Every financial institution wants transformation. Leaders talk about digital experiences that feel effortless, AI that supports every interaction, and teams that move with more confidence because they have the full picture of a customer or member in front of them. If you read the slideware, transformation can look like a sequence of milestones. Vision session.
I didn’t make it to the Dreamforce keynotes in person this year, but I watched them all on demand on the flight home with my notebook in hand. And honestly, the themes that came through on screen echoed every conversation I’d had all week in our lounge. Last year was about imagination. The art of
I can still remember the first time I realized it was “Social Security Day” at the branch. I was brand new in banking, almost two decades ago. You didn’t need a calendar to know because the lobby told you. It would be filled with some of my favorite people, mostly gray and white-haired regulars who
I hit that moment many parents can relate to: the realization that your vehicle just doesn’t fit your life anymore, even if it’s one you really like. The second child sealed the deal. Two car seats, bigger stroller, snacks — the logistics had outgrown our compact SUV. So, off to the dealership we went. The
A few nights ago, I was tethered to my phone’s hotspot, laptop barely hanging on, trying to finish one last virtual meeting before the battery gave out. It was our third major storm this year. Another giant tree — one of the many in our beautifully wooded neighborhood — snapped a power line. Again. Now,
When Salesforce first launched Financial Services Cloud (FSC) in 2016, it gave financial institutions a unified data model that reshaped how they worked with Salesforce. It brought order to what had previously been a patchwork of customizations. Since then, Salesforce hasn’t stopped evolving FSC — and more recently, much of that evolution has been focused
AI in financial services has officially moved from exploration to execution. We’re past the point of exploration. Leaders aren’t asking if AI fits into their strategy — they’re focused on making it work with confidence, compliance, and clear business value. That shift was front and center at the Agentforce World Tour. A few weeks ago,
“It feels like this system was designed for management, not for me to serve my customers!” Sound familiar? If you’ve spent any time with relationship managers or bankers after a typical CRM rollout, you’ve probably heard a version of this. It’s a frustration I encounter regularly when working with financial services clients who implemented another
“We tried to do everything at once… and the project collapsed under its own weight.” We see it all the time: a bank or wealth firm embarks on a Salesforce Financial Services Cloud (FSC) journey with the best of intentions. The project team packs every possible feature, workflow, and integration into phase one. Everything but
Wow, what a week at Salesforce Sales Kick-Off (SKO) FY ‘26. It was a whirlwind of innovation, inspiration, and connection, with so many familiar faces — partners, clients, and Salesforce folks — all energized for the new fiscal year. The conversations were buzzing, the energy was high, and the happy hour Atrium hosted was a