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Kyla Longe, Brett Barlow & Eric DreshfieldApril 13, 2016

You Can Be An MVP:Building Your Salesforce Career and Your Personal Brand

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“For me, one of the greatest strengths of the Salesforce Ecosystem is its people and the connections that are shared.”

• 3x Salesforce MVP, blogger at ericforcefield.wordpress.com• Founder & Event Co-Chair, Midwest Dreamin’• Leader, Southern Indiana Salesforce User Group• Tweets as @ericdresh

Eric Dreshfield, Advocacy Manager

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Eric’s Winding Path

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“The power of building your community, like the butterfly effect, spreads and magnifies.”

• 3x Salesforce MVP & 5x Salesforce Certified• Co-coordinator Salesforce Women in Tech Chapters & Leadership• @seriouslykyla on Twitter

Kyla Longe, Sr. Salesforce Administrator

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Kyla’s Journey

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Ingredients for my Success

CommunityKnowledge

Mentoring

SpiritExpertise

Education

Training

SkillsNetworking

Network

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Career Growth Sweet Spot

Develop Skills

Enjoy the Work

Stay in Demand

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“Put people first, inspire solutions and always be a friend.”

• 2x Salesforce Certified• Passionate Supporter of Salesforce Women in Tech• Salesforce Consultant (pro bono) for Non-Profits• @thebrettbarlow on Twitter

Brett Barlow, Co-Founder & Manager, Salesforce Talent Evangelism

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In the Salesforce Community

In the Social Community

Building Your Brand

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Patterns• Always Learning Through Teaching and Self-Learning• Accessible and Responsive • Visible in Social Media• Active in Salesforce Success Community• Helping Others

A Few “Brand” Examples

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Are You Ready to Be a Salesforce MVP?“Don’t try to be an MVP just to be an MVP.” – Salesforce

MVP Garry Polmateer

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Q&A

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Kyla LongeBrett BarlowEric Dreshfield

Thank you!To reach us:

@ericdresh /ericforcefield

@thebrettbarlow /brettbarlow

@seriouslykyla /kylalonge