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…
Einstein Analytics… How is Einstein Analytics transforming our business? 23 Sep 201712 Nov 2017 In June of last year, we implemented Salesforce Financial Services Cloud at our boutique wealth management business, InFusion360. We also implemented integrated apps to improve efficiency, including Process Composer and…
Life hacks My name is Mark – and I have Major Depressive Disorder 16 Sep 201711 Oct 2019 Even today, in an open-minded 2019, depression has a dangerous level of stigma attached to it. Back in 1985, when I first suffered my serious bout of depression, it was…
Einstein Analytics… A Beginner’s Guide to Einstein (Wave) Analytics 9 Sep 2017 Creating meaningful analytics from multiple datasources, where the dashboards are interactive, connected, and actionable, was a daunting task for an analytics developer not too long ago. A Salesforce admin without…
Einstein Analytics… Cool resources for learning Einstein (Wave) Analytics 18 Aug 201718 Aug 2017 If, like me, you're keen to learn the powerful analytics system that bolts onto Salesforce, Einstein Analytics (EA), then you're going to need some help. Fortunately, the Salesforce ecosystem abounds…
Life hacks… Life is too short to play it safe! 12 Aug 201723 Feb 2020 Almost four years ago, I made the most reckless and outlandish decision that I have made in my 51 years. It was the scariest thing that I have ever done,…
Life hacks… How to reinvent yourself in 12 months 22 Jul 201723 Jul 2017 Killing yourself isn't so difficult, as far as a practical strategy goes. I knew how I would do it. After all, I was once an engineer – how hard could…
Artificial Intelligence… What the heck is A.I.? And who cares? 15 Jul 201717 Jul 2017 A Dummy’s guide to Einstein A.I. Deep learning. Artificial intelligence. Natural language processing. Machine learning. Image recognition. Recurrent neural networks. What the heck does all that mean? And, who cares?…
Life hacks Why does life hurt so much? 8 Jul 2017 An old apple tree had sat in its place in the backyard for decades. It had faithfully born fruit for many years. Countless jugs of fresh apple juice; scrumptious apple…
A Most Unlikely Trailblazer 