Life With Goldie Podcast

In this exciting episode of the Life with Goldie Podcast, join your host Mia as she sits down with the incredible Zarina, a passionate individual who took an unconventional path from growing up in Australia to working in the music industry at night and balancing childcare during the day. Little did she know, an unexpected opportunity to work overseas would change her life forever, setting her on a fast track to Salesforce success and the coveted Golden Hoodie.Get ready to be inspired as Zarina shares her remarkable story and imparts valuable lessons she learned along the way. Discover how your life experiences can be the key that sets you apart from the crowd, and how the Salesforce community isn't about competing against each other, but rather lifting one another up to be the best versions of themselves. As the Salesforce community continues to grow, so do our careers.Hit that play button now and get ready for an unforgettable adventure!—subscribe to the "Life with Goldie Podcast" today and join us for an unforgettable episode!Zarina on Twitter https://twitter.com/zazamatazAdventures in Salesforcinghttp://blog.zazamataz.ca/Watch the Episode on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@lifewithgoldiepodcast) Connect with Mia Pacey

Welcome to the latest episode of the "Life with Goldie Podcast"! I have the privilege of sitting down with a true salesforce trailblazer from Kenya, Alimali Stephen.Join us as Ali shares his remarkable journey and reveals the secrets to his success. One of the key aspects he highlights is the power of finding support within local user groups.  But that's not all! Alimali also takes us on a thrilling adventure, recounting his first-ever overseas trip to Dreamforce, the renowned Salesforce conference. As if attending this prestigious event wasn't exciting enough, he had the honour of donning the coveted Golden Hoodie, symbolizing his contribution to the Salesforce community.Tune in to this episode of the "Life with Goldie Podcast" to gain insights from Alimali Stephen's remarkable Salesforce journey. Prepare to be inspired, motivated, and encouraged to embark on your path to success.Don't miss out on this enlightening conversation—subscribe to the "Life with Goldie Podcast" today and join us for an unforgettable episode!Watch the Episode on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@lifewithgoldiepodcast) Connect with Mia Pacey

EP16: Sara Hernández (2022)Welcome to our latest episode, where we have the pleasure of speaking with Sara Hernandez, a trailblazer in the Salesforce community based in Madrid, Spain. Sara shares with us her inspiring journey into the tech industry and how she pushed herself into a  Salesforce role. As a strong believer in the trailblazer ecosystem, Sara actively organizes and runs events to inspire others in the Salesforce community. During our conversation, Sara shares valuable tips on how to succeed in the tech industry. She believes that a willingness to learn, adapt, and take risks are the keys to success.In addition to her work at Salesforce and organizing events, Sara has founded a non-profit organization, WomenForceIT, that aims to help women break into the Salesforce ecosystem.Overall, this episode is filled with valuable insights and inspiration from a successful trailblazer in the tech industry. Join us as we learn from Sara's experience and expertise, and get inspired to pursue your own trailblazing journey.Watch the Episode on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@lifewithgoldiepodcast) Connect with Mia Pacey

Get ready for an exciting episode of Life with Goldie! Our guest, Jyothsna Bitra (JB), is a Salesforce Marketing champion who shares her amazing journey with us. Starting as an admin, JB tells us how she found her passion in Marketing Cloud, thanks to a mentor who believed in her abilities. Her story highlights the importance of having someone who supports and encourages you to reach your full potential.But that's not all! JB is an active member of the community and produces a lot of content for Marketing Cloud on various platforms. Her enthusiasm for Salesforce Marketing is contagious and will inspire you to get involved in the community too!So don't miss out on this incredible episode and join us in learning from JB's experience. Tune in to Life with Goldie and discover the possibilities that Salesforce Marketing can offer you!JB contributes to the community with Marketing Content found @MCLearningcampYouTube: https://youtube.com/c/TrailblazingTogether…Slack: http://mclearningcamp.slack.com#MCLearningCam here https://twitter.com/MCLearningcampWatch the Episode on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@lifewithgoldiepodcast) Connect with Mia Pacey

In this episode, I sit down with Sagar Pareek to talk about his journey in the Salesforce ecosystem. Sagar is a well-known Salesforce mentor and has been helping students learn the platform for many years. Sagar also shares his insights on the importance of finding a guru when learning a new skill or product. He also talks about how his own career failures turned into valuable lessons that have helped him grow as a professional.Sagar offers some advice for those who are just starting out in the Salesforce ecosystem. He emphasizes the importance of taking things one step at a time and not trying to do everything all at once.Overall, this is an informative and valuable episode for anyone interested in the Salesforce ecosystem and how to succeed in it. Tune in to hear Sagar's experiences and advice on mastering your own Salesforce journey. Connect with Sagar Send a connection message on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sagarpareek/ Connect with Host Mia PaceyLinkedInTwitterWatch the Episode on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@lifewithgoldiepodcast) Connect with Mia Pacey

