Chad Johnson

How did you get started with Salesforce?‍

I went to work for ExactTarget back in 2010, who at that time would have been considered an ISV partner, then through the acquisition in 2013 joining Salesforce.

What’s your favorite thing about building solutions with Salesforce?

The change and value the platform can bring an organization who truly embrace it and implement it correctly.

What energizes you at work?

Building relationships, reworking and improving upon ways we connect with Salesforce.

Name a work achievement you’re proud of.

Receiving Employee of the Year

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Who or what inspires you?

My Faith and My Family is what I look to for inspiration and guidance.

What’s one thing you’re learning now?

When the covid crash happened back in 2020 and the subsequent rebound, I became very interested in how the financial markets work from a technical analysis standpoint. I’ve read many books and taken class looking at successful traders and investors from the early 1900’s through today.

What three words would your friends use to describe you?

Dependable, Giving, Steadfast

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What’s something you love about the place you live?

The people and the community.

What could we find you doing outside of work?

 Volunteering for my son’s activities, currently choir related, I picked up home brewing my own beer in the last year to go with BBQ on a smoker.

What trend do you hope makes a comeback?

MC Hammer or Baggy Beach Pants, they were colorful, fun and comfortable

What’s your go-to karaoke song?

Under the Bridge by the Red Hot Chili Peppers but if going for sing-a-long, Piano Man.

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