Talent Hub Talk
237 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsTalent Hub Talk is a podcast dedicated to giving you your Salesforce fix, featuring insights and real-life stories from Trailblazers, community leaders and those in the ecosystem with a valuable perspective to share.
Talent Hub Talk is a podcast brought to you by Ben Duncombe, Founder of Talent Hub, the Salesforce Recruitment Experts.
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Jordan Baucke’s journey from hardcore Developer to enterprise Technical Architect and aspiring CTA
March 28, 2023 08:00 - 46 minutes - 106 MBIn today's episode, we are delighted to be joined by Jordan Baucke, a Salesforce Technical Architect based in Denver. Jordan explains how he first came across Salesforce in 2008, what interested him about opportunities in the ecosystem back then and why he has always found his way back to Salesforce after running his own startups or venturing into the world of Crypto. Jordan talks through the differences between working in the startup world and the enterprise space, but also the similariti...
Analysis of the ANZ Salesforce market in Q1 2023
March 21, 2023 08:00 - 14 minutes - 32.8 MBIn today's episode, Ben shares a quick update on the market and what he has seen in the last quarter, January to March 2023. He touches on the contract space, the impact he has seen on the market following pockets of redundancies made within the quarter, how consultancies are currently hiring for projects, and how Salesforce salaries are tracking Our aim is to give some context and commentary as we navigate between the headlines, and as always, we hope you enjoy the episode.
Neha Nagori on her journey from Tester to Salesforce CTA
March 14, 2023 08:00 - 27 minutes - 62.8 MBIn today's episode of the Talent Hub Talk, we are delighted to be joined by Neha Nagori, a Salesforce CTA based in Dubai. Through the episode, Neha provides insight into her education and how she was assigned to a Testing role when she moved into the workforce, which made her consider moving overseas for further study and to retrain. Neha shares how she did find her way into a Salesforce Developer role and how she grasped the opportunity and hasn't looked back. She talks about the importanc...
Christopher Hickman and Tiffany Devlin-Drye on the power of mentoring in the Salesforce ecosystem
March 07, 2023 08:00 - 27 minutes - 61.9 MBIn today's episode, we are excited to be joined by Christopher Hickman and Tiffany Devlin-Drye to discuss the power of being and having a mentor in the Salesforce ecosystem. Chris and Tiffany are both working as Solution Architects and have deep expertise in CPQ. Through the episode, we discuss how they first came in contact, what made Tiffany stand out to Chris, as someone he wanted to invest time and energy in helping on her career journey, as well as what Chris' time and guidance meant t...
Joey Chan on hyper automation, entrepreneurship and providing value
February 28, 2023 08:00 - 30 minutes - 69.6 MBIn today's episode, we are delighted to be joined by Joey Chan, Salesforce MVP and the Founder of Cloud Jedi. Joey shares what first interested him in a career in IT, how he got started in the Salesforce ecosystem, and what encouraged him to start his own business only one year into his full-time working life. We discuss the Salesforce ecosystem in the Philippines, how he differentiates his business from others, and what he looks for in new team members to ensure that Cloud Jedi are qualit...
Emily McCowan on what needs to align for your journey to CTA
February 21, 2023 08:00 - 30 minutes - 69.4 MBIn today's episode, we are delighted to welcome back Emily McCowan, Salesforce CTA and Public Sector Solutions Lead. Since the last time Emily was on the show, she has successfully passed the CTA review board, so we unpick her journey from the beginning to now. We look at the different roles Emily has held, why she has doubled down on working in the consulting space more recently, how her CTA journey took shape, and who has inspired her along the way. Emily talks candidly about the CTA no...
Sima Samara shares her inspiring story and explains what the Salesforce ecosystem means to her
February 14, 2023 08:00 - 19 minutes - 44.3 MBIn today's episode, we are excited to be joined by Sima Samara, Senior Salesforce Developer and the recipient of the Golden Hoodie at Dreamforce 2022. Sima shares her brave and inspiring story, from studying for 6 years to be a Pharmacist to arriving in the Netherlands as a Refugee and working as a Cleaner, before finding Blue Road Academy, where her Salesforce journey started. Sima talks us through what the Salesforce ecosystem means to her, what it was like being awarded the Golden Hoodi...
