Fireside - A Sitecore Community Discussion
Aug 25, 2026 · 18 min · 9 segments
Over more than 14 years at Sitecore, Rick Shepherd has had a front-row seat to some of the biggest shifts in digital experience, from the early days of Sitecore to composable architecture, SaaS, and…
I've been with Sitecore for about 14 years now, primarily focused on our customers and making sure that they're able to leverage our platform to the fullest extent.
At Sitecore in North America 14 years ago and quickly became our first account manager managing a book of business.
And so I'm based just north of San Francisco, which used to be our global headquarters and managed team right now of account managers across North America.
Not only a great dancer on stage at symposium winning you an award, but also really great traction on the social media as well.
So a lot of really great posts, love getting to see everything that you bring to the table.
I remember back when I was getting my certification, it was like 6.5. That was when I got my initial dev certification.
I actually, my first office was in the old Sausalito training room, which was upstairs.
And so myself, Tim Vanderman, a couple other folks worked up in that office and we had to get a bigger training room because we were playing folks through.
Funny enough as well, I actually got certified on 6.5, but for DMS as a certified digital marketer.
I've been with Sitecore for about 14 years now, primarily focused on our customers and making sure that they're able to leverage our platform to the fullest extent.
At Sitecore in North America 14 years ago and quickly became our first account manager managing a book of business.
And so I'm based just north of San Francisco, which used to be our global headquarters and managed team right now of account managers across North America.
Not only a great dancer on stage at symposium winning you an award, but also really great traction on the social media as well.
So a lot of really great posts, love getting to see everything that you bring to the table.
I remember back when I was getting my certification, it was like 6.5. That was when I got my initial dev certification.
I actually, my first office was in the old Sausalito training room, which was upstairs.
And so myself, Tim Vanderman, a couple other folks worked up in that office and we had to get a bigger training room because we were playing folks through.
Funny enough as well, I actually got certified on 6.5, but for DMS as a certified digital marketer.
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