From Marketing Major to Microsoft MVP
summary
A marketing major falls into BI, builds a Multiplan spreadsheet to automate bonus payouts, later becomes a Great Plains consultant and pioneers video support on diskettes then on YouTube video blog, accumulates followers, gets an MVP nomination, and reaches a ten‑year MVP milestone. Practical advice: publish tutorials for peers, answer Microsoft forums, mentor underrepresented colleagues, and focus on repeatable community work that demonstrably helps others and raises product adoption.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Introduction to speaker
- 1:00Early career and tech path
- 5:49Philosophy on customer service
- 8:10Starting the blogging journey
- 9:55Defining the MVP role
- 11:55Promoting diversity in tech
- 16:06Final advice and conclusion
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