Life hacks… Disability will not define me 19 Aug 2022 Guest post by Trailblazer Craig Pollok, Solutions Consultant, Salesforce Disability will not define me. I was 16 years old, disabled and depressed. Fast forward to today – I am 29 years…
Life hacks… Tips for Effective Public Speaking 4 Jun 2022 Glossophobia, or a fear of public speaking, is a very common phobia and one that is believed to affect up to 75% of the population. Some individuals may feel a…
Life hacks… How can you build a career in the Salesforce ecosystem? 21 Apr 202221 Apr 2022 There has never been a better time to build an exciting and rewarding career around Salesforce, the world’s #1 CRM (Customer Relationship Management software). The global COVID pandemic has acted…
Life hacks… How did I end up at Salesforce? 14 Dec 202113 Jul 2022 Broke. Depressed. Unemployed. That was me in May of 2016. After leaving the only vocation I had known for 20 years, I was at rock bottom. Even though I have…
Salesforce… Salesforce vs HubSpot – the ultimate CRM showdown! 7 Oct 202128 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 20192 Apr 2022 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,…
A Most Unlikely Trailblazer 