Talent Hub Talk

From NASA to Salesforce with Bhavana Singh

In this episode, we talk with Salesforce Developer, Bhavana Singh at Dreamforce in San Francisco to discuss her career before Salesforce, and her contributions across the globe that have led her to be awarded not only Salesforce MVP status but the Developer Golden Hoodie in 2018.

Bhavana comes from a really interesting background, having worked in the NASA control center before discovering the world of Salesforce, and opening her own business.

We discuss her advice for people looking to transition into Salesforce, and the thriving ecosystem in the USA; the events and Community Groups that are held there and how the WiT are on a mission to increase the number of female CTAs in the ecosystem across the globe.

We enjoyed finding out more about the others who inspire her in the Salesforce Ohana, such as the Ladies Be Architects group, led by Gemma Emmett, Charly Prinsloo and Susannah St-Germain, those in the RAD Women (Radical Apex Developers) group run by Angela Mahoney.

Bhavana talks about the support she draws on from having a study-buddy on her path to CTA and how she's been able to apply her natural flair for teaching in her role as a RAD Women coach.

You can follow Bhavana on Twitter at @singhbhavana8, and find her on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/singhbhavana8/.

How to build your personal brand online with Zachary Jeans

In this episode, we talk with top tweeter and VP of Marketing at AbsenceSoft, Zachary Jeans, all the way from his home in Washington, at Dreamforce in San Francisco. We sit down to discuss his career before Salesforce, how he first got into the ecosystem, and how it has led him all over the world on many exciting adventures. Having joined the Salesforce Ohana a decade ago, he sheds light on what it was like back then, and how it has evolved since. With a Twitter following of close to15k, and VP of Marketing in his role, Zachary, it is fair to say, knows his stuff in the world of marketing and online connections. He explains the power of social media in the Salesforce world and in fact, any industry, and gives his tips for getting started. He explains the benefits and enjoyment in leveraging it's potential reach, and the value of having an online presence. Zachary is a self-described elevator of people, and he shares his thoughts on a range of topics as well as making his suggestions for people to follow on Twitter for valuable and useful content. We enjoyed finding out more about the others who inspire him in the Salesforce Ohana, and the great work he does in the local market and beyond. You can follow Zachary on Twitter at @zacharyjeans

The Salesforce ecosystem in India with Rupesh Bhatia

In this episode we talk with Salesforce MVP and 13X Salesforce certified Application Architect, Rupesh Bhatia, at Dreamforce in San Francisco to discuss his career before Salesforce, and his contributions across the globe that have led him to be awarded Salesforce MVP status. With TDX India coming up on 19th December 2019 we talk about the event and what attendees can expect.

We discuss his advice for people looking to transition into Salesforce, and the thriving Salesforce ecosystem in India; the events that are held there every year, and how this region has the second-largest Salesforce Developer community outside of the U.S.

We enjoyed finding out more about the others who inspire him in the Salesforce Ohana, and the great work he does in the local market and beyond.

You can follow Rupesh on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/rupesh-bhatia/and check out TDX India at https://www.salesforce.com/in/trailheadx

Setting up a Salesforce Implementation Partner with Sauce Consulting

Today we talk with the Founders of Sauce Consulting, Albert James, Martine Campagna and Hiral Swala on location in San Francisco.

Sauce has recently been launched in the Australian Salesforce market, and between them, the Co-Founders bring a wealth of Salesforce experience. We met up with them at Dreamforce to discuss the process of becoming a Salesforce Partner, the value that they, as a business, put on Salesforce certifications, and the importance of having complementary skills between business owners.

Sauce are refreshing in their approach to hiring, with a big emphasis placed on hiring for potential and passion, and we spoke to them in more detail about what makes them different.

Finally, they shared their key takeaways from the huge week at Dreamforce.

You can follow Albert on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/albertjames/, Martine at https://www.linkedin.com/in/martine-campagna-4b7093117/, and Hiral at https://www.linkedin.com/in/hiral-sawla-a2917299/.

Their website can be found at https://www.sauceconsulting.com.au/

We hope you enjoy the episode

Salesforce conversations uncut with Chris Hopper, John Knight, Ben Fuller and Andrew Echevarria broadcasting from Dreamforce

This episode is brought to you from Dreamforce and is a collaboration and a collision of Salesforce opinions, authentic views and real experiences from five personalities in the Salesforce ecosystem from across the world, who have come to find each other on LinkedIn. Featuring alongside Ben Duncombe; Chris Hopper, The CRM Recruiter, John Knight, Salesforce Practice Lead at Marketwake, Ben Fuller, President of Cloudtrailz and Andrew Echevarria, Salesforce Technical Lead at Deloitte. All are very active on LinkedIn and so we recommend you introduce yourselves for educational snippets and un-bridled Salesforce content. Chris Hopper - https://www.linkedin.com/in/thecrmtechrecruiter/ John Knight - https://www.linkedin.com/in/knight2413/ Ben Fuller - https://www.linkedin.com/in/bdfuller/ Andrew Echevarria - https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewsfdc/

The modern Salesforce Developer with Sameed Khan

Today we talk with Salesforce Developer, Sameed Khan to discuss his background from electrical engineering into software engineering, and ultimately into Salesforce. We delve into why he chose Salesforce as his specialism, and how he approached his own self-development and use of resources to upskill.

