Revolent Life

In this episode, David Nava, who is retired active military, speaks about kick-starting his career in Salesforce, allowing him to land a lucrative new role and become the proud recipient of a Golden Hoodie. David will walk you through his keys to success including personal branding tips, how to take tests to pass on the first try, leveraging community, and how to gain experience when no one will hire you without experience.

Paula Leach has spent her career in the People space in multinational, public sector, and fast growth start-up organizations. She now runs her own leadership coaching and advisory practice and has written a book which is a highly practical guide for leaders. In this session, Paula discusses her book and how to balance humanity with the ongoing rise of tech.

Elham Fardad, founder and CEO of Migrant Leaders, discusses her experience navigating the corporate world as a migrant. She will give advice for corporations and young professionals, and what the future holds for those from diverse ethnic backgrounds in the corporate world. 

Jez Bassinder is a UKI Salesforce Consulting Leader & Partner at IBM. Jez started working at IBM as a graduate, and has been there for the past 25 years. In this episode he will discuss his career journey, why he has stayed at IBM, and provide you with insights on how to find an organization that is the right fit for you where you will excel and grow. 

In this episode, our amazing Certified Salesforce Instructors at Revolent hosted an educational TechTalk surrounding the Salesforce ecosystem. They spoke about how to successfully launch your career as a certified Salesforce Developer, while applying your existing skills gained from other programming languages. 

Barb Borrowman is a Cloud Solution Architect at Microsoft. In this episode, Barb shares her experiences of being one of few women in tech. She speaks about the female pioneers in her life that paved the way for her and the importance of 'paying it forward'. 

Barbara Gottardi is a CIO who has worked at leading financial services organizations for over 20 years. In this episode, Barbara shares her experiences and top tips to help you network and stand out from the crowd in the new hybrid work environment.

To celebrate North American Black History Month, we sat down with our special guests and let them walk us through their inspirational stories. They spoke about the challenges they overcame and gave advice to others looking to enter the tech world as a minority.

Hosted by Ami Noble-Newton, Global Learning & Development Director • Revolent Learning and Development.

 To celebrate International Day of People with Disabilities we sat down with Akasia Perran, Salesforce Consultant, to discuss her experience of being legally blind and how disability has set her up for success. Akasia truly exemplifies every aspect of Go Beyond through her desire to celebrate differences and create an inclusive environment for all. 

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