Angela Jones
Technology Champion | Microsoft MVP | Pay It Forward Advocate
Shawnee, Kansas, United States
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Angela Jones is a Microsoft MVP in M365 Copilot and a Modern Workplace Consultant who helps organizations drive business growth and transformation through thoughtful, people-centered technology solutions. Drawing on her background in retail management and recruiting, Angela brings a strong foundation in leadership, talent development, and operational excellence to her technology work.
This experience shapes a consulting approach grounded in trust and a deep understanding of how people and businesses operate, enabling her to design and implement modern workplace solutions that improve adoption, empower employees, and deliver meaningful business outcomes.
A former Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), Angela is passionate about helping organizations and individuals get the most value from Microsoft technologies through enablement, training, and community engagement. She specializes in Microsoft 365, Copilot, SharePoint, Teams, and the Power Platform, with a focus on practical solutions that support productivity, collaboration, and innovation.
A Kansas City native, Angela enjoys traveling and spending time with her family, friends, and fur babies. She is an organizer of the Kansas City Dynamics 365, Power Platform, and AI User Group, where she is passionate about community building, mentoring, and knowledge sharing.
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Seeking Your Approval: Mastering Approvals in Microsoft 365
With all of the emails piling up in your inbox and Teams chats pinging left and right, it can be easy to miss that quick, "Hey, does this look good?" question from a colleague. Using Microsoft Approvals can be a great way to have a concrete, separate place to collect those approvals. In this session, Lindsay will share:
*How to build a variety of types of approvals in Power Automate
*How to view those approvals in Microsoft Teams
*Use cases for building processes around approvals
This session will enable audience members to build their own approval solutions, whether simple and straight-forward or complex and layered.
Products: Power Automate, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Outlook
How To Upskill Within Your Skillset
The days of mastering a single technology and coasting for years are long gone. As platforms evolve and new tools emerge, technology professionals are constantly faced with the question of how to stay relevant without completely reinventing themselves. The answer often lies in learning how to upskill within existing strengths and experience.
In this panel discussion, Angela, Lindsay, and Mark share how they have adapted their careers amid shifting technology trends, sometimes through major pivots and other times by expanding into adjacent skillsets. With backgrounds spanning multiple roles across the Microsoft ecosystem and other technologies, they will share what it really takes to grow with the technology without feeling pressured to chase every trend.
This session offers honest lessons learned, practical approaches to continuous growth, and reassurance that career progression does not always mean starting over. Attendees will walk away with insights they can apply immediately to remain agile, confident, and relevant in an ever-changing tech landscape.
10 Ways to Go from “Meh” to “Must‑Have” with Copilot
You finally wrestled a Copilot license out of the grip of your IT admins. Congratulations! But with great licensing comes… well, great features! So many great features, in fact, that it can be overwhelming figuring out where to even start.
That's where this session comes in. Join an adoption/training specialist and an M365 consultant on a guided, practical, actionable journey through the best, "use these yesterday" features of an M365 Copilot license.
You’ll leave this session with a clear understanding of where Copilot adds the most value today, hands-on examples you can immediately apply, and simple habits that make Copilot feel like a trusted assistant instead of another tool competing for your attention. Our goal is to help you move from “We have Copilot” to “We can’t imagine working without it.”
Women in Technology Discussion Panel
Whether you're a woman in tech, an ally, or just someone eager to learn and contribute to a more inclusive industry, this session is a must-attend. Together, let's pave the way for a more inclusive, communicative, and collaborative tech landscape.
Just use the Teams Chat!!!
Do you still send emails to your coworkers? Do you get lost in multiple threads or replies?
Let's explore the cool tools and features available in Teams Chat and the benefits of using Chat instead of Email.
Get out of email and use persistent chat
Add resources/tabs to chat
Use the Documents tab (SharePoint)
@Mention people in chat
And so much more...
Resume Review: How to Up Your Game!
Your resume is often your first opportunity to make an impression, so make it count. In this interactive session, we’ll break down practical strategies for creating a resume that gets noticed and better represents your skills and experience.
We’ll review common resume formats, when to use them, and the key dos and don’ts for creating a clear, professional, ATS-friendly resume. We’ll cover how to tailor your resume to the role, highlight accomplishments with action verbs and measurable results, use relevant industry terminology, and make sure your LinkedIn profile supports your story.
We’ll also tackle the dreaded cover letter, including when it’s worth writing one and how to make it relevant to the position instead of simply repeating your resume.
Bring your questions! The session includes Q&A and practical guidance you can apply immediately to your job search.
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