Behind the Hedgehog

Tune in to Episode 9 of "Behind the Hedgehog" with your host, René Recker, as he introduces Timo Siedenberg, IGEL's Nordics veteran with over 20 years of IGEL history .Timo was from the beginning a great example of identification, passion and love for the job and the company. I learned and grew together with him and today I am blessed to have him in my podcast!We briefly talked about Timos career path with IGEL and how excited we are to participate at IGEL Disrupt Munich from 16th and 17th of September 2024 and about the amazing Nordics Healthcare Gathering on October 2nd and 3rd in Gothenbourg.Don't miss out on this insightful podcast episode and make sure you are registered for IGEL DISRUPT Munich!  Learn more: Learn more about IGEL – https://www.igel.com/Join the IGEL Community here – https://www.igelcommunity.com/join/Disrupt Munich 2024 - https://www.igel.com/disrupt24/IGEL Nordics Healthcare Gathering - https://www.igel.com/learn-and-connect/events/it-healthcare-gathering-nordics-regions-united/ About Timo SiedenbergTimo has seen the huge development of IGEL from the beginning till today.He builded the IGEL nordics market from scratch, ran the Channel in EMEA, took care for global Sales Operations, helped to grow Support and Services in EMEA and went back to a leading role as Area VP Nordics, where he is growing a team of skilled experts to have a even better traction in the market. Following Timo on Linkedin  About René ReckerRené Recker is a committed and motivated professional with a degree in IT business consulting and more than 15 years of hands-on experience in managing, planning, and implementing solutions in the EUC space. At IGEL Technology, René was responsible for the rebuild of the EMEA Presales Team, which had a crucial impact on supporting the sales department to grow the business with a passionate customer-first approach.In 2019, René was part of the initial leadership team of the newly created CX Department and responsible for building the professional services business in EMEA from scratch. Over the upcoming 4 years, he built a passionate team that delivered the highest customer satisfaction approach to the IGEL customer base.Since 2023, René has put all his heart and passion into the IGEL Community, where he has grown the community from 9000 to 12000 members, implemented new formats, and led the VIP Programme with 45 experts as an Evangelist.Contact with René on LinkedIn

Tune in to Episode 8 of "Behind the Hedgehog" with your host, René Recker, as he introduces John Moody-Waters, IGEL's Director Presales UK/I, APAC & emerging markets. For those who know John, will have an idea of what we get in this episode. We talked more than 50 minutes about Johns career, Citrix Communities in the early days, his move to IGEL and the potential we are seeing and last but not least about our upcoming event IGEL Secure on June 12th in London. Don't miss out on this insightful podcast episode and make sure you are registered for IGEL Secure!  Learn more: Learn more about IGEL – https://www.igel.com/Join the IGEL Community here – https://www.igelcommunity.com/join/If you want to meet John and me in person, register today for IGEL Secure in London on June 12th     https://www.igel.com/igel-secure-uk/#1713541663275-8db63cd2-d7fa About John Moody-Waters John is passionate about removing unnecessary barriers at work so we can focus on 'real' creative work.  With his great experience in the EUC space and a huge personality, John is part of our uprising Team in the UK.Following John on Linkedin  About René ReckerRené Recker is a committed and motivated professional with a degree in IT business consulting and more than 15 years of hands-on experience in managing, planning, and implementing solutions in the EUC space. At IGEL Technology, René was responsible for the rebuild of the EMEA Presales Team, which had a crucial impact on supporting the sales department to grow the business with a passionate customer-first approach.In 2019, René was part of the initial leadership team of the newly created CX Department and responsible for building the professional services business in EMEA from scratch. Over the upcoming 4 years, he built a passionate team that delivered the highest customer satisfaction approach to the IGEL customer base.Since 2023, René has put all his heart and passion into the IGEL Community, where he has grown the community from 9000 to 12000 members, implemented new formats, and led the VIP Programme with 45 experts as an Evangelist.Contact with René on LinkedIn 

Tune in to Episode #7 of "Behind the Hedgehog" with your host, René Recker, as he introduces Henrik Poulsen, IGEL's newest Veterinary EUC Expert, who joined the team just last week.Discover Henrik's fascinating journey, from his pivotal role inestablishing the Citrix market in Denmark and the Nordics to his move to theUS.Learn directly from Henrik about his decision to join IGEL and what hisfuture role in the IGEL CX Department will entail.Don't miss out on this insightful podcast episode! Learn more: Learn more about IGEL – https://www.igel.com/Join the IGEL Community here – https://www.igelcommunity.com/join/If you want to meet Henrik in person, make sure you get your Ticket for IGEL DISRUPT in MIAMI, FLORIDA, APR 29 - MAY 1. Get your exclusive Podcast discount with the Code: IGELCOMMUNITY24 at https://www.igel.com/disrupt24/About Henrik Poulsen Henrik is a respected consultant specializing in digital transformation, with deep expertise in infrastructure and virtualization. He prioritizes security and strives to deliver optimal user experiences that maximize business value. With a strong track record, Henrik has successfully guided large enterprises, as well as companies in the financial services, and healthcare sectors in the Nordics, in transforming their operations to best meet their business needs.Passionate about driving change, Henrik takes pride in achievingpositive outcomes that benefit companies by enhancing user productivity. Heembraces the mindset that work is something we do, not a place we go.Following Henrik on Linkedin About René ReckerRené Recker is a committed and motivated professional with a degree in IT business consulting and more than 15 years of hands-on experience in managing, planning, and implementing solutions in the EUC space. At IGEL Technology, René was responsible for the rebuild of the EMEA Presales Team, which had a crucial impact on supporting the sales department to grow the business with a passionate customer-first approach.In 2019, René was part of the initial leadership team of the newly created CX Department and responsible for building the professional services business in EMEA from scratch. Over the upcoming 4 years, he built a passionate team that delivered the highest customer satisfaction approach to the IGEL customer base.Since 2023, René has put all his heart and passion into the IGEL Community, where he has grown the community from 9000 to 11,500 members, implemented new formats, and led the VIP Programme with 45 experts as an Evangelist.Contact with René on LinkedIn 

