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For Career Starters · Career Builders · Career Pivoters

Every trail has a starting point. Find yours.

Whether you're a Career Starter, Career Builder, or Career Pivoter, Transition Trails connects you with the learning, experience, and community that move careers forward — while expanding nonprofit capacity.

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12 weeks
Guided Trail practicum
$0
Cost to scholarship learners
5 programs
One connected ecosystem
501(c)(3) Nonprofit
Dallas TX
Salesforce Ecosystem
Dual Impact Model
Real Project Experience
Five programs · one ecosystem

Find Your Trail.

Whether you are just discovering Salesforce or ready to do real work for real clients — there is a trail for where you are right now. Every program is a solution to one specific problem. Find yours.

Launching January 2027
Foundations Trail

You passed Platform Foundations. Now build something.

A 12-week structured program that takes you from your first Salesforce credential to Admin certification — through weekly guided builds, group coaching, and a capstone project that proves you did the work. No cohort required. Enroll when you are ready.

Who it's for

Salesforce Platform Foundations certified · Working toward Admin cert · Ready to build, not just study

Details at a glance
  • 12 weeks · 3 sprints
  • 4–6 hours per week
  • Group coaching + Penny AI coach
  • Ongoing enrollment — no cohort wait
$997 or 3 × $367
Join the Waitlist
Most Popular · Cohort 1 — January 2027 · 12 seats
Guided Trail

You have the cert. Now get the experience that gets you hired.

The Guided Trail is a 12-week coached program where certified Salesforce admins do structured, portfolio-building work inside a live Salesforce org — alongside a squad, with a coach who holds you to a professional standard. This is the bridge between certification and employment.

Who it's for

Salesforce Certified Platform Administrator · Not yet hired as an admin · Ready to do the work

Details at a glance
  • 12 weeks · 3 sprints
  • Two squads of up to 6 — buddy pairs throughout
  • 4–6 hours per week
  • Application required · 12 seats per cohort · One scholarship seat available
$1,497 or 3 × $549 · Trail Forward Scholarship available
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Coming 2027
Trail of Mastery

You are employed. You are certified. Now advance.

The Trail of Mastery is an 8–12 week apprenticeship for working Salesforce admins who are ready to specialize. Choose one of three tracks — Advanced Salesforce Administrator, Product Owner, or Solutions Consultant — and do real client work through our Digital Compass nonprofit program. This is where careers change direction.

Who it's for

Currently employed Salesforce admins · Admin certified · Ready to specialize and lead

Details at a glance
  • 8–12 weeks · 3 sprints
  • Three specialization tracks
  • Real client work through Digital Compass
  • Application required
Announced with Cohort 0 details
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Launching Q1 2027 · Join the Waitlist Now
Explorer's Trail

Your home base. Whatever stage you are at.

The Explorer's Trail is Transition Trails' membership community — the place you start before you are ready, stay while you are building, and return to once you are placed. Monthly Trail Missions, community events, Penny AI coaching, and the coach ladder for alumni who want to give back. No prerequisite. No application. Join when you are ready.

Who it's for

Salesforce-curious beginners · Active learners studying for certifications · Employed admins and Transition Trails alumni

Details at a glance
  • Ongoing membership — join anytime
  • No prerequisite · No application
  • Monthly skill-building missions
  • Community events free or reduced cost
  • Coach ladder for alumni
$97/mo or $1,164/yr · Full + Coaching $1,464/yr
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For Nonprofits
Digital Compass

Your nonprofit has Salesforce. Now make it work.

Digital Compass is Transition Trails' nonprofit membership program — built for organizations that received the Power of Us grant, inherited a Salesforce org, or simply need Salesforce capacity they cannot afford to hire. Your organization gets ongoing Salesforce support. Our learners get the real experience that builds careers. That is the deal, and it works for everyone.

Who it's for

Nonprofit organizations · Accidental Salesforce admins · Nonprofit leaders who need implementation support

Details at a glance
  • Ongoing membership — three tiers
  • Weekly office hours
  • Project delivery through Trail of Mastery learners
  • No long-term consulting contract required
From $149/mo
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THE EXPERIENCE GAP

Certified. Qualified. Still waiting for a chance.

Career Starters·Career Builders·Career Pivoters

Maybe you are just starting — trying to figure out if Salesforce is the right path. Maybe you passed the exam and cannot get your first role because every job posting asks for experience you have not had a chance to build yet. Maybe you are like Hugh — 16 years in a completely different career, starting over, wondering if it is too late.

It is not too late. The gap is not your fault. And Transition Trails exists to close it — for all three of you.

CAREER STARTERS
Where do I even begin?

You know Salesforce is a valuable skill. You are not sure where to start, whether you are cut out for it, or how long it will take. Explorer's Trail and Foundations Trail are built for exactly this moment.

CAREER BUILDERS
I have the cert. I cannot get hired.

The paradox of the Salesforce ecosystem: every entry-level role requires experience you cannot get without a job. The Guided Trail breaks that cycle with live Salesforce org work and a real portfolio.