Daniel Sanchez on the power of Slack
February 07, 2023 08:00 - 33 minutes - 76.3 MBIn today's episode, we are delighted to be joined by Daniel Sanchez, Co-Founder of 21b, a Slack Consulting business. Daniel talks us through his early career, his roles in the Salesforce ecosystem, where he first worked with Slack, and if he saw the Salesforce acquisition coming. Daniel shares where the idea for 21b came from and what he has seen post-acquisition that has encouraged him to build a consulting business focused on Slack. We discuss what a typical Slack project looks like, wha...
Nadina D. Lisbon on understanding your ”why” for the CTA journey and paving the way forward
January 31, 2023 08:00 - 34 minutes - 78.6 MBIn today's episode, I am delighted to be joined by Nadina D. Lisbon, a Salesforce CTA and Enterprise CRM Architect in the US. Nadina provides insight into why she pursued an education in IT, how she started her career with Salesforce and what some of her early practices were that set her up for success. We discuss certain career moves that Nadina has made and how she has been strategic with decisions to ensure she is moving towards long-term goals. Nadina explains when the CTA first became...
Sam Hoult on his journey scaling Dataimporter and the story of the last 12 months
January 24, 2023 08:00 - 22 minutes - 52.1 MBIn today's episode, we welcome back Sam Hoult, the Founder of Dataimporter. Sam was on the show around 12 months ago, just as he was launching the product and before he had paying customers. We invited Sam back on the show to hear how the last 12 months have been, what he has learned, how the business has grown and his plans for the future. Sam is building the business in public, so we recommend following him on Linkedin and Twitter.
Georgii Saveliev on Salesforce Industries and the benefit of having a specialisation
January 17, 2023 08:00 - 39 minutes - 90.3 MBIn today's episode, we are delighted to be joined by Georgii Saveliev, a Salesforce CTA and Specialist in Salesforce Industries, Communications Cloud. We discuss Georgii's initial interest in IT, how his Salesforce journey started and what excited him about the opportunity to join Vlocity back in 2018. Georgii passed the CTA review board while employed by Salesforce, but while specialising in Vlocity, so he explains if this specialisation was a help or a hindrance for his CTA goal at the t...
How is the ANZ Salesforce market shaping up for 2023?
January 10, 2023 08:00 - 11 minutes - 26 MBIn today's episode, Ben shares some insight into how he sees things taking shape in the ANZ Salesforce market this year.
Highlights from 2022 on Talent Hub Talk
January 03, 2023 08:00 - 30 minutes - 70.7 MBIn today's episode, we look back on some of the highlights from 2022. Thank you to all of our awesome listeners and amazing guests, we hope you have enjoyed the episodes as much as we have. Topics discussed: (00:48) Entrepreneurial Spirit & Goal Setting; (06:31) Giving Back To The Community & Helping Others; (11:59) The Salesforce Community & Togetherness; (17:07) Mental Health & Maintaining a Worklife Balance; (22:07) Reactions to Passing the CTA Exam; (25:00)Tips for Success.
A look back at the ANZ Salesforce market through 2022
December 27, 2022 08:00 - 15 minutes - 35 MBIn today's episode, Ben shares some insight into how he saw things play out in the ANZ Salesforce market through 2022.
Cedric Savarese on building FormAssembly and how their relationship with Salesforce has evolved
December 20, 2022 08:00 - 23 minutes - 54.4 MBIn today's episode, we are delighted to be joined by Cedric Savarese, the Founder and CEO of FormAssembly. Having had FormAssembly as a Talent Hub Talk podcast sponsor, it was awesome to sit down and hear more about the origin and evolution of the business. Cedric shares where the idea came from, how they identified Salesforce as a partner, and how that relationship has evolved. Cedric also provides some insight into the current challenges that businesses are facing with data, and what the...
Roman Gorbatov on his Salesforce journey and finishing the CTA review board at 5 a.m.
December 13, 2022 08:00 - 31 minutes - 72.2 MBIn today's episode, we are delighted to be joined by Roman Gorbatov, a Salesforce CTA and Principal Architect. Roman provides some insight into his early career and how he initially discovered the Salesforce ecosystem. Having joined his current company 11 years ago, Roman explains the different roles that he has taken on over that time and how and why he decided he wanted to focus on the Architect role. Roman spent his first few Salesforce years working on projects in Russia, so gives a gl...
Arthur Backouche on breaking into the Salesforce Marketing Cloud market
December 06, 2022 08:00 - 26 minutes - 59.9 MBIn today's episode, we are delighted to be joined by Arthur Backouche, a Salesforce Marketing Cloud Consultant based in Sydney. Arthur talks about his early passion for start-ups and initial exposure to the world of programming and digital marketing. Arthur explains how he came to know of Salesforce, what interested him about moving into this ecosystem and what the limitations were with some of the other platforms he had worked with previously. Many hiring managers struggle to find Salesfo...
