Core Sampler

Episode 1: Introduction

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Thu, 01 Sep 2016 00:00:00 -0500

Welcome to Core Sampler. In this introductory episode, learn the goals for this podcast and about the host.

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Episode 204: Inside the Mentorship Journey: A Candid Conversation with Mentor Lisa Saltsman

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Mon, 29 Jan 2024 12:00:00 -0600

In the recent Coresampler episode, Lisa Saltsman, Vice President at AgencyQ, joins Nicole to discuss her role as a mentor in the Sitecore Community Mentor Program. She shared insights into her motivations, underlining the importance of both mentees and mentors participating for unique opportunities in professional growth and connection.

Learn more about the Sitecore Community Mentorship Program here: https://mvp.sitecore.com/Mentor-Program

Episode 203: Mentee Unveiled: Nicole Shines a Spotlight on Eric Sanner's Journey

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Wed, 17 Jan 2024 00:00:00 -0600

In this episode, we feature an insightful interview with Eric Sanner, a dedicated mentee from the Sitecore community mentorship program. Eric shares his journey contributing to the community, addressing challenges, and key insights gained. He discusses the significance of mentorship program, highlighting professional and personal growth. Tune in to learn about Eric's journey as a mentee and much more!

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Eric Sanner | LinkedIn

Episode 202: Get to know an MVP - Miguel Minoldo

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 02:00:00 -0500

Nicole gets to know Sitecore Technology MVP, Miguel Minoldo

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Episode 201: Get to know an MVP - Rob Reilley

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 00:00:00 -0600

Nicole gets to know Sitecore Technology MVP, Rob Reilley.

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Rob Reilley - LinkedIn

Episode 200: Chief Product Officer at Sitecore Dave O'Flanagan - Podcast Anniversary - 200th episode

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Mon, 13 Feb 2023 09:00:00 -0600

Tamas and Jason are joined by special guest Dave O'Flanagan, the Chief Product Officer at Sitecore. Listen in to learn about Dave's background, insights on leadership, thoughts on the Sitecore community, industry predictions for 2023, and much more!

Episode 199: Get to know an MVP - Kris Verheire

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Tue, 10 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -0600

Nicole gets to know Sitecore Technology MVP, Kris Verheire.

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Episode 198: Get to know an MVP - Mark Stiles

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Fri, 06 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -0600

Nicole gets to know Sitecore Technology MVP, Mark Stiles.

Episode 197: Get to know an MVP - Greg Baxter

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Wed, 04 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -0600

Nicole gets to know Sitecore Ambassador MVP, Greg Baxter.

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Greg Baxter | LinkedIn

Episode 196: Get to know an MVP - Roberto Armas

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Thu, 29 Dec 2022 00:00:00 -0600

Nicole gets to know Sitecore Technology MVP, Roberto Armas.

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Roberto Armas | LinkedIn

Episode 195: Get to know an MVP - Anna Bründel

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Tue, 27 Dec 2022 00:00:00 -0600

Nicole gets to know Sitecore Technology MVP, Anna Bründel.

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Episode 193: Get to know an MVP - Kamruz Jaman

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Thu, 15 Dec 2022 00:00:00 -0600

Nicole gets to know Sitecore Technology MVP, Kamruz Jaman.

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Episode 192: Get to know an MVP - Mohammed Syam

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Tue, 13 Dec 2022 00:00:00 -0600

Nicole gets to know Sitecore Technology MVP, Mohammed Syam.

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Episode 191: Get to know an MVP - Gabriel Streza

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Tue, 06 Dec 2022 00:00:00 -0600

Nicole gets to know Sitecore Technology MVP, Gabriel Streza.

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Episode 190: Get to know an MVP - Dominic Hurst

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Thu, 01 Dec 2022 00:00:00 -0600

Nicole gets to know Sitecore Strategy MVP, Dominic Hurst.

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Episode 189: Get to know an MVP - Łukasz Skowroński

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Mon, 28 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0600

Nicole gets to know Sitecore Ambassador MVP, Łukasz Skowroński.

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Episode 188: Get to know an MVP - Jason Horne

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Thu, 24 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0600

Nicole gets to know Sitecore Technology MVP, Jason Horne.

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Jason Horne | LinkedIn

Episode 187: Get to know an MVP - Raman Gupta

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Tue, 22 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0600

Nicole gets to know Sitecore Technology MVP, Raman Gupta.

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Episode 186: Get to know an MVP - Duaa Abu Gharbieh

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0600

Nicole gets to know Technology Sitecore MVP, Duaa Abu Gharbieh.

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Episode 185: Get to know an MVP - Gaurav Agarwal

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Fri, 04 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0500

Nicole gets to know Technology Sitecore MVP, Gaurav Agarwal.

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Episode 184: Get to know an MVP - Maulik Darji

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0500

Nicole gets to know Technology Sitecore MVP, Maulik Darji.

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Episode 183: Get to know an MVP - Mitch Talbot

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Tue, 04 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0500

Nicole gets to know Ambassador Sitecore MVP, Mitch Talbot.

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Mitch Talbot | Linkedin

Episode 182: Get to know an MVP - Ankit Joshi

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Fri, 30 Sep 2022 00:00:00 -0500

Nicole gets to know Technology Sitecore MVP, Ankit Joshi.

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Episode 181: Get to know an MVP - Kelly Brennan

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Tue, 27 Sep 2022 00:00:00 -0500

Nicole gets to know Technology Sitecore MVP, Kelly Brennan.

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Episode 179: Get to know an MVP - Joshua Hover

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Thu, 25 Aug 2022 00:00:00 -0500

Nicole gets to know Ambassador Sitecore MVP, Joshua Hover.

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Episode 180: Get to know an MVP - Sergey Yatsenko

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Tue, 23 Aug 2022 00:00:00 -0500

Nicole gets to know Sitecore MVP, Sergey Yatsenko.

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Sergey Yatsenko | LinkedIn

Episode 178: Get to know an MVP - Daniel Pástor

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Thu, 04 Aug 2022 00:00:00 -0500

Nicole gets to know Ambassador Sitecore MVP, Daniel Pástor.

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Episode 177: Get to know an MVP - Yamini Punyavathi Muttevi

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 00:00:00 -0500

Nicole gets to know Technology Sitecore MVP, Yamini Punyavathi Muttevi.

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Episode 176: Get to know an MVP - Mostafa Hanafi

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Thu, 21 Jul 2022 00:00:00 -0500

Nicole gets to know Ambassador Sitecore MVP, Mostafa Hanafi.

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Episode 175: Get to know an MVP - Sandy Foley

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Thu, 14 Jul 2022 00:00:00 -0500

Nicole gets to know Technology Sitecore MVP, Sandy Foley.

