Real Talks powered by Dynatrace

Mar 04 2025 16 ep. 10 mins 6

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This podcast is your passport to the worldwide Dynatrace team.

In each episode, Sue Quackenbush, Chief People Officer of Dynatrace, welcomes a Dynatracer to share their private & professional experiences.

Meet people from different teams, roles, and parts of the world, uncovering unique stories, projects, and passions that shape our global culture. Whether you’re a current or future Dynatracer, a customer or prospect curious to learn more about our culture, or someone seeking inspiration for professional growth and personal development—Real Talks offers insights into the experiences and journeys at Dynatrace.

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Risk-taking, creativity, and seven calendars: How a Customer Success leader navigates career, growth, and motherhood

Mar 04 2025 19 mins

How do you balance leading a team of 12, pursuing studies, and being a parent—all at once? In this episode of Real Talks, Lauren McMichael, Sr. Manager in Customer Success, shares her journey and the tips she’s collected along the way. Before joining a Customer Success team at Dynatrace five years ago, Lauren worked in various marketing and sales roles across different industri

The Journey to 80,000 Users: The Dynatrace Community growth, the leader behind it, and her career lessons

Jan 21 2025 11 mins

Karolina Linda is the Software Development Director and Organizational Lead in Gdańsk, Poland. She takes us behind the scenes of the incredible transformation of the Dynatrace Community—from a single Q&A forum to an community with 18 topic-focused forums, 5 engagement programs, and over 80,000 users worldwide. Karolina shares her unique career journey of 15 years, from start

Best Bits from Season 3 and People & Culture Reflections + Holiday message from my guests

Dec 23 2024 10 mins

The power of belonging, Employer Value Proposition, defining career moments, and lessons on leading with trust and support—these themes made my final podcast season of 2024 truly special. In this episode, I look back and reflect on the best bits from my conversations with inspiring guests. As the year comes to a close, many of us pause to reflect. I hope this episode brings you s

Becoming a Product Lead: lessons on career, growth, and innovation from 10 years in observability space

Dec 03 2024 9 mins

Thorsten Roth, now a Product Lead at Dynatrace, began his journey as a Technical Product Manager in 2013. Over the past decade, collaboration has been the keystone of his growth—whether through clear communication, building strong relationships, or leveraging his sharp technical expertise at the core of Dynatrace Platform. In this episode, Thorsten unpacks what makes the Product

Passion into impact: Bridging gender gaps in tech

Nov 04 2024 9 mins

Ema Franklin is a Senior Field Marketing Manager at Dynatrace and a driving force behind our Dynatrace partnership with the Her Tech Circle community across Australia and New Zealand. Ema’s journey with this community began more than six years ago when she wanted to change her career path. Through many events and programs, the community has helped her to establish her career in t

The Challenge of Growth: The idea of transitioning from Technical Expert to People Leader

Oct 02 2024 12 mins

From Idea to Game-Changing Impact at Dynatrace–with this topic in mind for Season 3, I’ll be bringing you conversations with passionate experts and leaders at Dynatrace who dream big, tackle challenges, and drive impactful change. In this episode, I talk with Kristof Randers, who has always sought out new challenges. This led him to transition into his current role as Innovatio

Bonus EP | The mindset of mentorship with Rafi Katanasho

Jun 04 2024 14 mins

That’s our second conversation with Rafi, VP of Solution Engineering at Dynatrace. In the previous one, we explored the essentials of leadership. However, during the recording of that episode, our talk gravitated toward our second shared passion for mentorship. This bonus episode captures the part of our conversation where we dive into mentorship and its transformative impact on

#8 The power of diverse thinking in successful teams with Nishant Rama

May 02 2024 11 mins

As a Director of Solution Engineers with a decade-long career at Dynatrace, Nish is a big believer in the power of diversity of opinions, ideas, and thoughts in successful teams. In this episode, you'll hear: How diversity of minds helps build a strong team What you as a team leader can do to forge it Why and how everyone should seek out feedback How to build a culture of respect a

#7 Leadership essentials with Rafi Katanasho

Mar 25 2024 9 mins

As a Vice President of Solution Engineering, Rafi has firsthand experience leading teams in an ever-evolving industry. For him, leadership is about passion for people, helping them to walk towards the vision of the company, and acting with integrity towards customers and the team. Get ready to explore Rafi's insights on leadership and what it means to be a people leader. In this ep

#6 How to stay agile in today’s fast-paced world with Jelena Vucinic

Feb 25 2024 9 mins

🎙️ Dive into the agile universe with our guest Jelena Vucinic, who is not only an Agile Coach by heart but also passionate about empowering women in tech. Get inspiration and practical advice on staying agile in today’s fast-paced world. In this episode, you’ll uncover: How Jelena offers tech teams a view from the outside in.Her secret power and tips for staying agile in u