Microsoft Mentors
Episodes
How Chorus Grew from a Bedroom Startup into a Multi-Pillar Microsoft Business
29 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Most businesses don’t fail because they start badly. They fail because they stop adapting. That’s what makes this conversation with Mark Taylor, F...
How Mark Taylor Built Chorus Through Every Major Microsoft Shift
28 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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...
From Active Directory to AI Agents: Luke Elston on the New Shape of Microsoft Security
22 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
How has Microsoft security evolved from the world of Active Directory and infrastructure into one defined by AI, data security, and non-human identiti...
How Margaret Totten Built, Sold, and Rebuilt in the Microsoft Ecosystem
15 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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,...
How Great Founders See What’s Coming Next
14 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
“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 separ...
Inside Microsoft’s AI Evolution: Alex Pearce on Copilot, Frontier, and What Comes Next
08 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What does Microsoft’s AI story actually look like now, once you get beyond the surface-level Copilot conversation? In this episode of Microsoft Ment...
Why Microsoft Partners Win (or Lose) on Talent
07 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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’...
Security First, AI Next: James Pearse on Where Customer Demand Is Really Moving
01 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
How do you build a standout career in technology while staying relevant through every major shift in the Microsoft ecosystem? In this episode of Micro...
AI Is Growing Fast… But No One’s Securing It
31 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone’s talking about AI.Almost no one is talking about securing it.In this clip, James Pearse shares why:AI adoption is accelerating fastSecurit...
Most Cyber Attacks Start With a Login (Not Malware)
30 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Think cyber attacks start with malware?Think again.In this clip, Microsoft Security MVP Charlie Gough explains:Why identity is now the biggest securit...
Building Secure by Design: Microsoft Security from the Ground Up
25 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What does “secure by design” actually look like in a modern Microsoft environment? In this episode of Microsoft Mentors, Oli sits down with Charli...
Building CloudGuard: Automation, AI, and the Future of Cyber Defence
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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 sit...
You Don’t Need More Tools. You Need Stability.
24 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Daily change is the new normal in the Microsoft ecosystem.New AI releases.New Copilot capabilities.New customer expectations.The temptation?Adopt ever...
How Infinity Group Won Microsoft Partner of the Year
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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 Mic...
From Hands-On Engineer to Strategic Leader: Letting Go to Level Up
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when a deeply technical engineer has to stop doing everything themselves, and learn to lead instead? In this episode of Microsoft Mentors...
Why Leadership Is Harder Than Engineering | Iain Williamson
10 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Why does leadership feel harder than engineering?In this episode of Microsoft Mentors, Iain Williamson, Practice Lead at Intelogy, shares what the tra...
Why All MSPs Sound the Same and How the Industry Can Fix it
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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 p...
When All MSPs Sound the Same, Buyers Choose the Wrong Ones
03 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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 Mentor...
From Dial-Up to Data Cloud: The Career of a Curious Technologist
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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, c...
Judgment Beats Tools in Tech Careers
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Most tech careers don’t stall because the tools change.They stall because judgement doesn’t.This episode of Microsoft Mentors is about what actual...
Why Most Microsoft Partners Never Scale
23 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Most Microsoft partners don’t fail because of tech.They fail because of decisions.This is Trailer One for Microsoft Mentors — Series 3.Five leader...
How Adam Dolman Built a Microsoft Powerhouse Inside a Global Giant
15 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when you give a start-up mindset the scale of a global giant? 100,000+ employees. Global systems integrator. Layers of process that ca...
From £7k Loan to Global Lead: How Forefront Identity Manager Sparked It All
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Think you need a master's degree to lead global Microsoft Security Strategy?Wrong, Jason Revill started with a train ticket to Hull, now he is.......
Support Engineer to Microsoft Partner CEO: Shane Gronniger & GCS Technologies
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Straight out of university, he and two mates launched a small MSP in Austin.No capital.No customers.No business degrees.Just curiosity, grit, and a kn...
Rise of Telana: Combining Azure and GCP to Drive Applied Innovation
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How do you deliver outcomes, no matter the platform? Everyone has the same tools. The difference is what you do with them. That’s the ethos behi...
