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D.J. Eshelman

Don't just survive working in Information Technology. THRIVE IT! You have the tech skills. Great. Now it is time to work on building a career that makes you THRIVE. It isn't your knowledge - it's your methods! Join host D.J. Eshelman: 20-year I.T. veteran, Coach, and Author of "Just Do THIS: A Simpler Way to Succeed in I.T." and "Be a Citrix Hero" and our guests to learn how they did it and how you can do it too! Our co-host is EUC Veteran Jeff Pitsch who in addition to being one of the first CTPs has worked for some of the most high-profile companies in EUC. He brings both engineering and sales perspectives to our conversations!

  1. 06/11/2025

    Mark Templeton (fmr CEO, Citrix) gives us Legendary Leadership Lessons

    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 company moments, and the crucial elements of authentic leadership. Perfect for mid-level managers looking to elevate their leadership game and gain valuable insights into growing in the tech industry. And yes - at the very end, you'll be treated to the legendary 2001 "Virtual Workplace" video to see just how many predictions came true, and where we thought the industry was going to be! Get Just Do THIS on Hardcover (or any format!): https://it.justdothis.net Apply to work with D.J. for your custom leadership journey: https://thrive-it.com/workwithDJYT 00:00 Introduction to the Interview 01:24 Mark Templeton's Early Career and Personal Insights 03:39 Lessons in Leadership and Authenticity 07:26 The Importance of Culture and Fit 09:27 Mark Templeton's Background and Family Influence 14:35 Educational Journey and Early Career 20:45 Career Challenges and Mentorship 32:38 Citrix Journey Begins 36:49 CEO Transition and Initial Challenges 38:24 Overcoming Early Setbacks 39:31 Strategic Acquisitions and Growth 44:19 Licensing Model Innovations 46:17 Customer and Employee Value Formula 47:18 Technology and User Experience 49:17 Mentorship and Company Culture 57:49 Final Thoughts and Reflections 59:01 Virtual Workplace Video! Subscribe to THRIVEcast (Live Streams) on Soundwise

    1h 6m

  2. 03/10/2023

    Career Chat: The Four M's you need to be successful in Information Technology

    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 THRIVEcast (Live Streams) on Soundwise

    1h 21m

  3. 03/08/2021

    Pierre Marmignon aka Max M - Inventor of Tech AND Music (THRIVEcast 57)

    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 to learn how to work in nearly any IT job. Save yourself years of hard lessons! https://thrive-it.com/JustDoTHIS + coupon THRIVECAST to get $5 off Connect with us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thrive-it-com/ Join us on Telegram to get updates and bonus content! https://t.me/thriveit Subscribe to THRIVEcast (Live Streams) on Soundwise

    2h 36m

  4. 17/07/2021

    Jim Moyle - THRIVEcast 55

    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 the World. As Global Black Belt for Azure Virtual Desktop he is responsible for the design and execution of many world class projects. He also enjoys speaking at various industry events such as E2EVC and Citrix Synergy and you can find him sharing knowledge on YouTube, twitter @jimmoyle and on GitHub. _____ Don't miss DJ's new course covering how you can approach Assessment, Presentations, and Documentation! Head to https://courses.thrive-it.com/courses/itapd?coupon=THRIVECAST to *save $10* of DJ's new course to help People in IT learn the skills that can get you ahead in your career... stuff they expect you to do well but few are teaching. Subscribe to THRIVEcast (Live Streams) on Soundwise

    1h 49m

  5. 07/07/2021

    Neil McLoughlin - THRIVEcast 54

    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 time he loves reading, spending time with his family and hiking when he is not playing around with the latest Azure Virtual Desktop features! 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 consultant! Head to https://thrive-it.com/JustDoTHIS and enter coupon Code THRIVECAST to get $5 off of a personalized copy… by buying direct! LISTEN to the book and still get all the bonuses - but also get additional content not in the original book! Direct from DJ on the SoundWise App: https://thrive-it.com/JDTA Join Audible and get the book FREE! US: https://thrive-it.com/JDTAUS UK: https://thrive-it.com/JDTAUK FR: https://thrive-it.com/JDTAFR DE: https://thrive-it.com/JDTADE (Note - the above links are affiliate links. Though your price is never different, you are supporting this channel by the payments we get!) Connect with us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thrive-it-com/ Join us on Telegram to get updates and bonus content! https://t.me/thriveit Subscribe to THRIVEcast (Live Streams) on Soundwise

    1h 21m

  6. 01/07/2021

    Geek Girl Laura Whalen - THRIVEcast 053

    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 CTP program and “Geek Speak” at Synergy. She was instrumental in helping Nutanix with their early community programs. You can find her these days building a caring community at Workspot (https://www.workspot.com/) OR find her geeking out on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/shegeek _____________ 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 consultant! Head to https://thrive-it.com/JustDoTHIS and enter coupon Code THRIVECAST to get $5 off of a personalized copy… by buying direct! LISTEN to the book and still get all the bonuses - but also get additional content not in the original book! Direct from DJ on the SoundWise App: https://thrive-it.com/JDTA Join Audible and get the book FREE! US: https://thrive-it.com/JDTAUS UK: https://thrive-it.com/JDTAUK FR: https://thrive-it.com/JDTAFR DE: https://thrive-it.com/JDTADE (Note - the above links are affiliate links. Though your price is never different, you are supporting this channel by the payments we get!) Connect with us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thrive-it-com/ Join us on Telegram to get updates and bonus content! https://t.me/thriveit Subscribe to THRIVEcast (Live Streams) on Soundwise

