Key Takeaways from My Salesforce Journey in 2025
Summary
The article shares a personal Salesforce consulting journey highlighting key experiences such as developing marketing demos, system audits, and project delivery for nonprofits and consultancies. It emphasizes the transition to independent consulting and showcases varied real-world Salesforce engagements. Salesforce professionals can draw inspiration on how diverse project types and client sectors enhance consulting skills and career growth.
Takeaways
- Leverage diverse client projects to broaden Salesforce consulting expertise.
- Transitioning to independent consulting requires strong networking and brand building.
- System audits help uncover key improvements for client Salesforce implementations.
- Marketing demos can effectively showcase Salesforce capabilities to stakeholders.
- Partnering with nonprofits provides meaningful Salesforce delivery experience.
2025 was a turning point for me. I finally made the leap from corporate life to independent consulting, and this website is the result. In my first year of working solo, I had the chance to partner with some incredible organisations: from building marketing demos for Inspire AI, to auditing systems at Esse Skincare, to delivering projects with Soar for South African nonprofits. I also secured two fantastic contracts with Vloeiend and Blue Force, Dutch consultancies doing impressive work in...