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I so enjoyed my recent chat with Jennifer Borkovich.

Jennifer is a Solution Architect for the The Hunley Group.

She shares her background and experience, and how it played a pivotal role in her Salesforce Career. She reflects on her journey and how learning Salesforce has changed her life for the better.

Jennifer provides a lot of great insights and tips that you can apply in your own cloud career journey.

We discuss how to find Salesforce Partner companies that align with your own background and specific industry experience.

Jennifer also shares information on a Safety app that she built on the platform.

We discuss the new Manufacturing Cloud from Salesforce.

We also visit the concept of niching down into a specific vertical in order to differentiate yourself.

Video Segment from this Interview - https://youtu.be/Mq-nkTbEAT0

Full Interview Video - https://youtu.be/Lx9Kex7gOdI

Attaining your first Salesforce certification is a great step in launching your cloud career. And the vast majority of people start with pursuing the Administrator certification, because it is there that you learn the fundamentals of the platform.

Salesforce provides a wealth of free educational resources, primarily through Trailhead. But with that wealth of paths and options, it can be overwhelming to know where to start in gaining your certification. And many have found that they need more than just Trailhead in order to pass their certification exams.

So I’m here to share my 5 simple steps to a Salesforce certification, to help you chart your own path to certified!

Video version of this episode is here - https://youtu.be/ODr3IhHQ5rc

Resources in this episode:

Mike Wheeler Media+ - https://learn.mikewheelermedia.com

Live Salesforce Administrator Class - https://courses.mikewheelermedia.com/live

Salesforce Self-Assessment Checklist - https://workshop.mikewheelermedia.com/checklist

9 Weeks to Salesforce Certified Challenge - https://workshop.mikewheelermedia.com/challenge-signup

Salesforce Administrator Practice Tests - https://www.udemy.com/course/salesforce-administrator-practice-tests/?couponCode=5YEARS

Webassessor Admin Practice Tests - https://www.webassessor.com/wa.do?page=createAccount&branding=SALESFORCE

Real World Salesforce Questions - YouTube Playlist - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ12axA2fmEA1t5GA3NQZE0nRkD1Io_h3

Career Launch Action Plan - https://careerlaunchactionplan.com

Portfolio Power Hour - https://portfoliopowerhour.com

Career Launch Accelerator - https://careerlaunchaccelerator.com

Live Salesforce Administrator Class - https://courses.mikewheelermedia.com/live

On-Demand Salesforce Training - Mike Wheeler Media+ https://learn.mikewheelermedia.com

Salesforce Self-Assessment Checklist - https://workshop.mikewheelermedia.com/checklist

Episode Details:

I interview Andrew Fischer, who got his start in the Salesforce ecosystem working alongside me at Mike Wheeler Media. 

Andrew appeared in my first Salesforce course and went on to fail the Salesforce Administrator exam multiple times.  

In this interview, Andrew shares his journey to eventually passing the exam, landing his next Salesforce role, passing the Dev I certification and more.  

Watch for a flashback clip of ‘Young Andrew’ which we filmed before his second failed certification attempt back in March of 2016 @39:10. 

This story is a case study in persistence and overcoming obstacles to a cloud career.  

I discuss the emerging importance of finding the intersection of Attainable and Essential @28:24 We discuss Andrew’s college background @33:00 and his certifications @35:00

Here is the video version of this interview, available on YouTube here https://youtu.be/Z59PhFjfaF4

Andrew Fischer's LinkedIn Profile - https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewfischertn/

Live Salesforce Administrator Class - https://courses.mikewheelermedia.com/live

On-Demand Salesforce Training - Mike Wheeler Media+ https://learn.mikewheelermedia.com

Salesforce Self-Assessment Checklist - https://workshop.mikewheelermedia.com/checklist

Episode Details:

In this interview, I learn more about Owen Leaman's background and journey to a Cloud Career. Owen had started college, but decided to try Salesforce. He has since gone on to attain 8 certifications and shares how he got his start, as well as where he's at today.