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Episode 174: Get to know an MVP - Jean-Nicolas Gauthier

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Mon, 11 Jul 2022 00:00:00 -0500

Nicole gets to know Technology Sitecore MVP, Jean-Nicolas Gauthier.

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Jean-Nicolas Gauthier | LinkedIn

Episode 173: Get to know an MVP - Himmat Singh Dulawat

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Tue, 05 Jul 2022 00:00:00 -0500

Nicole gets to know Technology Sitecore MVP, Himmat Singh Dulawat.

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Episode 172: Get to know an MVP - Swati Gupta

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Mon, 04 Jul 2022 00:00:00 -0500

Nicole gets to know Technology Sitecore MVP, Swati Gupta.

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Episode 171: Get to know an MVP - Megan Mueller Jensen

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Thu, 30 Jun 2022 00:00:00 -0500

Nicole gets to know Strategy Sitecore MVP, Megan Mueller Jensen.

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Episode 170: Get to know an MVP - Subramanian Ramanathan

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Mon, 27 Jun 2022 00:00:00 -0500

Nicole gets to know Technology Sitecore MVP, Subramanian Ramanathan.

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Episode 169: Get to know an MVP - Bruce Davis-Goff

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Fri, 24 Jun 2022 00:00:00 -0500

Nicole gets to know Technology Sitecore MVP, Bruce Davis-Goff.

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Episode 168: Get to know an MVP - Carlos Rodriguez

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Wed, 22 Jun 2022 00:00:00 -0500

Nicole gets to know Technology Sitecore MVP, Carlos Rodriguez.

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Episode 167: Get to know an MVP - Peter Clisby

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Fri, 10 Jun 2022 00:00:00 -0500

Nicole gets to know Technology Sitecore MVP, Peter Clisby.

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Episode 166: Get to know an MVP - Walid Rohiman

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 00:00:00 -0500

Nicole gets to know Technology Sitecore MVP, Walid Rohiman.

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Episode 164: Get to know an MVP - Dharmesh Harji

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Thu, 02 Jun 2022 00:00:00 -0500

Nicole gets to know Ambassador Sitecore MVP, Dharmesh Harji.

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Dharmesh Harji | Linkedin

Episode 165: Get to know an MVP - Dirk Schäfauer

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Tue, 31 May 2022 14:00:00 -0500

Nicole gets to know Technology Sitecore MVP, Dirk Schäfauer.

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Episode 163: Get to know an MVP - Martin Miles

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Thu, 19 May 2022 00:00:00 -0500

Nicole gets to know Technology Sitecore MVP, Martin Miles.

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Episode 162: Get to Know an MVP - Lisa Saltsman

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Mon, 09 May 2022 00:00:00 -0500

Nicole gets to know Ambassador Sitecore MVP, Lisa Saltsman.

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Episode 161: Get to Know an MVP - Khushboo Sorthiya

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Fri, 29 Apr 2022 00:00:00 -0500

Nicole gets to know Technology Sitecore MVP, Khushboo Sorthiya.

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Episode 160: Get to Know an MVP - Dan Murphy

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Mon, 25 Apr 2022 00:00:00 -0500

Nicole gets to know Sitecore MVP, Dan Murphy.

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Episode 159: Get to Know an MVP - Navneet Pisharodi

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Mon, 18 Apr 2022 00:00:00 -0500

Nicole gets to know Sitecore MVP, Navneet Pisharodi.

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Episode 158: Get to know an MVP - Julia Gavrilova

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Thu, 14 Apr 2022 00:00:00 -0500

Nicole gets to know Sitecore MVP, Julia Gavrilova.

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Episode 157: Get to Know an MVP - Annie Bhattacharya

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Mon, 04 Apr 2022 00:00:00 -0500

Nicole gets to know Sitecore MVP, Annie Bhattacharya.

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Episode 156: Sitecore Stack Exchange graduates from Beta

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Thu, 16 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0600

In this episode, we sit down with Mark Cassidy and discuss Sitecore Stack Exchange graduating from Beta.

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Episode 155: Turning the Tables: Getting to Know Nicole Montero

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Wed, 17 Nov 2021 00:00:00 -0600

Derek Dysart returns to turn the tables on Nicole to get to know the get to knower!

Episode 154: Get to Know an MVP: Sana Kamalmaz

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Thu, 30 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Nicole gets to know Sitecore MVP, Sana Kamalmaz.

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Sana Kamalmaz | Linkedin

Episode 153: Get to Know an MVP: Göran Halvarsson

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Mon, 27 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Nicole gets to know Sitecore MVP, Göran Halvarsson.

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Episode 152: Get to Know an MVP: Shahla Matar

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Nicole gets to know Sitecore MVP, Shahla Matar.

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Shahla Matar | Linkedin

Episode 151: Get to Know an MVP: Deepthi Katta

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Mon, 20 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Nicole gets to know Sitecore MVP, Deepthi Katta.

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Episode 150: Get to know an MVP: Rohan Kenkre

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Thu, 16 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Nicole gets to know Sitecore MVP, Rohan Kenkre.

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Episode 149: Get to Know an MVP: Himadri Chakrabarti

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Mon, 13 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Nicole gets to know Sitecore MVP, Himadri Chakrabarti.

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Episode 148: Get to Know an MVP: Dan Solovay

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Nicole gets to know Sitecore MVP, Dan Solovay.

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Episode 147: Get to Know an MVP: Mohamed Cherif

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Mon, 06 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Nicole gets to know Sitecore MVP, Mohamed Cherif.

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Episode 146: Get to Know an MVP: Rick Cabral

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Thu, 02 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Nicole gets to know Sitecore MVP, Rick Cabral.

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Episode 145: Get to Know an MVP: Saurabh Sachdeva

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Mon, 30 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Nicole gets to know Sitecore MVP, Saurabh Sachdeva.

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Episode 144: Get to know an MVP: Ken McAndrew

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Thu, 26 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Nicole gets to know Sitecore MVP, Ken McAndrew.

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Episode 143: Get to Know an MVP: Andy Parry

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Nicole gets to know Sitecore MVP, Andy Parry.

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Episode 142: Get to Know an MVP: Saad Ansari

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Thu, 19 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Nicole gets to know Sitecore MVP, Saad Ansari.

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Episode 141: Get to Know an MVP: Jason Wilkerson

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Mon, 16 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Nicole gets to know Sitecore MVP, Jason Wilkerson.

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Episode 140: Get to Know an MVP: Marcus Ivarsson

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Thu, 12 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Nicole gets to know Sitecore MVP, Marcus Ivarsson.

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Episode 139: Get to Know an MVP: Samantha Goble

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Mon, 09 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Nicole gets to know Sitecore MVP, Samantha Goble

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Episode 138: Get to Know an MVP: David Goosem

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Thu, 05 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Nicole gets to know Sitecore MVP, David Goosem.

