What happens after 5 when the king of SharePoint puns is finally off the clock?

For Episode 3 of M365 After 5, Diego Domingos da Silva (@UnsuckM365) and Joy Apple (@joyofsharepoint) hang out with Mark Kashman (@mtkashman) for a conversation full of dad jokes, unexpected stories, and a few things he couldn't quite say during his 20 years at Microsoft.

We talk about Mark's transition from Microsoft to consulting at Sympraxis, what he's learned about himself along the way, why he has no interest in becoming a CEO, and the freedom of finding his own voice outside the corporate world.

And then come the puns. Lots of them. We get into Mark's secret collection of jokes, the ones that probably should have stayed in his head, his newfound love for the Apple ecosystem, electric vehicles, mountain biking, kayaking, and his obsession with Reacher. We also discover the surprisingly personal story behind his owl coffee mug and talk about career changes, regrets, and what he might still want to do beyond technology.

Of course, we couldn't completely avoid talking shop. Mark shares some candid thoughts about SharePoint's evolution, features that still need attention, and the realities of moving from promoting technology to implementing it for customers.

Microsoft 365 might be what brought us together, but it's definitely not the only thing we have to talk about.

Find us on LinkedIn:

Mark: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-kashman/
Diego: https://www.linkedin.com/in/diegodasilva
Joy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joy-t-apple/

Find Mark on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/mtkashman

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What happens after 5 when WonderLaura stops teaching SharePoint and starts talking about everything else?

For Episode 2 of M365 After 5, Diego Domingos da Silva (‪@UnsuckM365‬) and Joy Apple (‪@joyofsharepoint‬) hang out with Laura Rogers , better known to many in the Microsoft community as @WonderLaura.

We get into Laura’s life outside of work, including growing up in South Louisiana, strong opinions about gumbo and jambalaya, cooking despite never quite following the recipe, La La Land, Silo, The IT Crowd, and what life looks like now that two of her three kids have moved out.

We also dig into some classic community history, including nine-hour SharePoint Saturday road trips, buying a keg after drinking the hotel bar dry, roadside cowboy hats, and how Laura went from working an IT help desk in 1999 to deciding her coworkers were going to learn Microsoft Office whether they planned to or not.

And because this is M365 After 5, we get into the more personal side too, including what it’s like being known as WonderLaura, the strange experience of people telling her she taught them everything they know about SharePoint, work-life balance, conference travel, regrets, and what fills her cup, both literally and figuratively.

Microsoft 365 might be what brought us together, but it’s definitely not the only thing we have to talk about.

Find us on LinkedIn:
Laura: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharepointguru/
Diego: https://www.linkedin.com/in/diegodasilva
Joy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joy-t-apple/

Find Laura on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/wonderlaura

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What happens after 5 when one of the biggest names in Power Platform stops talking about Power Platform?

For the first official episode of M365 After 5, Diego Domingos da Silva (‪@UnsuckM365‬) and Joy Apple (‪@joyofsharepoint‬) hang out with April Dunnam (‪@AprilDunnam‬) from Microsoft to talk about pretty much everything except the technology she’s known for.

We get into April’s life outside of work, including singing in a band, her love of 90s music and nostalgia, her goth phase, Chris Cornell, Supernatural, Doctor Who, wrestling, favorite movies, coffee, and what she might be doing if Microsoft disappeared tomorrow. We also get into a few unexpected places, including why April turned down Harvard and whether any of us actually have regrets.

And because we couldn’t completely avoid talking shop, we wrap things up with April sharing a little about Agent Academy and how it’s helping people learn Copilot Studio and AI agents through real-world scenarios.

Microsoft 365 might be what brought us together, but it’s definitely not the only thing we have to talk about.

Find us on LinkedIn:
April: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aprildunnam/
Diego: https://www.linkedin.com/in/diegodasilva
Joy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joy-t-apple/

Find April on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@AprilDunnam

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Welcome to M365 After 5, a new show with Microsoft MVPs Diego Domingos da Silva and Joy Apple about the people behind the Microsoft 365 community and what they get up to when the workday is over.

For this intro episode, which we’re calling “Episode 0,” we figured we should introduce ourselves before we start bringing guests into the chaos.

We talk about how M365 After 5 came together, what we actually do when we’re not working, Joy’s plans for her 50th birthday, Diego’s late-night dancing and karaoke habits, travel, getting outside, making time for the things we enjoy, and a bunch of other places the conversation wandered.

That’s pretty much the idea behind the show. Microsoft 365 might be what brought many of us together, but it’s definitely not the only thing we have to talk about.