The CollabTalk Podcast

For this episode, I spoke with Norm Young (@stormin_30), a Microsoft MVP, and the the Director of Collaborative Analytics at tyGraph, an AvePoint company, as part of our monthly discussion of Insights and Automation, where we focused on Microsoft's investments in ChatGPT and what this means for the M365 platform. You can find more information on my guest on my blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2023/01/collabtalk-podcast-episode-69-with-norm-young.html

Episode 198 of the #MVPbuzzChat interview series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), and Data Platform MVP, Matt Gordon (@sqlatspeed), a Senior Architect, Data & Analytics at Centric Consulting in Lexington, Kentucky. You can also find this episode on the CollabTalk blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2023/01/mvpbuzzchat-with-matt-gordon.html

Episode 197 of the #MVPbuzzChat interview series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), and Developer Technologies MVP, Samson Amaugo (@swacblooms), a full stack web developer, programmer and embedded systems enthusiast based in Nigeria. You can also find this episode on the CollabTalk blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2023/01/mvpbuzzchat-with-samson-amaugo.html

For this episode, I spoke with Sean McDonough (@spmcdonough), a consultant at Bitstream Foundry LLC and Microsoft MVP, and Geoff Varosky (@gvaro), a senior architect at Insight, on the release of Communities for Teams and the state of the IT economy, and other community news. You can find more information on my guest on my blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2023/01/collabtalk-podcast-episode-68-with-sean-mcdonough-and-geoff-varosky.html

Episode 196 of the #MVPbuzzChat interview series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), and Cloud and Datacenter Management MVP, Olav Tvedt (@olavtwitt), an Azure Evangelist at Sparebanken Vest, based in Bergen, Norway. You can also find this episode on the CollabTalk blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2023/01/mvpbuzzchat-with-olav-tvedt.html

Episode 195 of the #MVPbuzzChat interview series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), and M365 Development MVP, Eric Legault (@elegault), an independent consultant based in Winnipeg, Canada. You can also find this episode on the CollabTalk blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2022/12/mvpbuzzchat-with-eric-legault.html

Episode 194 of the #MVPbuzzChat interview series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), and Security MVP, Derek Melber (@derekmelber), the Chief Technology and Security Strategist at Tenable, based in Scottsdale, Arizona. You can also find this episode on the CollabTalk blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2022/12/mvpbuzzchat-with-derek-melber.html

For this episode, I spoke with Sara Fennah (@sfennah), Microsoft 365 Consultant, MCT, and M365 Apps & Services MVP, as part of a monthly discussion on the employee experience (EXP) and Microsoft Viva. You can find more information on my guest on my blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2022/12/collabtalk-podcast-episode-67-with-sara-fennah.html

Episode 193 of the #MVPbuzzChat interview series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), and AI MVP, Cameron Vetter (@poshporcupine), Principal Architect at the Octavian Technology Group, based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. You can also find this episode on the CollabTalk blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2022/11/mvpbuzzchat-with-cameron-vetter.html

For this episode, I spoke with Kevin McDonnell(@kevmcdonk), M365 Apps & Services MVP and Head of Practice for Modern Workplace at CPS, as part of a monthly discussion on the employee experience (EXP) and Microsoft Viva. You can find more information on my guest on my blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2022/12/collabtalk-podcast-episode-66-with-kevin-mcdonnell.html

Episode 192 of the #MVPbuzzChat interview series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), and Azure MVP, Josh Garverick (@jgarverick), a Cloud Solutions Architect, App Mod and DevOps for Cognizant Microsoft Business Group, based in Buffalo, New York. You can also find this episode on the CollabTalk blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2022/11/mvpbuzzchat-with-josh-garverick.html

For this episode, I spoke with Norm Young (@stormin_30), a Microsoft MVP, and the the Director of Collaborative Analytics at tyGraph, an AvePoint company, as part of our monthly discussion of Insights and Automation. You can find more information on my guest on my blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2022/11/collabtalk-podcast-episode-65-with-norm-young.html

Episode 191 of the #MVPbuzzChat interview series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), and Data Platform MVP, Tomaž Kaštrun (@tomaz_tsql), a data scientist and BI developer based in Ljubljana, Slovenija. You can also find this episode on the CollabTalk blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2022/11/mvpbuzzchat-with-tomaz-kastrun.html

