Mohamed Jassat - from selling shoes to becoming a Salesforce Director

Why do some people stay in a toxic relationship too long?
Why do others carry on making a living in a career that they hate just because they spent years and shedloads of money at university?

Sunk costs, that’s what.

It takes maturity and a lot of self awareness to look at that, and realise that a change is necessary, regardless of the sunk costs.

In this week’s podcast, I have a deep conversation with Mohamed Jassat (FF.ISP), Senior Director at Cognizant about his journey in the #Salesforce ecosystem from a business customer to a consultant.

He was part of a huge initiative – moving platform from Siebel to Salesforce, and shared some fascinating insights as to how to successfully maneuver this change, ensuring the people, processes and technology is aligned.

I remember this baking disaster some time ago, and tearfully munching the sad results because “I had put in the effort and it would be a waste!” 

Now Me would have gone back to time and smacked some sense into Past Me! What was the point of stuffing those junk calories that didn’t even taste good?! 

You can watch the video and read the transcript here.