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EVEN IN ACQUISTIONS AND MERGERS, TRAINERS HAVE A ROLE SCOTT THOMAS - SR. DIRECTOR, CONTENT DEVELOPMENT AND CERTIFICATION CUSTOMER READINESS - SALESFORCE @SCOTT_THOMAS_ET - [email protected]

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EVEN IN ACQUISTIONS AND MERGERS, TRAINERS HAVE A ROLESCOTT THOMAS - SR. DIRECTOR, CONTENT DEVELOPMENT AND CERTIFICATION

CUSTOMER READINESS - SALESFORCE

@SCOTT_THOMAS_ET - [email protected]

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ABOUT ME

12.5 YEARS IN THE SOFTWARE INDUSTRY

7+ YEARS LEADING AND WORKING IN TRAINING INDUSTRY

CURRENTLY LEAD A GLOBAL TEAM CREATING CONTENT AND

CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT OVER 2.5 MILLION

PARTICIPANTS PER YEAR AND WITH OVER 20,000

CERTIFICATIONS

CAN BE FOUND ON TWITTER AND LINKEDIN

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OUR TIME TOGETHER TODAY

SHARE A BIT OF MY STORY AND EXPERIENCE

KEY LESSONS LEARNED

DISCUSSION AND Q/A THROUGHOUT - DON’T BE SHY

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MY STORY AND EXPERIENCE

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BEING THE ACQUIRER

March 2, 2010October 11, 2012

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BECOMING THE ACQUIRED

June 4, 2012

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KEY LESSONS LEARNED

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LESSONS LEARNED

KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE BALL

UNDERSTAND AND ALIGN TO THE INTEGRATION STRATEGY

AVOID MAKING RASH DECISIONS

DON’T FORGET THE TRAINING BASICS

COMMUNICATE AND SHARE EARLY AND OFTEN

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THANK YOU@SCOTT_THOMAS_ET