We are 60 days out from Dreamforce '17! Can you believe it? Only 60 (or 59, really) until we will be running zig zags around San Francisco, with our comfortable shoes, awesome new backpacks, and inspiration coming out from every corner. I’m excited, are you?

With that excitement, we brought you our second live episode of The Road to Dreamforce this week! Coming to you live from the Salesforce Studio, we gave updates on our agenda, showed off the new Dreamforce backpack, and of course, answer all of your questions!

Watch the episode, as I am joined by core Dreamforce team members —Michael Peachey, (Captain) Kurt Smith, and Stacey Kashubeck to get you updated on all things Dreamforce '17 - like what my karaoke song is, and what it took to get Kurt to sit at the big kids' table with us.

Check out this week's videos and podcasts on The Road to Dreamforce - then tell us what you think of the new format on Twitter with #RoadToDF17! We can't wait to hear from you. And don’t forget to subscribe to Blazing Trails and review us on iTunes, Stitcher, or Soundcloud!

Free Expo+ Pass!      

Attending Dreamforce no longer needs to be just a dream...learn more about our Free Expo+ Pass! Available now: dreamforce.com/free

Einstein at Dreamforce      

At Dreamforce '16, we launched Salesforce Einstein - Artificial Intelligence (AI) embedded in the Salesforce Platform. It's one year later, and we have some exciting new AI innovations to share! Just like last year, Einstein will be everywhere at Dreamforce this year. So we want to make sure all our AI trailblazers know exactly how they can learn more about Einstein at Dreamforce '17.

Non-Profits at Dreamforce

Did you know that Dreamforce is the world’s largest nonprofit technology conference with more than 3,000 non-profit attendees? For those who venture to San Francisco to partake in the festivities, it’s an opportunity to get inspired about how technology can propel your mission so you can expand your impact.

Small & Medium Sized Business Tips        

For any entrepreneur, startup leader, or trailblazer at a growing business, Dreamforce has something for you. Join Marie Rosecrans, SVP of small and medium business marketing at Salesforce, as she shares her top tips for small business trailblazers on how to maximize their Dreamforce experience, and will provide the inside scoop on what’s in store for SMBs at Dreamforce.

 

But Wait, There’s More...

Salesforce Design Leadership Conference: Reevaluate Your Perspective

In this episode, we're heading to the Salesforce Design Leadership Conference. Our creative department gathers every year for a full day of unique speakers. Design inspiration, storytelling, and learning about different artists and their craft are pivotal for all of us, whether or not we work in the creative field. The Salesforce Design Leadership Conference brings together some of the brightest minds for a day of pure inspiration.

Hear from J Mays - former Chief Creative Officer at Ford Motor Company and former Design Director at Audi - as he dives into how our early experiences shape our views on design. Next, John Zissmos, former Chief Design Officer at Salesforce, sits down with Daniel Caudill, Creative Director at Shinola - a design-centric powerhouse that blossomed from a defunct shoe polish company in Detroit. Finally, hear about the power of film editing - the ability to make subtle or bold changes that shape or reshape a film’s narrative. Academy Award-winning film editor Lisa Fruchtman, discusses how she weeded through mountains of raw celluloid to give us some of movie history’s most iconic films like The Godfather and Apocalypse Now.

 

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