From moving furniture in New York City with just $120 to becoming a Salesforce MVP Hall of Famer and successful entrepreneur - this is the incredible journey of Ohad Idan, founder of Praxis Solutions. In this inspiring episode of Magic in the Cloud, Ohad shares his remarkable transformation from an accidental Salesforce admin to a leading consultant in the Salesforce ecosystem.

Born in a small town by the Dead Sea in Israel, Ohad's story begins with mandatory military service and a leap of faith to America. Starting with literally nothing but determination, he worked moving furniture while discovering his passion for technology and business process optimization. What started as an accidental assignment to manage Salesforce after an acquisition became the foundation for an extraordinary career.

Tune in to discover insights on embracing unexpected career paths, leveraging unique superpowers, building trust through specialization, entrepreneurial mindset, Salesforce ecosystem expertise, manufacturing and ERP solutions, communication across technical and business teams, MVP community involvement, immigrant success stories, and personal branding in tech.

Key Takeaways:

• Embrace unexpected paths - your career journey doesn't have to be linear

• Develop your unique superpower - the ability to translate between technical and business teams

• Specialization builds trust and longevity in consulting

• Attitude and aptitude matter more than background and experience

• Understanding how things work creates mental maps for complex problem solving

• Community involvement leads to organic recognition and opportunities

• Hard work and curiosity cannot be replaced by natural talent alone

• Building deep customer relationships requires understanding their day-to-day operations

Chapters:

00:00 - Intro

02:30 - From Moving Furniture to Manufacturing

08:15 - The Accidental Salesforce Admin

14:25 - Developing Communication Superpowers

22:45 - Founding Praxis Solutions and MVP Journey

35:20 - Scaling a Consulting Business

42:15 - Personal Story: From Israel to America

50:30 - The Meaning Behind Praxis

52:45 - Outro

Quote of the Show: "If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough."

Ohad's journey from immigrant with $120 to Salesforce MVP and successful entrepreneur demonstrates that with curiosity, hard work, and the ability to connect technical solutions with business needs, extraordinary success is possible. His story offers valuable lessons for anyone looking to build a career in technology consulting or entrepreneurship.

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