# Eric Wiklendt - Speyside Equity Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/private-equity-fast-pitch-1135474/eric-wiklendt-speyside-equity Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/private-equity-fast-pitch-1135474/eric-wiklendt-speyside-equity.md Podcast: [Private Equity Fast Pitch](https://stenobird.com/podcast/private-equity-fast-pitch-1135474) Published: 2026-02-05T13:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://enorthstar.libsyn.com/eric-wiklendt-speyside-equity Audio file: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/enorthstar/Eric_Wiklendt_-_Speyside_Equity.mp3?dest-id=624275 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/private-equity-fast-pitch-1135474/episodes/eric-wiklendt-speyside-equity Duration seconds: 2389 ## Resource Eric Wiklendt is a Managing Director at Speyside Equity, where he is responsible for sourcing, executing, managing, and exiting investments. Eric has previously held senior leadership and operational roles, and he currently serves on the Boards of several portfolio companies. Before joining Speyside Equity, Eric was President & CEO of Kelix Heat Transfer Systems. Prior to that, he held leadership roles at Eaton and Hilti Corporation, where he oversaw M&A activities, established a manufacturing plant in Mexico, managed a large marketing team, and directed industrial sales operations. A graduate of the University of Notre Dame, Eric obtained his MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/private-equity-fast-pitch-1135474/episodes/eric-wiklendt-speyside-equity/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/private-equity-fast-pitch-1135474/eric-wiklendt-speyside-equity.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.