Microsoft 365 Business Boost

Nick DeCourcy and Therman Trotman
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Therman Trotman (from The SharePoint Helpdesk) and Nick DeCourcy (from Bright Ideas Agency) seek to help you boost your business with Microsoft 365 and related technologies. Both work as consultants, specializing in different areas of Microsoft 365 and different types of businesses, but both also take a similar approach: think of business value first, and of technology second. Through this podcast, they focus on how technology can be a partner to you in achieving more in your job or in your business.

  1. 5d ago

    Is perfect the enemy of good for AI users?

    How much time should you spend getting your AI to do something perfectly? Therman has spent whole weekends refining AI output, and asks whether that time pays off when some jobs are easier to just do yourself. Nick argues that perfect is the wrong target: the update emails and reports AI is taking over were never perfect either, so the question is whether AI does the job better, not flawlessly. Along the way they get into workslop, tokenmaxxing, why Google Maps is a misleading comparison, and what a wedding planner can teach you about judging AI output. 🎙️ FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR TOPIC OR GUEST AI-Generated "Workslop" Is Destroying Productivity, Harvard Business Review - https://hbr.org/2025/09/ai-generated-workslop-is-destroying-productivity Nick's video on workslop - https://youtu.be/XwplMxt-Z1s The tokenmaxxing hype didn't last long, LeadDev - https://leaddev.com/reporting/the-tokenmaxxing-hype-didnt-last-long Google Maps navigation gets a powerful boost with Gemini - https://blog.google/products/maps/gemini-navigation-features-landmark-lens/ 📢 MICROSOFT 365 BUSINESS BOOST Brought to you by Nick DeCourcy from Bright Ideas Agency and Therman Trotman from The SharePoint Helpdesk, Microsoft 365 Business Boost is a bi-weekly podcast focused on helping demystify Microsoft 365 and drive better business value from its adoption. 🔗 CONNECT WITH THERMAN LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/therman-trotman-15790b33/ The SharePoint Helpdesk page - https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-sharepoint-helpdesk/ YouTube - https://youtube.com/@thesharepointhelpdesk TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thesphelpdesk 🔗 CONNECT WITH NICK LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickdc/ Bright Ideas Agency - https://www.linkedin.com/company/brightideasagency/ YouTube - https://youtube.com/@brightideasagency ⚠️ DISCLAIMERS Apart from publicly accessible information, all user data or other related information shared in this video is created for demonstration purposes only. User accounts, passwords, or other data used as part of any demonstrations shown in this video have been created specifically for that purpose and are not any individual or company's private information or data. The Microsoft 365 Business Boost podcast is produced by Bright Ideas Agency LLC. Bright Ideas Agency is an Ohio Limited Liability Company. The content of this video is for informational and entertainment purposes only. No guarantees are given in connection with the information shared and you should seek independent technical or business advice before implementing anything you see in this video. If you want to hire us for your project, visit https://www.brightideasagency.com and get in touch.

  2. Sep 25

    An AI Takeover Warning. Should Your Business Worry?

    Therman has been saying for years that Terminator 2 might come true. Then Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon resigned, warning that "there's a strong chance these AIs could take over," and his former colleague Evan Hubinger put the chance of AI killing all humans at more than 10% within the next decade. So should business owners be worried? Nick argues that the AI you're rolling out and the frontier research behind these warnings carry very different risks. The ones that will actually bite are much closer to home: what you've let an agent do on your machine, and what your team is pasting into AI tools you don't control. 🎙️ FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR TOPIC OR GUEST Jacob Coxon on Fox News Special Report - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mhq2vCxWjg Jacob Coxon's resignation thread - https://x.com/hilbertspaess/status/2097476196791709843 Evan Hubinger's post - https://x.com/EvanHub/status/2097497037956891126 Dario Amodei, We Must Pace the Frontier - https://darioamodei.com/post/we-must-pace-the-frontier Dario Amodei, The Urgency of Interpretability - https://www.darioamodei.com/post/the-urgency-of-interpretability Work Trend Index 2024: bring your own AI - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/worklab/work-trend-index/ai-at-work-is-here-now-comes-the-hard-part Microsoft Purview protections for generative AI apps - https://learn.microsoft.com/purview/ai-microsoft-purview Fable 5 removed from M365 Copilot. Does it matter? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPfRlfgStIM Therman's SharePoint for Operations cohort - https://www.thesphelpdesk.com/operators-hub-sales/ 📢 MICROSOFT 365 BUSINESS BOOST Brought to you by Nick DeCourcy from Bright Ideas Agency and Therman Trotman from The SharePoint Helpdesk, Microsoft 365 Business Boost is a bi-weekly podcast focused on helping demystify Microsoft 365 and drive better business value from its adoption. 🔗 CONNECT WITH THERMAN LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/therman-trotman-15790b33/ The SharePoint Helpdesk page - https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-sharepoint-helpdesk/ YouTube - https://youtube.com/@thesharepointhelpdesk TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thesphelpdesk 🔗 CONNECT WITH NICK LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickdc/ Bright Ideas Agency - https://www.linkedin.com/company/brightideasagency/ YouTube - https://youtube.com/@brightideasagency ⚠️ DISCLAIMERS Apart from publicly accessible information, all user data or other related information shared in this video is created for demonstration purposes only. User accounts, passwords, or other data used as part of any demonstrations shown in this video have been created specifically for that purpose and are not any individual or company's private information or data. The Microsoft 365 Business Boost podcast is produced by Bright Ideas Agency LLC. Bright Ideas Agency is an Ohio Limited Liability Company. The content of this video is for informational and entertainment purposes only. No guarantees are given in connection with the information shared and you should seek independent technical or business advice before implementing anything you see in this video. If you want to hire us for your project, visit https://www.brightideasagency.com and get in touch.