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Episode 137: Get to Know an MVP: Mihály Árvai

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Mon, 02 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Nicole gets to know Sitecore MVP, Mihály Árvai.

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Episode 136: Get to Know an MVP: Mohammed Abu-Jaffal

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Thu, 29 Jul 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Nicole gets to know Sitecore MVP, Mohammed Abu-Jaffal

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Episode 135: Get to Know an MVP: Ethel Crosby

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Mon, 26 Jul 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Nicole gets to know Sitecore MVP, Ethel Crosby.

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Episode 134: Get to Know an MVP: George Tucker

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Thu, 22 Jul 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Nicole gets to know Sitecore MVP, George Tucker.

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Episode 133: Get to Know an MVP: Robbert Hock

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Mon, 19 Jul 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Nicole gets to know Sitecore MVP, Robbert Hock.

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Episode 132: Get to Know an MVP: Barend Emmerzaal

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Thu, 15 Jul 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Nicole gets to know Sitecore MVP, Barend Emmerzaal.

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Episode 131: Get to Know an MVP: Anne Norman

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Mon, 12 Jul 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Nicole gets to know Sitecore MVP, Anne Norman.

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Anne Norman | Linkedin

Episode 130: Get to Know an MVP: Kautilya Prasad

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Thu, 08 Jul 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Nicole gets to know Sitecore MVP, Kautilya Prasad.

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Episode 129: Get to Know an MVP: Erica Stockwell-Alpert

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Mon, 05 Jul 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Nicole gets to know Sitecore MVP, Erica Stockwell-Alpert.

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Episode 128: Get to Know an MVP: Elizabeth Spranzani

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Nicole gets to know Sitecore MVP, Elizabeth Spranzani.

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Episode 127: Get to know an MVP: Natalie Mankowski

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Mon, 28 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Nicole gets to know Sitecore MVP, Natalie Mankowski

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Episode 126: Get to know an MVP: Alan Coates

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Thu, 24 Jun 2021 09:00:00 -0500

Tamas gets to know Sitecore MVP, Alan Coates

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Episode 125: Get to know an MVP: Natalie Waite

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Nicole gets to know Sitecore MVP, Natalie Waite

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Episode 124: Get to know an MVP: Yassine Alahyane

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Nicole gets to know Sitecore MVP, Yassine Alahyane

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Episode 123: Get to know an MVP: Angela Gustafson

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Mon, 14 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Nicole gets to know Sitecore MVP, Angela Gustafson

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Episode 122: Get to know an MVP: Vlad Iobagiu

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Thu, 10 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Tamas gets to know Sitecore MVP, Vlad Iobagiu

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Episode 121: Get to know an MVP: Richard Seal

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Mon, 07 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Tamas gets to know Sitecore MVP, Richard Seal

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Episode 120: Get to know an MVP: Ozell McBride

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Thu, 03 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Tamas gets to know Sitecore MVP, Ozell McBride

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Episode 119: Get to know an MVP: Christina Hauge Engel

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Mon, 31 May 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Tamas gets to know Sitecore MVP, Christina Hauge Engel

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Episode 118: Get to know an MVP: Anders Laub

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Thu, 27 May 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Tamas gets to know Sitecore MVP, Anders Laub

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Episode 117: Get to Know an MVP: Amitabh Vyas

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Mon, 24 May 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Tamas gets to know Sitecore MVP, Amitabh Vyas

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Episode 116: Get to Know an MVP: Varun Nehra

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Thu, 20 May 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Tamas gets to know Sitecore MVP, Varun Nehra

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Episode 115: Get to Know an MVP: Ketan Garala

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Mon, 17 May 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Tamas gets to know Sitecore MVP, Ketan Garala

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Episode 114: Get to Know an MVP: Sreekrishnan Sreenivasan

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Thu, 13 May 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Tamas gets to know Sitecore MVP: Sreekrishnan Sreenivasan

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Episode 113: Get to Know an MVP: David Starkweather

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Mon, 10 May 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Tamas gets to know Sitecore MVP, David Starkweather

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Episode 112: Get to Know an MVP: Jon Price

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Thu, 29 Apr 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Tamas gets to know Sitecore MVP: Jon Price

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Episode 111: Get to know an MVP: Vasiliy Fomichev

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Mon, 26 Apr 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Tamas gets to know Sitecore MVP, Vasiliy Fomichev

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Episode 110: Get to know an MVP: Peter Procházka

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Thu, 22 Apr 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Tamas gets to know Sitecore MVP, Peter Procházka

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Episode 109: Get to know an MVP: Rob Habraken

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Mon, 19 Apr 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Tamas sits down with Sitecore MVP, Rob Habraken

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Episode 108: Get to know an MVP: Maulik Dudharejia

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Thu, 15 Apr 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Tamas sits down with Sitecore MVP, Maulik Dudharejia

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Episode 107: Get to Know an MVP: Sushovan Saha

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Tamas sits down with Sitecore MVP, Sushovan Saha

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Episode 106: Get to Know an MVP: GopiKrishna Reddy Gujjula

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Thu, 08 Apr 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Tamas sits down with Sitecore MVP, GopiKrishna Reddy Gujjula

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Episode 105: Get to Know an MVP: Hetal Dave

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Mon, 05 Apr 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Tamas sits down with Sitecore MVP, Hetal Dave

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Episode 104: Get to Know an MVP: Closing 2020

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Sat, 19 Dec 2020 00:00:00 -0600

Closing 2020 with couple of outtakes from the Get to know an MVP series and some thoughts on the community and being perfect...

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Episode 103: Get to Know an MVP: Rob Ahnemann

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Mon, 16 Nov 2020 00:00:00 -0600

Tamas sits down with Sitecore MVP, Rob Ahnemann

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Episode 102: Get to Know an MVP: Kate Orlova

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Thu, 12 Nov 2020 00:00:00 -0600

Tamas sits down with Sitecore MVP, Kate Orlova

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Episode 101: Get to Know an MVP: Hishaam Namooya

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Mon, 09 Nov 2020 00:00:00 -0600

Tamas sits down with Sitecore MVP, Hishaam Namooya

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Episode 100: Get to know: Sitecore CEO Steve Tzikakis - Podcast anniversary - 100th episode

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Thu, 05 Nov 2020 00:00:00 -0600

Derek and Tamas are back with special guest Steve Tzikakis, the CEO of Sitecore. Get to know the new CEO of Sitecore as we learn about his background and what it's like taking a new job in the middle of a global pandemic.

