Mike Gerholdt

Mike Gerholdt is the Senior Director of Salesforce Admin Evangelism at Salesforce. He is part of a group of World-class Admin Evangelists who are helping Salesforce Admins realize their dreams by being technology leaders and advancing their careers.

Choosing the Right Automation Tool

Right now is a great time to be a Salesforce Admin. With Lightning Process Builder, Workflow Rules, Visual Workflow, and Approval Processes, we have many great automation tools in our utility belt. As a Productivity Protector we are often working to streamline business process and deliver real business value. And if you watch any superhero […]

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Awesome Admins are Brilliant Business Analysts

This week we are taking a different approach to the post, rather than the traditional format we using an interview format. We are following up on a very popular session from Dreamforce “Admins and Business Analysts: Agents of Change” where we talk to the three presenters- Salesforce MVPs Cheryl Feldman, Eric Dreshfield, and Launa Saunders. […]

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Blazing your Trailhead with Chris & Sandeep

“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.” – Benjamin Franklin   About Chris Duarte Chris Duarte is Managing Editor for Trailhead, a fun and interactive way to learn Salesforce. She believes that anyone can learn and is on a mission to help more people become Admins and […]

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Buzz: Your Ah-Ha Moment

You BUZZED, we listened! In our second Admin Buzz episode, we hear your “Ah-Ha” moment featuring submissions by Geoffrey Flynn, Cheryl Feldman, Alex Sutherland, Shannon Howe, Brian Kwong, John Graf, and Garry Polmateer. No MOAR Word Documents! “The best thing I’ve built on the platform was my career.” “[Salesforce] It’s the best thing that has ever happened […]

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It’s more than Code Coverage with Steven Herod & Matt Lacey

 “I think the question you have to ask if you are an Admin is ‘Am I attempting to learn enough Salesforce development to just tide me over, for what I’m doing here, to get me through?’ Or ‘Am I interested in taking on software development as a profession?’”   About Steven Herod Steven Herod has been […]

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How to turn a spreadsheet into a Salesforce App

Tell me if any of these statements apply to you and your company. “Oh we just have soooo many spreadsheets.” “We have Salesforce but our sales management loves their spreadsheets.” “Management told me its just easier to update a spreadsheet, so I feel stuck” Ok, I could go on and on but you get the […]

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How Admins can use Agile with Kelly Currier

 “A lot of people incorporate Agile into their daily life. I planned my move using scrum, and my wedding using scrum. Literally taking these principles and applying them to everything you do.’”   About Kelly Currier Kelly Currier manages the Agile Delivery Methodology program for Salesforce.com’s Technology & Products organization, an enterprise with over 200 agile teams.She has […]

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TL;DL- January

Too Long; Didn’t Listen Can you believe January is over? Wow that went fast. And as an Admin you may have been busy gather requirements for new processes, reading up on the Spring 15 release notes, or just digging out of all the snow. So here is a quick recap of the podcast episodes you […]

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Women are code heroes with Kieren Jameson

 “It’s like you’re meeting an old friend. You’ve got this connection, and it’s the first time in my career that it’s really made me say ‘Yeah, you are in the right place. This is what you should be doing.’”   About Kieren Jameson Kieren Jameson, MLIS, is Digital Solutions Manager with ETR (a California-based non-profit focusing […]

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