"You can sell a company — but you can’t sell the heart you’ve poured into it!" ❤️

— Andreas Felke, Board Advisor at IDM and AnyMessage, in conversation with Anurag Aggarwal.

From a chance encounter with mobile messaging in a Coca‑Cola sweepstake… to building IDM into one of Europe’s largest telecom aggregators!

From selling it to a global player… to the rare moment of buying it back years later!

This is the story of Andreas Felke — a journey of vision, grit, and coming full circle!

In this episode of Humans of Telecom, Andreas shares how a non‑tech founder built a global telecom business from scratch, navigated the highs of acquisition, endured the lows of watching his vision fade, and seized the once‑in‑a‑lifetime chance to take back what he started!

Beyond work, Andreas opens up about his unconventional adventures and passions:

⚾ Surviving a near‑fatal baseball accident during his university days

🌊 Kite‑surfing as his ultimate escape and source of energy

🤝 Building businesses where respect outweighs titles every single time

Andreas’s story is a reminder that business is never just business — it’s deeply human. It’s about protecting what you’ve built, staying true to your values, and finding the courage to return to where it all began.

🎧 Listen now on your favorite podcast platform, and follow Humans of Telecom for more extraordinary voices that shape the industry and inspire the human spirit.