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Episode 99: Get to Know an MVP: Vincent Lui

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Mon, 12 Oct 2020 00:00:00 -0500

Tamas sits down with Sitecore MVP, Vincent Lui

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Episode 98: Get to Know an MVP: Ben Lipson

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Thu, 08 Oct 2020 00:00:00 -0500

Tamas sits down with Sitecore MVP, Ben Lipson

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Episode 97: Get to Know an MVP: Jo Troxell

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Mon, 05 Oct 2020 00:00:00 -0500

Tamas sits down with Sitecore MVP, Jo Troxell

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Episode 96: Get to Know an MVP: Madhu Anbalagan

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 00:00:00 -0500

Tamas sits down with Sitecore MVP, Madhu Anbalagan

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Episode 95: Get to Know an MVP: Ken Lorence

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Mon, 28 Sep 2020 00:00:00 -0500

Tamas sits down with Sitecore MVP, Ken Lorence

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Episode 94: Get to Know an MVP: Mara Low

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 00:00:00 -0500

Tamas sits down with Sitecore MVP, Mara Low

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Episode 93: Get to Know an MVP: Kelly Rusk

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Mon, 21 Sep 2020 00:00:00 -0500

Tamas sits down with Sitecore MVP, Kelly Rusk

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Episode 92: Get to Know an MVP: Ishraq Fataftah

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Thu, 17 Sep 2020 00:00:00 -0500

Tamas sits down with Sitecore MVP, Ishraq Fataftah

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Episode 91: Get to Know an MVP: Stelio Di Bello

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Mon, 14 Sep 2020 00:00:00 -0500

Tamas sits down with Sitecore MVP, Stelio Di Bello

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Episode 90: Get to Know an MVP: Jim Petillo

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Thu, 10 Sep 2020 00:00:00 -0500

Tamas sits down with Sitecore MVP, Jim Petillo

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Episode 89: Get to Know an MVP: Amir Setoudeh

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Mon, 07 Sep 2020 00:00:00 -0500

Join Tamas as he gets to know Sitecore MVP, Amir Setoudeh

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Episode 88: Get to Know an MVP: Dylan Young

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Thu, 03 Sep 2020 00:00:00 -0500

In this episode, we get to know Sitecore MVP, Dylan Young

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Episode 87: Exploring Containerization with Sitecore

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Wed, 02 Sep 2020 00:00:00 -0500

Derek is back to chat with George Chang about the state of containerization with Sitecore, and what is shaping to be the future of Sitecore Deployments. The introduction of Sitecore's own container repository with Sitecore 10 opens up new deployment possibilities.

Links:

Episode 86: Get to Know an MVP: Michael West

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Mon, 31 Aug 2020 00:00:00 -0500

Listen in as Tamas gets to know Sitecore MVP, Michael West

Links:

Michael West | LinkedIn
something to know — Michael's Blog
@MichaelWest101 / Twitter
Core Sampler Episode 5: SPE with Michael West

Episode 85: Get to Know an MVP: Jill Grozalsky

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Thu, 27 Aug 2020 00:00:00 -0500

In this episode, we get to know Sitecore MVP, Jill Grozalsky

Links:

Episode 84: Get to Know an MVP: Walt Rolle

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Thu, 13 Aug 2020 00:00:00 -0500

Listen in as Tamas gets to know Sitecore MVP, Walt Rolle

Links:

Episode 83: Get to Know an MVP: Kimberly McCabe

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Mon, 10 Aug 2020 00:00:00 -0500

In this episode, we get to know Sitecore MVP, Kimberly McCabe

Links:

Episode 82: Get to Know an MVP: Ashish Bansal

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 00:00:00 -0500

Listen in as Tamas gets to know Sitecore MVP, Ashish Bansal

Links:

Episode 81: Get to Know an MVP: Kiran Patil

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Mon, 03 Aug 2020 00:00:00 -0500

Tamas gets to know Sitecore MVP, Kiran Patil

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Episode 80: Get to Know an MVP: Corina Boland

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Thu, 30 Jul 2020 00:00:00 -0500

Tamas sits down with Sitecore MVP, Corina Boland

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Episode 79: Get to Know an MVP: Mike Reynolds

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Mon, 27 Jul 2020 00:00:00 -0500

Listen in with Tamas as we get to know long time friend (and first ever guest) of CoreSampler and Sitecore MVP, Mike Reynolds.

Links:

Episode 78: Get to Know an MVP: Rob Reilley

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Thu, 23 Jul 2020 03:00:00 -0500

Listen along with Tamas as we get to know Sitecore MVP, Rob Reilley

Links:

Episode 77: Get to Know an MVP: Jeff Rondeau

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Mon, 20 Jul 2020 00:00:00 -0500

Get to know Sitecore MVP, Jeff Rondeau along with Tamas

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Episode 76: Get to Know an MVP: Corey Smith

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Thu, 16 Jul 2020 00:00:00 -0500

Listen in as Tamas gets to know Sitecore MVP, Corey Smith

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Episode 75: Get to Know an MVP: George Chang

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 00:00:00 -0500

Tamas gets to know Sitecore MVP, George Chang

Links:

Episode 74: Get to Know an MVP: Dave Michela

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Thu, 09 Jul 2020 00:00:00 -0500

Tamas sits down with Sitecore MVP, Dave Michela

Links:

Episode 73: Get to Know an MVP: Jaina Baumgartner

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Mon, 06 Jul 2020 00:00:00 -0500

Listen in as Tamas gets to know Sitecore MVP, Jaina Baumgartner

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Episode 72: Get to know an MVP: Sebastian Winslow

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 00:00:00 -0500

Listen in as Tamas gets to know Sitecore MVP, Sebastian Winslow

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Episode 71: Get to Know an MVP: Rodrigo Peplau

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 00:00:00 -0500

Tamas talks with Sitecore MVP, Rodrigo Peplau

Links:

Rodrigo Peplau | LinkedIn
@SitecoreSinger | Twitter
Sitecore Xperiences | Rodrigo's Blog
@SitecoreSinger plays Woman - Intro for Paige O'Neil — To better understand how Rodrigo got his "Sitecore Singer" moniker.

Episode 70: Get to Know an MVP: Mark Cassidy

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 00:00:00 -0500

Tamas talks with Sitecore MVP, Mark Cassidy

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Episode 69: Get to Know an MVP: Akshay Sura

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Mon, 15 Jun 2020 00:00:00 -0500

In this episode, Tamas interview's Sitecore MVP and friend, Akshay Sura

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Episode 68: Get to Know an MVP: Vadzim Papko

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Thu, 11 Jun 2020 00:00:00 -0500

Tamas gets to know Sitecore MVP Vadzim Papko

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Episode 67: Get to Know an MVP: Klaus Petersen

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Mon, 08 Jun 2020 00:00:00 -0500

Get to know, Klaus Petersen along with Tamas in this installment of Get to Know an MVP.

