About Me

Hello and welcome. I am so glad you are here.

Introduction:

Hi! My name is Rakesh Gupta. Thank you for being a part of my community! After reading the introduction you will be convinced, beyond doubt, that in life, nothing is impossible, if you put your heart and mind to it! This is far from a cliché – I am living proof!

I will achieve my objective if, after reading about me, you begin doubting your doubts – about yourself, your skills, and your ability to achieve heights beyond your expectations!

A peek into my childhood:

I am a graduate of SRM University, Chennai, with a degree in information technology. I previously worked at iGate Computer System Ltd (now a part of Capgemini).

I come from a small village (where people still walk a few miles to find a good school) of Sonaili (District – Katihar) Bihar and live in Mumbai, India.

Life has not been easy, to say the least. There have been many ups and downs – especially, a healthy dose of the latter, during my childhood. I am deeply grateful to my dad, mom, and my sister, for shielding me, as much as possible from life’s hardships, by bestowing on me their love, dedication, and disproportionate sacrifices.

⭐ Star alert! Have you met 6x Salesforce MVP, @rakeshistom? Rakesh is a leader in the Mumbai Trailblazer Community, a @Pardot expert, and an awesome Trailblazer! Check out Rakesh’s story: https://t.co/IqkOvur9tg #TrailblazerTuesday pic.twitter.com/kjWUbEmOUf

— Trailhead (@trailhead) March 10, 2020

My dad is a retired teacher. To-date, I remember my dad walked for miles, on rainy days during floods, due to the scanty irrigation system, to go to his ‘office’ (i.e. School). I will never ever forget those days when my dad did not get paid on time (sometimes, he would not get paid for 6 months).

Our situation became so dire that, at the age of 13, for the first time, I took up a small job to earn money to contribute towards buying food for the family. My dad took loans from others to pay for my education. My parents refrained from buying basic necessities for themselves, even things like clothes, to save money so my sister and I could go to a good school and a better college.

Not only did we not have any good schools in my village, but there was no English Medium school for miles.  As a result, I did not receive any formal training in English. Consequently, occasionally, I still struggle to write blogs. Writing in English continues to be a challenge for me. However, fortunately, my desire to help others – to achieve mastery in Salesforce – is stronger than the challenge!

My Salesforce Journey:

I am a six-time Salesforce MVP, evangelist, Author, Salesforce coach, and avid blogger! I have been working on the Salesforce.com platform for over 10 years.

I am Mumbai based Salesforce MVP, an evangelist with experience in Salesforce as a Developer, Consultant, and Solution Architect. Best known as an automation champion in the Salesforce ecosystem, I have penned over 250 articles on Salesforce Flow and Process Builder to show how someone can use Salesforce Flow and Process Builder to minimize code usage. Furthermore, I am a principal team member of a biweekly online webinar, Automation Hour (http://www.automationhour.com).

Recently, I was featured on Salesforce corporate website. Check it out here: https://www.salesforce.com/products/salesforce-advantage/

In addition to the above, I offer online and corporate training for various Salesforce certifications. I have trained more than 1000 individual professionals around the globe and conducted corporate workshops.

I offer training for various courses such as Salesforce Administrator, Salesforce Advanced Administrator, Platform App Builder, Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, Platform Developer I, Platform Developer II, Pardot, Marketing Cloud, and Salesforce Flow. 

I am boundlessly passionate about the Salesforce platform! I frequently share my insights through various channels including Salesforce Trailblazer Community, lead user groups, and, continue to get certified in as many Salesforce Certifications as possible.

Read my complete story here: 

1. My Journey: From Helping My Family Put Food On the Table to Salesforce Essentials Customer and MVP
2. Why This Trailblazer Says Adversity Is Essential to Success

Honors & Awards:

 

I am pleasantly surprised, honored, and humbled to be selected as one of Mason Frank’s 30 recommended bloggers! Thanks again!

