My Appearances

2023

September 4, 2023 appearance on the Salesforce Developer Podcast

Episode 192: The Role of Architects with Mike Topalovich

Join us as we take an insightful journey with Salesforce Architect, Mike Topalovich, who uncovers his unique career path, starting from his early introduction to coding as a young child, and leading up to his current role in the Salesforce ecosystem.

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August 9, 2023 appearance on the Insightly Closing Time Podcast

Do Legacy CRMs Need a Reality Check? 4 Risks of Purchasing Legacy Systems

How do you know if you’re buying old technology? Are legacy CRM systems focused on enterprises, leaving small and midsize businesses flapping in the wind? As organizations look to make a CRM purchase, it’s time to dig into what’s going on in the market’s biggest players and make an informed choice for what is the single source of truth for your business. In this episode of Closing Time, Chip welcomes Mike Topalovich, solutions architect and CRM consultant, to talk about what’s going on in the CRM market, how it has evolved over time, and what businesses need to consider before purchasing a legacy system. Want to better align your go-to-market teams? Get a demo of Insightly's Modern, Scalable CRM today: https://bit.ly/3sITbqV Connect with Mike Topalovich: https://www.linkedin.com/in/topalovich/ Connect with Chip House: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chiphouse/ 00:00 Introduction 01:44 Laggard CRM Players 05:08 Issue with SaaS Bloat 08:45 High TCO for Legacy CRMs 13:05 Sunk Cost Fallacy 17:12 Identifying Needs and Requirements 21:06 Complexity Doesn't Mean Quality #legacycrm #crmselection #crmsolutions

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Forcelandia (Portland, OR)

• Architects Are Essential. Now What the Hell Do They Do?

2022

Forcelandia (Portland, OR)

• Next Level Data Modeling

2018

Dreamforce '18 (San Francisco, CA)

• Hands-on Workshop: Get Started with Apex Code for Admins

Forcelandia (Portland, OR)

• Sorry to Interrupt: Troubleshooting and Debugging Lightning Component Issues

Midwest Dreamin' (Chicago, IL)

• Writing Declarative-Ready Components (with James Loghry)

Salesforce Connections (Chicago, IL)

• Build Your First Lightning Component

The Extracurricular (San Francisco, CA)

• Trials & Triumphs—A Custom Data Table Lightning Component

TrailheaDX: Salesforce Developer Conference (San Francisco, CA)

• Platform Developer Bootcamp
• Build a Salesforce App Using Apex and Lightning Components

Southeast Dreamin' (Atlanta, GA)

• Sorry to Interrupt: Troubleshooting and Debugging Lightning Component Issues

Snowforce (Salt Lake City, UT)

• Sorry to Interrupt: Troubleshooting and Debugging Lightning Component Issues

London's Calling (London, UK)

• Sorry to Interrupt: Troubleshooting and Debugging Lightning Component Issues

2017

Dreamforce '17 (San Francisco, CA)

• Build Your First Lightning Component

2016

Dreamforce '16 (San Francisco, CA)

• Convert SQL Queries into SOQL Queries
• Get Started with Responsive Apps in the Lightning Framework
• Getting Started with Apex Code for Developers
• The World is Flat: Design Principles for Salesforce Data Modeling

Midwest Dreamin' (Chicago, IL)

• The Long, Slow Goodbye: Patterns for Migrating from Visualforce to Lightning Components

Chicago Coder Conference (Chicago, IL)

• Thinking About Becoming a Salesforce Developer? What You Need to Know About Developing on the Salesforce Platform

2015

Dreamforce '15 (San Francisco, CA)

• Convert SQL Queries into SOQL Queries
• Integrate an External App with Salesforce Using Canvas

CloudCamp Chicago (Chicago, IL)

• Unpanel moderator

2014

Dreamforce '14 (San Francisco, CA)

• Convert SQL Queries into SOQL Queries
• Write Apex Tests Using Best Practices

Wisconsin Salesforce User Group (Madison, WI)

• Force.com Data Modeling: The Advantages of Denormalization
• Building Dashboards with Visualforce

Sencha User Group (Chicago, IL)

• Options for Displaying ExtJS 4 Charts in Salesforce

CloudCamp Chicago (Chicago, IL)

• Finding Your Zen with Cloud Productivity Tools

2013

Dreamforce '13 (San Francisco, CA)

• Force.com Data Modeling: The Advantages of Denormalization

CloudCamp Chicago (Chicago, IL)

• Integrating the Cloud: Design Patterns for Connecting Cloud Services

DeVry University College of Engineering & Information Sciences (Chicago, IL)

• Today’s Education, Tomorrow’s Careers (Panel member)

2012

Dreamforce '12 (San Francisco, CA)

• Integrating Chatter with Cloud Productivity Tools: Patterns for Social Success
• What's Hot in the World of Javascript Frameworks

Chicago Force.com Developer User Group (Chicago, IL)

• Dreamforce Preview: Integrating Chatter with Cloud Productivity Apps

Illinois Technology Association (Chicago, IL)

• State of the Cloud: What Businesses Need to Know 2012

2011

MIT Enterprise Forum (Chicago, IL)

• Cloud Computing: A Practical Guide to What Belongs in the Cloud and What Doesn't (Panel member)

Illinois Technology Association (Chicago, IL)

• ExtJS for Rich Force.com Applications

2010

Illinois Technology Association (Chicago, IL)

• Business Intelligence in the Cloud

2009

Interop (Las Vegas, NV)

• Honeymoon and Divorce: Changing SaaS Providers (Panel member with Boomi founder Rick Nucci and R “Ray” Wang of Constellation Research)

Day of Cloud (Chicago, IL)

• Get Started with Cloud Computing

Illinois Technology Association (Chicago, IL)

• Leveraging Web 2.0 for New Revenue Opportunities