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S3E11 How Chorus Grew from a Bedroom Startup into a Multi-Pillar Microsoft Business
Most businesses don’t fail because they start badly. They fail because they stop adapting. That’s what makes this conversation with Mark Taylor, Founder and CTO of Chorus, such a useful one. Mark…
S3E11 How Mark Taylor Built Chorus Through Every Major Microsoft Shift
What does it take to build a Microsoft business that lasts nearly 27 years?In this episode of Microsoft Mentors, we sit down with Mark Taylor, Founder and CTO of Chorus, to explore how the business…
S3E10 From Active Directory to AI Agents: Luke Elston on the New Shape of Microsoft Security
How has Microsoft security evolved from the world of Active Directory and infrastructure into one defined by AI, data security, and non-human identities? In this episode of Microsoft Mentors, Oli…
S3E9 How Margaret Totten Built, Sold, and Rebuilt in the Microsoft Ecosystem
What does it really look like to build a business in the Microsoft ecosystem, sell it, and then do it all again? In this episode of Microsoft Mentors, Oli sits down with Mags Totten, CRO at Yavrio…
S3E9 How Great Founders See What’s Coming Next
“I can usually see what’s coming… just before it starts to come.”That ability to spot what’s next before the market catches up is what separates good operators from great founders.In this episode of…
S3E8 Inside Microsoft’s AI Evolution: Alex Pearce on Copilot, Frontier, and What Comes Next
What does Microsoft’s AI story actually look like now, once you get beyond the surface-level Copilot conversation? In this episode of Microsoft Mentors, Oli sits down with Alex Pearce, Chief…
S3E8 Why Microsoft Partners Win (or Lose) on Talent
Most Microsoft Partners don’t have a demand problem.They have a talent problem.In this episode of Microsoft Mentors, Oli and Alex break down what’s really driving growth (and friction) inside the…
S3E7 Security First, AI Next: James Pearse on Where Customer Demand Is Really Moving
How do you build a standout career in technology while staying relevant through every major shift in the Microsoft ecosystem? In this episode of Microsoft Mentors, Oli sits down with James Pearse,…
AI Is Growing Fast… But No One’s Securing It
Everyone’s talking about AI.Almost no one is talking about securing it.In this clip, James Pearse shares why:AI adoption is accelerating fastSecurity is being overlookedAnd why governance will define…
Most Cyber Attacks Start With a Login (Not Malware)
Think cyber attacks start with malware?Think again.In this clip, Microsoft Security MVP Charlie Gough explains:Why identity is now the biggest security riskHow attackers actually get accessAnd why…
Building Secure by Design: Microsoft Security from the Ground Up
What does “secure by design” actually look like in a modern Microsoft environment? In this episode of Microsoft Mentors, Oli sits down with Charlie Gough, Microsoft Security MVP and Security…
S3E5 Building CloudGuard: Automation, AI, and the Future of Cyber Defence
How do you build a cybersecurity business in a world where attackers are using AI faster than defenders? In this episode of Microsoft Mentors, Oli sits down with Matt Lovell, Founder of CloudGuard,…
S3E5 You Don’t Need More Tools. You Need Stability.
Daily change is the new normal in the Microsoft ecosystem.New AI releases.New Copilot capabilities.New customer expectations.The temptation?Adopt everything. Move faster. Push harder.But speed…
S3E4 How Infinity Group Won Microsoft Partner of the Year
What does it really take to win Microsoft Partner of the Year, and more importantly, to build a business capable of earning it? In this episode of Microsoft Mentors, Oli sits down with Rob Young,…
S3E3 From Hands-On Engineer to Strategic Leader: Letting Go to Level Up
What happens when a deeply technical engineer has to stop doing everything themselves, and learn to lead instead? In this episode of Microsoft Mentors, Oli sits down with Iain Williamson, Practice…
Why Leadership Is Harder Than Engineering | Iain Williamson
Why does leadership feel harder than engineering?In this episode of Microsoft Mentors, Iain Williamson, Practice Lead at Intelogy, shares what the transition from hands-on technical delivery to…
S3E2 Why All MSPs Sound the Same and How the Industry Can Fix it
What happens when you start an IT business at 20 years old, wing it for years, scale it to a multi-million-pound MSP, and then realise the biggest problem in the industry isn’t…
When All MSPs Sound the Same, Buyers Choose the Wrong Ones
When all MSPs sound the same, the wrong ones keep winning.That’s the uncomfortable reality Mit Patel breaks down in this episode of Microsoft Mentors.After 25 years building, scaling, and exiting an…
S3E1 From Dial-Up to Data Cloud: The Career of a Curious Technologist
What happens when you grow up coding on an Amstrad and end up leading one of the UK’s most forward-thinking Microsoft Partners? For Helen Gelling, curiosity wasn’t just a childhood hobby. It became…
Judgment Beats Tools in Tech Careers
Most tech careers don’t stall because the tools change.They stall because judgement doesn’t.This episode of Microsoft Mentors is about what actually compounds over time.Not credentials.Not…
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Microsoft Mentors has published 44 episodes since August 2024, covering topics in Technology.
Microsoft Mentors is currently sporadic with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 55m.