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Episode 66: Get to Know an MVP: Una Verhoeven

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Thu, 04 Jun 2020 00:00:00 -0500

In this episode, Tamas talks with Sitecore MVP, Una Verhoeven

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Episode 65: Get to Know an MVP: Sebastian Tecsi

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Mon, 01 Jun 2020 00:00:00 -0500

Join Tamas as we get to know Sitecore MVP, Sebastian Tecsi.

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Episode 64: Get to Know an MVP: Paul Urban

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Thu, 28 May 2020 00:00:00 -0500

Tamas gets to know Sitecore MVP: Paul Urban

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Episode 63: Containerizing Sitecore

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Wed, 27 May 2020 00:00:00 -0500

In the start of a new series, we start looking at the history of deploying websites to production and what the future of deploying Sitecore looks like.

Links:

Sitecore/docker-images: Build docker images for Sitecore

Episode 62: Get to Know an MVP: Tony Mamedbekov

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Sun, 24 May 2020 00:00:00 -0500

In this episode, Tamas gets to know Sitecore MVP Tony Mamedbekov

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Episode 61: Get to Know an MVP: Rick Bauer

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Thu, 21 May 2020 00:00:00 -0500

Tamas talks to Sitecore MVP Rick Bauer

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Episode 60: Youth Reboot with Dennis Augustine

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Wed, 20 May 2020 00:00:00 -0500

In this episode of Coresampler, we sit down with Dennis Augustine from Konabos Consulting and talk about his Youth Reboot program to help under served youth from his home of Dominica.

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Episode 59: Get To Know an MVP: George Smith

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Mon, 18 May 2020 00:00:00 -0500

Get to know Sitecore MVP, George Smith, and what the Sitecore shibboleth is.

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Episode 58: Get to Know an MVP: Pete Navarra

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Thu, 14 May 2020 00:00:00 -0500

In this episode, Tamas sits down with Pete Navarra

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Episode 57: Get to Know an MVP: Jeremey Davis

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Mon, 11 May 2020 00:00:00 -0500

Tamas sits down with previous CoreSampler guest, Jeremy Davis to get to know him

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Episode 56: Get to Know an MVP: Dennis Augustine

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Thu, 07 May 2020 00:00:00 -0500

Tamas gets to know his next MVP: Dennis Augustine

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Episode 55: Get to Know an MVP: Shelley Benhoff

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Mon, 04 May 2020 00:00:00 -0500

In this episode, Tamas gets to know Sitecore MVP, Shelley Benhoff.

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Episode 54: Get to Know an MVP: Zachary Kniebel

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Thu, 30 Apr 2020 00:00:00 -0500

Tamas continues getting to know an MVP, in this episode he talks with Zachary Kniebel

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Episode 53: Get to Know an MVP: John Schneider

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 00:00:00 -0500

In this episode, Tamas gets to know Sitecore MVP John Schneider

Links:

Episode 52: Get to Know an MVP: Mark Stiles

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Thu, 23 Apr 2020 00:00:00 -0500

Tamas Varga continues his "Get to Know an MVP" series.

In this episode, Tamas sits down with Mark Stiles

Links:

Episode 51: Get To Know an MVP: Derek Dysart

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Mon, 20 Apr 2020 00:00:00 -0500

We're handing the reigns over to Tamas Varga for a new series!

Get to know an MVP.

In this first episode, the tables are turned and Tamas interviews Derek Dysart

Links:

Sitecore MVP - Home
Derek Dysart | LinkedIn
djdp - Maximize your investment in Sitecore — Derek's Sitecore Consultancy

Episode 50: Talking Solr with Jeremy Davis

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Wed, 11 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0500

We sit down with the undisputed record holder for appearing in Sitecore memes, Jeremy Davis. Chances are, if you've installed Solr for your Sitecore environment, you've probably used his Powershell scripts. We chat about all the nomenclature behind Solr and demystify it for the Sitecore developer.

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Episode 49: Exploring Sitecore on Azure

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 00:00:00 -0600

In this episode we sit down with Jesper Ravnsgaard of Copenhagen Mist and discuss the history of running Sitecore on Azure PaaS and how that has changed over the years and the challenges organization face.

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Episode 48: Talking DevOps with Joe Bissol

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 00:00:00 -0600

We finally sit down with Sitecore MVP and EPAM Senior Solutions Architect, Joe Bissol and talk about DevOps and how it doesn't just mean implementing some tools.

Links:

Episode 47: Sitecore Podcaster: Ishraq Al Fataftah

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Wed, 18 Dec 2019 00:00:00 -0600

Did you know we are not the only SItecore focused podcast? We sit down with Ishraq Al Fataftah, one of the hosts of Sitecore Arabia, an Arabic language podcast that also seeks to highlight this awesome Sitecore community.

Links:

بالعربية Sitecore — Listen to the Sitecore Arabia podcast
(20) SitecoreArabia (@SitecoreArabia) / Twitter
(20) Ishraq Al Fataftah (@ifataftah) / Twitter

Episode 46: Symposium 2019 Recap

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Wed, 13 Nov 2019 00:00:00 -0600

Join us in this solo episode with Derek Dysart as he recap some of the key announcements and sessions at Sitecore Symposuim 2019 in Orlando.

I mention Platon in the show - here is a shot of his presentation I got:

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Episode 45: Looking at eXperience Platform and Cortex

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Wed, 21 Aug 2019 00:00:00 -0500

We talk with Sumith Damodaren and Ovais Akhter from Sitecore and discuss the eXperience Platform portion of Sitecore and what new services are available in v9.2 for Machine Learning (codenamed Cortex).

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Episode 44: Digging into SxA

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 00:00:00 -0500

In the final episode recorded at Symposium 2018, we sit down with Adam Najmanowicz and Mark van Aalst to learn about what SxA is and how it can help your project.

Links:

Core Sampler Episode 33: Commonly Overlooked Steps in a Sitecore Project
Mark van Aalst (@markvanaalst) / Twitter — Mark van Aalst
Adam Najmanowicz (@adamnaj) / Twitter — Adam Najmanowicz
Sitecore Experience Accelerator Docs
Sitecore Habitat Home

Episode 43: Revisiting Documentation with Martina Welander

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Wed, 03 Apr 2019 00:00:00 -0500

We welcome back Martina Welander to the podcast to talk about Sitecore's latest documentation efforts, including the new documentation site as well as Sitecore Cortex.

Links:

Episode 42: Mr. ExM - Pete Navarra

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Wed, 26 Dec 2018 00:00:00 -0600

We're back from a hiatus with a conversation with Mr. ExM himself, Pete Navarra. We cover a bit of the history of Email and Sitecore, as well as dive into the things that go one behind the scenes when you send an email.

