{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/667de80138312b16fc87ebe7/698bb822d4ce9463160d25af?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Enterprises Accelerate with AI: Superpowers, CustomerZero, and Copilot for All ","description":"<p>How partners will win in 2026: pick one marketable superpower, prove it as customer‑zero, and scale value with agentic AI. Host&nbsp;<a href=\"https://aka.ms/fede\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Fede Pacheco</a>&nbsp;is joined by&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexa-easley/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Alexa Easley</a>&nbsp;as they&nbsp;share real stories and leadership perspectives—from&nbsp;multiple&nbsp;partner voices to&nbsp;EPS CVP&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/nina-harding-microsoft/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Nina Harding</a>&nbsp;and her Leadership Team,&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/loriborgleadership/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Lori Borg</a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonysurma/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Tony Surma</a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/heatherdeggans/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Heather Deggans</a>, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/leejim/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Jim Lee</a>.&nbsp;Every conversation&nbsp;explores&nbsp;their perspectives as they share&nbsp;real-world examples of Copilot and&nbsp;agentic&nbsp;AI delivering measurable business impact&nbsp;for thousands of organizations across the Americas Enterprise segment.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><strong>In this episode&nbsp;you’ll&nbsp;learn</strong>:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><ul><li>How top partners pick one marketable superpower, align it to a measurable outcome, and replicate it.&nbsp;</li><li>What acting as customer&nbsp;zero really looks like, with concrete adoption&nbsp;strategies and&nbsp;tangible outcomes&nbsp;</li><li>What Enterprise focused partners are learning from leading the AI frontier?&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Some questions we ask:</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><ul><li>What’s&nbsp;your partner superpower—and which Frontier pillar does your story light up (and why)?&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>How are you acting as customer&nbsp;zero today, and what measurable outcomes can you point to?&nbsp;</li><li>What makes a thriving relationship between&nbsp;partners and their PDMs?&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Resources:</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/groups/3468863/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Join our Microsoft Americas Partner Community group on&nbsp;Linkedin</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://aka.ms/FrontierStories\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Watch all the 13 interviews</a>&nbsp;from this episode&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/fedepacheco/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Connect with&nbsp;host&nbsp;Fede Pacheco</a>&nbsp;on LinkedIn to share your partner success stories&nbsp;</li><li>&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-copilot/learn-copilot-today\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Become a Copilot Power User</a> |&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https://microsoftpartners.microsoft.com/abs/gtm/copilot/#build-a-practice\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Build your practice today</a>&nbsp;</li><li>Case&nbsp;studies covered in this episode:&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://www.microsoft.com/en/customers/story/25053-best-buy-microsoft-sentinel?msockid=130c7c9266e36d192db369ff67366c4b\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Best Buy pairs Microsoft Security solutions with Tanium for more visibility and ease</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://partner.microsoft.com/en-us/case-studies/cloudforce\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Cloudforce&nbsp;and Microsoft accelerate AI research at a top organization</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://www.microsoft.com/en/customers/story/23654-ntt-data-azure-ai-agent-service\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">NTT DATA Transforms Its Enterprise with Agentic AI</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://nri-na.com/clients/gbp/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">NRI drives operational excellence with Microsoft 365</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://www.valorem.com/resources/work/2025/mw/from-50-to-1300-users-bpm-m365-copilot-journey/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">After successful pilot,&nbsp;Reply&nbsp;deploys Copilot wall-to-wall&nbsp;at BPM</a>&nbsp;</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Related Microsoft Podcasts:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong>&nbsp;</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://thecyberwire.com/podcasts/microsoft-threat-intelligence\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hybrid&nbsp;Cloud Partners Podcast</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://thecyberwire.com/podcasts/microsoft-threat-intelligence\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Microsoft Threat Intelligence Podcast</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://thecyberwire.com/podcasts/afternoon-cyber-tea\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Afternoon Cyber Tea</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Discover and follow other Microsoft podcasts at<a href=\"https://news.microsoft.com/podcasts/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">&nbsp;microsoft.com/podcasts</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"Microsoft"}