Afreen Khan on the importance of strong personal and professional support systems on your CTA journey
November 29, 2022 08:00 - 24 minutes - 56 MBIn today's episode, we are delighted to be joined by Afreen Khan, a Salesforce CTA and Senior Manager with Accenture. Afreen explains why she decided to study Engineering and how she positioned herself to land a Java role when she joined her first company. Afreen talks about her experience of moving to Australia and struggling to find a Java role, which lead her to explore the Salesforce ecosystem. She explains what she first thought of the Salesforce platform and how she hoped her career ...
Gregory Gifford on his Marketing Cloud journey and the power of the Salesforce community
November 22, 2022 08:00 - 31 minutes - 71.1 MBIn today's episode, we are delighted to be joined by Gregory Gifford, a Salesforce MVP and the author of Automating Salesforce Marketing Cloud. We explore Greg's early career aspirations, how he was first exposed to Marketing technology and how he has seen marketing automation evolve over the years. Greg talks about his initial experience with ExactTarget, how the platform has expanded since the Salesforce acquisition and when he first acknowledged the power of the Salesforce community. W...
Christian Andrada on his journey from Java Developer to Salesforce CTA
November 15, 2022 08:00 - 29 minutes - 47 MBIn today's episode, we are delighted to be joined by Christian Andrada. Christian is a Salesforce CTA and the Head of Salesforce Advisory Services for CloudGaia in Barcelona. Christian started his career as a Java Developer, so we explore what attracted him to the Salesforce space, what experience he could lean on to make the transition and what he needed to learn. Christian has been with CloudGaia for over 6 years, so we discuss why he has stayed and how he has benefited from the consiste...
Wyan Carter on combining his passion for Not for Profits and Salesforce
November 08, 2022 08:00 - 29 minutes - 47.5 MBIn today's episode, we are delighted to be joined by Wyan Carter, the Founder of Salesforce Mentor and a Leader of the Melbourne Nonprofit User Group. Wyan is passionate about both Not for Profits and Salesforce, so we explore which passion came first and how he has been able to build a career combining the two. Wyan has worked for large and small Not for Profits, for Salesforce Consulting partners and now runs Salesforce Mentors, so he gives some insight into what makes the NFP space so u...
Pradeep Indiresh on pivoting his career to become a Salesforce CTA
November 01, 2022 10:00 - 25 minutes - 40.1 MBIn today's episode, we are delighted to be joined by Pradeep Indiresh, an Associate Partner with IBM and a Salesforce CTA. Pradeep started his career with Siebel but transitioned into Delivery and Engagement Management roles over time. He had exposure to Salesforce from a Delivery Management experience, but had not worked in a hands-on Salesforce role, nor had he worked as a Salesforce Architect when he decided he wanted to be a CTA. Pradeep talks us through his reasons for pursuing the CT...
Mitesh Mistry on the importance of having the right Salesforce Architect on a project, and what he looks for in aspiring Architects
October 25, 2022 08:00 - 36 minutes - 58.5 MBIn today's episode, we are delighted to be joined by Mitesh Mistry, a Salesforce CTA and the CTO for VRP Consulting. Mitesh has worked with Salesforce for around 14 years and has worked for large and small Salesforce partners, as well as directly with Salesforce for 3 years. He shares some insight into the different types of Salesforce Architect roles he has held, how working for Salesforce compares to working for a partner and why it is so important that a project has the right Architect. ...
Suraj Sreekumar on helping customers succeed and giving back to aspiring Trailblazers
October 18, 2022 08:35 - 33 minutes - 52.9 MBIn today's episode, we are delighted to be joined by Suraj Sreekumar, a Senior Success Architect with Salesforce, specialising in Revenue Cloud. Suraj shares details on his early career and how his Salesforce journey started. We then explore the different hats he has worn and how being open to taking on different roles and responsibilities has been beneficial for his career. Having spent many years working for Salesforce partners, Suraj talks about his knowledge of the partner ecosystem an...
Poonam Keswani on her journey to Salesforce CTA and sharing her success with loved ones
October 11, 2022 10:00 - 31 minutes - 51.1 MBIn today's episode, we are joined by Poonam Keswani, a Salesforce CTA and Senior Manager for Accenture. Poonam recently became the first non-Salesforce employee to become a Salesforce CTA in India. We unpack her career, how she has progressed at different stages and look at the impact COVID has had on how the onshore/offshore model is viewed. Poonam talks us through how she first became interested in pursuing the CTA, who inspired her and how she explained the challenge and commitment requ...
