Austin joined Hireforce in January 2019 as a Consultant and was promoted to Senior Consultant earlier this year! Since joining, he has always set large goals for himself and sees to it that they are achieved. Austin has become a huge asset to the Permanent team and constantly shows his dedication to his team and to the Salesforce community. Austin has represented Hireforce at Snowforce two years in a row and has attended several Salesforce meetups in Utah and Hawaii.

Let’s get to know Austin a little more –

Q: What’s the best part of your job/Hireforce?

A: That I get to work with an amazing team here at Hireforce! I also love the opportunity to help many people in the Salesforce ecosystem learn more about opportunities that can advance or help their careers.

Q: What’s the best way you start the day?

A: I try to get some exercise in before I start my day so that I can have some energy going into the day.

Q: What do you wish you knew more about?

A: I wish I knew more about Salesforce and that’s why I’m doing all I can to learn on Trailhead and eventually become Salesforce Admin Certified by the summer.

Q: Where is the most interesting place you’ve been?

A: I was able to go to New Orleans with my Hireforce team during Mardi Gras and I think that’s got to be the most interesting and unique place I’ve been to and attended. There is seriously nothing like it!

Q: What have you been doing to keep yourself busy during this shelter-in-place?

A: I’ve actually been trying to go out and be outside as much as I can with my wife and daughter to get some exercise and be in the great outdoors. I live in Utah so there are a lot of places to go and things to do while allowing yourself to social distance yourself from other people.

Q: What’s your favorite thing about Salesforce?

A: I just love the Salesforce community and the people that are a part of it. There is something different about it that stands out from the rest of the IT industry overall. The people are so great and dedicated to what they do on the platform. I rarely have “bad” phone calls and conversations with people, even when I am cold calling. Everyone is just so genuine.

Q: What’s your favorite cloud?

A: I’m not sure if I have a favorite Cloud but if I were to have a favorite, it would probably be Sales since it’s the most widely used.

Q: What is your favorite Salesforce blog or MVP?

A: My favorite Salesforce blog is actually a newer blog (https://kellystrauch.com/) by a person that I helped get a job through Hireforce back in November 2019. Her name is Kelly Strauch and although the position didn’t turn out to be a fit in the long run, we have stayed in touch. She recently started a Salesforce blog that is absolutely fantastic! She loves Lightning Web Components and is advancing her knowledge in it and the best way to learn is to share, and that’s exactly what she is doing through her blog. She has also shared about the ups and downs over the last few months about COVID-19 and her job situation and it is really neat to see her story and how she has stayed strong and positive through it all. She’s such a great example and pillar in the Salesforce community!

Q: Favorite trailhead character?

A: Codey the Bear for sure! I have a real life Codey the Bear in my office that I won at Snowforce 2019.