CAREER PIVOTERS
I am starting over. On purpose.

Hugh drove trucks for 16 years. He is now a Solutions Architect at Salesforce. The pivot is possible — and Transition Trails was built specifically to make it happen for people who are willing to do the work.

A Trail Built for Two

Our model solves two problems at once: career changers need real experience, and nonprofits need Salesforce capacity.

Learners

Whether you're just discovering Salesforce, working toward your certification, or certified and ready to build real experience — Transition Trails meets you where you are. Under the guidance of experienced coaches, you will gain structured, real-org experience inside a live Salesforce environment, earning the portfolio proof that moves careers forward.

  • Career Starters — explore Salesforce and find your path
  • Career Builders — build real project experience after cert
  • Career Pivoters — make a deliberate move into a new career
Explore the Trails

Nonprofits

You need a CRM that works for your mission, but implementation costs are out of reach. Partner with Transition Trails to receive scoped, professionally coached Salesforce support through Digital Compass — starting at $149/month.

  • Professionally coached learner teams
  • Scoped project deliverables
  • Expanded organizational Salesforce capacity
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Where Are You Today?

FOR NONPROFITS

Your mission deserves technology that works.

You have the Power of Us grant. You have a team that cares. What you may not have: the expertise to implement Salesforce and keep it running. That's not a failure — it's the gap we exist to close.

You have Salesforce. You're not using it.

You invested in the platform. Without implementation expertise, adoption stalls and the grant feels wasted.

Your team is the accidental admin.

Someone on staff inherited Salesforce without training. They're doing their best, but they need support.

Consulting rates are out of reach.

Traditional Salesforce consulting runs $1,000–$3,000/month. Digital Compass starts at $149.

Digital Compass is TT's nonprofit Salesforce membership — weekly office hours, project delivery, and expert guidance from $149/month. No consulting retainer. No long-term contract. Just consistent support from people who understand how nonprofits use Salesforce.

Free assessment — up to 1 hour. No pitch. No obligation.

TRAIL FORWARD SCHOLARSHIP

Making the Path Accessible

We believe financial barriers should not prevent Salesforce-certified career changers from getting the supervised experience they need. The Trail Forward Scholarship provides one fully funded seat per Guided Trail cohort — at no cost to the recipient.

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REAL OUTCOMES

The proof is in the journey.

Hugh's story is the reason Transition Trails exists. Here's what he — and the learners who followed — have to say.

Hugh's Journey

16 years
Truck Driver & Military Vet
2020
Admin Cert Earned
47 jobs
Applications Sent
1 project
Real Nonprofit Implementation
Hired
Business Analyst at Salesforce
5 years
Co-Founder & CTO · Solutions Architect

Hugh Richardson · Solutions Architect at Salesforce · TT Co-Founder & CTO · This is the story Transition Trails was built from.

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I spent 16 years driving trucks. I studied Salesforce between loads during the pandemic — and still couldn't get hired without experience. One real project with a real nonprofit changed everything. I joined Salesforce as a Business Analyst. Five years later I'm a Solutions Architect.

HR
Hugh Richardson
Co-Founder & CTO · Transition Trails · Solutions Architect
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I had the Admin cert for eight months and couldn't get past the "no experience" wall. Every job listing said entry-level but wanted two years. After completing the Guided Trail, I had a real Salesforce implementation I could walk any hiring manager through — screenshots, architecture decisions, the whole thing. I landed a Salesforce Admin role at a Dallas nonprofit within six weeks of finishing the program.

MC
M. Chen
Guided Trail Graduate · Cohort 0 · Dec. 2025 · Dallas, TX
CONCEPT DEVELOPED IN 2020 · EST. 2022

Meet the founding team.

AL
Angela Landrith
Co-Founder & CEO
The Visionary
KB
Kim Barnes
Co-Founder & COO
The Builder
HR
Hugh Richardson
Co-Founder & CTO · Solutions Architect
The Champion
KL
Kel Landrith
Co-Founder & Finance Director
The Steward
Meet the Founding Team →
NONPROFITS IN OUR NETWORK
Hartford Promise
CLYLP
KC Global One
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Transition Trails Salesforce Experts go beyond! After working with the team, our productivity and data accuracy soared — and we felt supported every step of the way.

Hartford Promise
Nonprofit Partner · Digital Compass Member · Hartford, CT
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The hands-on experience and the team environment were what I valued most. Working on a real project made everything click in a way that self-study never could.

Cohort 0 Participant A
Guided Trail · Dec. 2025 Retrospective
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This program teaches you how to think like a professional — not just how to pass a test. The coaching and real-world exposure gave me a completely different kind of confidence.

Cohort 0 Participant B
Guided Trail · Dec. 2025 Retrospective

Your trail starts with one real project.

Foundations Trail and Guided Trail launch January 2027. Explorer's Trail membership launches Q1 2027. Guided Trail has 12 seats across two squads of up to 6 with buddy pairs; application required.

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