Links:

Delivering Digital podcast - Email automation done right | — Delivering Digital Podcast I did with Pete and Ben Burns from Sitecore
Sitecore Hacker – Hacking Sitecore and Life one pipeline at a time!
Pete Navarra (@SitecoreHacker) | Twitter
Sitecore Stack Exchange
Delivering Digital podcast - Deft Digital Marketing - Strategy from the marketers POV
DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM)
Sender Policy Framework
The Day's Most Fascinating News with Dave Pell
RFC 5321 - Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

Episode 41: Kelly Brennan knows Commerce

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Wed, 03 Oct 2018 00:00:00 -0500

We talk about Sitecore's Commerce offering with Solution Architect and Sitecore Commerce MVP, Kelly Brennan. Learn who is a good fit for Sitecore Commerce and some of the issues you might face with it.

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Episode 40: The eXperience Profile of Todd Mitchell

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Wed, 26 Sep 2018 00:00:00 -0500

We (finally) sit down with one of the masterminds behind much of Sitecore XP platform. Hear some of the history of how it came to be and what Todd is up to these days.

Links:

Episode 39: Top Ten Way To Get the Most Out of Symposium

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Wed, 12 Sep 2018 00:00:00 -0500

We invite everyone's friend and co-founder of Konabos Consulting, Akshay Sura, back to come up with our top ten ways to get the most out of Symposium. Even if you're not attending this year, there is still some good tips on how you can get the most out of the conference.

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Episode 38: Addressing inefficiencies with John Rappel

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Wed, 05 Sep 2018 00:00:00 -0500

After mentioning his blog series on handling page not found, we sit down with fellow Wisconsinite and Sitecore MVP John Rappel to talk about addressing other inefficiencies. We cover his approach to DevOps, handling database changes in a CI/CD environment, and the best approach when building out tooling for Sitecore development.

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Episode 37: When Sitecore isn't your friend

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Wed, 18 Jul 2018 00:00:00 -0500

Sitecore is the greatest thing in the world, until it isn't. We cover some of the high level steps to go through when Sitecore isn't working like you think it should be.

Links:

#MKESitecoreUG June Meeting - YouTube — A recording of my troubleshooting talk I gave at the Milwaukee Sitecore Users group presentation
How to use the File Explorer and XPath Builder in Sitecore 8.1 | Digital Rumpus
Sitecore Log Analyzer (SCLA) - Sitecore Marketplace
Tail for Win32 - Home Page
Bare Metal Software > BareTail - Free tail for Windows
New Relic
AppDynamics
Download Debugging Tools for Windows - WinDbg | Microsoft Docs
Download Debug Diagnostic Tool v2 Update 2 from Official Microsoft Download Center

Episode 36: Looking at GDPR and Sitecore

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Wed, 23 May 2018 00:00:00 -0500

In the final interview from the EU SUGCON 2018, we talk with Rob Habraken about what Sitecore implementors need to consider with GDPR

Links:

Episode 35: Experience Forms

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Wed, 09 May 2018 00:00:00 -0500

Live from SUGCON 18, We chat with Mike Reynolds and Kamruz Jaman about the new forms in Sitecore 9.

Links:

Join the Sitecore Community Slack team
Kamruz Jaman (@jammykam) | Twitter
Mike Reynolds (@mike_i_reynolds) | Twitter
SlackArchive.io — Older archive of the WFFM-Forms channel up to Dec 2017
Sitecore forms Questions - Sitecore Stack Exchange
Video's & Downloads - Sitecore User Group Conference - Europe 2018

Episode 34: Digging into provisioning Sitecore with SIF

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Wed, 02 May 2018 00:00:00 -0500

At SUGCON 2018, we sit down and chat with Thomas Eldblom. Thomas was instrumental with the introduction of the Helix architecture pattern and was the Program Manager of the Sitecore Installation Framework.

Links:

Episode 33: Commonly Overlooked Steps in a Sitecore Project

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Wed, 11 Apr 2018 00:00:00 -0500

You're all set. The testing is done, the late night have been put in and you're on that final launch trajectory, then bam no one thought about that! Derek covers some of the commonly overlooked aspects of a Sitecore implementation. The four main areas covered are:

Redirects
Error pages
Site Search
Content Editors (can we please think about the content editors?!)

Links:

The IIS URL Rewrite Module
ConfigSource Property
Url Rewrite - Sitecore Marketplace — Andy Cohen's excellent rewrite module.
GitHub - iamandycohen/UrlRewrite: Sitecore module that allows Content Author's to author inbound and outbound url redirects and rewrites. — Github rep for Andy's rewrite module.
Configuring Friendly Error Pages in Sitecore - Part 1 - 404 Pages — John Rappel's excellent article on error pages.
Configuring Friendly Error Pages in Sitecore – Part 2 –500 Pages — The second part of John's excellent article on error pages.

Episode 32: Talking SUGCON18 with Robbert Hock

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 00:00:00 -0500

After finishing out an incredibly busy 2017, we're back from a temporary hiatus and talk to one of SUGCON Europe's organizers, Robbert Hock.

Technical note: due to some recording issues, our side of this interview was recorded off of our laptop microphone, so the audio quality is a little lower than we'd normally have. There is still good information to share and did our best to clean up the subpar audio.

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Episode 31: So you want to be an MVP?

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Wed, 15 Nov 2017 00:00:00 -0600

It's that time of year again where nominations for the Sitecore MVP program are open. We sit down with Tamas Varga from Sitecore's Technical Marketing team to talk about the history of the MVP program, what it is and what it isn't. Finally we detail out what Sitecore is looking for when they consider people for the MVP Program.

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Episode 30: Sitecore JavaScript Services

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Wed, 08 Nov 2017 00:00:00 -0600

Hot on the heels of the launch of their tech preview, we sit down with Team X with Alex Shyba and Adam Weber, along with Nick Wesselman to talk about JavaScript Services for Sitecore, what it is and how to get started.

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Episode 29: Running down the Data Exchange Framework

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Wed, 01 Nov 2017 00:00:00 -0500

Recorded live at Sitecore Symposium 2017 we chat with Rob Reilley, better known as Sitecore Runner, about Sitecore's Data Exchange Framework

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Episode 28: Sitecore Cognitive Services with Mark Stiles

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 00:00:00 -0500

Recorded at Sitecore Symposium 2017 in Las Vegas, we talk with Mark Stiles and his open source project to integrate Microsoft's Cognitive Services into Sitecore. We also chat about producing media for the Sitecore Community.

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Episode 27: Sitecore from Down Under with Sean Holmesby

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Wed, 04 Oct 2017 00:00:00 -0500

We (finally) get with Australian to New York Transplant Sean Holmesby to about Helix, Sitecore at massive scale, and when Hedgehogs tool offerings do and do not make sense.

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Episode 26: Coveo and SUGCON impression with Simon Langevin

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Thu, 03 Aug 2017 00:00:00 -0500

In the final of our interviews from SUGCON EU, we talk to Simon Langevin from Coveo to find out about Coveo for Sitecore and his favorite sessions.

