We're bringing you another special episode, interviewing our 2nd chef from Salesforce, Senior Culinary Manager - Cedric Touny!   

We really enjoyed speaking to Cedric. Not only does this episode provide those who work in the ecosystem or are considering a move into the ecosystem a completely different perspective and insight into what it's like to work in Salesforce, but also how complex the ecosystem can be depending on what area you specialise in. 

How the hospitality side of Salesforce operates is probably the least spoken about and the least expected career path to explore in the ecosystem, so we hope you find this episode as fascinating as we did!

Suppose you're a recent graduate or coming up to graduating and wondering where you want to kickstart your career. In that case, we hope this episode will inspire you to consider a career in the Salesforce Ecosystem.

We're super excited to bring you, Georgi Stoyanov, as the guest on this episode - as someone who didn't really know much about Salesforce before applying for an internship straight out of graduating from university, he has some great insights to share on what it's like to get a graduate job in the ecosystem, the opportunities it has opened for him, and how he is now helping to support more graduates and tech professionals to enter the ecosystem in his new role as Partner Talent Programmes Associate. 

We hope you enjoy the episode! 

If you haven't already heard it from the rooftops from our foodie of the team, Niki then you do now! 

We had the pleasure of having Salesforce Regional Chef for EMEA and AMER East, Jefferson Santana! 

If you're a fellow foodie like Niki & Hemi or are here to absorb all the motivation you need to pursue the career of your dreams, this episode has it all! We hope you enjoy listening to Jefferson's inspirational career & life journey to date. 

Two SFI Legends join us for this EMEA special - Pedro Jose, Senior Director of Solution Engineering at Salesforce and Jurgen Reinhardt, Area Vice President at Salesforce Industries.

For those in Salesforce Industries or looking to get into Vlocity - you want to listen to this one. 

Amazing stories and many golden nuggets of advice on how to get into SFI, personal development and an exclusive insight into the biggest challenges they've seen for SFI and where they see it going in the next few years.

This one features amazing SFI Architect Sagar Patnoorkar From many years with Salesforce to becoming a freelancer and life in the Netherlands. Plus lots more!

We're joined by 7x Salesforce MVP, Stephanie Herrera! Stephanie is well known in the ecosystem and continues to help others through organizations such as PepUp Tech, Merivis and Salesforce Saturdays.

In this episode, we discuss a topic Stephanie is extremely passionate about - Candidate experience. We talk about it from both the candidate and hiring managers' perspectives, where we see candidates struggle the most in the process, and the importance of setting expectations.

Dale Ziegler is a Senior Business Analyst at IBM, Salesforce MVP and co-leader of Kansas City Salesforce User Group with over 10 years of experience in Salesforce. 

After the events of 9/11, Dale made the decision to abandon the pursuit of a career in Journalism and look for a new path. Along his journey, Dale has had many major life events and crossroads that have led him to the success and happiness he now lives both professionally and personally. 

Regardless of whether you're in Salesforce or not, anyone can relate to Dale's story and the incredible life learnings he has created out of his career & life journey. We hope you enjoy the episode!

Bradley Rice is back with us for another episode but with a different topic of conversation: Contractor wellbeing.

Talking about our wellbeing is more important than ever, and we know that Contractors can sometimes feel left behind when it comes to speaking out on their experiences.

From dealing with imposter syndrome to defining priorities in life and minimising stress, we ask Brad about his experiences so far and how he has come to manage the emotions that any contractor goes through. 

We are super excited to have Bradley Rice on this episode - Owner of consultancy business TalentStacker.

Brad has done an exceptional job providing training to candidates who want to break into the Salesforce Ecosystem, with TalentStacker helping over 20,000 individuals take DIY approaches to Salesforce Careers.

We discuss everything from breaking into the ecosystem without any experience and how to manage stress and your wellbeing as an independent contractor. 

Follow Bradley on LinkedIn for weekly tips and strategies to grow your network and further your career.

Brad has shared some great content for you, our listeners:

In honour of Remembrance Day, we spoke to Veteran, Salesforce Whiz and Whiskey Connoisseur, Tom Payne - Salesforce Strategic Alliances Executive at Capgemini.

Originally from the States, Tom was part of the US Military and has an amazing story to tell about his unique journey as a Veteran moving to Europe and becoming part of the Salesforce Ecosystem. 

Most importantly, we touch on the importance of providing opportunities for Veterans after their service.

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Connect with Tom on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sfdcpayne/

Mission 22 explanation by Tom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeEq0tnL1bY

Mission 22 website: https://mission22.com/

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