Blazing Trails

Blazing Trails

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Blazing Trails episodes

  • Thrive Global CEO Arianna Huffington and Salesforce Co-CEO Marc Benioff on Trust and Wellbeing in the Workplace

    Arianna Huffington, founder and CEO of Thrive Global, joins Salesforce Co-CEO Marc Benioff on stage at Dreamforce '19 to discuss why trust is so vital in business, how to avoid burn out, and what micro-steps we can all take to improve our wellbeing. Huffington also shares her definition of trust and how her own run-in with burn out served as a deep wake-up call. 

    This special ten-part series based on conversations at Dreamforce 2019 is presented by WordPress VIP. With unparalleled power and flexibility, WordPress VIP is the leading provider of enterprise WordPress and powers digital customer experiences for companies like Facebook, Spotify, Capgemini, and more. In these ten episodes, you will hear from their CEO Nick Gernert on how he and his company view the future of work, digital transformation, and more. To find out more, visit wpvip.com.

    1 hr 5 min
  • Tim Cook and Salesforce Co-CEO Marc Benioff on Innovation, Leadership, and Creating Change

    Apple CEO Tim Cook and Salesforce Founder and Co-CEO Marc Benioff sat down at Dreamforce ’19 to discuss the partnership between Salesforce and Apple, leadership, and using business as a platform for change. Cook is not only redefining the role of CEO, but what it means to be an impactful leader in today’s world. In this episode, you’ll learn some of the secrets to his success at Apple and a pivotal personal revelation Cook had in his 30s that shaped his leadership style.

    This special ten-part series based on conversations at Dreamforce 2019 is presented by WordPress VIP. With unparalleled power and flexibility, WordPress VIP is the leading provider of enterprise WordPress and powers digital customer experiences for companies like Facebook, Spotify, Capgemini, and more. In these ten episodes, you will hear from their CEO Nick Gernert on how he and his company view the future of work, digital transformation, and more. To find out more, visit wpvip.com.

    35 min
  • Emilia Clarke and Dr. Bennet Omalu on Brain Health and Resilience

    Actor Emilia Clarke shares her story of surviving two deadly brain aneurysms with Dr. Bennet Omalu, the first physician to publish findings of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in NFL players. They discuss brain health and advocacy for those who have suffered a brain injury. 

    This special ten-part series based on conversations at Dreamforce 2019 is presented by WordPress VIP. With unparalleled power and flexibility, WordPress VIP is the leading provider of enterprise WordPress and powers digital customer experiences for companies like Facebook, Spotify, Capgemini, and more. In these ten episodes, you will hear from their CEO Nick Gernert on how he and his company view the future of work, digital transformation, and more. To find out more, visit wpvip.com.

    48 min
  • Welcome Back to Blazing Trails!

    New Year, New Podcast from Salesforce Studios. We are happy to announce that Blazing Trails is back! Stay tuned for exciting conversations with leaders whose opinions move us, inspire us, and make us think. This is a preview of a 10-part series featuring conversations with Tim Cook, Arianna Huffington, Dara Khosrowshahi, Samin Nosrat, Megan Rapinoe and more captured live at Dreamforce 2019. 

    Join us for new episodes every Thursday.

