Heather is a former Microsoft MVP for Office Apps and Services. Over the past 20 years, Heather led marketing for Global Cloud Microsoft ISV, AvePoint, and founded her marketing consultancy, Creative Maven, a software business. She has produced thousands of events, campaigns, and experiences in the high-tech and entertainment industries. Heather is also the host of the Mavens Do It Better Podcast, which features interviews and extraordinary everyday experts who light a spark in our world. She lives in Marina del Rey, CA and has extensively traveled the world both for pleasure and by speaking about Office 365, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, and Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging. Heather is a published playwright and graduate of the University of Washington School of Drama, Seattle, WA.