In this episode Heather interviews Joel Oleson, Director at Perficient, Microsoft MVP and RD, writer, speaker, and epic world traveler.
Producer's note: This episode was recorded pre-quarantine.
Tune-in to hear their conversation on:
"Jeff Teper's Server under the desk." - How Joel got his start at Microsoft and got the moniker SharePoint Joel.
"We're finding tater tots somewhere!" - The early days of the Microsoft tech community and how it has grown.
"Make that leap." - Joel's love of travel and how he is using his travel blog Traveling Epic as a platform to inspire others.
Joel365, the myth, the legend- How Joel became Joel365 and turned a blog into his personal brand.
"Community makes the world so much smaller." - Joel shares some of his experiences where work and travel came together and how community made that connection possible.
Connect
Twitter http://twitter.com/joeloleson
Tech Blog: http://collabshow.com
Travel Blog: http://www.travelingepic.com
Director at Perficient http://www.perficient.com
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/joeloleson/
Joel Oleson
Joel played a pivotal role in the success of Microsoft SharePoint as the first full time employee to administer the product full time. He was the technologist of the first version of SharePoint Online in what would become Office 365. Joel was Senior Technical Product Manager for SharePoint when it really took off in 2007, as voice of the product for the IT audience.
The next phase of his life has been focused on the events and community where he has spoken and traveled to over 100 countries focused on evangelizing enterprise collaboration and cloud productivity solutions.
He has been recognized in the industry as a community leader, writer and influencer.
Joel has been recognized by Microsoft and awarded MVP, and Regional Director for his contributions and community leadership and influence.
Mavens Do It Better original theme music composed by Jesse Case with voice over by Julia Francis.