Links:

Coveo Corporate Site
SUGCON Videos
Simon Langevin (@SilaouO) | Twitter
Coveo Blog - A blog about the business impact of intelligent search
Register for Sitecore Symposium 2017 — Use this link to register for Sitecore Symposium and receive $100 off and support the show

Episode 25: Amanda Shiga

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 00:00:00 -0500

Continuing with our interviews from SUGCON EU, we sit down with Amanda Shiga, VP of Marketing Science with Valtech. We cover what is new in marketing with Sitecore, including machine learning.

Links:

Amanda Shiga (@AmandaShiga) | Twitter
Amanda on Nonlinear's Blog
Amanda Shiga's Blog
Register for Sitecore Symposium — Use this link to register for Sitecore Symposium and receive $100 off and support the show

Episode 24: Sitecore and NET Core with Stephen Pope

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Wed, 19 Jul 2017 00:00:00 -0500

Continuing our series of interviews from SUGCON EU, we talk with Stephen Pope from Sitecore about what it's like using .NET Core in the real world. We also dig a bit into the Sitecore publishing service that his team wrote.

Links:

Stephen Pope (@stephenpope) | Twitter
Publishing Service v2.0 - Quick Start Guide
Sitecore Stack Exchange
Register for Sitecore Symposium 2017 — Did you miss SUGCON EU? Register for Sitecore Symposium 2017. Use this link to get $100 off and to support Core Sampler.

Episode 23: Una Verhoeven

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 00:00:00 -0500

The first of a series of interviews recorded at SUGCON EU 2017, we sit down with Hedgehog's Una Verhoeven and talk about the Sitecore community.

Links:

Una Verhoeven (@unaverhoeven) | Twitter
Team Development for Sitecore: Professional Developer Tools for Sitecore Teams
Welkom bij Sitecore User Group Nederland - Sitecore User Group Nederland (SUGNL)
Hedgehog
Sitecore Symposium 2017 — Did you miss SUGCON EU? Register for Sitecore Symposium 2017. Use this link to get $100 off and to support Core Sampler.

Episode 22: Looking at the cloud(s) With George Chang

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Wed, 10 May 2017 00:00:00 -0500

We sit down with Sitecore Cloud MVP, George Chang, to discuss running Sitecore in the cloud. We cover how to get started and reason why you would and would not want to use Azure for your Sitecore environment.

Links:

Episode 21: Testing Sitecore with Dan Solovay

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Wed, 29 Mar 2017 00:00:00 -0500

In this episode, we sit down with Sitecore MVP, Dan Solovay and learn why and how to use test driven development with Sitecore, as well as learn why French Literature is the key to a solid career in technology.

Links:

Explorations into Sitecore and .NET — Dan's excellent blog
Dan Solovay (@DanSolovay) | Twitter
FakeDb: Unit testing framework for Sitecore.
Velir | Ideas & Blog

Episode 20: Unraveling Helix with Sumith Damodaran

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 00:00:00 -0500

In this episode, we sit down with Sumith Damodaran from Sitecore UK's Technical Services team. We learn about his role as he helps Sitecore customers with the platform and to talk about the Helix recommendations. Sumith is in the process of delivering Helix training throughout the region.

Links:

Sitecore Helix Documentation
Sitecore Habitat: Sitecore Modular Architecture Example
Sitecore.Demo: A repository containing a series of Sitecore scenario demos
Helix Technical Workshop
SOLID Object Oriented Principals — Great brief overview on SOLID.
Agile Principles, Patterns, and Practices in C#: Robert C. Martin, Micah Martin — The definitive reference on SOLID principles, updated in C#
Clean Coders: Training videos. With personality. For software professionals. — Follow Uncle Bob Martin
Tools and CI for Sitecore
Helix workshop link - Please Register here

Episode 19: Fight for the Users

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Tue, 21 Feb 2017 00:00:00 -0600

Like the program TRON from the eponymous Disney film from 1982, you need to fight for the users of your Sitecore instance. Derek covers some areas to consider when implementing Sitecore to make the life of your content editors easier.

Links:

Core Sampler Episode 16: Kamruz Jaman
Environment Styler for Sitecore
Sitecore: Adding your own Icons
Icons!
Sitecore how to make the experience editor a great experience for your editors | Brian Pedersen's Sitecore and .NET Blog — Brian covers setting icons on your renderings and much more
What is the difference between IsExperienceEditor and IsExperienceEditorEditing - Sitecore Stack Exchange
Page Editor Best Practices — Though the Page Editor is now called the Experience Editor, this guide has a TON of great information.
Injecting Resources into Sitecore Content and Page Editor
Sitecore User Group Conference Europe 2017 - SUGCON 2017
Milwaukee Sitecore User Group

Episode 18: Catching up with Mike Reynolds

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Wed, 08 Feb 2017 00:00:00 -0600

We talk again with Sitecore Junkie, Mike Reynolds and learn about the vibrant tech scene in Sydney, Australia and talk about what's new in Sitecore.

Links:

Episode 17: Sitecore Performance discussion with Nat Mann

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Wed, 25 Jan 2017 00:00:00 -0600

We talk with Nathanael (Nat) Mann to talk about some common gotchas when dealing with Sitecore Performance issues. From properly using caches, being careful with Sitecore search, and view vs controller renderings.

Links:

Nathanael Mann (@cardinal252) | Twitter
CardinalCore — Nat's Blog

Episode 16: Kamruz Jaman

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Wed, 11 Jan 2017 00:00:00 -0600

We sit down with Sitecore MVP Kamruz Jaman to talk about some of things that bit us in the past (so they don't bite you.).

Links:

Style the Sitecore Environment
Sitecore Admin Pages Cheat Sheet
Kamruz Jaman (@jammykam) | Twitter
Config File Patching — John West's definitive blog post
Include File Patching Facilities — Older, but still valid documentation on config file patching

Episode 15: The Coresampler Holiday Spectacular

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Wed, 21 Dec 2016 00:00:00 -0600

Still shopping for that perfect gift for your Sitecore friends and family? We've got you covered. Hear what should be on your holiday wish list this year. We hear from folks in the Sitecore community on what tools and resources you should put on your list. We also hear what we are all thankful for as 2016 comes to a close.

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Episode 14: Professional Sitecore 8 Development

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Wed, 14 Dec 2016 00:00:00 -0600

We chat via phone with the authors of the new Sitecore book "Profession Sitecore 8 Development", Phil Wickland and Jason Wilkerson from RBA Consulting. We discuss who the book is for and what information it covers.

