CollabTalk Podcast | Episode 180 with Mark Kashman

 

Episode 180 of the CollabTalk Podcast explores how AI is fundamentally reshaping the role of marketers, enabling small teams to punch above their weight by mastering automation, personalization, and workflow tools. My guest explains how marketers who deeply understand their audience, continuously learn, and creatively wield AI can outperform larger, slower organizations. The conversation emphasizes that strategy, storytelling, and human connection remain vital—but must now be amplified through the smart use of AI tools. You can listen to the podcast above and follow me using your favorite app, such as Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Soundcloud, or the iHeartRadio app. Be sure to subscribe!

 

Joining me on this podcast:

  • Norm Young from UnlimitedViz and tyGraphMark Ka$hman (@mkashman.bsky.social) — BlueskyMark Kashman (@mkashman), CEO of KashBox LLC. Mark is a senior Microsoft 365 consultant with over two decades of insider experience, including a distinguished career at Microsoft where he helped launch products like SharePoint, Microsoft Lists, and Office 365 Video. As a recognized expert in intranet strategy and digital workplace transformation, he has guided thousands of organizations through successful Microsoft 365 adoption. Mark was also the co-host of The Intrazone podcast, a popular and long-running show about the intelligent intranet and collaboration in Microsoft 365. He lives in Sammamish, WA, where he enjoys kayaking, soccer, hiking, and quiet moments of reading—when not indulging his Bejeweled habit. [LinkedIn | Company]

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Christian Buckley

Christian is a Microsoft Regional Director and M365 MVP (focused on SharePoint, Teams, and Copilot), and an award-winning product marketer and technology evangelist, based in Dallas, Texas. He is a startup advisor and investor, and an independent consultant providing fractional marketing and channel development services for Microsoft partners. He hosts the #CollabTalk Podcast, #ProjectFailureFiles series, Guardians of M365 Governance (#GoM365gov) series, and the Microsoft 365 Ask-Me-Anything (#M365AMA) series.