In this podcast episode we interact and connect with Mr. Eric Jager who is the Enterprise Architect of Royal Visio company and Author of "Getting Started with Enterprise Architecture" and "Mastering the TOGAF Standard" books respectively based out of Almere, Flevoland, The Netherlands.

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

b) Talks about the backstory related to the inception of his two books "𝗚𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲" and "𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗢𝗚𝗔𝗙 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱" respectively.

c) Gives an overview of his creation the "Enterprise Architecture Implementation Wheel" to the listeners around the world.

d) Since the books have been very well received by the practitioners, mentions about the things that has contributed to its popularity.

e) His take on the strategic aspects of the Enterprise Architecture space.

f) Gives a walk-through his lecturing stint at the Eindhoven University of Technology and also an insight into speaking at various conferences and seminars.

g) Mentions out the names of his mentors and colleagues, who have had a huge influence in his architecture journey.