The Community Dig/DUG Diverse Minds
Decades ago, lightning struck the Microsoft community and when the smoke cleared, a towering figure was left standing, D.oU.G. (Dynamics User Group)! D.oU.G. was a curious being eager to serve and destined to impact the folks using Microsoft Dynamics 365. Over the years, D.oU.G. learned, adapted, and created a space for the community to thrive. Now for the first time, D.oU.G. has a voice here at The Community DIG podcast! The Community DIG podcast will allow D.oU.G. to wander down the rabbit holes and explore the quirky notions that fill our community. Join me, your host Bobby Small, your community members, and D.oU.G as we dig together in search of the stories and topics that enlighten, explore, and engage!
Episodes
How much does today's guest "Trust" AI? Welp, Sam Bush of Ambushed Digital, has gone public with her personal relationship with VEGA, her GPT BFF! From convos to research, Vega is a constant companion and resource. I would say this constitutes a high level of trust!
Don't miss out on this fun and riveting episode of the BS Bunch. Most important, do our panelist get back to their BS winning streak?
I had a lovely chat with Microsoft Business end-user, Shirley Grimes of Gulf Coast Panama Jack in Florida. She is making waves (Intentional beachy pun) in the community as a thought leader and speaker. We discuss how she got started, why she like speaking at events, the benefit of engaging in community, and her excitement to share her experience with those just starting their journey in the DUG community.
Like many women in tech, Madeline Merced has not taken a linear path. Through global travel, family, and adult learning, she tapped into an inherent love of tech to carve out journey that landed her smack in the middle of the Microsoft Dynamics Community in a unique role that showcased her creativity and tech savvy sides.
I enjoyed our chat about a variety of things including Chicago food, strange children's storyboo...
The BS Bunch let loose and cut it up chat with Justin Carter, Dynamics Legend, MVP, and the Dax Dude! What did we discuss, AI and Copilot of course and how companies should start to prepare. TLDW/L: Organizations should be starting to experiment and let some of the passionate folks loose to figure out AI in the business silo. Put guardrails and let them play!
Are we ready for the extension of the AI Summer... Are you ready? Did we s...
Introduced to Dynamics during a unique college opportunity at Georgia Tech, Charlotte McCormick has never looked back. Her quiet but confident work ethic and intelligent demeanor has created a powerful guide for many folks in the industry, especially females looking to advance their tech careers.
She is one-of-a-kind, and it was a pleasure to spend a few minutes with Charlotte discussing the positives and negatives of her journey i...
Michelle is a passionate community advocate, a very talented business analyst, a seasoned executive level ERP and Digital strategist, and a full-time mom and cookie dealer! 🙂How does she accomplish so much, stay connected at work, home, and in the community? Listen in to her story of balance and drive that has propelled her career and home life and helped her to continue to create something special!
As AI and adoption is starting to accelerate and the BS Bunch is on top of it, chopping it up over AI and how we are adopting AI, technology trends, and advancements. In this episode, we chat with Kat Coffey-Bacon, newly promoted Senior Vice President of sales at UST Pay! She brings her 20 years plus of experience in marketing and light-hearted style to our BS Sesh! Her career swirls around the art and science of brand development,...
In this episode, I get to chat with one of my past workmates and one of the smartest developers I know. It was always a pleasure getting to work alongside Trisha Alverson when I was working a project at Ellipse Solutions.
Her story is quite legendary! She was drumming to her own beat as a teen, as one of a few females in her high school band. She pursued her musical passion and found herself in a dream scenario putting her...
Meron Gebremedhin was born and raised in Ethiopia, East Africa and migrated to the United States in 2017. Professionally, she is a trained software engineer but has been wearing different hats for more than 14 years including international business owner. After migrating to America, she studied hard to earn her stripes back in the IT industry, acquiring more than 16 Microsoft certifications along the way. As a beneficiary of mentor...
I had a great time chatting with Stephanie, a Change Enthusiast and expert, about her career and recent leap of faith from the corporate world to her own consulting practice. Stephanie is another great example of a woman that forged a path in the tech industry, as a leader in change management. We spent a lot of time exploring "Imposter Syndrome." She shared her tips and strategy on helping to overcome this feeling and we...
After a few episodes and some warm-ups, I am excited for the Gen Alpha version of The Community Dig! I am welcoming Beau Schwieso and Brianna Sierrra as co-hosts in a reinvention of the podcast. Our first guest is a world renowned, newly minted MVP in Microsoft Dynamics, Drew Lencsak, ERP Delivery Director at Argano 4 Microsoft. We chat about AI Usage and adoption. Then we get funky! This new format will be coming to you monthly, a...
In this episode we dive the importance of taking an ACTIVE role and ownership of your life. Finding motivation, mentorship, and the importance of FAILING in order to GROW!
Heléne is the founder of global growth partners, Credo Growth, and a published author, her first book, Ditch Mediocrity, helping to empower leaders develop stronger teams. She is an expert in behavioural psychology, the holder of an honours degree in Indust...
We had a chance to chat from NRF to RFP to Mike Tyson's Punch Out! Quintin breaks down some new innovation in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Commerce and AI agents. It was a fun convo with some surprises, revelations, and laughs!
The Community Dig Podcast - Dynamics User Group
https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/the-community-dig/
I had the pleasure of chatting with Will not once but twice... darn tech issues! We had a blast each time! I ask Will about how to get started in Power Platform, Community, AI and his responses do not disappoint. Check out my hair reveal at the end!
The Community Dig Podcast - Dynamics User Group
https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/the-community-dig/
Kelly Mazur & Savannah Dill, two successful people in our community, shared a few thoughts on how far they have come, the importance of varied mentorship, and despite the stagnating rate of women in tech (23% +/-) I get a feeling of encouragement from these two, that despite more work to be done, success can be found.
The Community Dig Podcast - Dynamics User Group
https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/the-community-dig/
I am excited to talk to Marie Wiese, a powerful and passionate advocate, to help kick-off my series uplifting the voices of women and diversity in Tech and in business. From her humble beginnings to her being on the front lines of the conversation, Marie has always understood the power of raising and maintaining awareness to this subject! We chat about the current state of Women in Tech, how this concept needs a rebrand, what peopl...
In this episode, we get to know Savannah Dill, Microsoft MVP and Power Bi addict. We talked all about her start in IT, why she likes the Power Platform, tips on getting started, and her favorite PBI project! Also, find out which house we were assigned at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry! I enjoyed my convo and any time spent conversing with Savannah!
Not a pickle blog: (Mentioned in the episode) https://notapick...
Beau Schwieso is one of my favorite humans and getting to spend an hour chopping up Dynamics and other such stuff was a blast! I am an old salt, and he is a consummate Beau-fessional, and together we share all his Beau-Tips and my ramblings for smoother implementations. We are slinging adages and dropping enough metaphors to last all of 2025... there might even be a dad joke in there somewhere as well. Find out what we loathe, do t...
Sometimes in life you meet a person with whom you resonate so well, it seems like perhaps you both are a horcrux from a larger being, cut from the same cloth so to speak. I have been lucky to have met a few this year and Jessica tops the list! She is a firebrand with a powerhouse personality and when you step together with her, get ready for a thrilling and fun ride!
Despite out initial tech difficulty we managed to traver...
Happy Holidays! In this episode, I put a few community pals through a wicked holiday movie quiz that tested their love and hate of classic holiday shows and movies! Wondering who among the community loves ELF and who it is that secretly or now not so secretly despises Ol' Charlie Brown, tune in and find out!
The Community Dig Podcast - Dynamics User Group
https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/the-community-dig/
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