For this episode, I spoke with Sean McDonough (@spmcdonough), a consultant at Bitstream Foundry LLC and Microsoft MVP, and Geoff Varosky (@gvaro), a senior architect at Insight, on Microsoft Ignite announcements, and other community news. You can find more information on my guest on my blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2022/11/collabtalk-podcast-episode-64-with-sean-mcdonough-and-geoff-varosky.html

Episode 190 of the #MVPbuzzChat interview series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), and M365 Apps & Services MVP, Amanda Sterner (@amandassterner), a Technical Architect with Knowledge Factory at Advania based in Stockholm, Sweden. You can also find this episode on the CollabTalk blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2022/11/mvpbuzzchat-with-amanda-sterner.html

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Episode 189 of the #MVPbuzzChat interview series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), and Data Platform MVP, Deepthi Goguri (@dbsnuggets), a SQL Server Database Administrator based in Frankfort, Kentucky. You can also find this episode on the CollabTalk blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2022/11/mvpbuzzchat-with-deepthi-goguri.html

Episode 188 of the #MVPbuzzChat interview series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), and Enterprise Mobility MVP, Shehan Perera (@Shehanperera85), a Microsoft 365 Consultant with Data#3 based in Adelaide, Australia. You can also find this episode on the CollabTalk blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2022/10/mvpbuzzchat-with-shehan-perera.html

For this episode, I spoke with Geoff Varosky (@gvaro), a senior architect at Insight, on announcements and interesting new technology features from Microsoft Ignite 2022, and other community news. You can find more information on my guest on my blog at www.buckleyplanet.com/2022/10/collabtalk-podcast-episode-62-with-geoff-varosky.html

Episode 187 of the #MVPbuzzChat interview series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), and Enterprise Mobility MVP, Somesh Pathak (@pathak_somesh), a Workplace Architect and Associate Consultant with Tata Consultancy Services based in Stockholm, Sweden. You can also find this episode on the CollabTalk blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2022/10/mvpbuzzchat-with-somesh-pathak.html

For this episode, I spoke with Joshua Greene (@stalk_josh), Founder and CEO of Groove (https://www.groove.ooo/) and former WeWork executive, on building community structures and finding the mentors and peer support needed to create a successful path forward. You can find more information on my guest on my blog at www.buckleyplanet.com/2022/10/collabtalk-podcast-episode-61-with-joshua-greene.html [Update: You can also find the full transcript of our discussion on the Groove blog at https://medium.com/groove-with-us/why-peer-support-is-the-future-of-working-caf3909b7ffe]

Episode 186 of the #MVPbuzzChat interview series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), and Data Platform MVP, Amit Chandak (@amitchandak78), Chief Analytics Officer for Kanerika Software, based in Hyderabad, India. You can also find this episode on the CollabTalk blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2022/10/mvpbuzzchat-with-amit-chandak.html

For this episode, I spoke with Tidjani Belmansour Ph.D. (@Tidjani_B), a Cloud Architect and the co-founder and director of the Microsoft Center of Expertise at Cofomo, on the importance of building community through formal and informal mentoring. You can find more information on my guest on my blog at www.buckleyplanet.com/2022/10/collabtalk-podcast-episode-60-with-tidjani-belmansour.html

Episode 185 of the #MVPbuzzChat interview series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), and Business Applications MVP, Diana Birkelbach (@DianaBirkelbach), a Principal Developer Dynamics 365 & Power Platform at ORBIS SE based in Saarbrücken, Germany. You can also find this episode on the CollabTalk blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2022/10/mvpbuzzchat-with-diana-birkelbach.html

For this episode, I spoke with Timothy Boettcher (@TimothyB_AU), SVP and Head of North America at MaivenPoint (formerly AvePoint EduTech), on the growth of collaboration within the education sector, and MaivenPoint's history and growth. You can find more information on my guest on my blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2022/10/collabtalk-podcast-episode-59-with-timothy-boettcher.html

Episode 184 of the #MVPbuzzChat interview series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), and Enterprise Mobility MVP, Oktay Sari (@oktay_sari), a technical consultant and modern workplace expert at Rapid Circle based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. You can also find this episode on the CollabTalk blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2022/10/mvpbuzzchat-with-oktay-sari.html