In this episode, we discover Sarah's journey from a technical Developer background all the way through to discovering architecture as a role in the ecosystem. We talk about how she has been giving back by supporting a local school parent's group to get set up on Salesforce, which transformed their way of working from being reliant on paper to be in the cloud. Sarah inspires us with her drive and commitment to continue learning no matter what stage of her career she is in.   sarahinthecloud – A tech blog on Salesforce and MuleSoftConnect with SarahFollow on Twitter - @SarahSFDC Send a connection message on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/khalidsarah/Connect with Host Mia PaceyLinkedInTwitterWatch the Episode on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@lifewithgoldiepodcast) Connect with Mia Pacey

In this episode, I get to talk to the inspirational Heather Black who shares her story of creating a community of Trailblazing mums to support each other learn and excel at Salesforce careers. Heather walks us through how the Golden Hoodie has enabled her to reach more learners than ever. She also takes us through her top three tips to succeed in your Salesforce journey.Supermums https://supermums.org/Mums on Cloud Nine Podcast Showhttps://supermums.org/mums-on-cloud-nine-podcast/Connect with HeatherFollow on Twitter - @HeatherJBlackSend a connection message on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/heather-black-salesforce-women-in-tech-speaker/Connect with Host Mia PaceyLinkedInTwitterWatch the Episode on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@lifewithgoldiepodcast) Connect with Mia Pacey

Sarah Pilzer (she/they) is committed to helping others through her work at a non-profit and by supporting the Salesforce community. In this episode we talk about how to find your niche in the ecosystem and the importance of continuous learning. We talk about how to be part of open source commons and the importance of giving back even for personal growth.  Open Source Commonshttps://www.salesforce.org/blog/pro-bono-week-open-source-commons/Connect with Sarah (she or they)Follow on Twitter - @spilzer Send a connection message on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/spilzer/ Connect with Host Mia PaceyLinkedInTwitte Watch the Episode on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@lifewithgoldiepodcast) Connect with Mia Pacey

You don't typically hear that if life throws you a curve ball, start a career in Tech. But that is what Tony did, and he never looked back. Join us as we catch up with Tony on how he broke into the Salesforce industry and found lifelong friends along the way. In this episode, we dive into how programs like Pep Up Tech support those trying to enter the Salesforce ecosystem. Connect with TonyFollow on Twitter - @SFTonyN Send a connection message on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sftonyn/Connect with Host Mia PaceyLinkedInTwitte Watch the Episode on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@lifewithgoldiepodcast) Connect with Mia Pacey

You have probably heard of the Salesforce B2C Commerce Cloud, and if you ever needed help in this space Thomas was there to answer your question.In this episode, we chat with Thomas Theunen, the first Commerce Cloud Golden Hoodie for the Salesforce Ecosystem. Thomas's journey involves many roles and responsibilities he has been a developer, an architect and now Head of Commerce. We are lucky enough to hear some amazing bits of advice as Thomas takes us through a part of Salesforce that some of us have not been exposed to yet. Thomas's Bloghttps://www.rhino-inquisitor.com/ Shirtforce Website (Thomas's t-shirt)https://shirtforce.org/B2C Commerce Cloud Unofficial - Slack ChannelSign Up LinkConnect with ThomasFollow on Twitter - @theunenthSend a connection message on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-theunen-10905680/ Connect with Host Mia PaceyLinkedInTwitte Watch the Episode on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@lifewithgoldiepodcast) Connect with Mia Pacey

From Chemist to Salesforce Admin, who knew it is all just science. In this episode, Karmel shows us the joy and life of the trailblazer ecosystem. She shines brightly and encourages everyone to shine too. Let's follow Karmel's journey through the ecosystem as she navigated from helping with a Salesforce data load to being a successful Salesforce Consultant. Throughout her journey, she has been inspiring other non-profit admins to be #awesomeadmins.Karmel received the Golden Hoodie in 2022 at Washington DC World Tour. Connect with KarmelFollow on Twitter - https://twitter.com/armejam44Send a connection message on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/karmelnjames/Connect with Host Mia PaceyLinkedInTwitterWatch the Episode on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@lifewithgoldiepodcast) Connect with Mia Pacey

When Jonathan started looking for a new career after serving in the British Army he noticed that recruiters saw him as just a soldier so went out to find a path on his own. Hear how Salesforce Military enabled Jonathan to choose his own path to success.  Would you start a Trailblazer Community Group within just a few months of getting into the Salesforce ecosystem? Well, that's exactly what Jonathan did, he created a community where there wasn't one hoping to bring trailblazers together to grow everyone's knowledge.  Jonathan received the Golden Hoodie virtually as part of Dreamforce to you 2020. Video Podcast available on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfmvPMFNYagPUL99b2MGgTQConnect to JonathanLinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jfoxuk/Twitter https://twitter.com/JFoxUK Learn more about Salesforce Military https://veterans.force.com/s/Connect with Host Mia PaceyLinkedInTwitterWatch the Episode on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@lifewithgoldiepodcast) Connect with Mia Pacey

