Jason Cross has two decades of experience as a software engineer. He started as a web developer, with a 3-year stretch at Microsoft, where he also became a full-stack developer. He then switched to iOS development over a decade ago. Outside of technology Jason is a high-performance athlete and coach in swimming and kayaking. He has been coaching, instructing, teaching, and mentoring for 3.5 decades.
Vlad is an Office 365 consultant helping organizations get the most out their Microsoft 365 Digital Workplace. IT Professional at heart, Vlad focuses on helping administrators deploy, manage, automate, and configure governance across services such as SharePoint, OneDrive for Business, and Microsoft Teams.
As an author, Microsoft Certified Trainer and recognized international speaker, Vlad has helped over a million IT Professionals and end-users across the globe to better understand and to ge
... moret the most out of Office 365 and the greater Microsoft 365 platform. Vlad is the author of three SharePoint books published by Apress and over 25 courses on Pluralsight covering Microsoft 365, Azure, and the Power Platform.
Heather Ackmann is an author and instructional designer. She has a passion for technology and a soft spot for people who find technology frustrating. She loves showing people how to make technology work better for them and figuring out how to make less than perfect technology work better for all. For over a decade now, Microsoft has honored her with the Microsoft MVP award in Office Systems and Services. In 2021, she completed her MS degree in human-computer interaction with distinction. She use
... mores her knowledge of user interaction design daily in creating better instructional materials that resonate with both the client and the learner.
Matthew Pizzi is currently the Director of Product, Academy at Contentstack, where he spearheads the development of learning experiences that enhances how customers engage with Contentstack’s industry-leading composable CMS. His expertise in ed-tech leadership started by founding Train Simple, a leader in education for Adobe products and web technologies. Following the acquisition of Train Simple by Pluralsight in 2016, Matt played a pivotal role in overseeing key domains to further skills devel
... moreopment of today’s technology workforce at Pluralsight. He is an established speaker, having presented at notable industry events such as Adobe MAX and Social Media Week, and is the author of multiple technology books.
Ben is a Power BI & Data Specialist with a healthy interest in Microsoft BI and planning tools. He has over 30 years of customer and implementation experience, has been a Microsoft MVP for 14 years, is a frequent speaker at several European conferences, and blogs and creates videos on a semi-regular basis. He is actively engaged in providing consultancy to UK FTSE companies, and co-runs the Manchester Power BI User Group.
Ben Fetters is a Power Apps and Power Automate specialist currently working for a Microsoft consulting company called Sovereign SP. He has built 100+ solutions using these tools to help companies automate and enhance their business processes. He lives in South Ogden, Utah, with his lovely wife and new daughter. Ben also loves to teach Power Apps and Power Automate to new users and finds joy in helping them succeed as well. Ben lives in South Ogden, Utah, with his lovely wife and new daughter