Microsoft in Business Podcast

In part one of a series on how to do enterprise AI right, host Travis Nixon chats with Charles Morris, author of The Data Science Lifecycle Process, on companies’ perceptions of their own AI journeys relative to their competitors, how messy and resource-intensive almost all use cases are, and why companies should start now. 

Steven Faehl sits down with Brad Smith & Ann Johnson to discuss Microsoft's approach to security. Released in October during Security awareness month, Brad shares a broad perspective and examples from his book Tools and Weapons, while Ann dives deep into Microsoft's approach to security.    For more podcasts, subscribe to the Microsoft in Business channel! 

Njeri Mutura, Dominique Shelton Leipzig (with Perkins Coie), and Raman Kalyan share insights on how your business can leverage the efforts of GDPR transformations for the CCPA. Tune in to this podcast to learn more.   For more podcasts, subscribe to Microsoft in Business! 

In Episode 8 of Learning from Leaders, Microsoft’s thought leadership video series, host Katie Martell talks with Katrina Munsell, US Digital Lead and head of the Microsoft Customer Experience Center, about the clear pillars that aren’t going away: being data driven and enhancing personalization. Watch now to learn how you can foster genuine connection and create moments where your team and customers can have fun together as part of the process. Visit aka.ms/microsoftinmarketing to learn more about modern marketing at Microsoft.

When it comes to compelling digital marketing, it’s not enough anymore to just have a thought-provoking ad. That ad has to spark something in the minds of the target audience, or the “members,” as Jia Hyun calls them. Hyun is head of LinkedIn’s Marketing Solutions for North America, working on the sales side of marketing. In Episode 7 of Microsoft’s thought leadership video series Learning from Leaders, host Katie Martell chats with Hyun about how LinkedIn’s platform is like a cocktail party, with the role of brands being that of host. LinkedIn sees its job as offering up great conversations to the people—LinkedIn’s members—at the party. The platform’s role is to make sure the brands have a strong sense of what’s resonating with the members, keeping them engaged and helping them keep the conversation going. Learn more about this and the qualities Hyun says make a fantastic salesperson in this episode.

“Disrupt or be disrupted,” says KPMG finance industry COO, Learning from Leaders, Episode 6. Disruption isn’t an idea the industry takes lightly. But for Tom Duffy, COO of KPMG’s Global Audit Practice, getting ahead of the digital curve has allowed him to lead his company in bringing more transparency to the auditing process, ushering in more diversity in thinking, new perspectives, and insight into problem-solving. Watch Duffy’s conversation with Dennis Williams to learn why he thinks “the technology advances of the next five years will probably make the last 30 pale by comparison.”

As the digital era has unfolded, healthcare companies like Ascension have found themselves facing newly empowered consumers. Even with a fundamental service like healthcare, digital has transformed what people expect from the user experience. The end result has seen marketing become a central tool in the transformation of healthcare, and that has put Ascension EVP, Nick Ragone’s storytelling abilities to work. Join us in this Episode 2 of Learning from Leaders to learn more about storytelling, brand and modern marketing. To learn more about marketing, visit aka.ms/MicrosoftinMarketing

In this episode of the Learning from Leaders video series, hosted by Katie Martell and Dennis Williams, Andrea Elkin, Vice President, Enterprise Learning, ADP shares her thoughts on delivering a modern client experience for those she services.

Does your company cultivate a positive culture that coaches its leaders? Learn tips on how to navigate from an HR perspective when @KatieMartell sits down with Yvette White, General Manager of Human Resources at Microsoft US.

In episode one of this new Learning from Leaders video series, hosted by Katie Martell and Dennis Williams, Valerie Beaulieu, Chief Marketing Officer of Microsoft US shares her experience and insights on modern marketing and the importance of the customer experience.

Previously recorded webinar on how IoT is enabling a digital era and how small and medium size  enterprises can benefit from this shift.    Don't forget to subscribe! 

Joe Dunleavy, Head of Innovation, Pramerica on Employee Assistance Utilizing AI, sits down with Luke Thomas to discuss Financial Services and AI within Pramerica.   Don't forget to subscribe for upcoming podcasts about Microsoft Technology and ways to utilize it within your business! 

Neil Meldrum, Director of Business and Strategy Manufacturing Group at Microsoft, presents on what the future of information technology within the manufacturing space will look like.    Don't forget to subscribe to our podcast for more episodes on Microsoft technology. 

Learn about the Trifecta of Manufacture Resources, ways of transforming your field service workforce, discussing the needs of the workforce and much much more including Microsoft's new Remote Assist.    Don't forget to subscribe to our webcast!

Tune in to hear how Surface laptops empower students and teachers in their work. Erin Minich & Christie Boening from Microsoft walk through the various products available today and how they are best used.   Be sure to subscribe to the Microsoft in Business Podcast to hear more from industry professionals across the company.