“A man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore." ― Andre Gide

Azmi is a Senior B2B Salesforce Admin at Sonos Inc. He loves crunching numbers and building automations, and is very enthusiastic about the benefits of working at Sonos - getting high-quality speakers every year. Azmi’s dream is to become a politician one day, but he wants to focus on improving his Dutch first. Azmi believes the best way to get to know one another is having a real conversation. He enjoys being at home and loves cooking, watching movies, hiking, karaoke and traveling. Azmi absolutely loves dogs, he is very honest and often speaks his mind. His faith in God plays an important role in his life: He believes it is important to love your neighbor as yourself.

“Zuhause ist kein Ort, sondern ein Gefühl” ... "Home is not a place, it’s a feeling."

Eyad works as a Salesforce Administrator in one of the leading tech companies based in Berlin: luca. He holds a Master’s degree in Information Systems Management from TU Berlin. Eyad volunteers in multiple organizations in Berlin: Refugio Berlin; Give Something Back to Berlin, and; ReDi School of Digital Integration. He has gained excellent interpersonal skills as a volunteer in various different organizations. Eyad believes that education is the best way to secure a bright future for newcomers in their new home countries, and therefore likes to share his experiences and talk about Blue Road Academy as much as he can. 

“I am two women: one wants to have all the joy, passion and adventure that life can give me. The other wants to be a slave to routine, to family life, to the things that can be planned and achieved. I'm a housewife and a wanderer, both of us living in the same body and doing battle with each other.” ― Paulo Coelho, Eleven Minutes

Nik has extensive experience in customer service, where she developed most of her professional skills. She delivered excellent customer services via inbound calls, emails, and live chats for banking products - specifically credit cards, overdraft and banking accounts. She closed an average of more than 80 cases a day. Nik was responsible for training newcomers on the banking products and processes. She was also a legal assistant researcher, conducting a research project in banking and intellectual property. 

“Start where you are, use what you have, do what you can.” ― Arthur Ashe 

Ozge changed careers from education into tech. She is a certified Salesforce Administrator with 17 years of global experience as an educator. She was awarded the Graduate of the Year Award at the Salesforce Next Gen Trailblazer Graduation Celebration in London. Her areas of expertise are adult based education, teaching in person and online, and determining individual needs. Her strengths are evaluating processes by using data analysis, creating reports, and presenting them. Ozge has a connection to various different cultures and feels she belongs to different places she has stayed in her life. She loves volunteering with multicultural organizations and stays positive with endless support from her spouse. She thinks the inclusion of newcomers into the business world is not an easy task, but believes that Blue Road Academy will have a butterfly effect.

“If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary." ―  Jim Rohn

Sima is a Salesforce Golden Hoodie Recipient and Main Keynote Speaker at Dreamforce 2022. Sima had no official training in tech in her previous work as a pharmacist, but during her time at Blue Road Academy she fell in love with Salesforce, Trailhead and the Trailblazer Community, and quickly became a Salesforce developer. The Trailblazer Community was the first place that made her feel at home in her new country. She advocates for equality, women’s rights and LGBTQ+ rights. Sima believes that art is the best weapon to help people speak up: she uses art as a medium to unite people. She is a positive, talkative and energetic person who is passionate about what she does. Looking ahead, Sima is setting up her own foundation that guides those who are in similar positions as she once was: She strives to share her experiences and knowledge and wants to bring newcomers into contact with the right people.