Episode 183 of the #MVPbuzzChat interview series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), and M365 Apps & Services MVP, Alisson Soares Araújo (@AlissonAraujoBR), an MCP, MCSE, MCT, and an independent Senior Systems Engineer and Solutions Architect based in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. You can also find this episode on the CollabTalk blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2022/09/mvpbuzzchat-with-alisson-araujo.html

For this episode, I spoke with Sean McDonough (@spmcdonough), a consultant at Bitstream Foundry LLC and Microsoft MVP, and Geoff Varosky (@gvaro), a senior architect at Insight, on the September 2022 announcements around Microsoft Viva, the annual Work trend Index report, and other community news. You can find more information on my guest on my blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2022/09/collabtalk-podcast-ep-58-sean-mcdonough-geoff-varosky.html

Episode 182 of the #MVPbuzzChat interview series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), and M365 Apps & Services MVP, Lesley Crook (@lesley_wolan), a Cloud Consultant at CloudWay based in Brighton, England. You can also find this episode on the CollabTalk blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2022/09/mvpbuzzchat-with-lesley-crook.html

Episode 181 of the #MVPbuzzChat interview series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), and Data Platform MVP, Armando Lacerda (@arlacerda), an independent Azure Solutions and Data Platform Architect and Senior SQL Server Professional. You can also find this episode on the CollabTalk blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2022/09/mvpbuzzchat-with-armando-lacerda.html

Episode 180 of the #MVPbuzzChat interview series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), and AI MVP, Rahat Yasir (@Anind0), a Director of Data Science & AI/ML at ISAAC Instruments based in Montreal, Canada. You can also find this episode on the CollabTalk blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2022/09/mvpbuzzchat-with-rajat-yasir.html

For this episode, I spoke with Mark Rackley (@mrackley), Group Manager, Modern Workplace Architect at Avanade (https://www.avanade.com/en) and the lead organizer of The North American Collaboration Summit (https://www.collabsummit.org/) on the difficulties of promoting business and technology events in a post-pandemic world, moving from entirely virtual user groups and events back into in-person events and activities. You can find more information on my guest on my blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2022/09/collabtalk-podcast-episode-57-with-mark-rackley.html

Episode 179 of the #MVPbuzzChat interview series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), and M365 Apps & Services MVP, Dewayne Hyatt (@The_ShiftShow), a Systems Administrator IV at the University of Florida - IFAS (Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences) based in Ocala, Florida. You can also find this episode on the CollabTalk blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2022/08/mvpbuzzchat-with-dewayne-hyatt.html

Episode 178 of the #MVPbuzzChat interview series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), and Data Platform MVP, Bernat Agulló Roselló (@AulloBernat), a Partner and Senior BI Developer at ESBRINA, based in Barcelona, Spain. You can also find this episode on the CollabTalk blog at www.buckleyplanet.com/2022/08/mvpbuzzchat-with-bernat-agullo-rosello.html

Episode 177 of the #MVPbuzzChat interview series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), and Azure MVP, Matthew Browne (@AzureGuruMatt), a Senior Cybersecurity Administrator with NTES IT Support Services and based in County Limerick, Ireland. You can also find this episode on the CollabTalk blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2022/08/mvpbuzzchat-with-matthew-browne.html

Episode 176 of the #MVPbuzzChat interview series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), and Business Applications MVP, Paddy Byrne (@PaddyFreestyle), a lead Microsoft Power Platform and Dynamics 365 functional consultant and trainer at Kerv Digital in Glasgow, Scotland. You can also find this episode on the CollabTalk blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2022/08/mvpbuzzchat-with-paddy-byrne.html

Episode 175 of the #MVPbuzzChat interview series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), and Azure MVP, Abou Conde (@abu_conde), a Senior Cloud & Infra Security Consultant in the Security Talent Community at Avanade, based in Paris, France. You can also find this episode on the CollabTalk blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2022/08/mvpbuzzchat-with-abou-conde.html

Episode 174 of the #MVPbuzzChat interview series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), and Business Applications MVP, Linn Zaw Win (@LinnZawWin), a Technical Architect with Wellington, New Zealand-based Delta Insights. You can also find this episode on the CollabTalk blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2022/07/mvpbuzzchat-with-linn-zaw-win.html