Welcome to Episode 6 of Behind the Hedgehog.Today we are joined by Daniel Wedel.Daniel and I talked about his career and how he became the CEO of his own company, Wedel IT, in Oslo, Norway.Wedel IT recently became the first IGEL Elite Partner as well as IGEL Service Specialist in Norway, which means they are officially trained to deliver IGEL-related services.Daniel shared his team's approach to delivering successful services and emphasized the importance of community. This approach helps provide customers with the personal and professional assistance they need and love. When you hire a consultant from Wedel IT, you get the full brainpower of the team to make the project a success.If you are from Norway and don't know Daniel yet, make sure to give him a call or visit his Wedel IT Event in September. You can get the latest news at https://wedelit.no/If you would like to connect with Daniel, please check his LinkedIn Page.https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielwedel/Daniel was really amazed by our last year's Disrupt in Munich, which will take place again this year in September. Before that, we are hosting our global Disrupt in Miami (29th of April till 1st of March). Don't miss the opportunity to attend this unique and special event and get your tickets here:https://www.igel.com/disrupt24/If you join our community, you will get a discount code to shrink down the price to $165. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact me or someone from our amazing IGEL Insider Team.http://www.igelcommunity.com

Welcome to Episode 5 of Behind the Hedgehog. We are back after a short holiday break and today we are welcome Evelio Garcia.Evelio worked a long time for Citrix and is a known face in our EUC family and also our Community, after he was affected on layoffs he was looking for the next step and found it as Sales Engineer for IGEL projects at Lenovo, utilizing his virtualization skills and his great empathy he is helping to expand our partnership and business.Evelio and I talked about our early career days, how he handled the challenging situation at the end of his time at Citrix, the great chances he found in the job with Lenovo and how his network and the community approach helped him to get there. The great announcement that Lenovo is IGEL OEM partner now and a lot more.45 minutes that felt like 10 and a great person I was able to get known better in this episode, we are looking forward for Disrupt in Miami (29th of April - 1st of May) were we will be onsite and meet also the first time in person, don´t miss the opportunity to attend this unique and special event and get your tickets here:https://www.igel.com/disrupt24/Do you want to learn more about our partnership with Lenovo? Join our IGEL Community Meetup on March 4th, register here:https://igel.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwrdeqhpjwtHdUX4_EFHlSKntmRVWZeEhVIAnd last but not least if you like to connect with Evelio, please check his LinkedIn Page.https://www.linkedin.com/in/eveliogarcia/

It is close to year-end, and I want to say thank you for listening to Behind the Hedgehog and providing me with great feedback.It is so much fun to host the talks and have a good time talking about things that are crucial to me and hopefully also to you.If you have any topics I should cover, or if you want to be my guest, just send me a message at [email protected] the last episode of 2023, I welcome Sven Jansen from Device Trust.We are talking about his journey from IT admin to presales manager and got some great insides on what is important to be able to make this transition.Sven and I met for the first time at his VCHanse Community Event in Hamburg to discuss the power of community and have a look at what onsite community events could look like in the future.I could not ask for a better guest than Sven, as he is for me a big talent and one of the faces of the next generation of great EUC Influencer and Leader.

Welcome to Episode 3 of Behind the Hedgehog. Talking is my passion and it is just great to be able to chat with different and unique persons. Simon Binder is one of the smartest and nicest people I know, every time we meet it is a great conversation.So it was also this time, we talked about Communities, Mentorship and how to attract talent to get into IT, what makes a great Event and how we see the future thinking about our daughters and give them the chances they deserve.  I really love that every Episode is different, but every Episode has so many approaches I really like and where I learn.Please let me know, how you like this episode and share your ideas with our Community.#believe #career #storytelling #successstory #inspiration #diversity #chances

Welcome to Episode 2 of Behind the Hedgehog. After a great premiere with Barry Browne, I had the chance to have an inspiring talk with Binthu Vijayaratnam.We both know us since the early days, when I started at IGEL. And like so many others in this company she has an amazing story to tell. Binthu and I talked about chances and how to build a career, we talked about from beeing shy, to do a presentation in English to the moment she presented the greatest IGEL Demo in front of 1000 people in the audience and in the end we talked about stories and experiences how we get parent ship and a challenging job combined.I learned a lot in this 45 minutes, listened to great memories and also had some proud moments talking about moments that were important for both of us within our career at IGEL.This episode is special to me and I would love to hear your feedback. It is great to have amazing women like Binthu in our world and in our community!#femaleinIT #believe #career #storytelling #successstory #inspiration #familyandjob

Here we are with Episode 1 of Behind the Hedgehog. Sadly we have no JarJar, but a fantastic guest with Barry Browne. It was like we knew us forever, even if it was the first time we talked with each other.We found out that Barry was the first IGEL Customer in Canada, has a two digit member number in our IGEL Community and great stories to tell.Behind the hedgehog is about the people within our amazing EUC Community. From time to time I am checking my LinkedIn Contact List and call people that inspire me, our EUC Community or just have great stories to tell.Connecting with like minded people, hear their stories, learn from them and help each other to be better together. This is what a community is all about! This is BEHIND THE HEDGEHOG!

We are close to releasing season one.In ten interviews I want to hear the stories of professionals working for and with IGEL.I want to hear their story and how Community helped them in their active career. Make sure you subscribe to our new Podcast, so you won´t miss any episode!