EDITOR’S Innovation lies just outside letter the comfort zone. My path into the world of SaaS was less than What’s the saying? “Life begins at the edge conventional. After college, I spent two years of your comfort zone.” Anyone who knows in the Peace Corps in Mali, Africa, because me and my mindset would nod their head I wanted to give back, to make an impact — in strong agreement. This mantra influences that’s always been a key part of who I am. Later, how I interact with the wonderful people I worked as a product manager in client server who surround me every day at Salesforce. software, which came with the frustration of My favorite part of my job is the team; I working tirelessly on releases that were almost continually challenge team members to stretch obsolete by the time they got out. their own boundaries. Whether it’s pushing the team to create something truly leading edge When I arrived at Salesforce, I immediately realized the company was upending the — like the new AppExchange — or advocating traditional software model, aspiring for for equal pay in the workplace or encouraging more women and girls to learn to code, living innovation from every employee and in every outside the comfort zone can lead to truly idea. The concept of a comfort zone was as LEYLA SEKA obsolete as those software releases from amazing things you never thought possible. EVP, APPEXCHANGE my previous life. AppExchange ended up With this issue of The Exchange, we hope THE EXCHANGE, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF as the perfect fit for me: I see innovation you find new ways and inspiration to take your @LEYLASEKA in our technology and how using it can help business further than ever before — and leave others. This doesn’t come without a fair share that comfort zone in the dust. of pushing the boundaries, thinking in new ways, and taking a few leaps. Appy reading, 3 neat tweets @mehansen82 @samirizwann @Pranali_M_M Love my @salesforce sticker @appexchange Wow got Day 3 : Build A #DataModel wall at work. It motivates me this cute appy today. completed #Beabuilder Tweet us. and keeps me excited almost Thank you very much. #salesforce #Trailblazer We love to hear as much as the amazing Am a trailblazerrrrrrr #challenges @trailhead #Ohana does. @trailhead @SalesforceU @salesforce what you’re up to. @SalesforceAdmns @appexchange @partnerforce @appexchange @appexchange Thanks for the @SalesforceAdmns swag! @SalesforceDev 4 THE EXCHANGE SUMMER 2018 SUMMER 2018