    2h 38m

  7. 18/06/2021

    Bas van Kaam has forgotten more about EUC than we've ever learned. THRIVEcast 052

    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. He has written and redacted over 500 tech articles and multiple (ultimate) cheat sheets / e-books. He's Co-founder and Board member of @ProByteSized, @EUCdigest, and @DWVDUG. Owner/founder/site-editor at basvankaam.com (registered company), Windows Virtual Desktop User Group initiator. He is a sport enthusiast (running in particular), a three-time Burpee Mile finisher, former cyclist, and semiprofessional snooker player. He has over 20 years of IT experience, IT Community participant, intrapreneur. Mentioned in the video - Camtasia: https://thrive-it.com/camtasia (this is an affiliate link - when you sign up for their excellent software, we earn a commission... but your price doesn't change!) _____ 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 consultant! Until June 30th - get Just Do THIS on hardcover for 50% off by completing a survey for us! https://thrive-it.com/JUNE2021 Miss the sale? No worries! head to https://thrive-it.com/JustDoTHIS and enter coupon Code THRIVECAST to get $5 off of a personalized copy… by buying direct! LISTEN to the book and still get all the bonuses - but also get additional content not in the original book! Direct from DJ on the SoundWise App: https://thrive-it.com/JDTA Join Audible and get the book FREE! US: https://thrive-it.com/JDTAUS UK: https://thrive-it.com/JDTAUK FR: https://thrive-it.com/JDTAFR DE: https://thrive-it.com/JDTADE (Note - the above links are affiliate links. Though your price is never different, you are supporting this channel by the payments we get!) Connect with us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thrive-it-com/ Join us on Telegram to get updates and bonus content! https://t.me/thriveit Subscribe to THRIVEcast (Live Streams) on Soundwise

    1h 26m

  8. 11/06/2021

    Alain Assaf is a Citrix and PowerShell Veteran - THRIVEcast 51

    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 architecture, small business, manufacturing/distribution, medical (hospital and medical devices), government (federal), and industrial (chemical and electronics) all with an IT focus. He now lives in North Carolina with his wife of 22 years and his 2 teenage boys. He currently works for the second largest credit union in the USA. Alain is a Citrix Certified Expert in Virtualization and also has the Network+ certification from CompTia. Since September 2017, he’s been a participant in the Citrix Technology Advocates program. It provides Citrix enthusiasts meaningful recognition for their community contributions, provide unique opportunities to connect with Citrix peers and internal stakeholders. In September 2017, his blog at Wagthereal.com (started in 2008) was included in Feedspot’s Top 50 PowerShell Blogs And Websites For Developers. In June 2018, he became a co-leader of the Raleigh-Durham Citrix User Group. He maintains several repositories on GitHub (including gists and code) related to managing Citrix and Windows. He has started a new blog based on Github pages where he highlights PowerShell-based solutions for managing EUC environments called PowerEUCShell. Keep in touch with Alain: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/alainassaf Twitter: https://twitter.com/alainassaf WagtheReal Blog: https://wagthereal.com/ PowerEUCShell Github Pages Blog: https://alainassaf.github.io/ Github: https://github.com/alainassaf 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 consultant! Until June 30th - get DJ's book Just Do THIS on hardcover for 50% off by completing a survey for us! https://thrive-it.com/JUNE2021 Miss the sale? No worries! head to https://thrive-it.com/JustDoTHIS and enter coupon Code THRIVECAST to get $5 off of a personalized copy… by buying direct! LISTEN to the book and still get all the bonuses - but also get additional content not in the original book! Direct from DJ on the SoundWise App: https://thrive-it.com/JDTA Join Audible and get the book FREE! US: https://thrive-it.com/JDTAUS UK: https://thrive-it.com/JDTAUK FR: https://thrive-it.com/JDTAFR DE: https://thrive-it.com/JDTADE (Note - the above links are affiliate links. Though your price is never different, you are supporting this channel by the payments we get!) Connect with us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thrive-it-com/ Join us on Telegram to get updates and bonus content! https://t.me/thriveit Subscribe to THRIVEcast (Live Streams) on Soundwise

    1h 48m
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Don't just survive working in Information Technology. THRIVE IT! You have the tech skills. Great. Now it is time to work on building a career that makes you THRIVE. It isn't your knowledge - it's your methods! Join host D.J. Eshelman: 20-year I.T. veteran, Coach, and Author of "Just Do THIS: A Simpler Way to Succeed in I.T." and "Be a Citrix Hero" and our guests to learn how they did it and how you can do it too! Our co-host is EUC Veteran Jeff Pitsch who in addition to being one of the first CTPs has worked for some of the most high-profile companies in EUC. He brings both engineering and sales perspectives to our conversations!

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  • Creator
    D.J. Eshelman
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    57
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2025 D.J. Eshelman
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