Episode 46 of the Mavens Do It Better Podcast features Sharon Weaver, coach, speaker, consultant, trainer, and owner of Smarter Consulting. Sharon has a long history in technology and is a highly sought after speaker and consultant. \nSharon and Heather caught up virtually from Lenexa, Kansas and Marina del Rey, CA.\nListen in as Sharon and Heather talk about:\nSharon\u2019s love of helping people solve problems with technology and her being a leader in her Kansas City SharePoint community leading many events and their user group. We talk about the many ways she is helping clients with Office 365 and and realizing their business goals through technology and how she runs her growing consulting business and also works with students as an adjunct instructor and private corporate clients.\nHer fun new side business hosting people on their first vacation cruises, teaching first timers how to get the most out of a cruising vacation \u2013 with her first learning tour happening this Autumn. We talk about her history and love of cruising including her favorites with some tips and tricks on how to get the most out of it. Cruising is one of the ways Sharon works on wellness in her life and we discuss finding that balance with busy lives in the tech industry.\nBeing a psychology major and starting her career in pharmacy. Wanting to go to medical school and then heading into IT through other jobs and how she has become a business owner in technology sharing her thoughts about what\u2019s currently happening in the industry.