Sameed sheds light on the nuances of Salesforce versus other development languages and domains, and how software engineering can be viewed as an art. Find out more in this episode about the repercussions of good quality versus sub-quality code, and how companies can attract upcoming Developers like him, for their teams.

You can follow Sameed on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/sameed-khan-1a637670/

Personal brand, learning to code and the Salesforce Ohana with David Liu

When you think of Salesforce development, for a lot of people, one name springs to mind. David Liu. Based in San Francisco, he was speaking at Down Under Dreaming in Brisbane recently, and so we took the opportunity to record this chat with him, live from the event. David famously taught himself to code, and is now a Technical Architect at Google, with the CTA held firmly in his sights. As a result of his own experiences, David founded a very successful and renowned blog and resources hub, SFDC99, which has visitors daily from all over the globe, benefitting from his easy to follow tutorials. He explained to us, and the audience at Down Under Dreaming, that absolutely anybody can teach themselves to code, and more importantly perhaps, why he thinks that they should. Since his first steps of teaching himself Apex, David has been awarded Salesforce MVP status six times, as well as the inaugural Salesforce Developer Golden Hoodie at the 2018 Dreamforce, and has 17 Salesforce certifications under his belt to date. In this podcast, we discuss his views on Salesforce development, the Admin/Dev hybrid role, what he looks for when he's interviewing talent, and his top pieces of advice for those considering a move into the Salesforce industry. You can follow David on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dvdkliu/and Twitter at @dvdkliu, and of course, check out his website, SFDC99.

From a non I.T background, to CTA and a Master of I.T with Jannis Bott

Today we talk with Salesforce Certified Technical Architect, and co-leader of the Sydney Salesforce Developer Group, Jannis Bott. Jannis came to visit Australia nine years ago with a plan in mind to return to Germany after 8 months. He'd put his plan in action of becoming a neurosurgeon having completed his mandatory civilian service prior, in the health space, driving an ambulance for the Red Cross. However, on Australian shores, Jannis discovered Salesforce, and rapidly found that he had a special talent which led him to the point nearly 2 years ago, when he joined the Salesforce elite of achieving the Certified Technical Architect credential. The CTA is the absolute pinnacle of any Salesforce career, and as an ambition held by so many in the ecosystem, you'll want to hear Jannis talk to Ben Duncombe about his own path to Salesforce CTA, and how he approached his preparation alongside a study buddy, travelling on a similar professional journey. We discuss his views, his deep insights, and understand more about what it's actually like to be a Salesforce CTA, including the other goals that people can strive for. You can follow Jannis on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jannisbott/ and if you're a Sydney based Developer, find out more about the User Group that he co-leads at https://trailblazercommunitygroups.com/sydney-au-developers-group/

Training Architects to pass the CTA review board with Sebastian Wagner

Today we talk with Salesforce Certified Technical Architect, Sebastian Wagner, Master Coach of FlowRepublic, an organisation that provides holistic training and coaching programs, designed to build the skills required on the path to CTA. The CTA credential is the absolute pinnacle of any Salesforce career, and an ambition held by so many in the ecosystem, and so you'll want to hear Sebastian talk to Ben Duncombe about his own journey to Salesforce CTA, and how he now helps others on their own journey to the review board. We discuss his views as to how he identifies if someone is, or isn't ready, the challenges people face in the review board itself, and insight into the success and value he has been able to provide through his work with FlowRepublic. You can follow Sebastian on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/se6wagner/ and find FlowRepublic at https://www.flowrepublic.com/

Transitioning from other technologies into Salesforce with Matt Robison

Today we talk with Salesforce Technical Architect, Matt Robison, who fell in love with Salesforce having spent a significant period of time previously working in the development space with other technologies.

Matt fully immersed himself within the Salesforce Community right from the beginning, and his Salesforce career has progressed rapidly since initially securing his first Salesforce role as a Salesforce Developer 18 months ago. Today, Matt is a Salesforce Technical Architect, and we took the opportunity to ask Matt to talk us through his journey.

We discuss his views about what differs from other markets, what makes Salesforce interesting to other Developers, and pinpoint any potential challenges.

Finally, we talk to Matt about what the Salesforce Community groups have meant to him, and his exciting aspirations for the future.

You can follow Matt on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-robison-salesforce/