Talent Hub Talk

Talent Hub Talk

Talent Hub Talk is a podcast dedicated to giving you your Salesforce fix, featuring insights and real-life stories from Trailblazers, community leaders and those in the ecosystem with a valuable perspective to share. Talent Hub Talk is a podcast brought to you by Ben Duncombe, Founder of Talent Hub, the Salesforce Recruitment Experts.

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May 12, 2026 34 mins
In this week's episode of the Talent Hub Talk podcast, we’re joined by Marcelo Marsson.   Marcelo is currently the Head of the Salesforce practice at Flight Centre. We explore the roles that he has held leading up to this point, get an understanding of what a Head of Salesforce does in a huge Salesforce environment, discuss architecture best practices, Agentic AI and Agentforce, Salesforce-hosted MCP servers, Headless Sla...
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In this week's episode of the Talent Hub Talk podcast, we’re joined by Timo Kovala, Lead Architect for Marketing and AI for Capgemini in the Nordics and the author of A Complete Guide to Agentforce. We discussed Timo's background and journey to Architect, as well as his approach to creating and sharing content on mediums like Salesforce Ben. Then we delve into Data Cloud, Agentforce, and writing A Complete Guide to Agentfo...
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In today’s episode, Ben summarises the first quarter of 2026, the pace of market activity, and how many people changed roles in the last few months. He discusses Salesforce job application numbers, what people are looking for in new roles, which technologies people are excited about, and what the market sentiment looks like as we head into the second quarter of the year. You can find more content from us at Talent Hub, ...
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In this week's episode of the Talent Hub Talk podcast, we’re joined by Aiden Fernandez, and he shares his journey through the Salesforce ecosystem, discussing his early career, leadership philosophy, and the importance of team dynamics. He emphasises the need for authentic engagement with stakeholders, the challenges of hiring in a competitive market, and the critical role of AI in enhancing business operations. Aiden also reflects...

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In today’s episode, Ben summarises the final quarter of 2025, the pace of market activity and what the year as a whole looked like. He discusses Salesforce job application numbers, which technologies people should be upskilling in, and what market sentiment looks like as we head into 2026. You can find more content from us at Talent Hub, here: LinkedIn@ https://www.linkedin.com/company/talent-hub-global/ YouTube@ https://www.you...

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In this week's episode of the Talent Hub Talk podcast, we’re joined by Bijal Solanki, co-founder and Managing Director of Cloud Alliances Group.

In this conversation, Bijal Solanki shares his extensive journey in the Salesforce ecosystem, detailing his transition from a commercial AE to a pivotal role in alliances. He discusses the evolution of Salesforce's partner dynamics, emphasising the importance of industry specialisation and...

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In this week's episode of the Talent Hub Talk podcast, we’re joined by James Keaney, co-founder of Day One Software.

James has a pretty unique background in the Salesforce ecosystem, having worked for a customer in consulting, co-founding a Salesforce consulting business, which was acquired, and now building a Salesforce product business. Through the episode, we discuss his journey, lessons learned along the way, and also touch on ...

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In today’s episode, Ben summarises the third quarter of 2025, the pace of market activity and where we're making most of our placements. He discusses Salesforce job application numbers, what people are looking for in new roles, which technologies people are excited about, and what the market sentiment looks like as we head into Q4. You can find more content from us at Talent Hub, here: LinkedIn@ https://www.linkedin.com/company/...

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In this week’s episode of Talent Hub Talk we catch up with Doug Merrett from Platinum7, following our last podcast episode with him 4 years ago. As a Salesforce security specialist, Doug shares some insight on recent Salesforce security challenges, security in the age of AI, and what tools and procedures he is recommending to his clients. You can follow Doug here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dougmerrett/ Follow Platinum...
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In this week’s episode of Talent Hub Talk, we catch up with Greg Jarrett, Founder of STACK.aero, which is a business operations technology, custom-built for Brokers and Charter Sales teams within the aviation industry, utilising the Salesforce platform.

