From Pandemic Layoff to $100k+ | A Salesforce Success Story |EP 297c

ChooseFI | Financial Independence Podcast

Jonathan Mendonsa & Brad Barrett | Choose FI Media, Inc

Business, Investing, Careers

4.8 • 5.2K Ratings

🗓️ 19 February 2021

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

A furloughed hospitality worker landed a high-paying Salesforce role within months—with zero tech background. Anita's career pivot started during the pandemic lockdown, when she turned to online resources and the Talent Stacker program to retrain herself. Within a short time, she completed her certification and secured a job that dramatically increased her income. Her success demonstrates that career transformation doesn't require years of experience or a related degree—just the willingness to learn and act. [00:07:30] Anita's Story Furloughed from hospitality during the pandemic Discovered the Salesforce career pathway through ChooseFI resources Enrolled in the Talent Stacker Salesforce program with no prior tech experience Completed certification and transitioned to a well-paying Salesforce role [00:24:06] Understanding Salesforce Salesforce skills are essential across various industries High demand for certified Salesforce professionals creates opportunities for new entrants Discussion of the Salesforce career pathway and its accessibility [00:30:55] First Job Offer and Financial Independence Anita shares details of her first job offer that significantly increased her salary Discussion of how career changes can accelerate the path to financial independence [00:41:43] Strategies to Boost Income Negotiating salaries effectively Identifying additional ways to enhance earnings Community support as a critical factor in career success [00:53:00] Live Interactive Component Introduction Announcement about new interactive sessions for listener engagement Tuesdays at 7:30 PM ET Resources: Salesforce Trailhead [00:07:57] Talent Stacker Program [00:24:53] Key Actions: Sign up for the Talent Stacker free five-day challenge [00:45:00] Join the ChooseFI live interactive show on Tuesdays at 7:30 PM ET [00:53:00]

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, for those of you that have gotten value looking at various career paths and
0:03.6	enjoyed the episode that we did with Bradley and Anita back in episode 297 talking about
0:07.7	a career in Salesforce, I wanted to highlight for you that the talent stacker career development
0:12.0	program released the graduate numbers just from last month. Over 35 people landed jobs
0:16.8	with an average salary over $71,500 and the time to break into a completely new career path with
0:23.2	no experience was just under 4.7 months. When we shared these numbers inside of the free
0:29.1	Salesforce for everyone Facebook group, it was pointed out that every parent should be aware
0:33.2	of this opportunity for their high schooler for college students and college graduates people
0:37.2	that are thinking about taking on significant student loan debt because they think that's the only
0:42.2	way it's simply not. This can be a great career choice and it can be a great addition to any
0:46.8	educational curriculum. There's really no reason not to find out more and to do that go to
0:52.0	chusify.com slash career. All right everybody on today's share we're going to take a look at how
0:59.1	you know if you have information that serves you where you are and it and more specifically if
1:02.8	you're willing to look outside of your current comfort zone and grab good information and take
1:07.5	action on it. You can radically transform your life and your fortune in a matter of weeks,
1:13.5	months, honestly not even a year, right? That's the power of this community and the power of the
1:18.4	information that this community is sharing and you just have to you have to be willing to take it
1:23.6	and digest it and then take action on it. We're going to give you a perfect case study in that
1:28.0	today. We're going to be sharing with you a need a story and it's going to blow your mind.
1:31.3	Welcome to the Ultimate Crowd Source Personal Financial. This is Chusify.
1:35.0	You're listening to Chusify Radio.
1:37.4	The blueprint for financial independence lives here.
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