I’ve been to >30 sales kickoffs in my career, but I must say Workday’s FY26 SKO is one I won’t forget! Celebrating Workday’s 20th birthday with co-founders Dave Duffield and Aneel Bhusri was a masterclass in building a legendary culture. Workday’s founding story is built on friendship, values, putting people first, and being deeply committed to our customers’ success. I am honored and grateful to take their legacy and vision forward alongside my Workmates. In fact, one of our great customers Jane Moran – make that three-time customer– joined us and drove home the message of power of partnership through transformation. Thank you for your trust, Jane! We also gave a huge salute to career and impact of Doug Robinson (Workmate #558). Yes, he’s a sales machine but most importantly he’s an amazing leader, mentor, and friend to so many of us. That GOAT wrestling belt? Earned. And we welcomed the incredible Robert Enslin to his first Workday SKO! We’re excited to see him build on our success and fuel even greater growth. My challenge to the team: Let's let our imaginations run wild for what’s possible in the next 20! If you can imagine it, and you believe it, you can do it – just like Dave and Aneel did. Special thanks to Patrick Blair for hosting a record-breaking SKO, Emma Chalwin and the marketing team for bringing the magic, and the 5,000 Workmates and our 600 partners who joined us. We're ready to redefine enterprise software AGAIN – this time with AI! Let's go! #TeamWday
Best SKO yet
I love the coffee shop set up as that’s where they sketched out the workday business plan on a napkin 🩷
Great job to the Workday SKO team - what an inspiring event! Grateful to Workday, Carl and Patrick for investing in this sales team and pulling us all together. Blessed to meet up with my Workmates - many of whom I also consider my best friends. 🧡 Honored to have been a part of growing this organization for the past 12.5 years. Dave and Aneel - you are truly the best! Inspired and so lucky to get to work with my wonderful Customers each and every day. Thank you to Jane Moran for reminding us what makes a difference. Imagine, Believe and Forever Forward!
Celebrating Workday’s 20-year journey alongside its founders must have been an inspiring experience. How do you see AI shaping the next era of enterprise software and Workday’s future innovations?
Incredible honor Carl, Thank you and all the workmates for the trust
Great SKO!! What an inspiring team and exciting journey ahead!!
Working at Workday is a privilege, serving our customers is an honor, and achieving more with our partners is the way forward. Thanks to our co-founders, Dave and Aneel, and to Carl for your incredible leadership. Forever forward.
Maintaining a values-based, people-first culture becomes exponentially more challenging as companies scale. 👏👏 Congratulations on not only preserving that legacy but committing to take it forward. Seeing the inclusion of 600+ Workday partners is also inspiring.
In case you haven't seen "The Day Dave and Aneel Decided to Start Workday" on YouTube, it a great under-5-minutes video, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKO2vWUkyTc
Chief Marketing Officer, Workday
4dDream job under your leadership! FY26….lets GO! 🚀⭐️