  3. Sep 11

    Are the AI vendors locking us in?

    Nick got a new PC, and then trouble started with Claude. Lots of local projects, no instructions on how to move them to a new device. Two days in and some things still aren't working. So, this begs the question. Where else are the AI vendors locking us in without us even noticing? Microsoft 365 was a breeze to get up and running, but how exactly do you back up your Microsoft Copilot scheduled prompts or your Copilot Cowork tasks? 🎙️ FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR TOPIC OR GUEST Microsoft Copilot overview - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/copilot/microsoft-365-copilot-overview 📢 MICROSOFT 365 BUSINESS BOOST Brought to you by Nick DeCourcy from Bright Ideas Agency and Therman Trotman from The SharePoint Helpdesk, Microsoft 365 Business Boost is a bi-weekly podcast focused on helping demystify Microsoft 365 and drive better business value from its adoption. 🔗 CONNECT WITH THERMAN LinkedIn - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/therman-trotman-15790b33/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The SharePoint Helpdesk page - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-sharepoint-helpdesk/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@thesharepointhelpdesk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@thesphelpdesk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🔗 CONNECT WITH NICK LinkedIn - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickdc/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bright Ideas Agency - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/brightideasagency/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@brightideasagency⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⚠️ DISCLAIMERS Apart from publicly accessible information, all user data or other related information shared in this video is created for demonstration purposes only. User accounts, passwords, or other data used as part of any demonstrations shown in this video have been created specifically for that purpose and are not any individual or company's private information or data. The Microsoft 365 Business Boost podcast is produced by Bright Ideas Agency LLC. Bright Ideas Agency is an Ohio Limited Liability Company. The content of this video is for informational and entertainment purposes only. No guarantees are given in connection with the information shared and you should seek independent technical or business advice before implementing anything you see in this video. If you want to hire us for your project, visit https://www.brightideasagency.com and get in touch.

  4. Aug 28

    Goodbye Microsoft 365 Copilot!

    Microsoft 365 Copilot is getting (another) rename. This is the fourth variation in three years, and yet again understanding what feature lives where has become more complicated. Now as Microsoft Copilot, the consumer and business and enterprise versions are coming together, but the Microsoft 365 Copilot name has vanished completely. 🎙️ FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR TOPIC OR GUEST Microsoft Copilot overview - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/copilot/microsoft-365-copilot-overview 📢 MICROSOFT 365 BUSINESS BOOST Brought to you by Nick DeCourcy from Bright Ideas Agency and Therman Trotman from The SharePoint Helpdesk, Microsoft 365 Business Boost is a bi-weekly podcast focused on helping demystify Microsoft 365 and drive better business value from its adoption. 🔗 CONNECT WITH THERMAN LinkedIn - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/therman-trotman-15790b33/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The SharePoint Helpdesk page - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-sharepoint-helpdesk/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@thesharepointhelpdesk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@thesphelpdesk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🔗 CONNECT WITH NICK LinkedIn - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickdc/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bright Ideas Agency - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/brightideasagency/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@brightideasagency⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⚠️ DISCLAIMERS Apart from publicly accessible information, all user data or other related information shared in this video is created for demonstration purposes only. User accounts, passwords, or other data used as part of any demonstrations shown in this video have been created specifically for that purpose and are not any individual or company's private information or data. The Microsoft 365 Business Boost podcast is produced by Bright Ideas Agency LLC. Bright Ideas Agency is an Ohio Limited Liability Company. The content of this video is for informational and entertainment purposes only. No guarantees are given in connection with the information shared and you should seek independent technical or business advice before implementing anything you see in this video. If you want to hire us for your project, visit https://www.brightideasagency.com and get in touch.

