THRIVEcast (Live Streams)

Here's an edited replay of a popular and insightful conversation with **Mark Templeton**, the former CEO of **Citrix** Systems! In this special edited version of ThriveCast (recorded in 2020), you'll gain **leadership** wisdom, personal anecdotes, and strategic **business insights** from a tech industry legend. You'll hear Mark discuss the journey to becoming comfortable in his own skin, memorable...

Everyone seems to think that to get anywhere in Information Technology, you have to learn more tech... get more certs... I'm here to prove to you that this is misguided. The four M's you need to focus on are Mastery, Mentoring, Mindset, and Methodology. I'll teach you all about it in today's video! The promotion mentioned in this video expires Oct 6th! https://thrive-it.com/4DFC23 Subscribe to THR...

Pierre is probably most well known for founding Norskale (now #Citrix WEM) but did you know he's got 3 patents for his work? But the creation doesn't end there - Pierre (Max M) has over SIX MILLION streams of his music! Catch some of his work here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_i08WhEtxw5VcxWguiBnOQ and https://open.spotify.com/artist/7eEKw9JAXKdWzbWtyus10c ______ Get DJ's book Just Do THIS t...

Jim Moyle has been an infrastructure technologist with over two decades of passionate involvement in the IT industry. Over the last decade and more he has been a specialist in the End User Computing, application and desktop delivery sector. He has worked with many blue chip companies around the globe including being involved in the architecture and delivery of some of the largest deployments in th...

Today we are joined by EUC master Neil McLoughlin, UK Field CTO for Nerdio. Blogger, podcaster & all-around general community guy. Neil has been in IT for over 20 years, the last 10 of which have been EUC/VDI focussed. He is the co-founder of the Azure Virtual Desktop Community and also the UK Azure Virtual Desktop User Group. He is an ex-Citrix CTA and also an active Microsoft MVP. In his spare t...

Laura Whalen is one of our favorite women in Information Technology. Not just because we can totally geek out with her about IT memes, Star Trek, Ducks, Possums, puns... or whatever... but because she has a genuine heart for building community. Today we’ll go behind the scenes and see what Laura’s journey was all about! Laura is a generally fun person that was instrumental in founding the Citrix C...

Yes... we get to know yet another genius from The Netherlands! Bas van Kaam of Nerdio joins us on THRIVEcast! Bas is... -Father of Julia, Sophie, and Mex. -Field CTO EMEA for Nerdio. -Blogger / analyst and public speaker. -Co-Author of the book: Project Byte Sized - Cloud Design Principles and Architectural Recommendations -Author of the book Inside Citrix - The FlexCast Management Architecture. H...

Alain (pronounced Uh-LAN) has worked in IT for 25 years. For much of that time, he’s focused on virtualization platforms from Citrix, VMware, and Microsoft and several related technologies to automate, monitor, and manage the end-user experience. He started using PowerShell in 2008 and utilizes it daily to make Citrix easier to manage for everyone. He’s worked in several diverse businesses such as...

The love keeps pouring in from the #Netherlands - and today's guest has contributed an amazing amount to the technology world... but has hard and fast rules about balancing his family and personal life with work that you need to hear! Wondering about the motorcycle? So are we - we'll find out together, but here's a teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mE2lht2jgEw Ruben Spruijt is Sr. Technologi...

Rory does more than just read the week's IT news on his 5 Bytes podcast ( https://5bytespodcast.com/ ). He's been a #Citrix CTA, and CTP, #Microsoft MVP, #VMware vExpert, EUC Champion, and EUC Insider. He is very well known for his work in application packaging as well as working in Healthcare IT. He's spent time living in the US (in Arizona) as well as his current home in Ireland. You can catch h...

D.J. Eshelman and Jeff Pitsch are not in fact dead. WE WERE ON A BREAK! 1 year ago today, we started a pretty awkward live video. One year later, we've done everything from awkward to inspiring. From Drunk Tuba Players ( https://youtu.be/zDUGXKuMfb8 ) that become legends like Carl Webster, to former Citrix CEO Mark Templeton getting honest about his life and times at a $3 Billion company ( https:/...

Former President & CEO of Citrix (aka #EUC legend and an original #CitrixHero) Mark Templeton joins us to talk his career progression and how Leaving the World Better Than We Found It became a core value at Citrix. Mark was at #Citrix for over 20 years, transforming them from a $15MM company with a single product to a global powerhouse with over $3BN in revenue and over 100 million users worldwide...