Links:

Buy Profession Sitecore 8 Development
Jason Wilkerson (@LonghornTaco) | Twitter
CitizenSitecore — Jason's Blog
Phil Wicklund (@philwicklund) | Twitter
Strategy updates from Phil Wicklund — Phil's Blog
Michael West (@MichaelWest101) | Twitter — Co-Author of the Powershell chapter
Kamruz Jaman (@jammykam) | Twitter — Book reviewer
Nick Wesselman (@techphoria414) | Twitter — Book reviewer
Mike Reynolds (@mike_i_reynolds) | Twitter — Book reviewer
RBA | A Digital and Technology Consultancy

Episode 13: Discussing Fortis and CI/CD with Jason Bert

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Wed, 30 Nov 2016 00:00:00 -0600

Rounding out some of the more common Sitecore frameworks, we chat with Jason Bert about Fortis Collection, a mapping framework for working with Sitecore Items in a strongly typed way. We then dive into the world of continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) and some of the challenges implementing this process with Sitecore and why it is worth the investment of time.

Links:

Fortis Collection | A strongly typed, interface based, model of the Sitecore API
Goblin Rocket Engineering — Jason's Blog
@jason_bert — Follow Jason on Twitter
@FortisStrong — Follow the Fortis project on Twitter

Episode 12: Getting Personal with Rick Bauer

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Wed, 23 Nov 2016 00:00:00 -0600

A lot of marketers who implement their site with Sitecore struggle with "what now" as they look to leverage the more advanced marketing features of Sitecore. We talk with Perficient's Rick Bauer on how to get started. We cover everyone's favorite - Personalization, but also look at some of the first step you need to take when using Sitecore's marketing tools.

Links:

@Sitecordial — Follow Rick on Twitter
Sitecordial on YouTube
Rick's Blog
SBOS — Sitecore Business Optimization Strategies

Episode 11: Akshay Sura Wants to Be Your Friend

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Wed, 09 Nov 2016 00:00:00 -0600

We talk with Akshay Sura about his various efforts to bring the Sitecore Community together.

Links:

Akshay Sura – Akshay Sura's blog posts
Sitecore Hackathon 2017
@akshaysura13 — Follow Akshay on Twitter
Catching Exceptions Episode 14: Akshay Sura
Unofficial Sitecore 8 Training Webinar Series – Full Curriculum
Sitecore Community Updates Mailing List — Get updates on what is happening in the Sitecore Community
Join Sitecore Slack — Use this form to request access to the Sitecore Community Slack Team

Episode 10: The Many Projects of Kam Figy

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Wed, 02 Nov 2016 00:00:00 -0500

His contibution to the Sitecore community is undeniable, in this episdoe we dive into some of Kam Figy's many open source tools.

Links:

@kamsar — Follow Kam on Twitter
Kam's Idea Log
Dianoga — An automatic image optimizer for the Sitecore media library.
Unicorn — A Sitecore utility designed to simplify deployment of Sitecore items across environments automatically
Synthesis — Synthesis is a universal object mapper for Sitecore 7 and 8
Core Sampler Episode 4: Sitecore Fellow Alex Shyba
Sitecore Sidekick — Portland Sitecore Meetup demonstration of Sidekick

Episode 9: Sitecore Stack Exchange and Mark Cassidy

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Wed, 26 Oct 2016 00:00:00 -0500

The Sitecore community is on a roll lately. Following meteoric rise of the Sitecore Slack Team, the sights were set on breaking free of the "Programming Questions Only" limitations of Stack Overflow by launching a Sitecore focused StackExchange site. In this episode we sit down with Mark Cassidy, who submitted the original proposal to StackExchange and was one of the many members of the Sitecore community to get the site approved and ultimately into public Beta.

Links:

Sitecore Stack Exchange
@cassidydotdk — Follow Mark on Twitter
Into the core — Mark's Blog
Sitecore Community Forums
How do I prevent coconut milk from separating in Thai curry? — Derek's Thai Curry question on Seasoned Advice

Episode 8: Through the looking glass with Mike Edwards

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Wed, 19 Oct 2016 00:00:00 -0500

Once you get started working on Sitecore, it is not long before someone mentions using Glass Mapper. This week, we sit down with its creator, Mike Edwards and talk about the origins of Glass Mapper, some pitfalls, along with whether you should be generating or hand rolling your models.

Links:

Glass Mapper — Glass Mapper Home Page
Michael Edwards (@mikeedwards83) | Twitter — Follow Mike on Twitter
Glass Mapper on Githuib

Episode 7: Ignition Framework with Jon Upchurch

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Wed, 12 Oct 2016 00:00:00 -0500

Sitecore developers face with a brand new implementation often find themselves doing the same things over and over when starting a project. Ignition is an open source developer accelerator designed to help launch your Sitecore projects. In this episdoe, we talk with the originator of the framework, Jon Upchurch.

Links:

Episode 6: Documentation with Sitecore's Martina Welander

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Wed, 05 Oct 2016 00:00:00 -0500

In this episode, we sit down with Martina Welander from Sitecore and talk about Sitecore's ever improving documentation, data sources, and her quest make make things easier to understand for developers.

Links:

Martina Welander (@mhwelander) | Twitter — Follow Martina on Twitter
(MH) Welander — Martina's Blog
Catching Exceptions Episode 9: Martina Welander - YouTube — Mark Styles interview with Martina Wellander
Page Editor Recommended Practices for Developers — A Guide to Building for the Page Editor and Improving the Editor Experience. A lot still applies to Sitecore 8 and is a worthy read.
xDB | Exercising Sitecore — Jonathan Robin’s xDB posts
blog.boro2g.co.uk — Nick Hill's Blog
Mike Robbins — Mike Robbin's blog
Sears Tower — Ask any Chicagoan and it's still the Sears Tower

Episode 5: SPE with Michael West

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Wed, 28 Sep 2016 00:00:00 -0500

We talk with Michael West about getting started with Sitecore Powershell Extensions Code Editor Sitecore Module Sitecore Powershell Extensions Follow Michael on Twitter – @MichaelWest101

Episode 4: Sitecore Fellow Alex Shyba

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Wed, 21 Sep 2016 00:00:00 -0500

In this episode, we sit down with Sitecore Fellow, Alex Shyba, to talk about his career arc with Sitecore and his team’s latest addition to the product, Path Analyzer. Path Analyzer is an indispensible tool...

Episode 3: Nick Wesselman

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Wed, 14 Sep 2016 00:00:00 -0500

In this Episode we talk to Nick Wesselman about his path to Sitecore and later Active Commerce. We also cover getting started on the platform.

Active Commerce
Techphoria414
Follow Nick on Twitter
Inversion of Control by Martin Fowler
Dependency Injection in .NET by Mark Seemann
Glass Mapper

Episode 2: Getting your with fix Mike Reynolds

info@coresampler.fm (Derek Dysart) — Tue, 06 Sep 2016 19:00:00 -0500

In this episode we talk with Mike Reynolds, better known as "Sitecore Junkie"