For this episode, I spoke with Ian Robinson (/IN/ianandrewrobinson/), Founder and CEO of collaborative web app development company, Enliven, on the topic of using a conversational approach to fostering productivity within the enterprise. You can find more information on my guest on my blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2022/07/collabtalk-podcast-episode-56-with-ian-robinson.html

Episode 173 of the #MVPbuzzChat interview series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), and Azure MVP, John Joyner (@john_joyner), a Senior Director of Technology at AccountabillIT, based in Little Rock, Arkansas. You can also find this episode on the CollabTalk blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2022/07/mvpbuzzchat-with-john-joyner.html

For this episode, I spoke with Richard Calderon (@rcatx), a Modern Work Customer Success Manager at Microsoft, on the role of a Customer Success Manager, and the importance of having a long-term strategy to nurture and grow collaboration within an organization. You can find more information on my guest on my blog at www.buckleyplanet.com/2022/07/collabtalk-podcast-episode-54-with-richard-calderon.html

Episode 172 of the #MVPbuzzChat interview series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), and AI MVP, Liji Thomas (@lijithomas2020), a Technical Manager at Valorem Reply, based in Overland Park, Kansas. You can also find this episode on the CollabTalk blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2022/07/mvpbuzzchat-with-liji-thomas.html

Episode 171 of the #MVPbuzzChat interview series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), and Cloud and Datacenter Management MVP, Diana Carolina Torres (@carolinatv), a Solutions Manager with Seattle-based RealActivity, originally from Columbia but now living in Washington State. You can also find this episode on the CollabTalk blog at www.buckleyplanet.com/2022/06/mvpbuzzchat-with-diana-carolina-torres

Episode 170 of the #MVPbuzzChat interview series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), and Cloud and Datacenter Management MVP, Fabian Bader (@fabian_bader), a Cloud Architect at glueckkanja-gab AG, a cloud managed services provider (MSP), based in Hamburg, Germany. You can also find this episode on the CollabTalk blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2022/06/mvpbuzzchat-with-fabian-bader.html

Episode 169 of the #MVPbuzzChat interview series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), and Office Apps & Services MVP, Denis Molodtsov (@Zerg00s), a Microsoft 365 Developer, Administrator, and Consultant with Point Alliance Inc., and the man behind the SP Comics series (http://spcomics.ca/). You can also find this episode on the CollabTalk blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2022/06/mvpbuzzchat-with-denis-molodtsov.html

Episode 168 of the #MVPbuzzChat interview series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), and Data Platform MVP, Ville Gullstrand (@Villezekeviking), a Data Ninja with Exobe in Örebro, Sverige, Sweden. You can also find this episode on the CollabTalk blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2022/06/mvpbuzzchat-with-ville-gullstrand.html

Episode 167 of the #MVPbuzzChat interview series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), and Azure MVP, Luke Murray (@lukemurraynz), a technical consultant, Azure Solution Architect, and technologist with IT Partners Limited and based in Waikato, New Zealand. You can also find this episode on the CollabTalk blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2022/05/mvpbuzzchat-with-luke-murray.html

For this episode, I spoke with Frances Valintine (@francesvnz), an education futurist, strategist, and researcher, and the founder and CEO of both The Mind Lab (https://themindlab.com/), and Tech Futures Lab (https://techfutureslab.com/), on the importance of digital fluency, and how technology has impacted – and continues to impact – the future of education, both for children and adult learners. You can find more information on my guest on my blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2022/05/collabtalk-podcast-episode-54-with-frances-valintine.html

Episode 165 of the #MVPbuzzChat interview series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), and Azure MVP, Dwayne Natwick (@DwayneNcloud), a Senior Product Manager for Cloudreach, an Atos company, owning the cloud migration and security service lines for Microsoft, AWS, and GCP and is based in the great Detroit, Michigan area. You can also find this episode on the CollabTalk blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2022/05/mvpbuzzchat-with-dwayne-natwick.html

Episode 165 of the #MVPbuzzChat interview series. Conversation between Microsoft Regional Director and MVP Christian Buckley (@buckleyplanet), and Data Platform MVP, Belinda Allen (@MsBelindaAllen), a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), author, and principal of Smith & Allen Consulting, Inc. based in Summerville, South Carolina. You can also find this episode on the CollabTalk blog at https://www.buckleyplanet.com/2022/05/mvpbuzzchat-with-belinda-allen.html