Jessica Macpherson made a career changing decision after receiving her Golden Hoodie in 2020 and started Blaze your Trail.Jessica  saw how important a Salesforce admin resource could be for a non-profit organisation and how hard it was to find an admin role requiring no experience. Listen in as we hear how Jessica created volunteer roles at St Kilda Mums to close the candidate experience gap and help give everyone an opportunity to gain hands-on experience. This would then lead her to start her own Salesforce consultancy to benefit both non-profits and job seekers. Video Podcast available on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfmvPMFNYagPUL99b2MGgTQConnect to JessicaLinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicamacpherson/Twitter https://twitter.com/JessicaMacpher9Find out more about Blaze your Trailhttps://blazeyourtrail.org/Connect with Host Mia PaceyLinkedInTwitterWatch the Episode on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@lifewithgoldiepodcast) Connect with Mia Pacey

David Nava understood he needed to find a new career as his successful military service came to an end, he never thought it would be in Tech though. In this episode, David takes us through how a chance recommendation from a friend led him to discover Trailhead and ultimately a successful career path. He is now determined to create awareness for Salesforce in hopes that no one else stumbles across it by chance.David received his Golden Hoodie as a Salesforce employee by Marc Benioff in person at 2022 company kick-off in New York.Video Podcast available on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfmvPMFNYagPUL99b2MGgTQConnect to David LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-nava-awesome-engineer/Twitter https://twitter.com/NavaForceRegister to join Military Trailblazer Office Hours here https://go.resourceheroapp.com/l/855023/2021-03-22/42621fConnect with Host Mia PaceyLinkedInTwitterWatch the Episode on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@lifewithgoldiepodcast) Connect with Mia Pacey

Imagine looking back on your career and seeing a clear point in time where your career trajectory just went straight up. This was Ben's journey after choosing to follow the Marketing path in Salesforce.  Listen to how Ben got to where he is now and how he finds that creating content is the best way to give back and help others along their journeys. Ben talks about how the Trailblazer Community changed his life. At first, the group meetings can seem daunting but do not hold back and just join in you will find a very welcoming and open community there waiting to support newcomers.  Video Podcast available on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfmvPMFNYagPUL99b2MGgTQConnect with Ben LaMotheLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/benlamothe/Twitter - https://twitter.com/benlamotheConnect with Host Mia PaceyLinkedInTwitterWatch the Episode on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@lifewithgoldiepodcast) Connect with Mia Pacey

If you enable others to up-skill in the same industry as you, do they steal your jobs or clients? No, they become your community. Listen in to hear how Kel created a community of Trailblazers in the most isolated city in the world.  I explore Kel's unique journey through the Salesforce ecosystem. He touches on how Salesforce as a product came into his consulting career and the progression towards founding the consultancy Two21. We discuss how creating a community to learn with is a strategic way to create a group of people you can call on later to ask for help.  Connect with Kel Henderson LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelhenderson/Twitter - https://twitter.com/kel_hendoVideo Podcast available on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfmvPMFNYagPUL99b2MGgTQConnect with Host Mia PaceyLinkedInTwitterWatch the Episode on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@lifewithgoldiepodcast) Connect with Mia Pacey

She didn't consider herself a "Woman in Technology" but took a leap and attended a Women in Tech Trailblazer User Group meeting which set her on a path to helping others learn more while growing her own career along the way. Tune in as I speak with Rebecca (Bec) Aichholzer (she/her) Golden Hoodie Recipient at the 2018 World Tour Melbourne Aus. Bec speaks about how to embrace imposter syndrome and the importance of speaking up for what you believe in. Bec touches on finding your voice and being confident with what you know so you can teach others and give back.  Connect with Bec AichholzerLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebeccaaichholzer/Twitter - https://twitter.com/bextaboooVideo Podcast available on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfmvPMFNYagPUL99b2MGgTQConnect with Host Mia PaceyLinkedInTwitterWatch the Episode on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@lifewithgoldiepodcast) Connect with Mia Pacey

Would you say yes to a job to implement a platform you'd never heard of? Well, in this episode, we hear about how saying "Yes" changed Mark's career and life path.Tune in as I speak with the first Golden Hoodie recipient in Australia, Mark Tossell. We walk through his journey in the Salesforce ecosystem so far. Mark speaks to how important the Trailblazer Community has been in his life and how he has found success after a bump in his career prompted him to go all-in on Salesforce.  Connect with Mark Tossell LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-tossell-051489101Twitter - https://twitter.com/MarkTossellBlog post mentioned in the podcast: How can you build a career in the Salesforce ecosystem?Video Podcast available on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfmvPMFNYagPUL99b2MGgTQConnect with Host Mia Pacey LinkedIn TwitterWatch the Episode on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@lifewithgoldiepodcast) Connect with Mia Pacey

Video Podcast available on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfmvPMFNYagPUL99b2MGgTQWatch the Episode on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@lifewithgoldiepodcast) Connect with Mia Pacey