  5. Aug 14

    The risky rise of HTML as an AI output

    The latest Copilot craze is creating HTML dashboards for your data, but have we really thought this through? AI users must manage risk and one of the biggest risks remains lack of verification of output. 🎙️ FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR TOPIC OR GUESTWhat's New in Copilot in SharePoint: August 2026 - https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/spblog/whats-new-in-copilot-in-sharepoint-august-2026/4535421 📢 MICROSOFT 365 BUSINESS BOOST Brought to you by Nick DeCourcy from Bright Ideas Agency and Therman Trotman from The SharePoint Helpdesk, Microsoft 365 Business Boost is a bi-weekly podcast focused on helping demystify Microsoft 365 and drive better business value from its adoption. 🔗 CONNECT WITH THERMAN LinkedIn - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/therman-trotman-15790b33/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The SharePoint Helpdesk page - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-sharepoint-helpdesk/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@thesharepointhelpdesk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@thesphelpdesk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🔗 CONNECT WITH NICK LinkedIn - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickdc/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bright Ideas Agency - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/brightideasagency/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@brightideasagency⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⚠️ DISCLAIMERS Apart from publicly accessible information, all user data or other related information shared in this video is created for demonstration purposes only. User accounts, passwords, or other data used as part of any demonstrations shown in this video have been created specifically for that purpose and are not any individual or company's private information or data. The Microsoft 365 Business Boost podcast is produced by Bright Ideas Agency LLC. Bright Ideas Agency is an Ohio Limited Liability Company. The content of this video is for informational and entertainment purposes only. No guarantees are given in connection with the information shared and you should seek independent technical or business advice before implementing anything you see in this video. If you want to hire us for your project, visit https://www.brightideasagency.com and get in touch.

  6. Jul 31

    Has AI eliminated entry level hiring?

    A new Gartner report suggests AI is having an impact on entry-level hiring. But the biggest takeaway isn't on impact, it's where the impact is coming from, with 22% of organizations seeing at least one leader not hiring entry-level roles at all. Tools like Microsoft 365 Copilot are great, but do they justify this response, or is it just a performative reflex to a misguided view of how AI should change our society? 🎙️ FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR TOPIC OR GUEST Gartner Survey Finds AI Automation Is Reducing Some Entry Level Hiring at Nearly One-Quarter of Organizations - https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2026-7-27-gartner-survey-finds-ai-automation-is-reducing-some-entry-level-hiring-at-nearly-one-quarter-of-organizations 📢 MICROSOFT 365 BUSINESS BOOST Brought to you by Nick DeCourcy from Bright Ideas Agency and Therman Trotman from The SharePoint Helpdesk, Microsoft 365 Business Boost is a bi-weekly podcast focused on helping demystify Microsoft 365 and drive better business value from its adoption. 🔗 CONNECT WITH THERMAN LinkedIn - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/therman-trotman-15790b33/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The SharePoint Helpdesk page - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-sharepoint-helpdesk/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@thesharepointhelpdesk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@thesphelpdesk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🔗 CONNECT WITH NICK LinkedIn - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickdc/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bright Ideas Agency - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/brightideasagency/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@brightideasagency⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⚠️ DISCLAIMERS Apart from publicly accessible information, all user data or other related information shared in this video is created for demonstration purposes only. User accounts, passwords, or other data used as part of any demonstrations shown in this video have been created specifically for that purpose and are not any individual or company's private information or data. The Microsoft 365 Business Boost podcast is produced by Bright Ideas Agency LLC. Bright Ideas Agency is an Ohio Limited Liability Company. The content of this video is for informational and entertainment purposes only. No guarantees are given in connection with the information shared and you should seek independent technical or business advice before implementing anything you see in this video. If you want to hire us for your project, visit https://www.brightideasagency.com and get in touch.