1. Top 50 Salesforce Influencers on Twitter for 2015
2. The Top Salesforce Influencers for 2016
3. Salesforce MVP Summer ’14
4. Salesforce MVP Summer ’15
5. Salesforce MVP Summer ’16
6. Mason Frank’s 30 recommended Salesforce bloggers
7. Salesforce MVP Summer ’17
8. TOP 124 Salesforce Influencers of 2017
9. Salesforce MVP 2018
10. TOP 200 Salesforce Influencers on Twitter for 2018
11. Salesforce MVP 2019
12. Salesforce MVP 2020
13. Salesforce MVP 2021
14. 20 Most Popular Salesforce Admin & Developer Blogs 2020 
15. 20 Most Popular Salesforce Admin & Developer Blogs 2021
16. 20 Most Popular Salesforce Admin & Developer Blogs 2022
17. 20 Most Popular Salesforce Admin & Developer Blogs 2023

Below is a glimpse of my various involvement in the community:

Leader of several User Groups as listed below:

1. Salesforce Architect Group Mumbai

Mastery in the following areas of Salesforce Platform:

1. Salesforce Certified Administrator
2. Salesforce Certified Advanced Administrator
3. Salesforce Certified Force.com Developer
4. Salesforce Certified Sales Cloud Consultant
5. Salesforce Certified Service Cloud Consultant
6. Salesforce Certified Community Cloud Consultant
7. Salesforce Certified Nonprofit Cloud Consultant
8. Salesforce Certified Tableau CRM and Einstein Discovery Consultant
9. Salesforce Certified Platform App Builder
10. Salesforce Certified Platform Developer I
11. Salesforce Certified Platform Developer II 
12. Salesforce Certified Marketing Cloud Account Engagement Specialist
13. Salesforce Certified Marketing Cloud Account Engagement Consultant
14. Salesforce Certified Marketing Cloud Administrator
15. Salesforce Certified Marketing Cloud Email Specialist
16. Salesforce Certified Sharing and Visibility Designer
17. Salesforce Certified Data Architecture & Management Designer
18. Salesforce Certified Application Architect
19. Salesforce Certified Development Lifecycle & Deployment Designer
20. Salesforce Certified Identity and Access Management Designer
21. Salesforce Certified Integration Architecture Designer
22. Salesforce Certified Certified System Architect!
23. Salesforce Certified User Experience Designer
24. Salesforce Certified Field Service Consultant 
25. Salesforce Certified Business Analyst Certification
26. Salesforce Certified JavaScript Developer I
27. Salesforce Certified Associate
28. Salesforce Certified AI Associate 
29. Salesforce Certified Sales Representative 
30. Salesforce Certified Strategy Designer 

About My Blog:

If this is your first visit to my website, you might want to start with my tutorials. Here are the tutorials that I have published so far:

• Getting Started With Process Builder – helps you get started with Process Builder by solving real-world problems – one problem at a time.
• Getting Started with Salesforce Flow – teaches you an easier way to solve complex business problems using clicks, not codes.
• Getting Started with Pardot – helps you to get started with the Salesforce B2B marketing automation tool by explaining the real-world example.
• Salesforce Releases (Quick Summary) – do not have time to read the Salesforce release notes (500 pages)? Check out the quick summary written by me.
• App Review – is a collection of my favorite apps that help you to solve a few Salesforce problems and save your precious time.
• Getting Started with Apex – is for anyone who wants to learn Apex programming or to start programming for the first time.

You can also check my latest blog posts or use the search function on the sidebar.

In addition to my blogs, I penned the following books:

Furthermore, I have been a technical reviewer of the following books:

1. Learning Force.com Application Development
2. Mastering Application Development with Force.com

Speaking engagements:

1. Dreamforce’15
2. Dreamforce’16
3. Netherlands Nonprofit User Group
4. Southeast Dreamin’17
5. Midwest Dreamin’17
6. Dreamforce’17
7. Atlanta Developer User Group – April’17
8. North Fulton Salesforce User Group – July’17
9. Dreamforce’18
10. Dallas Developer User Group– March’19
11. TrailheaDX’19
12. Texas Dreamin’19
13. Midwest Dreamin’19
14. Salesforce Saturday – Dallas – August’19
15. Austin, TX Administrators Group – September’19
16. San Antonio, TX Administrators Group – January’20
17. Salesforce Saturday – Dallas – September’20
18. Dreamforce 2021
19. ParDreamin’2021
20. Singapore Dreamin’2021
21. NorthEast Dreamin’2022

Upcoming Speaking engagements:

1. Pakistan Dreamin’2022

Currently, in addition to offering online and corporate training for various Salesforce certifications, I am working as a Salesforce solution/Technical architect.

In light of the above, I hope, by now, you have begun doubting your doubts – about yourself, your skills, and your ability to achieve heights beyond your expectations!

Why not take the next step and Contact Me!? Or, follow me on Twitter:  @rakeshistom / @automationchamp

Thank you for reading!
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Rakesh Gupta
– Salesforce MVP | Author | Coach
– Founder AutomationChampion.com, AutomationHour.com, and Virtual Dreamin.

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