OUR THE EXCHANGE COMMUNITY SUMMER 2020 through UNITY ADVERSITY A PAW-FECT TRAILHEADX Developers, architects, admins, partners, and entrepreneurs came together for a one-of-a-kind virtual experience at TrailheaDX ’20. AppExchange was Our ongoing content and virtual event series, systemic racism, sharing that, “I am Black first in my excited to inspire, empower, and motivate the community and ecosystem Leading Through Change, was created to provide own mind and what I believe others see. I embrace throughout the day. Here are just a few of the highlights. thought leadership, tips, and resources to both that, but I recognize that creates sometimes educate our community and build a forum for challenges and sometimes great opportunities.” conversation during times of change. Guest speakers By acknowledging how difficult said challenges can App-tastic Episodes 3-Minute Demos from Work.com Apps have spanned a wide range of industries and be for the Black community, our country is engaging backgrounds, offering inspiration and strategies for in an essential dialogue. AppExchange’s episodes focused on how you can use apps If there’s not a Demo Jam, did a Salesforce event really pushing forward through adversity by sharing their World Cup and Olympic champion Megan Rapinoe and solutions to drive digital transformation and succeed in happen? We had an epic, action-packed game show where own personal stories. Here are some highlights. joined us to honor the LGBTQ+ community. In a today’s evolving economy. Put these replays in your queue: three AppExchange partners demoed their Work.com apps Chef and humanitarian José Andrés, founder of World world where there is often “othering” of people • 3 AppExchange Work.com Solutions to in three minutes for your vote. This exciting matchup included Central Kitchen, discussed philanthropy in a time of different from ourselves, Megan reminds us that, Help You Reopen Safely Fusion Risk Management (Winner), ComplianceQuest, and crisis. Andrés’ organization supports healthcare workers “I’m you – whatever you would want for yourself, Traction Guest. Watch the replay here. • Ask the Experts: How to Be Successful with and low-income families by providing healthy meals. I would want for myself.” Her powerful message AppExchange with Salesforce MVP Anna Loughnan, In Andrés’ words, “It seems that charity is always about compels us to see all human beings as deserving of Metazoa CEO and co-Founder Jennifer Mercer, the redemption of the giver, when charity should be the same rights and opportunities. and members of the AppExchange team about the liberation of the receiver.“ He encourages us We encourage you to watch the full playlist and read to actually speak and listen to people in need and let the articles created for Leading Through Change so Fun and Inspiration in their concerns drive our acts of giving. that you can help amplify the voices of our community the Trailblazer Lounge Mellody Hobson, Co-CEO and President of Ariel for the greater good of the world around us. In between all the quality content throughout the Investments, spoke about the hard realities of day, attendees had a virtual pass to the Trailblazer Lounge, where we learned about Trailblazers who are doing incredible things in the community. The lounge also hosted LEGO artist Aaron Newman, who joined in on the #TDX20 fun. In just four hours, Aaron built a 4,000-piece LEGO Codey the Bear statue, complete with the Trailhead logo. Mind blown. Relive the fun and adventure of TrailheaDX with us @appexchange. 33
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