Here is the video version of this interview, available on YouTube - https://youtu.be/dBafAdvTS6A

Owen Leaman's LinkedIn Profile - https://www.linkedin.com/in/owen-leaman-a08068127/

Live Salesforce Administrator Class - https://courses.mikewheelermedia.com/live

On-Demand Salesforce Training - Mike Wheeler Media+ https://learn.mikewheelermedia.com

Salesforce Self-Assessment Checklist - https://workshop.mikewheelermedia.com/checklist

Episode Details:

This goes way beyond a true proud-dad moment. I chat with my eldest son, and extraordinary Salesforce developer, Anthony Wheeler. We discuss how he pivoted from High School into a full-fledged career as a Salesforce developer.

Anthony shares his own journey, and experiences with failing his first exam. We walk through his career progression and how he overcame obstacles along the way.

Here is the video version of this interview, available on YouTube here https://youtu.be/jNlVEH4Wxu0

Anthony Wheeler's LinkedIn Profile - https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-wheeler-98404a102/

I first met Stephanie Rhodes soon after she started her first Salesforce Administrator job at the age of 68. At that time, she mentioned wanting to work well into her seventies.

I thought it was time to check in with Stephanie as she's approaching her three-year anniversary with a Fortune-500 company. 

Stephanie shares how she overcame her own doubts in coming out of a 14-year retirement.

You can connect with Stephanie on Twitter and LinkedIn.

This is the third installment in my three-part episode series, where I cover the 6 fundamentals to getting Salesforce certified and hired in 2021. In this episode, I cover the fifth and sixth fundamentals that will be keys to your success in 2021!

Resources:

Live Salesforce Administrator Class - https://courses.mikewheelermedia.com/live

Salesforce Self-Assessment Checklist - https://workshop.mikewheelermedia.com/checklist

Mike Wheeler Media+ (New Admin On-Demand Course for 2021) - https://learn.mikewheelermedia.com

This is the second installment in my three-part episode series, where I cover the 6 fundamentals to getting Salesforce certified and hired in 2021. In this episode, I cover the third and fourth fundamentals that will be keys to your success in 2021!

Resources:

Live Salesforce Administrator Class - https://courses.mikewheelermedia.com/live

Salesforce Self-Assessment Checklist - https://workshop.mikewheelermedia.com/checklist

Salesforce Bootcamp Series - Make Your Own Experience - https://learn.mikewheelermedia.com/bootcamp

Monika Crooks Interview - https://learn.mikewheelermedia.com/videos/monika-crooks

This is the first installment in a three-part episode series, where I cover the 6 fundamentals to getting Salesforce certified and hired in 2021. In this episode, I cover the first two fundamentals that will be keys to your success in 2021!

Resources:

Live Salesforce Certified Administrator Class - https://courses.mikewheelermedia.com/live

Mike Wheeler Media+ - http://learn.mikewheelermedia.com/

This episode is coming out during Thanksgiving week, 2020. It just so happens to coincide with the five year anniversary of when we started filming my first Salesforce course.

A lot has happened and changes over these past five years. From that first class, which eventually released in March of 2016, to now, we have launched Salesforce bootcamps, our own learning platform of Mike Wheeler Media+, this podcast and a Live Salesforce Q&A Call In Show.

Along the way, we've had the opportunity to spend time with over 130,000 students across 174 countries.

All I can say is THANKS!

This episode includes several clips from those that called into my first live Salesforce Q&A show. I have selected these clips because they are the recurring theme of fighting overwhelm, overcoming the imposter syndrome, where to start and where to go next.

I hope you enjoy the episode and thank you for investing your time with me. Here's to the next five years.

Resources:

Salesforce Live Q&A Call In Show - http://mikewheelermedialive.com

Mike Wheeler Media+ https://learn.mikewheelermedia.com

Salesforce Certification Maintenance Schedules - https://trailhead.salesforce.com/en/help?article=Certification-Release-Maintenance-Schedule

Charting Your Salesforce Certification Path - https://mikewheelermedia.com/charting-your-salesforce-certification-path/