{"id":7329,"date":"2023-09-11T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/?p=7329"},"modified":"2023-09-11T05:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T12:00:00","slug":"shakil-kamran-trailblazer-dreamforce-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/au\/news\/stories\/shakil-kamran-trailblazer-dreamforce-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;This Is My Way Out&#8217;: How a Retail Manager Used Salesforce to Land a Fulfilling Career in Tech"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick Take:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>While working in retail, Shakil Kamran faced numerous challenges, like 60-hour work weeks and struggling to find financial security for his growing family.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>His life changed when he discovered <a href=\"https:\/\/trailhead.salesforce.com\/?_ga=2.198203309.3296640.1693237074-1879970560.1676645824&amp;_gac=1.50199636.1691437741.Cj0KCQjwoK2mBhDzARIsADGbjeqy-tfIspsuKKBYbiA2IZ7PAzLF4oel_yb6B7vaceywgGfGSk_NfaEaAnAWEALw_wcB\/?d=cta-body-promo-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trailhead<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/trailhead.salesforce.com\/en\/trailblazercommunity\/?d=cta-body-promo-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trailblazer Community<\/a> through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pepuptech.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PepUp Tech<\/a>, a non-profit that provides tech training to underserved communities.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Today, Kamran helps businesses harness the power of generative AI.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Six years ago, Shakil Kamran felt stuck.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While attending college full time, he worked a grueling 60 hours a week as a retail manager at an electronics store to support his wife and newborn. Together, they lived in a cramped apartment in the Bronx, not far from where he\u2019d grown up.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While he was getting by, it wasn\u2019t easy. Kamran wanted more financial security than he\u2019d had as the son of a taxi driver and homemaker, both emigrants from Bangladesh.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He had a hunch that a tech career was the path forward, which is why he was earning a degree in computer information systems. But, he wasn\u2019t sure how to take it to the next step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI knew that technology changed the world, and I wanted to be part of that, but I couldn\u2019t figure out how to get there,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"contextual-driver has-text-align-left contextual-driver--evergreen\">\n\t<header class=\"tidbit-header\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"tidbit-head\">\n\t\t\tConnect with Trailblazers from Anywhere\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"tidbit-body\">\n\t\t<p><\/p>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"tidbit-link label\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"label has-right-arrow has-right-arrow--small\" href=\"https:\/\/trailhead.salesforce.com\/en\/trailblazercommunity\/?d=cta-body-promo-8\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t<span>Learn more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 10\">\n\t<path d=\"M13.92 5.38a1 1 0 000-.76.9.9 0 00-.17-.26.25.25 0 000-.07l-4-4a1 1 0 00-1.46 1.42L10.59 4H1.07a1 1 0 000 2h9.52l-2.3 2.29a1 1 0 000 1.42 1 1 0 001.42 0l4-4a.25.25 0 000-.07.9.9 0 00.21-.26z\" \/>\n<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img class=\"tidbit img-evergreen\"\n\t\tsrcset=\"\n\t\t\thttps:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/au\/news\/wp-content\/themes\/newsroom\/assets\/images\/article-tidbit-evergreen-large@0.5x.png 84w,\n\t\t\thttps:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/au\/news\/wp-content\/themes\/newsroom\/assets\/images\/article-tidbit-evergreen-large@1x.png 168w,\n\t\t\thttps:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/au\/news\/wp-content\/themes\/newsroom\/assets\/images\/article-tidbit-evergreen-large@2x.png 336w\n\t\t\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/au\/news\/wp-content\/themes\/newsroom\/assets\/images\/article-tidbit-evergreen-large@1x.png\"\n\t\talt=\"Illustration of evergreen\"\n\t\tsizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 175px, 130px\"\n\t>\n\t<\/aside>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-new-path-forward\">A new path forward<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>That changed during Kamran\u2019s third year in college, when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pepuptech.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PepUp Tech<\/a>, a non-profit committed to increasing underrepresented populations in tech, hosted a two-day bootcamp at his school. They introduced him to <a href=\"https:\/\/trailhead.salesforce.com\/?d=cta-body-promo-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trailhead<\/a>, Salesforce\u2019s free online learning platform. Kamran was hooked. \u201cIt\u2019s free, it\u2019s readily accessible, it\u2019s gamified, it\u2019s fun, it\u2019s hands-on \u2014 it was life-changing,\u201d he said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kamran started taking courses on Trailhead after school and work, from midnight until two in the morning. He learned about the Salesforce platform, as well as soft skills, such as how to give feedback. \u201cThis is my way out,\u201d he thought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kamran wanted to delve deeper into Salesforce by attending <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/dreamforce\/?d=cta-body-promo-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dreamforce<\/a>, the company\u2019s annual global conference, but was struggling to find a way to make it work. In the end though, he took the leap and decided to attend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t know exactly what was out there, but I knew I made the right decision,\u201d he said. \u201cI took a bet on myself and, more importantly, I took a bet on Salesforce.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>I took a bet on myself and, more importantly, I took a bet on Salesforce.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The power of community<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At what he called \u201cDisney World for techies,\u201d Kamran learned even more about Salesforce\u2019s innovations and made life-long connections with other Trailblazers. Soon after, a contact he met at Dreamforce offered him a job as a remote Salesforce sales consultant with Now IT Matters, a tech consulting firm based in Montana. It was the start of a fulfilling career trajectory that landed Kamran in his current role: Strategic Alliances Manager for North America at AllCloud, where he helps clients harness the power of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/stories\/what-is-generative-ai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">generative AI<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-70599\" data-id=\"70599\" src=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2023\/12\/20190407_184129_Original.jpg?w=1024\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Shakil Kamran in Long Island Piers, NY in February 2019 &#8211; when he was working his first tech job in the Salesforce ecosystem.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-70597\" data-id=\"70597\" src=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2023\/12\/f1f35540-b140-445d-b554-19b00c74bcc4.jpg?w=1024\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\"> Shakil Kamran sporting his Golden Hoodie at Dreamforce in 2019. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-70596\" data-id=\"70596\" src=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2023\/12\/20180925_180114_Original.jpg?w=768\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Shakil Kamran at Dreamforce in 2018 posing with Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Kamran credits the <a href=\"https:\/\/trailhead.salesforce.com\/en\/trailblazercommunity?_ga=2.134558579.3296640.1693237074-1879970560.1676645824&amp;_gac=1.91281128.1691437741.Cj0KCQjwoK2mBhDzARIsADGbjeqy-tfIspsuKKBYbiA2IZ7PAzLF4oel_yb6B7vaceywgGfGSk_NfaEaAnAWEALw_wcB\/?d=cta-body-promo-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trailblazer Community<\/a> \u2013 a global network of millions who help each other learn new skills and thrive within the Salesforce ecosystem \u2013 with helping to propel his career forward.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am where I am today because of that community,\u201d he said. \u201cYou have access not just to resources, training, and knowledge, but they\u2019re there to help you glow and grow&nbsp;\u2014 they are your champions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>I am where I am today because of that community,\u201d he said. \u201cYou have access not just to resources, training, and knowledge, but they\u2019re there to help you glow and grow&nbsp;\u2014 they are your champions.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>That community-minded sentiment resonated, and even inspired Kamran. 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revenues and 11.6 million jobs worldwide between 2022 and 2028.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kamran and his team continue to use Trailhead to stay informed on the latest trends and technology, including artificial intelligence. 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