Welcome to Seed to Exit, the ultimate podcast all about startups, scaling, and venture capital. Your host is Riece Keck: Startup veteran and recruitment entrepreneur. Join us as we dive into the journeys of startup founders and venture capitalists who share their insights, successes, and lessons learned from seed stage to successful exit. Each episode, we bring you candid conversations with startup founders, executives, and investors. Whether you're looking for inspiration, actionable advice ...
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The path to cybersecurity leadership is not a direct route and it's those divergent routes that create the amazing stories and histories of leaders who are driving security to keep businesses and people safe. We’re Leah McLean and Syya Yasotornrat and we intend to give CISOs and cybersecurity professionals a place to be their authentic selves. These are the unedited stories told of how they got into cybersecurity, the real struggles they’ve persevered through, personal anecdotes that make th ...
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Alfred Johnson, Co-Founder and CEO of Crux | Revolutionizing Clean Energy Finance | The Impact of Transferable Tax Credits and Future Legislation Insights
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Alfred Johnson, co-founder and CEO of Crux, joins us to share his fascinating journey from the corridors of the U.S. Treasury Department to the dynamic world of clean energy finance. Promising a new perspective, Alfred walks us through his experiences in government service during the Obama administration, and his pivotal roles at BlackRock and Mobi…
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Manu Sharma, Founder and CEO of Labelbox | Transforming AI Model Development | The Evolution of AI Data Labeling and Future Insights
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Discover how Manu Sharma, the visionary founder and CEO of Labelbox, transformed his childhood inspirations into a pioneering force in AI model development. From his formative years in India where he was surrounded by a family of artists and engineers, Manu nurtured a passion for building and tinkering with limited access to technology. This episod…
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Tushar Makhija, Founder and CEO of TeamOhana | Transforming Workforce Management | The Strategic Role of AI in Financial Planning Systems
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Ever wondered how to turn a spreadsheet nightmare into a seamless workforce management dream? Tushar Makhija, the founder and CEO of Team Ohana, reveals how he transformed the chaotic world of people spend management into an innovative and collaborative platform. Discover the unique journey behind Team Ohana's creation, as Tushar uncovers the poten…
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John Fly, CTO of FirmPilot AI | Transformative Servant Leadership | The Role of Generative AI in Future Marketing Strategies
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What if you could transform your leadership approach and empower your team to reach new heights? Join us as we chat with John Fly, the insightful CTO of FirmPilot AI, who shares his wisdom on servant leadership. With over thirty years in the tech industry, John believes that the secret to successful leadership lies in being the mentor you wish you …
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AJ Goyal, Founder and CEO of Fibr AI | Embracing a Privacy-Centric Internet | AI-Driven Marketing Strategies
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Ever wondered how new privacy initiatives by Apple and Google will reshape the marketing landscape? Discover how AJ Goyal, the founder and CEO of Fibr AI, is using AI to revolutionize digital marketing. As tech giants shift towards a privacy-centric internet, AJ shares groundbreaking insights on leveraging first-party data to maintain competitive c…
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Jordan Nof, Managing Partner at Tusk Venture Partners | Investing in Regulated Markets | Compliance Strategies and Regulatory Insights for Startups
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Unlock the secrets of navigating venture capital in highly regulated markets with Jordan Nof, co-founder and managing partner at Tusk Venture Partners. Discover how Tusk's innovative investment model targets transformative companies in sectors like healthcare and financial services, taking full advantage of regulatory lags. Jordan provides a behind…
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Dan Heck, Partner at Stage 2 Capital | From Target to VC | Outbound Sales Mastery and AI in Lead Generation
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How does one transition from a corporate giant like Target to the fast-paced world of venture capital? Join us as we sit down with Dan Heck, who recounts his unique path from the storefronts of Minneapolis to the investment offices of Hyde Park Angels. You'll uncover the pivotal moments that shaped his journey, including a transformative experience…
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Eugene Zhang, Managing Director at TSVC | From Seed Investment to Tech Titans | Immigrant Entrepreneurship and Deep Tech Insights
