How Microsoft Partners and ISVs Get the Most Out of Community Summit with Sarah Lyons
On this week's episode of The Hot Seat Podcast, Marie Wiese is joined by Sarah Lyons, Alliance Partnership Manager at Bill.com and a great supporter of the Microsoft channel.
Marie and Sarah sit down to discuss why Community Summit matters for community building and learning, how to plan your Summit strategy based on your role, using the Summit app and its new AI agent to build your schedule, how to choose sessions by product line and work the show floor, and why the parties are where the real networking happens.
Tune in for an insightful episode on planning your week in Nashville, making meaningful connections, and getting the most out of Community Summit, whether you're a partner, an ISV, or a first-timer.
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2 Oct 2026
Women in Tech Deserves More Than a Lunch. With Pam Misialek
On this week's episode of The Hot Seat Podcast, Marie Wiese is joined by Pam Misialek, VP of Communities at Dynamic Communities, the team behind Community Summit.
Marie and Pam sit down to discuss why Women in Tech still matters with representation in the tech sector at just 26%, why Community Summit is embedding its Women in Tech programming into the entire event, the role of community and mentorship in building a career, how She Builds has evolved, and why real progress takes intention.
Its an insightful episode on women's representation in tech, finding your people, and getting the most out of Women in Tech at Community Summit.
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28 Sept 2026
Why you should attend Community Summit as a Microsoft Partner with Giuseppe Ianni
On this week's episode of The Hot Seat Podcast, Marie Wiese is joined by Giuseppe Ianni, VP of Dynamic Communities, the team behind Community Summit.
Marie and Giuseppe sit down to discuss what to know before heading to Community Summit in Nashville, how the new Summit agent builds your session schedule in four or five clicks, the strategic value of Summit for Microsoft partners, why AI training is now key to controlling AI costs, and how coaching speeds up the mindset shift behind AI adoption.
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