Welcome back to the show! Hacker Valley Studio podcast features Host Ron Eddings, as he explores the world of cybersecurity through the eyes of professionals in the industry. We cover everything from inspirational real-life stories in tech, to highlighting influential cybersecurity companies, and we do so in a fun and enthusiastic way. We’re making cybersecurity accessible, creating a whole new form of entertainment: cybertainment.
Episodes
Tuesday Nov 30, 2021
Tuesday Nov 30, 2021
Nate Palmer is a fitness and nutrition expert, coach, speaker, and writer who believes that being in incredible shape gives a massive advantage in business, focus, and relationships. He also happens to be a dad, husband, and the #1 bestselling author of The Million Dollar Body Method and Passport Fitness. Nate helps business owners and entrepreneurs improve their physique, finances, and family time using fitness and nutrition as force multipliers. Join Chris, Ron and Nate to change the way you approach your mind, body and soul in this episode of Hacker Valley Studio.
Key Takeaways:
03:12 Bio
06:34 Controlling your diet and exercise
08:30 Maintaining energy / Chris’ journey in weight management
10:25 Maintaining a fuel for life
13:47 Tactics for exercise and nutrition
16:58 Nutrition and fitness for the mind
22:10 Nutrition and fitness for the soul
26:14 Architecting your day
30:00 Win the morning
31:15 Get in touch with Nate
Links:
Hacker Valley Studio: Swag | LinkedIn | Twitter | Instagram | Email Ron & Chris | Website
Nate Palmer Book | LinkedIn | Twitter | Website
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This episode is presented to you by our good friends at CrowdStrike. Join the CrowdStrike team here.
Tuesday Nov 23, 2021
Tuesday Nov 23, 2021
Maurice Grose Jr. is an experienced Security Engineer with a background in military RF exploitation and detection, Unix/Linux administration and threat mitigation, and hardware/software integration engineering. Join Chris, Ron and Maurice to hear how a career after the military blossomed into a learning, engaging time of constant challenge and inspiration.
Key Takeaways:
03:31 Bio
07:29 What does legacy mean?
09:48 The appeal of cyber
12:10 Where do you draw inspiration from?
14:07 Does legacy experience help with cloud systems today?
17:42 A takeaway from Maurice’s military career
21:35 Advice for future leaders, getting kids involved
26:19 Future prediction in technology
27:59 Advice for anyone looking to go for the next step
Hacker Valley Studio: Swag | LinkedIn | Twitter | Instagram | Email Ron & Chris | Website
Maurice Grose Jr: LinkedIn | Twitter
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This episode is sponsor by our friends at CrowdStrike. Join the CrowdStrike team here.
Tuesday Nov 16, 2021
Tuesday Nov 16, 2021
James Lawler serves as a national security consultant and is the Senior Partner at MDO Group, which provides Human Intelligence training to the Intelligence Community and the commercial sector focused on WMD, CI, technical and cyber issues. Mr. Lawler is a noted speaker on the Insider Threat in government and industry. Prior to this, Mr. Lawler served for 25 years as a CIA operations officer in various international posts and as Chief of the Counterproliferation Division's Special Activities Unit. Join Chris, Ron and James for a riveting audio journey through stories and experiences from the inside of the C.I.A.
Key Takeaways:
03:07 Bio
04:10 Finding a job after school – the CIA comes to campus
05:40 Clandestine Service
09:55 Can you start in two weeks?
12:40 A sociopath within lanes (laws)
14:00 Betraying company over country
17:37 Intensifying friendship development
19:54 Can you betray your country for $1k?
20:52 Why do people turn down a pitch?
27:53 Receiving overwhelming classified information
36:10 Book
40:05 Take away from Mr. Lawler
Links
Hacker Valley Studio: Swag | LinkedIn | Twitter | Instagram | Email Ron & Chris | Website
Support Hacker Valley Studio on Patreon
Join our monthly mastermind group via Patreon
This episode is sponsor by our friends at CrowdStrike. Join the CrowdStrike team here.
Friday Nov 12, 2021
Friday Nov 12, 2021
Samara Williams is a Manager of Threat Operations at Cardinal Health, focused on proactive action and defense-in-depth improvement. She specializes in threat intelligence, vulnerability management, technical risk communications as well as program design and development. Chris, Ron and Samara go deep into what it takes to be your authentic self, standing strong for what you believe and being aggressive in your thoughts and actions.
Key Takeaways:
03:21 Bio
10:00 Ted talk: short, sweet and powerful
17:51 Knowing your superpower – Samara's? Authenticity
21:05 Being aggressive and using mentors & allies
25:26 Mentoring to help the future generation thrive
28:33 Advice for the person scared to be authentic
32:09 Get in touch
Links:
Hacker Valley Studio: Swag | LinkedIn | Twitter | Instagram | Email Ron & Chris | Website
Samara Williams: LInkedIn | Ted Talk | Twitter
Support Hacker Valley Studio on Patreon
Join our monthly mastermind group via Patreon
This episode is sponsored by our friends at CrowdStrike. Join the CrowdStrike team here.
Thursday Nov 11, 2021
Thursday Nov 11, 2021
In the finale of We Are Here, Chris and Ron are joined by Emily Van Norden, branding and DE&I leader, and Nikki Thornton, Chief of Staff, both at CrowdStrike. The group talks about Diversity, equity and inclusion in this jam-packed episode. Emily and Nikki peel a layer off of the CrowdStrike brand to unveil a plethora of tips, tricks, and advice from their experience with people and standing up the DE&I function company-wide.
Key Takeaways:
01:56 Bio – Nikki
02:48 Bio – Emily
04:58 The chronology of CrowdStrike
10:12 Standing up the DE&I program
15:44 From adversity comes opportunity
20:21 Executives promoting DE&I
23:23 The deeper meaning of DE&I and why it matters at CrowdStrike
34:25 Advice for new professionals; making allies
37:55 Get in touch
Links:
Hacker Valley Studio: Swag | LinkedIn | Twitter | Instagram | Email Ron & Chris | Website
Emily Van Norden: LinkedIn | Website
Nikki Thornton: LinkedIn
Support Hacker Valley Studio on Patreon
Join our monthly mastermind group via Patreon
We Are Here is proudly presented by CrowdStrike. Join the CrowdStrike team here.