Iron Butterfly

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Iron Butterfly episodes

February 23, 2021 Mary Legere: Dragon Six
On this week’s episode of the Iron Butterfly podcast, we are joined by Lieutenant General (Ret.) Mary Legere. Mary spent 34 years in the Army, culminating as the Army Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, or G2. She also served as the Commander of the Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) and the Senior Military Intelligence Officer in Iraq and the Republic of Korea. Mary currently works as a Managing Director at Accenture Federal Services. Tune in as Mary reflects on commanding 58,000 intelligence officers, lessons learned in tough leadership roles, and the importance of bringing Girl Scout cookies to hard conversations.
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1 hr
February 16, 2021 Lynn Dugle: Boundless
On this week’s episode of the Iron Butterfly, we are joined by Lynn Dugle. Lynn has more than 30 years of experience in defense, intelligence, and telecommunications, and most recently served as Engility’s Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board. Prior to Engility, she worked as the President of Raytheon’s Intelligence, Information, and Services business. Lynn also serves on several boards, including the B2B Project, which actively works to place more women in the Boardroom. This week, she sits down with us to share her experience as a corporate executive in defense and intelligence, including her opposition to career planning, approach to organizational change, and why she held 24 different jobs over the course of her career.
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27 min
February 09, 2021 Leslie Ireland: Wonder Woman
In our first episode of season two, Iron Butterfly is joined by Leslie Ireland. Leslie is the former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Intelligence and Analysis and the National Intelligence Manager for Threat Finance. Leading up to that assignment, she worked at CIA for 25 years, serving as PDB Briefer for President Obama and as the Intelligence Community’s Mission Manager for Iran. Tune in as Leslie talks about the importance of being perseverant and polite, how her failures brought her success, and why President Bush got her a cup of coffee—twice.
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50 min
February 03, 2021 Season Two Teaser
Iron Butterfly Season Two Coming Soon!
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2 min
December 15, 2020 Yvette Hopkins: Amarone 6
In our final episode of Iron Butterfly's inaugural season, we are joined by Yvette Hopkins, current Executive Vice President at the Shetland Space Centre. In this conversation, Yvette shares her incredible professional journey as a US Army Officer for nearly 30 years, which culminated as the Director of Intelligence for the US Army Special Operations Command in Africa (SOCAFRICA). Her other roles included many of our community's "firsts," and Yvette discusses her experiences serving in Germany when the Berlin Wall fell, working with international partners, and leading teams rooted in trust. Tune in to celebrate our final episode this season, and stayed tuned for season two in 2021!
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55 min
December 08, 2020 Alice Fisher: Radar
On this week's episode of the Iron Butterfly Podcast, we had the opportunity to talk with Alice Fisher. Alice is an NSI Advisory Board member and lawyer who had been working at the Department of Justice (DOJ) for six weeks when the tragedies of 9/11/2001 took place. She spent her early years at DOJ prosecuting terrorism cases, and later helped stand up the National Security Division. She was the second woman to serve as Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice, and also served as Deputy Special Counsel to a US Senate Special Committee. She currently practices law at a private firm where she continues to work criminal cases. Tune in to hear Alice's recollection of her experience on 9/11 as she was swept into a black SUV and raced past the smoking Pentagon, and how she handled the intensely chaotic period that followed.
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26 min
December 01, 2020 Dawn Meyerriecks: Heritage Oak
Join us this week as we sit down with Dawn Meyerriecks, Deputy Director for Science and Technology (DS&T) at the Central Intelligence Agency. Dawn discusses her experience as a late-career hire, the importance of reverse-mentoring, and why she wants her team to fail fast, learn, and move on. She shares her leadership style, including her work to create an environment where people feel encouraged to take risks and push the boundaries of the possible. Tune in to learn more about the importance of the newly-opened CIA Labs and the DS&T's work on "everything from mascara to space."

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34 min
November 24, 2020 Maria Witkop: Stone Catcher
This week on the Iron Butterfly Podcast, we are joined by Maria Witkop, a 21-year veteran of the FBI. Maria served in a variety of roles in the Bureau, to include evidence collection at Ground Zero after 9/11, working in the Behavioral Analysis Unit, and serving as a certified Crisis Negotiator. In this episode, Maria discusses the importance of listening and building trust, or as she says, "reaching out instead of kicking," even in the face of atrocities. Join us to find out why Maria was hugged by every person she arrested, how to be a change agent, and why we need more stone catchers in the world. To wrap up this episode, Maria shares with us a heart-stopping preview from her new book.

Please note that this episode includes some content that may be graphic and shocking to listeners. Listener discretion is advised.

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36 min
November 17, 2020 Margery Conway: Meteorite
On this episode of the Iron Butterfly podcast, we are excited to share this breaking story of “Margery Conway.” Margery—who was required to use this alias by the Central Intelligence Agency—spent her career working at CIA as a Case Officer. In this episode, Margery shares her experience as the first woman Case Officer to give birth overseas, the first woman to file and win a class action lawsuit against the CIA for discrimination, and the first of our guests to actually meet Eloise Page, the real Iron Butterfly. All this, while wearing red stilettos.
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47 min
November 10, 2020 Corin Stone: Tempered Glass
Corin Stone, former Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Strategy and Engagement at the Office of the National Director of Intelligence (ODNI), joins us this week on the Iron Butterfly podcast. Corin previously worked at the State Department where she completed a tour in Iraq and served as Legal Advisor to Ambassador Negroponte. Corin helped to create the ODNI after 9/11, as well as a legal culture within the IC. As a lawyer who has worked at the State Department, NSA, and ODNI, Corin discusses transparency and the responsibility to maintain the trust and confidence of the American people.
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33 min