#MVPbuzzChat with Christian Buckley

30/12/2023

For the Episode 233 of the #MVPbuzzChat interview series, I was invited by my fellow M365 Apps & Services MVP and Microsoft Regional Director Christian Buckley.

This podcast was a bit special for me (in a positive way) Christian set up this episode as an interview and we talked about various topics.
You can find the link to the YouTube video here:

You can also find this episode on the CollabTalk Podcast on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, and Spotify.

The CollabTalk Podcast · MVPbuzzChat Podcast Episode 233 Drago Petrovic

In general, I find the #MVPbuzzChat project very interesting and can only recommend it. You can find more episodes below.

#MVPbuzzChat Interviews Link List – buckleyPLANET

The #MVPbuzzChat interview series was created as a way for me to get to know other MVPs within the community…

By the way, for my Swiss visitors (and of course for everyone else). I also have my podcast together with Rolf Tröndle.
In our podcast we talk about various topics related to Microsoft 365 – in Swiss German. 🙂
We are also looking forward to your visit.

Easy Tuesday

Swiss german Podcast from Microsoft MVP Drago Petrovic and MCSM/MCM Rolf Tröndle about several M365 topics.

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