Ram Babu Singh on the importance of being out of your comfort zone and the value of engaging with the Salesforce community
October 04, 2022 10:00 - 55 minutes - 89.5 MBIn today's episode, we are joined by Ram Babu Singh, a Salesforce CTA and Associate Director for Accenture UK. Through the episode we explore Ram's early interest in Engineering, whether he saw it as a long term career and how he got started in the Salesforce ecosystem. Ram talks us through the early days as a Salesforce Developer and how on site opportunity in the Netherlands really enabled him to enhance his engineering skill set. Ram has progressed from Developer to Tech Lead and Techni...
Nageen Hussain on her journey to cross cloud Architect
September 27, 2022 10:00 - 24 minutes - 39.9 MBIn today's episode, I am joined by Nageen Hussain, an experienced cross-cloud Salesforce Architect based in Brisbane. We discuss what Nageen had initially wanted to do as a career, what first attracted her into the Salesforce ecosystem and why the company she first worked for was such a great environment and learning ground for numerous high-performing Salesforce professionals today. Nageen shares some insight into the Salesforce market in Australia when she first emigrated, and how some o...
Vamsi Bollineni on growing a Salesforce practice and some key decisions along the way
September 20, 2022 10:00 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MBIn today's episode, I am joined by Vamsi Bollineni, the CEO of Access Global Group. We cover Vamsi's background and how he came to form Access Global. We then discuss the journey he has been on with the business, starting with partnering with other partners to then going direct-to-customer, aligning the business to specific industries, building Salesforce products and hiring and retaining staff. You can connect with Vamsi on Linkedin and find out more about his business here.
Getting set up to land your first Salesforce role
September 13, 2022 10:00 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBIn today's episode, Ben shares some tips and guidance for anyone looking to land their first Salesforce role. Ben covers transferable skills, networking, branding, meetups and more.
Christopher Hopper on current trends and observations from the Salesforce market
September 06, 2022 10:00 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MBIn today's episode, Christopher Hopper returns to the show. We discuss the impact of the current global economy on the Salesforce market, whether there is hesitancy to move roles from candidates, if contract is riskier than permanent employment and we also cover a range of other topics. For Chris' insight and observations on the Salesforce market, we recommend that you follow him on his Linkedin page.
Katie Villanueva on thriving in the Salesforce ecosystem and ending the stigma around mental illness
August 30, 2022 15:36 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MBIn today's episode, we are delighted to be joined by Katie Villanueva, a Senior Salesforce Administrator based out of the US. We cover Katie's background, how she found her way into the Salesforce ecosystem and why she is thriving since she became a full-time Salesforce Administrator. Katie is passionate about ending the stigma around mental illness and talks openly about her own diagnosis of bipolar and explains why it is so important that mental illness is talked about. We go over some v...
Steve Baines on his entrepreneurial journey, mergers, acquisitions and lessons along the way
August 23, 2022 07:00 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MBIn today's episode, we are joined by Steve Baines, a Salesforce CTA and Vice President with Apps Associates in the US. In the episode, we explore a little bit about Steve's early career, how he started in IT and then found his way into the Salesforce ecosystem. Then we focus on Steve's entrepreneurial journey, where his entrepreneurial spirit comes from and the realities of being a business owner with a family. We discuss why Steve has been driven to start new businesses after previous exi...
Dylan McGough O’Reilly on the UK and European Salesforce markets, plus building a purpose led recruitment business
August 16, 2022 07:00 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MBDylan is a UK-based Salesforce Recruiter and Recruitment business owner. We have been connected for a while and have helped each other with a few referrals over the years, so it was great to have him on the show. We discuss the UK and European Salesforce markets, covering contract/permanent vacancy splits, in-demand skills sets, hiring hubs, team sizes and visas. We also cover Dylan's recruitment business, WeEngage Group and why they are passionate about working with certain companies and g...
Jodi Hrbek on the role of a Salesforce Administrator, tips for success and managing overwhelm
August 09, 2022 09:00 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MBIn today's episode we are excited to be joined by Jodi Hrbek, a vastly experienced Salesforce professional and the author of a new book called Rock your role as a Salesforce Admin. Jodi shares her Salesforce career journey, how she got into this space and the roles she has held. We discuss how the role of a Salesforce Administrator has changed over the years, look at the emergence of the Platform Manager and Product Owner roles and cover how companies can work out the skills and experience ...
Nisar Sultan Khan on his journey from Doctor to Salesforce Solution Architect
August 02, 2022 10:00 - 41 minutes - 38.1 MBIn today's episode we are delighted to be joined by Nisar Sultan Khan. Nisar has a unique and fascinating career story. He is a qualified Physician, practiced medicine for several years but found opportunities hard to come by when he first moved to Australia. He talks through how this led him into the Salesforce ecosystem and how he is now able to combine his passions for Salesforce and Healthcare in the role of Salesforce Solution Architect. This is an episode not to be missed and I real...
Maxime Rebibo on Salesforce B2C Commerce
July 25, 2022 10:00 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MBIn today's episode we are joined by Maxime Rebibo, a Salesforce B2C Commerce Cloud Specialist based in France. We discuss what first attracted Maxime to working with Demandware, prior to their acquisition by Salesorce and then explore whether or not he saw the acquisition as a positive. We go over the differences between the B2C and B2B offerings by Salesforce as well as looking at the skills required to work on B2C and how the development on this platform differs from coding on the core S...
Sovan Bin and Olivier Rachon on the complexities of data and the problems they solve at Odaseva
July 19, 2022 10:00 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MBIn today's episode we are delighted to be joined by Sovan Bin and Olivier Rachon from Odaseva. Sovan is the Founder and CEO and Olivier recently joined the business as their Country Manager and Head of Expert Services. We discuss how they first met and where their paths initially crossed. We then look at where the idea for Odaseva came from, what problem they were solving initially and how Sovan got the business up and running. We look at why Olivier is so passionate about the data space an...
Is the Australian Salesforce market still buoyant?
July 12, 2022 10:00 - 13 minutes - 11.9 MBIn today's episode Ben shares a quick update on the market and what he has seen in the last 6-12 months. He touches on skills that have been in demand, the broader economy and the impact he has seen on the Australian Salesforce market, the growth achieved from some Salesforce partners, whether their is an appetite to sponsor visas and hopes for the next financial year. We hope you enjoy the episode.
Andrew Davis on Salesforce DevOps success
July 05, 2022 17:50 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MBIn today's episode, we are joined by Andrew Davis, Senior Director of Methodology from Copado. Andrew has an extremely interesting background so he talks us through what life was like before he joined the Salesforce ecosystem, how he approached securing his first role and what his early Salesforce roles entailed. Andrew shares the reasons he first became interested in DevOps, how he has seen the space grow and why companies have a strategy even if they may not know it. He explains some of ...
Stephano Rose on bootstrapping a Salesforce Consulting practice and putting Mauritius on the map
June 28, 2022 16:24 - 33 minutes - 30.3 MBIn today's episode we are delighted to be joined by Stephano Rose, the Founder of Nexavenu. Stephano talks about his education, why he decided to study Software Engineering and some major obstacles he had to overcome when he first started his degree. He explains why he chose Accenture when he first joined the workforce and runs though the exposure he gained working in their Mauritian office, servicing European and North American clients. Stephano then explains why he started Nexavenu and w...
Sharayu Sable and Emily McCowan on balancing projects and parenthood
June 21, 2022 10:00 - 26 minutes - 24.3 MBIn today's episode, we are delighted to be joined by Sharayu Sable and Emily McCowan, two experienced Salesforce Architects working with Salesforce partners based in Melbourne. Sharayu is a Salesforce Certified Technical Architect and Emily is currently on her journey to CTA, studying and preparing for the review board. Sharayu and Emily are both parents, and as a new parent himself, Ben was keen to understand how they balance their busy work and demanding project schedules with their famil...
Gourav Sood on life before Salesforce and his journey from 0 certs to Salesforce CTA in 3 years
June 14, 2022 10:00 - 52 minutes - 121 MBIn today's episode, we are excited to be joined by Gourav Sood, a Salesforce CTA and the Head of Engineering and Architecture for Ingenuity in Sydney. Through the episode, Gourav shares why he pursued a career in IT and what the first decade of his career looked like, before he found the Salesforce ecosystem. He explains how he first came across Salesforce and what he initially thought, and then how he became much more aware and interested in the platforms capabilities later in his career w...
