Mums On Cloud Nine

In this episode, I'm sharing a webinar I did recently where I talked about how to make £5k per month working in the Salesforce ecosystem. I did this working only 3 days per week. I share my journey of how I changed my career to establish myself as a Salesforce consultant, where I started, and how I began.   Here are the highlights: {5:56} The 4 essential factors to help you earn £5 or $12k USA or...

In this episode, I'm talking with Ben McCarthy, founder of Salesforce Ben. Salesforce Ben is run by a small but mighty team, excited about distributing knowledge from the Salesforce community and uncovering the next big thing in the ecosystem – without jargon, hard-sells, or fluff. We talk about the power of sharing knowledge as well as Ben's new book about setting up your own consultancy.   Here...

In this episode, we're talking with Guilda Senior Manager of Product Marketing at Salesforce and a community thought leader. We talk about the power of building relationships, how do you find the time to build relationships online and how to build those relationships.   Here are the highlights from this episode: {2:13} Guilda's approach to building relationships {6:18} How you'll attract your own...

In this episode, we're talking about how to get unstuck in your career choices. We'll be looking at reflecting on the questions, Do I need to make a change? Why am I not making that change? What is going to help me make a change? So to answer all these questions, I'm delighted to be speaking with Natasha Stanley, who is Head Coach at Career Shifters.   Here are the highlights from this episode: {1...

This week it's International Women's Day. And the theme is all about choosing to challenge. In today's episode, we're talking about how to become more assertive as a woman, whether it is you needing to communicate more effectively with managers or your partners or kids to get the balance you need.  I'm delighted to talk with Antoinette Dale Henderson, who is a keynote speaker, executive coach, and...

This week I'm delighted to be speaking to Daljit Bamford, who is the chief customer officer of the Tenth Revolution Group. We're going to be talking about how employers can support employees with great benefits in the workplace.    So if you're an employee listening today, then please do feed this back to employers and suggest to them some great ideas. But if you're an employer, think about how yo...

In this episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Awena Naomie Ella to talk all about the topic of maltrescence and how becoming a mother changes us in so many ways that we may not anticipate. We've all heard of baby brain but is this term fair or even accurate? We talk all about how to redefine yourself following your maternity leave.   Here are the highlights from this episode: {0:40} Introduc...

In this episode, we're talking about the power of self-employment. Many of our super mums who've taken our admin courses have become self-employed contractors and secured clients through their own means.   This is what I did when I started out in the Salesforce ecosystem. So I wanted to explore what it can take to set yourself up as self-employed, what the pros and cons are. And so you can really...

In this episode, we're talking about home working and how it can give a mum their superpowers if done properly.    There is a need to have a homeworking strategy that suits you and your employer. And there are people and companies struggling to get this strategy right at the moment with COVID being the biggest thing we've faced where we are all home working and trying to balance everything. And so...

During series three, we are teaching women how to be bold and proud in pursuing their career ambitions by sharing top tips and expertise from individuals who champion equality and diversity in the workplace.   Today, we're talking about how to benefit from the power of mentoring, whether a mentor or a mentee, we're going to be looking at all of those different aspects and how you might benefit fro...

I'm delighted to have Carla Bolton-Marsh join me on the show. Carla is a Global Account Director at Salesforce, but also a Business and Leadership Coach, and she's been busy working with some of our super mums one to one.    We talk about how to overcome your fears because that's one of the things that many of our trainees face when they're thinking about starting out in a new career. It can feel...

In this episode, I'm introducing you to Roger Hamilton. A gentleman who influenced my life 10 years ago.   One of the tools that he shared with me at one of his conferences is a tool called wealth dynamics which I found incredibly useful to find my own superpower and it's why I want to share it with you today.   Here are the highlights from the episode:   {1:54} Introduction to Wealth Dynamics {3:...