Greg shares his journey from an early career outside of tech to becoming the Founder of an aviation-focused technology business. He reflects on the moment he spotted a gap in the m...

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In this week’s episode of Talent Hub Talk, we have part two of our chat with John Cosgrove, an AI practitioner and partner at Cloudwerx.

In this two-part series, we really delve into the world of Agentic AI, with John sharing insight on what is happening in this space, with a lot of talk about what Agentforce really is, why people need to be thinking about context engineering, what good looks like now, business cases for AI transfo...

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In this week’s episode of Talent Hub Talk, we have part one of our chat with John Cosgrove, an AI practitioner and partner at Cloudwerx.

In this two-part series, we really delve into the world of Agentic AI, with John sharing insight on what is happening in this space, with a lot of talk about what Agentforce really is, why people need to be thinking about context engineering, what good looks like now, business cases for AI transfo...

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In this week’s episode of the Talent Hub Talk podcast, we’re joined by Amit Choudhary, Founder and CEO of GetGenerative.ai, who shares his extensive journey through the Salesforce ecosystem, detailing his entrepreneurial ventures and the evolution of his businesses. He discusses the impact of AI on consulting, the future of Salesforce, and the implications for the job market. Amit emphasises the need for professionals to adapt to a...

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In today’s episode, Ben summarises the second quarter of 2025, the pace of market activity and the volume of advertised roles.

He discusses the differences between the Australian and New Zealand markets in this quarter, who he believes is hiring in volume at the moment, and what the market sentiment looks like as we head into Q3.

 

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In this week’s episode of the Talent Hub Talk podcast, we’re joined by Chris Nugent and Clancy Brodrick, who discuss their backgrounds, the formation of their consulting firm We Lead Out, and the impact of AI on the consulting industry.

They explore how their experiences shaped their approach to consulting, the importance of adaptability, and the role of AI in streamlining processes. The discussion also touches on the future of con...

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In this conversation, Dan Godden shares his unique journey into the Salesforce ecosystem, transitioning from a primary school teacher and pastor to a change management specialist. He discusses the importance of change management in technology adoption, the challenges faced in the Salesforce ecosystem, and the common pitfalls that lead to poor user adoption.

Dan emphasises the need for a people-centric approach in technology impleme...

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In this week’s episode of the Talent Hub Talk podcast, we’re joined by Alice Jessop, a Technical Program Manager and the author of Salesforce Security, An Admins Guide.

In the conversation we cover Alice's early career, how she found her way into Salesforce, career pivots she made to move out of Salesforce, what brought her back and how she came to be a Salesforce security specialist. We then look at some practical tips for exis...

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In this week's episode, we cover the results of Talent Hub's annual ANZ Salesforce Survey. Part 2 focuses on the results from Salesforce managers.

You can download your copy of the ANZ Salesforce Market Survey here:

https://talent-hub.com.au/2025-anz-salesforce-market-survey/

In this podcast, listen to Ben's response to the data, what he believes it means and why. He also shares how it compares to what he's seeing on the gr...

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In this week's episode, we cover the results of Talent Hub's annual ANZ Salesforce Survey, of which Part 1 focuses on the results from Salesforce professionals, followed by Part 2 next fortnight, where we bring you insights from Salesforce managers. You can download your copy of the ANZ Salesforce Market Survey here: https://talent-hub.com.au/2025-anz-salesforce-market-survey/ In this podcast, listen to Ben's response to...
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In today’s episode, Ben summarises the first quarter of 2025, the pace of market activity and the speed of hiring processes. He discusses Salesforce job application numbers, what people are looking for in new roles, which technologies people are excited about, and what the market sentiment looks like as we head into Q2. You can find more content from us at Talent Hub, here: LinkedIn@ https://www.linkedin.com/company/talent-hub-g...

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