    3 min
  • BONUS: Representation Matters
    We are thrilled to welcome you all into the new year by bringing you a healthy dose of exclusive, inspiring content. This bonus episode will hold you over until we premiere Season 3 of Blazing Trails. On this episode, we are highlighting content from Salesforce's first-ever racial equality summit, Representation Matters. Last November, we gathered some of the brightest minds from the African-American and Latinx communities for a day of thoughtful dialogue. At this groundbreaking event, we heard from luminary keynote speakers and panelists that included c-level executives, venture capitalists, and civil rights activists. Each shared timely and thought-provoking points on how to elevate the conversation around racial equality in tech, in the workplace, and in our communities. Hear from the inspiring Trailblazers: Ana Recio, EVP, Global Recruiting at Salesforce, Sylvia Acevedo, CEO of Girl Scouts, Nellie Borrero, Managing Director and Senior Global Inclusion and Diversity Lead at Accenture, Ebony Frelix, EVP and Chief Philanthropy Officer at Salesforce.org, civil rights activist, author, and founder of Pod Save the People, DeRay Mckesson, Cristina Jones, SVP of Trailblazer Marketing at Salesforce, Arlan Hamilton, Founder and Managing Director of Backstage Capital, Erik Moore, Founder and Managing Director of Base Ventures, and Miriam Rivera, the Co-founder and Managing Director of Ulu Ventures.
    43 min
  • Compassion in Action
    Respect, decency, compassion, and taking care of yourself. All of these factors are critical in how we interact in our organizations and workplaces. There are those who give, and those who take, and those who fall somewhere in-between–Where do YOU stand? How can we understand how compassion works from an organization? How can we work to find purpose and meaning in the every day? When we look back and see the mistakes and failures that we face, how can we employ self-compassion? Adam Grant is a professor at The Wharton School of Business and a New York Times bestselling author. Last year at Dreamforce, he joined us to talk about compassion, feedback, and his background as an organizational psychologist. Hear some amazing, funny, and insightful stories of his background and insights on compassion.
    31 min
  • Art and Activism
    One of the ways we practice our core value of Equality is by encouraging everyone in our Ohana to awaken their inner Trailblazer. Artists, activists, and advocates are prime examples of people who saw something they wanted to change and chose to take the reigns and make the world a more equal place for all. Equality is a core value of Salesforce, but if we work together, it can be a core value everywhere, in every industry, and every community around the world. The conversations we will explore on this episode help to shed on a light on how to do just that. Last year at Dreamforce, we were lucky enough to have some of the most notable and accomplished trailblazers join us for part of our Equality Summit. These activists are using their platforms to stand up for issues that matter. Learn how these activists and advocates are creating positive change across racial, gender, LGBTQ, and disability equality. We will hear from some of today's most prominent activists, such as DeRay Mckesson, Civil Rights Activist and Founder, Pod Save the People, Haben Girma, Disability Rights Advocate, Sarah McBride, National Press Secretary, Human Rights Campaign, and Dr. Vivienne Ming, Theoretical Neuroscientist and Managing Partner of Socos Labs. This conversation is one that will leave you enlightened and inspired. Let's listen in...
    46 min
  • Sustainability: Oceans and Beyond
    At Salesforce, one of our core values of giving back also encompasses our drive towards sustainability. This means sustainable office buildings for employees, no single-use water bottles at Dreamforce, and a whole lot more. In previous years at Dreamforce, we've held a spotlight on the importance of saving our oceans. What does this mean in practice? On a planet where everything is connected, the health of our oceans is intimately linked to social and economic well-being. New technology and creative ideas are allowing us to explore further into how we can take what we need while promoting a sustainable, prosperous future. Last year at Dreamforce, we got a candid view on one of the key global priorities for the 21st century at the Fortune CEO Series. The Future of our Oceans panel was moderated by Adam Lashinsky, Executive Editor at Fortune and featured Douglas McCauley, Professor of Marine Biology at UC Santa Cruz and Director, Benioff Ocean Initiative, Ashlan Costeau, Co-Founder, Voyancy Ventures, Nishan Degnarain, Chair of World Economic Forum's Special Initiative on the Ocean, and Wendy Schmidt, Co-Founder of Schmidt Ocean Initiative. Let's listen in.
    37 min
  • The Power of Motivation
    What motivates you? In this episode, we'll explore two different stories of motivation. Michael Tubbs, mayor of Stockton, California dives into his upbringing, his path from council member to mayor, and sharing the same name with a white supremacist. We'll also hear from Army Major Lisa Jaster -- a soldier, an engineer, a wife and mother, and a trailblazer. One of only three women to graduate from the first integrated United States Army Ranger program—one of the most difficult combat training courses in the world—Lisa was the first female Army Reserve officer to become a Ranger. What motivated her? What drove her to never quit?
    32 min
  • Authentic Leadership
    At Salesforce, equality is a core value of everything we do. And part of supporting that value is by providing our Ohana with the channels and opportunities to bring their whole selves to work. One way for leaders to encourage equality is through their own authenticity. Leading with authenticity is something many of us are passionate about. There are traditional views of leadership: loud, aggressive, not being too nice, but this assumes that there is only one way to lead. There is no one path to leadership. Today, authenticity among our leaders is being valued more than ever.
    27 min

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Blazing Trails explores Salesforce values in action through thought provoking conversations with global leaders, innovators and icons who are shaping the world for the better. Join host Michael…