In this podcast episode, we are absolutely honored to interact and collaborate with Mr. Kari Kakkonen who is the Service Owner, Customer Expertise Development of Gofore company and the author of the reputed book "Dragons Out". he is based out of Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland.

a) Gives a timeline of his journey in the IT industry.

b) Talks about his roles and responsibilities of being the Service Owner, Customer Expertise Development of the Gofore company.

c) Gives an insight into his successful book "Dragons Out Oy" and shares an interesting backstory associated with it.

d) Talks about his inclination to combine the software testing with the fantasy stories of dragons, knights, and children.

e) Shares his experience of being The ICT Influencer of 2025 and mentions about the groundwork done by him since day one to achieve it.

f) Sheds some spotlight into being the treasurer at FiSTB, TMMi BoD and ISTQB to our listeners around the world.

g) Shares few of the interesting success stories and anecdotes that he has experienced in his IT journey.