Rick Dehlinger is regarded by many as one of the founding fathers of the Citrix community. Some consider his "Installation and Tuning Tips for Citrix MetaFrame" work a major contributor to the evolution of the Desktop Virtualization landscape, and credit his work for shaping the careers of many in the industry. His professional career has taken a wandering path, starting as a consultant in the Win...

Join us as we host the CEO of IGEL - Jed Ayres in a 'there to here' discussion of how not only Jed got to where he is, but how IGEL seemed to come out of nowhere with innovative solutions for the most important part of End User Computing - the End User! #IGEL #Thinclient #citrix #microsoft #vmware #xendesktop #xenapp #wvd #view #euc https://thrive-it.com/igeldisrupt -------------------------------...

Today Trentent Tye joins us to tell the little-known tale of HP Gaming, 9 Patents, being a Citrix Technology Professional (CTP) and working for ControlUp all comes together. Trentent Tye got started in his IT career working for VoodooPC, a high-end gaming PC manufacturer. Originally starting in technical support, Trentent transitioned to System Architect and Software Delivery. Trentent left Voodoo...

Mike Nelson's career in information technology spans more than three decades, involving a vast array of technologies and solutions. he has held roles in corporate management, architecture, and engineering to industry consulting, which has provided him with a wide range of hands-on experience and solutions. He has been honored to receive the Microsoft MVP award for 6 years now, as well as being pla...

Steve Greenberg is an End User Computing powerhouse, owner of Thin Client Computing in Phoenix, AZ, and a long-time community and tech supporter. But there's more than meets the eye here! Today you'll learn more about Steve outside of technology, and there's a lot to learn! See Steve's latest music video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHEDmjtousA&feature=youtu.be THRIVEcast special - get a...

Steve Greenberg is an End User Computing powerhouse, owner of Thin Client Computing in Phoenix, AZ, and a long-time community and tech supporter. But there's more than meets the eye here! Today you'll learn more about Steve outside of technology, and there's a lot to learn! See Steve's latest music video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHEDmjtousA&feature=youtu.be THRIVEcast special - get a...

We'll be talking about ZD Net's article https://www.zdnet.com/article/the-it-skills-gap-is-a-giant-problem-help-fix-it-with-these-smart-management-moves/ And we'll want YOUR thoughts. Are they right? THRIVEcast special - get a copy of DJ's book Just Do THIS and learn his secrets to success in Information Technology beyond the tech. These lessons have been crucial both for roles as an employee and...

We hosted an impromptu live and Tobias, Esther, and Jen all came to crash our broadcast! The discussions were absolute gold from staying #positive in #2020 and #goalsetting for #2021 D.J. Talked about Michael Hyatt's Full Focus Planner (Fullfocusstore.com) and we also talked about Rocketbook (https://amzn.to/3o47lhI) THRIVEcast special - get a copy of DJ's book Just Do THIS and learn his secrets t...

We hosted an impromptu live and Tobias, Esther, and Jen all came to crash our broadcast! The discussions were absolute gold from staying #positive in #2020 and #goalsetting for #2021 D.J. Talked about Michael Hyatt's Full Focus Planner (Fullfocusstore.com) and we also talked about Rocketbook (https://amzn.to/3o47lhI) THRIVEcast special - get a copy of DJ's book Just Do THIS and learn his secrets t...

Happy Life Day, nerds! What's up with DJ and the guitars? Find out. What's Jeff's favorite band that DJ doesn't really care for? What does hair metal have to do with Technology and Dungeons and Dragons? What engineer is also one of the greatest guitarists ever and had his equipment used on Def Leppard's Hysteria? And don't worry - we will absolutely not send you to #whamhalla on this one, because...

Happy Life Day, nerds! What's up with DJ and the guitars? Find out. What's Jeff's favorite band that DJ doesn't really care for? What does hair metal have to do with Technology and Dungeons and Dragons? What engineer is also one of the greatest guitarists ever and had his equipment used on Def Leppard's Hysteria? And don't worry - we will absolutely not send you to #whamhalla on this one, because...

Brian Madden Spent a Romantic Evening In Paris with Jeff? That's what I heard, anyway. #THRIVEcast 037 will explain everything. Brian Madden is one of the first major bloggers turned influencers in what has become known as the "End User Computing" space. But... he gave it all up. We talk to him about what led up to it, why he left, and what is making him happy today! **Don't forget DJ's birthday/h...

Brian Madden Spent a Romantic Evening In Paris with Jeff? That's what I heard, anyway. #THRIVEcast 037 will explain everything. Brian Madden is one of the first major bloggers turned influencers in what has become known as the "End User Computing" space. But... he gave it all up. We talk to him about what led up to it, why he left, and what is making him happy today! **Don't forget DJ's birthday/h...