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Join us on Seed to Exit as we welcome Eugene Zhang, the Managing Director of TSVC, whose foresight has backed industry leaders like Zoom, Carta, Ginkgo Bioworks, and Iterable. Through Eugene’s incredible journey from China to Silicon Valley, he shares his keen strategies for identifying and nurturing emerging leaders in the tech space, with a parti…
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Greg Castle, Managing Partner at Anorak Ventures | Key Startup Success Strategies | Future of Tech
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Unlock the secrets to becoming a tech investment powerhouse in our latest episode of Seed to Exit, featuring Greg Castle, the managing partner at Anorak Ventures. Greg’s incredible journey from a retail business founder to a pivotal figure in early-stage tech investing will leave you inspired and informed. Hear about his unique transition into the …
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Welcome to the first episode of Seed to Exit! I wanted to take a few minutes to introduce myself and what you can expect from future episodes. Welcome aboard and thanks for listening. All Links: linktr.ee/startup_recruiting LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/riecekeck/ Twitter/X: x.com/tech_headhunter Recruitment: www.mindhire.ai Youtube: https://www.yo…
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Dan DeCloss, Founder, President and CEO at PlexTrac; Perpetual Asker of Questions
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Daniel DeCloss is Founder and CEO of PlexTrac and has over 15 years of experience in Cybersecurity. Dan started his career in the Department of Defense then moved to private sector consulting where he worked at companies like Veracode as a Principal Consultant in Penetration Testing. He also served as a Principal Security Engineer for the Mayo Clin…
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Michael Manrod, CISO at Grand Canyon Education
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Michael Manrod, CISO at Grand Canyon Education Mike Manrod, MSISE, CCSBA, CSSBB, CISSP, Chief Information Security Officer--Mike presently serves as the Chief Information Security Officer for Grand Canyon Education, responsible for leading the security team and formulating the vision and strategy for protecting students, staff and information asset…
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Anu Kukar - Cybersecurity Career Transitioner; Founded Global Campaign Switch2Cyber™
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Anu Kukar is an industry award winner, international keynote speaker and diverse executive with 20 years of experience in both consulting and industry. She has spoken 60+ events, published articles and been a guest on podcasts globally across 9 countries. She shares insights and provides practical tips through her unique storytelling whilst taking …
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Alex Rhodes, CISSP - Cybersecurity Research Engineer and Space Cyber Affluent; Youth and Community Engagement Director
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Alex Rhodes is a Cybersecurity Research Engineer and Space Cyber affluent. He also serves on the board of advisors and as Youth and Community Director for Whole Cyber Human Initiative. He's retired from the U.S. Army in 2018 as the Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the Digital Forensics Research Branch for the Army Criminal Investigative Divisio…
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Val Mukherjee, CISSP, Chairman & Founder, Cyber Future Foundation & Servant Leader
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About Valmiki Mukherjee: Valmiki (Val) is Chairman and Founder of Cyber Future Foundation and a globally recognized expert in the cyber and cloud security industry with a focus on innovation and collaboration to address the Information Security needs of the future. He previously served as an Executive Director in the Cyber Advisory Services at EY. …
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Michael Gregg, CISSP, Chief Information Security Officer, North Dakota Information Technology - Be Legendary
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About Michael Gregg: Michael Gregg is the state of North Dakota’s Chief Information Security Officer. The state CISO is responsible for establishing and leading the strategic direction of cyber security for the state and advising the governor and legislators on key cyber issues. With Michael’s cyber experience span being over a period of two decade…
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Christophe Foulon, CISSP, Workforce Development and Research Director, Whole Cyber Human Initiative
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About Christophe Foulon: Christophe Foulon, senior manager and cybersecurity consultant at F10 FinTech, brings over 15 years of experience as a CISO, vCISO, information security manager, adjunct professor, author, and cybersecurity strategist with a passion for customer service, process improvement, and information security. He also has spent more …
