April Dunnam on MVP Show

FULL SHOW NOTEShttps://podcast.nz365guy.com/101Personal background – living in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the local food scene April's focus on the Microsoft Business Applications arena – PowerApps and Flow Has Flow replaced the former workflow tools that were in SharePoint? Professional background – working on InfoPath Thoughts on PowerApps and Flow replacing old InfoPath form How PowerApps compares to InfoPath around the native functionality to print a document, and thoughts on Microsoft addressing this issue The main thing that April thinks is necessary for the print functionality within PowerApps Experience attending the MVP Summit for the first time Building apps in Azure SQL and SharePoint Thoughts on Common Data Service playing into the future of what she does  Being one of the MVPs that is also a business owner – about ThriveFast Her #1 tip for picking up customers for a consulting business The meaning behind her titles SharePoint Siren, Automation Princess, and Karaoke Queen Being a music fan and interests outside of singing Journey to becoming a Microsoft MVP, being mentored by Melissa Hubbard and other MVPs Where she sees PowerApps and Flow are going in the near future Thoughts on AI and where she thinks it is going and whether it’s going to impact our lives more Thoughts on how AI will affect her job or personal role 5 years from now – building the right code, understand business models, create new ways of looking at them and developing technology Training resources for somebody to get up to speed CDS and the model-driven side of things Advice to people become effective at public speaking and talking about IT-based topics Tips for public speaking – preparation, creating content, presentation/demo Books & Other Resources Mentioned  ThriveFast.com InfoPath Forms Services Microsoft Docs PowerApps Shane Young YouTube channelLine of Business (LOB) Apps with Canvas, PowerApps, and Flow (Microsoft 365 Copilot Adoption is a Microsoft Press book for leaders and consultants. It shows how to identify high-value use cases, set guardrails, enable champions, and measure impact, so Copilot sticks. Practical frameworks, checklists, and metrics you can use this month. Get the book: https://bit.ly/CopilotAdoptionSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith