Bootstrap Your Intranet: Cost-Efficient Commtech for Employee Connection

David Bowman is the Product Director for Fresh, an intranet and digital workspace for Microsoft 365 that centralizes an organization’s communication and collaboration space. As well as helping clients progress their journey from intranet to digital workplace, Bowman delivers strategic consulting and turns challenges into features with the Fresh product team and spends a lot of time monitoring the Microsoft strategy and roadmap for SharePoint and Viva.

Margarett Frisby is Executive Director, Intranet Managing Editor and Head of Internal Communications for Commercial Banking (CB) Risk, Legal, and Compliance, Conduct and Operational Risk at JPMorgan Chase & Co.  In this role, she oversees the editorial and publication strategy for internal news content and channels and serves as a strategic advisor to CB’s Chief Risk Officer, General Counsel, and Chief Compliance and Operational Risk Officer. Prior to joining JPMorgan Chase & Co., she managed internal communications and employee engagement at First Midwest Bank (now Old National Bank) and at First Horizon National Corporation. With nearly a decade of experience, Frisby is a firm believer that informed employees are engaged employees, and she aims to foster an inclusive environment where every employee feels they belong. Frisby received her degree in International Relations with a concentration in Middle Eastern and African Studies from the University of Alabama. Outside of work, she enjoys endurance sports and has completed a full Ironman and a handful of half Ironmans. Originally from Memphis, TN, Frisby is now based in Chicago, IL where she lives with her husband Mike Brown and their two dogs Zoe and Murph.

Christine oversees internal communications initiatives at Baptist Health South Florida, the region’s largest employer and one of America’s preeminent healthcare institutions. She is responsible for bringing all the organization’s internal campaigns to life for more than 24,000 employees across its entities and Centers of Excellence. She collaborates with other departments and human resources to drive the strategy and content for all internal communications, including executive communications, the company intranet and other employee-facing channels.

Sean Devlin is an editor at Ragan Communications. In his spare time he enjoys Philly sports, a good pint and '90s trivia night.