Events

2020 will forever be remembered as the year our world was turned upside down by a virus. As I write this blog, some states are considering loosening up the stay at home restrictions and allowing certain “non-essential” businesses to open back up, with a phased approach. It will be months before we all return to…

On Monday November 18, 2019, Salesforce invited media guests to the Salesforce Tower to reveal news and product announcements on the eve of Dreamforce. On the forefront of my mind was if the acquisition of Tableau was in fact completed. In case you missed it, Salesforce announced their acquisition of Tableau on August 1, 2019…

In addition to ShellBlack.com being a Platinum Sponsor this year, our team is also leading five of the breakout sessions. Whether you are a Salesforce admin, a developer, or a Pardot user, you are sure to find a session right for you. For more info, or to register, visit TexasDreamin.org. Shell Black – President, Salesforce MVP Friday, June 15,…

ShellBlack.com is proud to announce that we will be a Platinum Sponsor of Texas Dreamin' for 2017. This year's inaugural event will be at the Driskill hotel in the State's capital city (604 Brazos St, Austin TX 78701), and will run from Thursday May 11 to Friday May 12, 2017. So what's all the fuss...

Sunday - Travel Day I'm off to my fourth MVP Summit. Sunday starts with a mechanical issue with my plane. After sitting on the tarmac we return to the gate and board another plane. I'll be lucky if I make my dinner date tonight with Geraldine Gray, Jason Lawrence and Garry Polmateer (my co-presenters for...

Travel Day At 4:50am my eye glances at the clock. What's the point? The alarm is set to go off in ten minutes, so I roll out of bed and start getting ready for my 8am flight. Quick peak at email, shut down the laptop and I head out. Driving in the light early morning...

And I'm spent. Some things never change. I'm on a plane heading back to Dallas, and at the expense of my neglected inbox, I can't help but blog about the amazing two days I just spent attending the 2014 MVP Summit in San Francisco. For the most part, what happens at the MVP Summit stays...

At Dreamforce '13 Marc Benioff took to the stage with some amazing flashy sneakers. The red soles were a clue that he was wearing Christian Louboutin shoes once again.   In fact, Marc let the cat out of the bag with this Tweet: So let's take a look at Marc Benioff 's "Cloud Walker" shoes in...

As I'm typing away on a plane heading home to Dallas, I wanted to take a moment and reflect on our day of "Salesforce Goodness" - the first MVP Summit. A few of my co-MVPs are already putting out some great recaps,  so I'll to take a bit of a different angle. Arrival started with...

It's official. Hordes of Salesforce MVPs are converging on San Francisco at the end of August 2013 to participate in the very first MVP Summit. This event was put together by our very own Erica Kuhl and Matt Brown (affectionately referred to by the MVPs as our "Den Mom & Dad"). The MVP summit is...