloud-solution-provider

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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• Outline of Adoption and Change Management
• Key steps when planning a Dynamics implementation to maximize
• The psychology behind User Adoption
• Effective KPI’s
• Difficult Adoption programs
• Resources for Adoption and Change Management
• Advice for implementing User Adoption and Change Management
• Measuring the success of Adoption with Dynamics 365

Books Mentioned

• Traction by Gino Wickman https://amzn.to/2vfxhhl

Resources

• Hours Tracker http://www.hourstrackerapp.com/
• My Fitness Pal App https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/myfitnesspal/id341232718?mt=8
• Papa Nicholas Coffee https://www.papanicholas.com/hazelnut-creme/
• Prosci https://www.prosci.com/
• ACMP https://www.acmpglobal.org/

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

Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith