Salesforce… Salesforce vs HubSpot – the ultimate CRM showdown! 7 Oct 2021 Even after a basic needs analysis, the selection process is complicated. You might ask which CRM delivers at the lowest cost. To understand the total cost of ownership, most buyers…
Life hacks… I don’t always feel like a trailblazer 20 Apr 202020 Apr 2020 Some days – some weeks – I don’t feel at all like a brave pioneer. Recently we endured some challenges and disappointments at work, some of which were painfully personal.…
Einstein Analytics… “It’s been a wild ride!” – the inspiring story of Peter Lyons, Analytics MVP 15 Dec 2019 Background I was always a “tinkerer”. I loved taking stuff apart and putting it back together. When I was only 14, I took a computer apart (with zero plans of putting…
Trailblazing! Life With Goldie – demystifying the fabled Gold Hoodie 6 Oct 2019 I could not count how many times I have been asked this question, How can I get the Gold Hoodie? After all, it is the most coveted of swag –…
Life hacks… Lessons from an autodidact 8 Jun 20198 Jun 2019 autodidact: "a person who has learned a subject without the benefit of a teacher or formal education; a self-taught person." It has been three years since I was introduced to…
Salesforce… Trailhead isn’t just a game changer — it’s a life changer 9 Mar 201931 Oct 2020 Talking about change is easy — change itself can be extremely scary, difficult, and costly. To leave the only career / calling that you have ever known for 23 years,…
Einstein Analytics… From unemployed and depressed to partner and CIO in 18 months — how? 24 Feb 201824 Mar 2018 Everyone has a story. Every man and woman has a tale of their own unique journey to tell. All are valuable, important, and worth sharing. I suppose that my recent…
Salesforce… The awesomeness that was Dreamforce 2017 11 Nov 201712 Nov 2017 Ohana. I had never heard this term before I dived into the Salesforce ecosystem in June of last year. I found out that, "In Hawaiian culture, Ohana represents the idea…
Trailblazing! Holy Cloud – here comes my first Dreamforce! 26 Oct 201726 Oct 2017 Thanks to Megan Petersen for asking these thought-provoking questions about my very first Dreamforce next month: How did you get approval to go to your first Dreamforce? My CEO, Neil,…
Life hacks… The Power of Persistence 7 Oct 20178 Oct 2017 Many well-meaning people have been very kind to me and told me how smart I am because I self-learned and implemented Salesforce Financial Services Cloud and Einstein Analytics. As humbled…
