Microsoft 365 Business Boost

Nick DeCourcy and Therman Trotman

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. 2D AGO

    How important is SharePoint in the AI age?

    We're joined by Greg Zelfond, SharePoint Maven, a true expert in the SharePoint community. The discussion: What's AI meaning for SharePoint and how does the future direction of this platform look in a world of Microsoft 365 Copilot? Greg, Therman, and Nick all have interesting perspectives on SharePoint AI-focused and non-AI-focused future. 🎙️ FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR TOPIC OR GUEST Greg on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregoryzelfond/SharePoint Maven - https://sharepointmaven.com/📢 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.

    41 min

  2. MAY 8

    Are AI agents a big risk for your business?

    We're joined by Michael Bargury, CTO at Zenity, and one of the leading voices in AI agent security. We talk about why AI is a different type of IT risk. Whether Microsoft is doing enough about agent security with Agent 365. And even what Michael's team at Zenity got up to when OpenClaw first released. 🎙️ FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR TOPIC OR GUEST Michael Bargury on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelbargury/ Michael Bargury on X - https://x.com/mbrg0 Zenity - https://zenity.io/ Zenity Labs - https://labs.zenity.io/ 📢 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.

    48 min

  3. APR 24

    Is the age of free AI over?

    If you're a company of more than 2,000 users, Microsoft is removing a big aspect of Copilot Chat from those who don't have a full Microsoft 365 Copilot license. But they aren't the only ones: GitHub has recently been restricting new signups for some tiers of GitHub Copilot and even Anthropic has indicated changes in access for Pro tier users to Claude Code. This may be the start of a big AI pricing readjustment that may have been on the cards for a while. 🎙️ FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR TOPIC OR GUEST Microsoft backtracks on Copilot Chat access in M365 apps - https://www.computerworld.com/article/4150022/microsoft-backtracks-on-copilot-chat-access-in-m365-apps.html 📢 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.

    30 min

  4. APR 10

    Connecting the dots on connectors

    Just as Microsoft has announced more Anthropic Claude integration into Microsoft 365 Copilot, Anthropic has announced a new connector available to all Claude users to access Microsoft 365 data. What should you know about third-party AI connectors into Microsoft 365, what are the risks, and is Shadow AI such a big deal if we think about the future of employment? 🎙️ FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR TOPIC OR GUESTMicrosoft 365 Connector: Security Guide - https://support.claude.com/en/articles/12684923-microsoft-365-connector-security-guide 📢 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.

    44 min

  5. MAR 27

    Are Claude fans ready for Copilot Cowork?

    The Claude AI tool from Anthropic has been delighting business users with features such as Claude Cowork; and increasingly Microsoft has been making the transition to being multi-model by integrating Claude into Microsoft 365 Copilot. Now, with the imminent arrival of Copilot Cowork, Microsoft's biggest bet on Claude and Anthropic today, Therman asks what all the hype is about. 🎙️ FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR TOPIC OR GUEST Copilot Cowork: A new way of getting work done - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2026/03/09/copilot-cowork-a-new-way-of-getting-work-done/ Delegate to Claude, delight in the result - https://claude.com/product/cowork 📢 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.

    31 min

  6. MAR 13

    Copilot Adoption Lessons from 25 Years of SharePoint

    We are joined by Karuana Gatimu, Director of Customer Advocacy at Microsoft. Fresh from SharePoint's 25th birthday celebration, we ask her what lessons from that quarter-century adoption journey are now being turned to Microsoft 365 Copilot by Microsoft. How does this history support our AI future? 🎙️ FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR TOPIC OR GUEST Karuana on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/karuanagatimu/ SharePoint at 25 - https://aka.ms/spat25 Microsoft 365 Community Conference - https://m365conf.com/ Microsoft Adoption - https://adoption.microsoft.com/ 📢 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.

    50 min

  7. FEB 27

    Are we about to be replaced by AI?

    The way AI CEOs talk about their technology seems disconnected from reality. Should we really be concerned that next year Copilot will be doing our jobs and 80% of us will be unemployed? Therman doesn't think so, and Nick largely agrees. 📢 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.

    30 min

  8. FEB 13

    Unlocking new AI fears: rise of the unchecked AI agent

    AI agents are making the news, for really good and really bad reasons at the same time. Is the rise of ClawdBot (or MoltBot, or OpenClaw) showing us the start of utopian future or a dystopia? 📢 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.

    28 min
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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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    Nick DeCourcy and Therman Trotman
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