🚀 What a Ride! Eight years ago, Ciro Guariglia, Eelco Veltenaar, and I started a dream. We wanted to build the next generation of Identity & Access Management talent in Europe. We began small — four young Greek talents, a tiny office in Athens, and a big idea: The One Identity Academy. 💪 Those first four — Georgia Tekirdagli, Thomas Zagkas, Dimitrios Kalfas, and Panos Georgakopoulos — took a leap of faith and helped us build something special. 🙏 Fast-forward to today: 👉 95 talented colleagues in Greece 👉 A brand-new office in Athens 👉 The largest IAM talent accelerator in Europe 👉 People having great careers in the company 💥 Last year, we sold AspisID BV B.V. to Intragen. 💥 And last week, Intragen itself was acquired by Nomios Group. From a small startup to a European market leader — what a journey. 👏 😇 A big thank you to Alex Fagioli and all other members of the management team for making this latest move possible. A special thank you to Rabobank, which believed in us early and gave us our first projects. And to all our colleagues, partners, clients, and friends — this success is yours too. 🤓 Entrepreneurship is about dedication, focus, a 7-day-a-week “on-modus”, and above all, having fun. My biggest lesson? Build your company as if you’re preparing it to sell — even if you never plan to. That mindset drives structure, scalability, and growth. Work ON your company, not IN your company. 👊 Now it’s time for the next phase. The future looks bright for all colleagues and clients. European (and world?) domination ahead for the company! 💪🌍 But......first a small beer .... 🤩 #Entrepreneurship #Leadership #IdentityAndAccessManagement #Cybersecurity #ScaleUp #Acquisition #GrowthMindset #Teamwork #Nomios #Intragen #AspisID
Wow klinkt als weer een mooi staaltje ondernemerschap! Binnenkort maar op toasten 😉
And what a journey it has been, wow on to the next great things😎
So great to have you all around and create more. Know the moment you started and built this. One Identity is blessed with committed and devoted people like you! Thank you Eelco Veltenaar Bart Kollau Ciro Guariglia And to many more moments together
I said it in the past, this is the dream team of the dream teams. Congratulations to all of you!
Onward and upward Bart, so happy to be part of this team!!
Grateful to be part of this successful journey. Excited for what lies ahead! 🔝🤩
Great collaboration and Great and i am sure something Great will come soon again , it is about taking a feel of hard work and dedication to a feel of success, which is never easy for anyone, wish you all the best from my heart Bart Kollau , Ciro Guariglia and Eelco Veltenaar , Always nice working and collaborative working with you guys 🙏👍
Gefeliciteerd Bart en Eelco, weer een mooie milestone, op naar nog meer samenwerking!
Feeling so grateful and lucky being part of this amazing journey! Cheers to what comes next 🥂
Sr. Manager Software Sales DACH - Identity Security bei One Identity
1wHonestly guys - you’re setting such a bad example.. it really looks like you’re having fun and making sure everyone around you is having fun as well. And by doing so making this world a little better.. where’s the ego tripping, the never ceasing mind numbing corporate business bullshit which drains talent and energy.. HOLD ON .. sorry - I got it the wrong way around 🤘🏼 Keep rocking you crazy trio..