My guest this time is Peter Bagley. Peter is a Military Vet turned cyber evangelist who has spent his entire career educating and growing our future Cyber talent.

In this episode we talk real about his career, the sacrifice and all he has had to do to stay engaged and involved in the security community. We also talk about the power and importance of soft skills in this modern market as well as networking. And just some life advice everyone can benefit from.

Special thanks to our Sponsor @ThreatLocker beyond excited to work with a team who does so much for entry level Cyber and has awesome product on top of it!

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My guest this time is Robert Potter (The Security Wizard). Robert did the impossible he made the pivot into security before he even graduated. Something I have only seen maybe 2 people do.

Robert shares his story of making the pivot from Electrician at Disney to his first gig in Cyber. He shares the life changes he had to make, his struggles, and what it takes to get into this field and how long it took. He also shares his advice for new people and discusses the sacrifices he made to make it happen!

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My guest this time is Raf Tomaszewski who started his IT career at a Helpdesk 4 years ago and now works as a SOC analyst for the awesome https://www.th4ts3cur1ty.company/.

Raf shares his journey from Service Desk to the SOC and what the job is really like. He talks about the importance of getting out and doing things outside of Cyber and how important it is to work for a good leader who values work life balance. He gives some amazing advice for new people and overall we talk his Career in tech and why he got into technology in the first place.

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My guest this time is Andrew Trainum. Also know as the CyberSecSloth! In this episode we talk about his journey from working at a radio station to installing freeBSD on cell networks to becoming a full-time Social Engineer and Pentester. We talk about the job and the job Market and what people can expect. We nerd out on AI for a bit and discuss the use of AI in Cyber and its value. And as always we have tips and tricks for new people. Andrew is looking or work so if you need an awesome Pentester hit him up on his Linkedin!

Andrew has an MSP that does things the right way, and if you are looking for a unique MSP to meet your business and software needs tag him up https://darkedgeconsulting.com/

My guest this time is Derek Alexander. Also know as the bald data guy! In this episode we talk about his journey from a computer salesman to animator who designed models for Nasa and how he took a chance and pivoted into Project Management work and later became a Data governance Wizard. Derek shares some great advice for new people, leadership and mentoring and we discuss gaming and technical markets.

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My guest this time is Chad Butler. We talk abou

t his journey in technology and his early pivot into leadership and what his advice is for new people seeking leadership roles. The sacrifices you need to make in this career. And we discuss tips for new people as always!

https://careerhackingquest.com/ 

Where he offers free training videos and group resume feedback reviews for those struggling in this job market. This comes with a discord community of other job seekers and tons of resources I highly recommend checking it out. 

He also has some paid stuff he is offering 25% off on with coupon code BOWTIE (not an affiliate link I don’t make anything off this) You can check that out here.

https://www.devsecopspro.com/

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My guest this time is Cynthia Dumuk. We talk about her career journey from joining the Military in 1999, as part of the 286th Signal company support coms across many locations all over the world. To building real world simulation games for Government and local law enforcement then somehow ending up at Disney where we met. Helping lead Security for a new theme park in Shanghai. Cynthia also shares some tips for new people and we just talk life. This was a fun talk, I have been trying to get her on for months :P If you are looking for an amazing Executive hit her up! She won’t stay on the market for long.

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My guest this time is Sandor Slijderink. We talk about his career, how being a curious kid playing on bulletin boards lead to a career in Information Technology. We discuss some tips for those people unemployed, and also talk AI and what new people can do to stand out!

Sandor became a battle buddy when I was unemployed and it was awesome to have him on the podcast! If you are looking for a strong leader he is a great dude!

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My guest this time is Jeff Liford, Jeff handles incident response for Fenix24. We talk about his career how he was pulled into this world and how he would not have it any other way. We also discuss the dangers of this career path we both love, the risk of burnout and ignoring your health for the job. We talk about what new people can do to break in and also what not to do in an interview ever. Jeff was one of those people when I was struggling looking for work became a battle buddy and it was awesome to have him on the podcast!

We also learn how Rob being cheap cut the recording off just as Jeff was telling me how awesome I am :P lol

My guest this time is Edna Jonsson Security Engineer and BSides Orlando and Social Engineering Adventure Village helper/wizard . In this episode we talk about the job market, tips for new people and what it's like working in Cyber when you are Neurospicy. We talk about thier journey from Realtor to Security and how one person believing in you is sometimes enough to power you and make you believe in yourself. And how introverts struggle even harder in this market than most because soft skills are the difference between being hired and not. This was a great talk and one you should dive into! 

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