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Shefali Mookencherry, CISO, Edward-Elmhurst Health; Adjunct Professor; Principal Advisor at Impact Advisors
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About Shefali Mookencherry Shefali Mookencherry is CISO at Edward-Elmhurst Health, has extensive experience in healthcare cybersecurity, HIPAA, PCI, Promoting Interoperability and revenue cycle areas, including 30+ years in the healthcare industry, with fifteen spent in senior management positions. She is currently a CISO, who is responsible for de…
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John Bambenek - Principal Threat Hunter at Netenrich
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John Bambenek - Principal Threat Hunter at Netenrich; Chief Architect of the Cyber Panopticon; Incident Handler for Internet Storm Center About John Bambenek: John Bambenek is an information security practitioner from Champaign, Illinois. As a graduate from the University of Illinois with a B.A. in Theoretical Astrophysics (emphasis in extragalacti…
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Chris Russell - CISO, tZERO, Cybersecurity Mentor, Snyk Ambassador, Advisory Council Member at NightDragon
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CHRISTOPHER RUSSELL, CISO, tZERO Group About Christopher Russell: Christopher Russell is the Chief Information Security Officer for tZERO. Apart from holding a master’s degree in cybersecurity, he also has several certifications in cloud security, endpoint detection and response, SIEM, NGFWs, and blockchain. He has a background as a human intellige…
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Valarie Findlay - President / Chief Scientist, TIGIR Secure; Cybersecurity Powerful Force
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VALARIE FINDLAY, President / Chief Scientist, TIGIR Secure About Valarie Findlay: Professionally, Valarie has over twenty years in national security, intelligence and threat analysis for US and Canadian governments. From this experience, she developed the methodology and functionality for TIGIR to meet a growing risk assessment and compliance need …
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Dr. Chase Cunningham - Zero Trust Warrior; CSO at Ericom Software; US Navy Veteran; Author
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Dr. Chase Cunningham is the Chief Security Strategy Officer (CSO) at Ericom Software. Previously he was Principal Analyst at Forrester serving Security and Risk professionals. Prior to Forrester Research, Chase was the director of cyber threat intelligence with Armor, where he designed and managed the cloud security and intelligence engine for thei…
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Paul Cummings - U.S. Navy Veteran Turned Cybersecurity Warrior and Servant Leader; President and Founder of Whole Cyber Human Initiative
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About Paul Cummings: Visionary Paul Cummings is a retired 20-year US Navy Information Systems Technology Chief, currently working as an Information Systems Security Engineer and Cyber Security Research Engineer for Stephenson Technologies Corporation. He brings a comprehensive background in executive-level planning, managing IT and Cyber Security t…
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Josh Mason - CEO & Founder of Cyber Supply Drop; Red Team Instructor at INE; Retired Air Force Pilot
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Josh Mason is the CEO and Founder of Cyber Supply Drop. He runs giveaways that provide participants with free vouchers for training and certification exams. He’s also a Red Team instructor at INE, a huge advocate and mentor to veterans breaking into cyber, and a very active contributor in the community. He’s also an instructor for WithYouWithMe, an…
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Andrea Bonime-Blanc - CEO & Founder, GEC Risk Advisory LLC; Global Ethicist; NYU Cybersecurity Professor; Book Author
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Dr. Bonime-Blanc spent two decades as a c-suite global corporate executive at Bertelsmann, Verint, and PSEG overseeing legal, governance, risk, ethics, corporate responsibility, crisis management, compliance, audit, InfoSec and environmental health and safety, among other functions. She began her career as an international corporate lawyer at Clear…
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Lola Obamehinti - eBay Cybersecurity Force to be Reckoned with; Security Awareness Advocate; Mixing Tech & Fashion
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Lola Obamehinti has a background in journalism and technology. Lola is Business Ethics Officer, Security Awareness & Training Lead at eBay. She graduated with a BA in Journalism from SMU and obtained an MS in Information Science from UNT in 2017. Currently, Lola is the Global Information Security Training & Communications Lead and a Business Ethics…
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George Finney - CSO at Southern Methodist University & Author of Well Aware; "I love being able to take apart a problem and find a good solution for it."
