There are few more experienced engineers and lighthearted personalities than our guest today, who has been in the Extreme Hero program from its very conception. Let’s take a trip down the memory lane with Jari Koivula, a Presales Specialist from Westcon Group Nordic!
![Jari: have you noticed how our laptops have changed over the years but the switches actually look almost the same?](https://prowly-uploads.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/uploads/7309/assets/403054/large-582d754dcf39f3cbf2efd1e7005e8037.png)
Jari: have you noticed how our laptops have changed over the years but the switches actually look almost the same?
![Jari: I went to my first Extreme training to the Reading office in UK. And surely enough, I jumped at the chance to see the Windsor Castle!](https://prowly-uploads.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/uploads/7309/assets/403053/large-03c5d5352f0fab4b6d5d8616278dd488.png)
Jari: I went to my first Extreme training to the Reading office in UK. And surely enough, I jumped at the chance to see the Windsor Castle!
![Jari: my very first Extreme certificate, many would follow later.](https://prowly-uploads.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/uploads/7309/assets/403052/compressed_original-62865e1464904a8921bb5b21dbe12f57.png)
Jari: my very first Extreme certificate, many would follow later.
![Jari: The student housing project was pretty a big deal, even got some press coverage in the local press.](https://prowly-uploads.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/uploads/7309/assets/403051/compressed_original-095178f73a5f936f0016819896b28b25.png)
Jari: The student housing project was pretty a big deal, even got some press coverage in the local press.