Atif Saad on his career journey, running Salesforce practices, acquisitions and talent shortages
June 07, 2022 10:00 - 49 minutes - 113 MBIn today's episode we are joined by Atif Saad, the CTO and Co-Founder of SaasGuru. Atif has been a client to Talent Hub in the past, and has a broad range of experience in the Salesforce ecosystem. He has worked for an end customer to deliver a Salesforce Program, joined a Consulting firm as their COO and helped them scale and realise a sale to a global Systems Integrator, where he then ran a large Salesforce practice and faced the challenges of team retention and attraction through the Cov...
Satyashil Awadhare on his journey through the Salesforce ecosystem and embracing new challenges
May 31, 2022 10:00 - 45 minutes - 103 MBIn today's episode we are delighted to be joined by Satyashil Awadhare, a Salesforce Certified Technical Architect. Satyashil talks us through his early career and how he fell into Salesforce having explored some different career paths. He explains what his first day as a 'Salesforce Expert' looked like and how his journey evolved, from Developer to Architect and then Salesforce Certified Technical Architect. Satyashil explains what it was like when he first emigrated to Australia from Ind...
Justin Gavette on growing personally and professionally in the Salesforce ecosystem, and the importance of open communication in the workplace
May 24, 2022 10:00 - 34 minutes - 79.4 MBIn today's episode we are delighted to be joined by Justin Gavette, a Salesforce Platform Manager and the Atlanta Non Profit User Group Leader. Justin shares his career journey before Salesforce, how he moved into the Salesforce ecosystem and some advice for people that come from a non technical background, who may be looking to join the Salesforce ecosystem themselves. Justin explains what being a member of the Salesforce ecosystem has meant for him both professionally and personally. He ...
Madhu Ramanujan and Brad Gross on the Salesforce CPQ Implementation Handbook and the role of an Architect
May 17, 2022 10:00 - 33 minutes - 76.9 MBIn today's episode we are joined by Madhu Ramanujan and Brad Gross. Madhu and Brad are both Salesforce Architects and have recently collaborated for the Salesforce CPQ Implementation Handbook, with Madhu as the Author and Brad assisting as a Technical Reviewer. In the episode we discuss their backgrounds, where Madhu got the idea for the book and why Brad was her choice as one of the Reviewers. We delve into CPQ space, how Salesforce's CPQ offering has evolved, where projects go wrong and c...
PwC and FlowRepublic on developing and nurturing the next generation of CTAs
May 10, 2022 10:00 - 27 minutes - 62.7 MBIn today's episode, we're thrilled to be joined by Taryn-Lee Potgieter, Manager, PwC South Africa, Kevin Jackson, Salesforce Consultant, PwC Belgium, Sam Wadhwani, Senior Manager, PwC UK and Sebastian Wagner, CTA and Master Coach of FlowRepublic. PwC has in recent times, worked hard to build their internal architecture capability, and as a result, has moved from zero to eight CTAs in the EMEA region. Theirs is the largest number of CTAs in one practice in the region, and so we discuss with ...
Kel Henderson on giving back to the ecosystem and his insight into the Western Australia Salesforce market
May 03, 2022 10:00 - 32 minutes - 73.6 MBIn today's episode we are delighted to be joined by Kel Henderson, Founder of Two21 and recent Golden Hoodie recipient at Sydney World Tour. We touch on Kel's background, how he found his way into the Salesforce ecosystem and the vision for his business, Two21. Kel is passionate about giving back, so we talk through some of the initiatives that he has driven, to help people upskill on the Salesforce platform. Kel is a prominent figure in the Western Australia Salesforce ecosystem and he pr...
Melissa Shepard on her CTA journey and the importance of having a ”why”
April 26, 2022 10:00 - 32 minutes - 73.6 MBIn today's episode we're thrilled to be joined by Melissa Shepard, Salesforce CTA, Golden Hoodie recipient and Founder of Lizztech Consulting, a Salesforce consulting business based in the USA. We discuss Melissa's background, how she first joined the Salesforce ecosystem from roles in Java and .Net, and what her career trajectory has looked like since, including a period working in product development. We discuss the difference between a Developer or Engineer and an Architect, why s...
PART 2: Ben Duncombe on the ANZ Salesforce Talent Survey 2022: Insights
April 12, 2022 08:00 - 13 minutes - 31.7 MBIn this week’s episode, we cover the results of Talent Hub’s annual ANZ Salesforce Survey, of which Part 2 focuses on the results from Salesforce professionals. You can download your copy of the ANZ Salesforce Market Survey here. In this podcast, listen to Ben’s response to the data, what he believes that it means and why, and how it compares to what he’s seeing on the ground day-to-day. We look at what Salesforce professionals look for in a new role, where their ambitions lie, and w...