  7. Jul 17

    Does model choice matter in Microsoft 365 Copilot?

    The range of models available in Microsoft 365 Copilot is growing, and it's making the product more complex for users and admins, even while making it better. So, should you care, and who should care? The answer is different depending on your user profile, interest, and what work you're trying to do. But it opens up a lot more Microsoft 365 adoption questions. 🎙️ FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR TOPIC OR GUEST Nick 's Copilot Cowork Billing Webinar - https://brightideasagency.com/getreadycoworkbilling Therman's SharePoint Starter Pack - https://www.thesphelpdesk.com/starter-pack/ 📢 MICROSOFT 365 BUSINESS BOOST Brought to you by Nick DeCourcy from Bright Ideas Agency and Therman Trotman from The SharePoint Helpdesk, Microsoft 365 Business Boost is a bi-weekly podcast focused on helping demystify Microsoft 365 and drive better business value from its adoption. 🔗 CONNECT WITH THERMAN LinkedIn - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/therman-trotman-15790b33/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The SharePoint Helpdesk page - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-sharepoint-helpdesk/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@thesharepointhelpdesk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@thesphelpdesk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🔗 CONNECT WITH NICK LinkedIn - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickdc/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bright Ideas Agency - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/brightideasagency/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@brightideasagency⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⚠️ DISCLAIMERS Apart from publicly accessible information, all user data or other related information shared in this video is created for demonstration purposes only. User accounts, passwords, or other data used as part of any demonstrations shown in this video have been created specifically for that purpose and are not any individual or company's private information or data. The Microsoft 365 Business Boost podcast is produced by Bright Ideas Agency LLC. Bright Ideas Agency is an Ohio Limited Liability Company. The content of this video is for informational and entertainment purposes only. No guarantees are given in connection with the information shared and you should seek independent technical or business advice before implementing anything you see in this video. If you want to hire us for your project, visit https://www.brightideasagency.com and get in touch.

  8. Jul 3

    Is your IT team an enabler or an anchor?

    Therman upset some people with a social media post. But this underlines a bigger point where too often discussions about technology pit everyday users against the IT professionals in their organizations. Whether discussing Microsoft 365, Copilot, or SharePoint, or any other tech, culture and cultural fit needs to be at the forefront of our thinking. And too often it gets pushed to the back. 🎙️ FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR TOPIC OR GUEST Nick 's Copilot Cowork Billing Webinar - https://brightideasagency.com/getreadycoworkbilling Therman's SharePoint Starter Pack - https://www.thesphelpdesk.com/starter-pack/ 📢 MICROSOFT 365 BUSINESS BOOST Brought to you by Nick DeCourcy from Bright Ideas Agency and Therman Trotman from The SharePoint Helpdesk, Microsoft 365 Business Boost is a bi-weekly podcast focused on helping demystify Microsoft 365 and drive better business value from its adoption. 🔗 CONNECT WITH THERMAN LinkedIn - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/therman-trotman-15790b33/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The SharePoint Helpdesk page - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-sharepoint-helpdesk/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@thesharepointhelpdesk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@thesphelpdesk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🔗 CONNECT WITH NICK LinkedIn - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickdc/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bright Ideas Agency - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/brightideasagency/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@brightideasagency⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⚠️ DISCLAIMERS Apart from publicly accessible information, all user data or other related information shared in this video is created for demonstration purposes only. User accounts, passwords, or other data used as part of any demonstrations shown in this video have been created specifically for that purpose and are not any individual or company's private information or data. The Microsoft 365 Business Boost podcast is produced by Bright Ideas Agency LLC. Bright Ideas Agency is an Ohio Limited Liability Company. The content of this video is for informational and entertainment purposes only. No guarantees are given in connection with the information shared and you should seek independent technical or business advice before implementing anything you see in this video. If you want to hire us for your project, visit https://www.brightideasagency.com and get in touch.

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Therman Trotman (from The SharePoint Helpdesk) and Nick DeCourcy (from Bright Ideas Agency) seek to help you boost your business with Microsoft 365 and related technologies. Both work as consultants, specializing in different areas of Microsoft 365 and different types of businesses, but both also take a similar approach: think of business value first, and of technology second. Through this podcast, they focus on how technology can be a partner to you in achieving more in your job or in your business.

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  • Creator
    Nick DeCourcy and Therman Trotman
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    77
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Nick DeCourcy and Therman Trotman
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    Microsoft 365 Business Boost