Idea to Impact: How IBM Is Rewiring Microsoft Delivery
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
IBM & Microsoft. Once fierce rivals. Now strategic partners. If you'd said this in the 80s in the midst of the PC wars, you'd be laughe...
From outsider to insider: How Richard Conway helped shape Azure in the UK
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It started with two people in a pub… and ended with 250 people queuing outside a packed-out Azure event. That’s how you build credibility in the ...
You can scale a company and your fitness at the same time!
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Since refocusing his attention on his own health and fitness (and dropping 30kg!) Hugh rediscovered his energy and built a culture that runs (literall...
Grow to scale or grow to sustain? The Founder dilemma
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Grow to scale or grow to sustain?The founder dilemma no one talks about enough.Big vision. Bigger risks.And a million micro-decisions in between.This ...
£18m → £100m revenue, 50 staff → 170 employees - This is Cisilion's Story!
02 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
£18m → £100m revenue50 staff → 170 employeesAnd a Microsoft Practice they never meant to build. This week on Microsoft Mentors, I sat down with ...
The Story of Mondo Cloud, the UK's newest Microsoft CSP!
18 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"We've signed 15 new customers, hired 7 people and will have achieved x2 Microsoft Solution Partner designation in the first 12 months!"Today’s Micr...
"With Azure, you've won an empty bucket... and the right to fill it with gold." - James Marshall, Azure Partner Success Manager, Microsoft
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"With Azure, you've won an empty bucket... and the right to fill it with gold."That line from James Marshall stuck with me.Because it pe...
LIVE from Microsoft's MVP Summit with JD - Jonathan D'Aloia
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ever wonder what actually happens at Microsoft's MVP Summit? Azure MVP Jonathan D'Aloia gives us the low down...Well, more of a feel for what ...
BONUS EPISODE: Liverpool's 1st Microsoft MVP
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We'd planned 10 episode for Series 1, but guess what... we wanted to give you ONE more! Not only that, but our first ever in person podcast with Cur...
"The Microsoft Tech Community is in a rocky state in certain elements.. we're here to steady the ship"
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"The Microsoft Tech Community is in a rocky state in certain elements.. we're here to steady the ship" This week on Microsoft Mentors: The Podcast, I'...
The story behind South Coast Summit - A Microsoft Cloud Tech Conference
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
COVID nearly killed in-person tech events! But the Microsoft Cloud community wasn't having it... it was time for them to step in! This week on Micro...
27 years working with Microsoft Technologies!
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Me: What have you learnt from 27 years working with Microsoft Technologies? Ed: Change is a constant inevitability! This week on Microsoft Mentors:...
Head of Cloud by age 30! Ryan Haraburda - Head of Cloud @ Tesco
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How the hell do you become a Head of Cloud by aged 30? Ryan: Well, it started like this... This week on Microsoft Mentors: The Podcast, I'm talk...
The power of mentoring at an Azure Expert MSP with Richard Cheney
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
No matter how skilled the individual team or how reputable the employer... mentorship still plays a MASSIVE part in your career development! This w...
From Softcat Graduate Scheme to Head of Cloud Alliances - Paris King
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You don't have to be a techie to work in tech! That's the biggest lesson from todays episode of Microsoft Mentors; The podcast with Paris Ki...
Becoming a Microsoft MVP and future of Microsoft Security - With Ru Campbell - Microsoft Security MVP
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Security is, or at least should be, at the heart of all IT strategy... especially in the Cloud. This week on Microsoft Mentors: The Podcast, I'm...
How to become a CTO! The career journey of Paul Bevis - CTO at FSP
28 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ever wondered how you become a CTO? This week on Microsoft Mentors: The Podacst, we unpick the career journey of Paul Bevis, CTO at Microsoft Soluti...
Co-pilot for M365, AI and the career of x 17 Microsoft MVP Alex Pearce
21 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Pearce shares his career journey in the tech industry, starting from his work experience at a hospital to becoming a network manager in a school....
John Savill - The man and career behind the Azure Guru!
12 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Microsoft Mentors, we dive into the career of John Savill, one of the most recognisable names in the world of Microsoft Azure. We ...