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09/17/2026

Want to know who April Dunnam is beyond the resume and YouTube channel?

Grab a cup of coffee and have a conversation.

April talks with Joy Apple and me about her work ethic, helping people, and how the same philosophy carries through her work, content, and personal life.

Watch the full Episode 1 of M365 After 5:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIkYgh_ALZU

09/17/2026

What does April Dunnam reach for when she needs a little extra ambition?

A Dolly Parton coffee mug, of course.

“Pour myself a cup of ambition.”

And yes, April has a coffee cup for basically every mood.

Watch the full Episode 1 of M365 After 5 with April, Joy, and I:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIkYgh_ALZU

09/16/2026

What belongs in the April Dunnam Museum?

A whole lot of 90s nostalgia.

CDs, an iPod Mini, grunge, Backstreet Boys, flannel, Doc Martens, JNCO jeans, a bucket hat, black eyeliner… and a clarinet. Obviously.

Episode 1 of M365 After 5 premieres tonight!

Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIkYgh_ALZU

09/16/2026

Guess what? Episode 1 of M365 After 5 premieres TODAY!

And our first official guest is none other than April Dunnam!

We talked about everything from music and 90s nostalgia to wrestling, coffee, movies, career what-ifs, and learned that April is now completely obsessed with Supernatural.

Come hang out with April, Joy, and me tonight at 5:0PM EST!

Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIkYgh_ALZU

A little M365 NYC behind-the-scenes is making its way to the MGCI Community Builders Network Call next week.I’ll be join...
09/12/2026

A little M365 NYC behind-the-scenes is making its way to the MGCI Community Builders Network Call next week.

I’ll be joining Heather Cook on September 16 to talk about how we approached the speaker spotlights, sponsor interviews, video content, and social campaigns, including what worked, what surprised me, and what I’d do differently next time.

September 16, 11:10 AM ET
Register: https://aka.ms/MGCIMtgAM

NEW BLOG POST: The event starts before the event.I never actually attended M365 NYC 2026, but I still ended up doing a l...
09/11/2026

NEW BLOG POST: The event starts before the event.

I never actually attended M365 NYC 2026, but I still ended up doing a lot of the work around it before anyone walked through the door.

That meant speaker videos, interviews, sponsor conversations, short-form clips, social media planning, and a lot of figuring things out as I went. I learned pretty quickly that a 60-second clip can take a ridiculous amount of time to produce, that interview formats are often much easier for speakers than asking them to perform alone on camera, and that social media needs the same kind of thought and planning as the event itself.

I also came away convinced that speaker promotion should start much earlier, sponsor content can be far more interesting than another logo post, and original conversations stand out even more now that every feed is drowning in AI-generated filler.

This post is my recap of what worked, what I would carry into the next event, and how those M365 NYC conversations eventually helped spark M365 After 5.

Read it all here: https://unsuckm365.com/2026/09/10/creating-community-before-the-event-lessons-from-m365-nyc/

09/10/2026

The more I give to this community, the more I get back.

People have asked why I invest so much time in it. My answer is always the same: what I get back is times ten. Always.

Some people might look at community work and call it a hobby. For me, it’s become the passion of a lifetime.

Joy and I talk about that, and a whole lot more, in Episode 0 of M365 After 5.

Watch the full episode:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0-ndIs6e6E

09/10/2026

I’ve become the friend you call when you want to do something weird.

DJing? I’m down.
Improv? I’m down.
Get on a stage and figure it out as I go? I’m down.

I like putting myself in uncomfortable situations. Not because I’m trying to become a DJ or an actor, but because trying things I don’t know how to do is part of the fun. That’s how I learn, and that’s how I grow.

As Joy puts it: “Diego’s down.”

Episode 0 of M365 After 5 is out now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0-ndIs6e6E

M365 After 5 has also officially launched as a podcast.We’re now available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Poc...
09/10/2026

M365 After 5 has also officially launched as a podcast.

We’re now available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Pocket Casts, Overcast, iHeartRadio, Castbox, and of course YouTube and YouTube Music.

So whether you want to watch Joy and me actually making faces at each other, or just listen while you’re walking, commuting, cooking, working out, or pretending to be productive, you’ve got options.

Episode 0: Meet Diego & Joy is out now, with more episodes and some fantastic guests already on the way.

Technology might be what brought many of us together, but this show is about everything that happens after 5.

🎧 Listen on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/show/0VlHX7GPuQBJH2EbmwBUxE?si=r4FqqJAiRBG5OpXIgByotg

And if Spotify isn’t your thing, search M365 After 5 wherever you listen to podcasts.

Also, if you missed yesterday’s YouTube premiere, you can catch Episode 0 here:
📺 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0-ndIs6e6E

09/09/2026

You probably don’t need a vacation. You might just need to get off your couch.

Go explore a neighborhood you’ve never really walked around. Find a weird thrift store. Buy some random piece of art. Take your laptop somewhere that isn’t the same four walls you stare at every day.

Sometimes changing the scenery is enough to change your perspective.

More wandering like this in Episode 0 of M365 After 5 with Joy Apple and me.

Watch it today at 5:01 PM ET:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0-ndIs6e6E

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