People First Method
About US
We exist to help you launch or grow your Salesforce career by enhancing, upgrading, and adding to the skills you have within a committed cohort on the journey with you.
Proven
People First Method has been tested, refined, and proven over 15 years through the training of 30 private cohorts.
Intangibles
People First Method is a framework for building intangible skills and leveraging practical tools which create value in Salesforce professional services.
Milestones
People First Method is organized into milestones which build sequentially each week for 6 months. The content is curated from experience gained delivering 1000+ Salesforce projects over 20+ years.
Proven Success
The Numbers Don’t Lie
People First Method alumni work for great companies all over the world. You’ll find members of the People First Movement adding value at Salesforce-powered companies and partners far and wide.
Leadership
The People of People First Method
Jon Cline
Founder, Chief Evangelist
Jon has been developing Salesforce professionals for over 15 years, leading productive (and happy!) teams through private People First Method cohorts. He’s an 11x Salesforce Certified Solution Architect with over 20 years platform experience and 1000+ projects successfully delivered.
Zac Gleason
Founder, COO
Zac has over 20 years of experience leading 100s of complex projects with individuals and organizations from around the globe ranging up to $6M. He is a People First Method alum with four years experience as a Product Owner and Business Analyst. He is passionate about education, critical thinking, and building relationships that instill long-term trust.
Jackson is a naturally people-first person who loves Solution Design and Business Analysis. He’s a 2x Salesforce Certified Consultant with 4 years platform experience.
Jeff is a detail-oriented, process-driven thinker with over 15 years in project management, leadership, and technology. He’s a 2x Salesforce Certified Consultant with 18 months platform experience.
From Personal Mindset to Powerful Method
People First Method is Born
seeing the world differently
Even in my earliest tech job helping people use computers and software, I empathised with their complaints and frustrations, and was driven to find ways to help them.
developing a mindset
Looking back, this was a mindset that I now call “people-first” — an approach where the priority in every conversation was the person using the product.
along a meandering path
Starting with my first part-time job, this mindset was developed along a meandering path through various challenges and opportunities.
gaining experience
I learned about the impact of poor user experience in a web browser when I founded a CMS startup in 1999.
I learned the benefits and challenges of using Salesforce Classic as a Salesforce customer starting in 2004.
learning and teaching
I learned a lot from Brett Crosby (Founder of Google Analytics) and Kraig Swensrud (Founder of GetFeedback + Qualified).
I shared about serving many types of connected users, from executives to online surfers, as a Dreamforce presenter in 2008.
becoming a pro
After selling my business, I chose to become a Salesforce professional and earned my Salesforce Consultant Certification in 2009.
I worked several years with non-profits and a consultancy, then founded my own firm and began with a small private cohort of students in 2010.
Are you Ready?
It’s Time to Take the Next Step
Have You?
Applied for tons of jobs with no callbacks or interviews…
Have You?
Achieved Salesforce Certifications with little movement in your income and financial goals…
Have You?
Felt overwhelmed and perplexed when dealing with challenging stakeholders and team members…
Have You?
Found yourself feeling trapped at different stages of a project and unsure how you got there or what to do to move forward…
Do You Want?
Increased visibility in your job search, with accelerated maturity and the ability to overcome the experience requirements of most job postings…
Do You Want?
Increased value in the marketplace, with enhanced wisdom, fewer mistakes, and more recognition…
Do You Want?
Improved success in your project engagements, with visible and valuable soft skills…
Do You Want?
Improved success at delivering projects, with visible and valuable resources…