034: Training Veterans on Salesforce with Joe Castro

Joe Castro is Chief Technology Officer at Appirio and Co-founder of the Merivis Foundation. He is a Salesforce Certified Technical Architect who continues to pursue programming as a hobby and professionally whenever possible. Today, Joe and I discuss his passion for educating others, and his work with Merivis, an organization dedicated to helping military veterans get back in the workplace through Salesforce skills.    Show Highlights: The story of how Hector Perez Jr. and Joe came together to co-found Mervis Organization, fulfilling the desire to provide veterans an opportunity to transition into great jobs at Salesforce.  Some advantages that military experience brings to somebody trying to learn the Salesforce ecosystem. Joe describes the Mervis method and why he thinks it's been so successful. We talk about specific solutions Joe, Hector, and the team are using to help with training and education.   After Hector and Joe realized they couldn't run the Mervis program on email, they decided to run it on Salesforce. Joe shares that story.   How Trailhead changed the strategy of training Veterans on Salesforce.  Some of the strategies Joe uses for training people in architecture.   Links: Joe on Twitter Joe on Linkedin Mervis Merivis is a Trailblazer   *** EPISODE CREDITS: If you like this podcast and are thinking of creating your own, consider talking to my producer, Danny Ozment. He helps thought leaders, influencers, executives, HR professionals, recruiters, lawyers, realtors, bloggers, coaches, and authors create, launch, and produce podcasts that grow their business and impact the world. Find out more at https://emeraldcitypro.com