In this episode we're talking with Musidora who works at Salesforce as an area vice-president and is Head of UK Energy and Utilities.   Musidora has been named one of Yahoo Finance Heroes, Top 100 Female Future Leaders of 2020, and has also been recognised as one of the UK's 50 leading lights of kindness and leadership 2020. She's an equality and diversity champion at Salesforce.   Here are the hi...

Today, I wrap up the series with an episode on how to improve your confidence to change career, or indeed advance your career, choosing to pursue a promotion or change career. Up-skilling in a brand new discipline is a tough decision. As a mum, it can be really daunting and we can put up lots of barriers to even entertaining the idea.    So today I'm going to talk about the three C's. Connection,...

Today I will interview Keir Bowden and Jodi Wagner and we will talk about public speaking skills and their value in helping you elevate your career and your profile in the sector. We will talk about their 6-weeks program, how it is structured, how they help people to get more confident speaking in front of others, and how this can help you build your career. Here are the highlights from this episo...

In this episode we will be talking about creating your own success with a focus on how to build your profile and credibility using PR. Now I'm really excited about this topic because having worked with a lot of women who are upskilling and developing and carving out their career in a new sector, it's been brilliant to see how much they are interested in speaking at events, talking on webinars, lau...

In today's session, I'm delighted to interview Rachel Watson. We will talk about exploring your potential and we will explore how you can up-skill as a Salesforce developer, the different ways you can go about it and the different job opportunities.   Here are the highlights from this episode:   {0:42} Introduction to Rachel {3:21} Debunking a myth {9:41} A sales developer in the tech industry {12...

In this episode I'm delighted to be talking to Nathan Simmons about leadership skills in Digital Transformation. Nathan is an independent senior leadership coach and consultant and has worked in leadership for 23 years.    Here are the highlights from this episode:   {1:11} Why leadership skills are important {4:50} Introduction to Nathan {8:19} Leading by building confidence and empowering people...

In today's we're going to be talking about the skills you need to become a Salesforce Consultant and in particular, the route that I decided to take.   When I trained up in Salesforce and started my career in tech, I'd never had a tech background before, but realised through using a CRM system and particularly Salesforce within the nonprofit I was running at the time, that I could actually manage...

In today's episode I will interview Leanne Allen and we will talk about how you can change your job and still operate in a director's role as a mum.    We will see why flexibility is important when ensuring the possibility to work at companies and institutions in managing roles, and how the Super Woman's network gives the opportunity to speak, learn and connect with others mums that can help you f...

In this episode, I will interview Amy Henderson and we will talk about the critical skills that parents develop during Parenthood and how they can be useful for being successful in your workplace. If well supported by the company, there are a lot of skills you develop becoming a parent: efficiency, productivity, organisational skills and emotional intelligence. Here are the highlights from the epi...

In today's episode I will share my experience of working as a business analyst and giving you an introduction into what the role entails and what you might be doing if you wanted to pursue this type of role as a career.   Here are the highlights from the episode:   {0:51} The role of a business analyst within an organisation {6:15} What a business analyst does practically {14:56} The importance of...

In today's episode I've got two special guests. They are two colleagues of Salesforce and we will be talking about what are the four roles of an awesome admin team.    When I talk about an admin role, I mean a Salesforce admin person is somebody who basically looks after a Salesforce system on a day to day basis for the organisation they're working with. Here are the highlights from the episode:  ...

In today's episode I will interview Paula Gardiner and we will talk about the ways to reflect on your personality and figure out the right job role for you.    Paula is a business psychologist and coach, and founder of scholarthinking.com. She will guide through personality profiling and coaching tools that can help you identify your strengths and weaknesses.  Here are the highlights from the epis...

In today's session, we're talking about exploring your potential and what it's like  to work in a digital transformation management role that sits at the pivotal junction between the organisation and a digital delivery team.    We're going to take an inside look at project management and what project management means on a digital project. Here are the highlights from the episode:   {0:49} Introduc...