120: Salesforce & Communities with Atlas Can

Salesforce developer and technical consultant Atlas joins us today, and he shares his journey into the Salesforce ecosystem. Atlas talks about the opportunities he's getting from the ecosystem, some things he is learning along the way, and how he is giving back to the community.

Through his blog articles on Salesforce Ben, Atlas brings community members to the spotlight. Atlas is also part of The Salesforce Discord Exchange (SFXD), a community-first platform, which facilitates technical and informal discussions for operators and nonprofits. SFXD is a decentralized community that focuses on helping each other out. This involves summarizing release notes and organizing learning sessions, among others. 

Show Highlights:

• His introduction to computers at an early age
• His first consulting job experience
• His passion for online learning
• What he loves about the culture at Salesforce
• What is SFXD?
• How the pandemic impacted his work
• Breaking the barrier of impostor syndrome
• Atlas’ current projects
• The future of online community

Links:

• Atlas on Twitter - https://mobile.twitter.com/atlascansf
• Atlas on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/atlascan
• Atlas on Github - https://github.com/AtlasCan
• SFXD Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/sfxd/
• SFXD Join Link - https://join.sfxd.org
• Blue Canvas - https://bluecanvas.io/
• Blue Canvas CPQ Deployer - https://bluecanvas.io/cpq
• EMPAUA Salesforce Partner - https://www.empaua.com/
• SalesforceBen - https://www.salesforceben.com/author/atlascan1/

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