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George Finney, CSO at Southern Methodist University; Author of Well Aware: Master The Nine Cybersecurity Habits to Protect Your Future George Finney is the Chief Security Officer (CSO) and Director of Digital Interests for Southern Methodist University. George works in a variety of areas at SMU including facilitating IT Security and Compliance, inc…
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Steve Zalewski - Former CISO at Levi Strauss & CO; Cybersecurity Advisor; Evolving the Security Vendor Relationship with CISOs
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Steve Zalewski was formerly the Chief Information Security Officer at Levi Strauss & Co., a global leader in jeanswear. Prior to Levi Strauss & Co., Steve was the Managing Enterprise Security Architect responsible for cybersecurity critical infrastructure protection at Pacific Gas & Electric Company. Earlier in his career, Steve has held leadership…
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Diana Kelley – CTO & Founding Partner, Security Curve; Chief vCISO, Salt Cybersecurity, Board Member and Inclusion Working Group Champion at WiCyS
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About Our Diary Entry: Diana Kelley’s security career spans over 30 years. She is Co-Founder and CTO of SecurityCurve and donates much of her time to volunteer work in the cybersecurity community, including serving on the ACM Ethics & Plagiarism Committee, as CTO and Board member at Sightline Security, Board member and Inclusion Working Group champ…
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Nick Werner - Application Security Engineer at Experian; Influencing & Sharing Advice for Cyber Career Seekers
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About Nick Werner: Nick is an application security engineer and penetration tester and he is passionate about mentoring and helping others in the community break into cybersecurity. He has published a hand full of articles that discuss how to get your foot in the door, what skills are necessary for certain security positions, and how to gain those …
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Shawn Bowen - CISO, World Fuel Services; Trusted Board Advisor, First CISO Marine Corps Intelligence
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Shawn Bowen is the Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer of World Fuel Services, a Fortune 500 energy, commodities, and services company. He was formerly the Global Head of IT Security and Compliance (Chief Information Security Officer) for Restaurant Brands International (parent company of Burger King, Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, an…
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Naomi Buckwalter, Director of Information Security & IT - Getting Past Gatekeepers & Helping Others Break into Cybersecurity
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This week’s guest is persistent and has turned her passion into fuel to fight the good fight and help entry level people break into cybersecurity, while movin’ past the gatekeepers. Naomi Buckwalter, CISSP CISM is the Director of Information Security & IT at Beam Technologies. She has over 20 years' experience in IT and Security and has held roles …
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Chris Morales, CISO at Netenrich - Quick Witted Veteran, Fueled by Data Analytics
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About Chris Morales: We’re here this week with an AI and threat modeling guru, Chris Morales! He’s Netenrich’s FIRST CISO and Head of Security Strategy overseeing the strategic development, implementation, and market execution of the company’s security solutions and processes. Chris has 20-something years of information security experience, having …
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Dan Lohrmann, Chief Strategist and CSO for Security Mentor – Yorkshire Tea Drinker!
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This week we chat with the guy who served as the first CISO for the state of Michigan, Dan Lohrmann in May 2002. Today he serves as Chief Security Officer at Security Mentor, Inc. He has advised senior leaders at the White House, National Governors™ Association (NGA), National Association of State CIOs (NASCIO), U.S. Department of Homeland Security…
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Saepio – Greg Hatch, CEO | Dan Ward, CTO at Saepio – Cyber Superheroes!
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This episode includes quite the pair – Greg Hatch, CEO, and Dan Ward, CTO, of a new cybersecurity startup focused on Continuous Security Improvement™ (CSI). As serious as cybersecurity is for everyone and businesses, Greg still finds time to keep a sense of humor and have a positive impact on others. Dan is more than the technical brains behind Sae…
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Les Correia, Global Head of Application Security at The Estée Lauder Companies – Powerful Intriguing Force!
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Les Correia, Global Head of Application Security at The Estée Lauder Companies – Powerful Intriguing Force! This week we welcome the worldly Les Correia, who is the Global Head of Application Security at The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. In a previous life he held Senior/Advisory roles providing thought leadership at AT&T, Lucent, INS (now BT Profess…
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James Azar - CEO at CyberHub; CISO; Espresso Lovin’ Non-Stop, Doesn’t Stop!
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This week captures the one and only, James Azar, CISO – CISSP, Host of CISO Talk Podcast and CyberHub Podcast. Hopped up on his daily espressos he brings passion, energy and opinions to share about his journey into cybersecurity and views on leadership. As much as he challenges all of us, not just on cybersecurity, but on geopolitical issues, he is…
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I'm Mary N. Chaney, ESQ., Information Security & Privacy Expert - MIC drop!
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This week we have the pleasure of having Mary N. Chaney, someone who's had one heck of a journey through our industry. Mary is a former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent where she investigated cybercrime and served as their Information Systems Security Officer. Currently, she practices cyber law for her own firm, specializing in h…
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The CISO Diaries is focused on the human side of CISO leadership. Not one path is alike and that draws the allure of getting to know those that are keeping businesses and people protected. This introduction episode is a kick off to get to know hosts, Leah McLean and Syya Yasotornrat. Guests and audiences will experience authenticity, thoughtful con…
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