The Jumping Point Podcast

Lieutenant Colonel (Ret US Army ) Kevin Petit Phd, is a West Point Graduate, former Army Ranger , Airborne Infantry Paratrooper and a Phd Graduate of George Washington University

He is also a Board Member of Jump For Valor

Jump for Valor is a charitable organization that strives to offer military veterans, including combat, retired and disabled veterans, access to a community that brings them joy, a sense of freedom, and something they can participate in and enjoy with friends and family.

Topics Discussed Include :

• Taking the advice of General Petraeus and continuing education
• Army is in the young person development business
• Comparative Politics
• Alliance Flipping Lesson from a Street Fighting in Baghdad
• Non Zero Defect Culture
• Ego / Vulnerability / Accountability
• 2 Parts Hedgehog 1 part Fox

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We have on average  70,000 thoughts per day and 95% are repetative. 

We can't start making a change in our thoughts until we know what we have.  Taking regular or daily inventory allows us the opportunity to check in with ourselves evaluate the quality of those 95% repetative thoughts and replace our invetory.

Any Business that doesn't take regular inventory will surely go broke. 

Let's start today !

Moe Jafari  is the Chairman of Executive 1 Holdings Company ,  a privately owned holding company whose operating subsidiaries include Coras , HumanTouch, LLC , and Plasticity, Inc.

This episode was made possible by Decorate A Vet founder Jeff Jones. Jeff is also an amazing Photographer and you can check him out on IG   @jeffreywjonesphotos.

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• Jesse Itzler and Motivational Influences
• Unexpected Journey
• AI ML, NLP
• Developing a Patent
• The Benefits of Failure
• Benefits of a Sales Background
• Following the Model of Carlyle & Blackstone

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 Activation Energy is the minimum energy required to cause a reaction to occur and Newton's first Law says a body at rest will stay at rest until an external force acts upon....

How much activation energy are we putting in??? 

Is that event thats outside of my control just the "Activation Energy" from an external force that I need to get moving?  

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If you are a current or aspiring CISO or CIO than this episode is for you!

We are doing something slightly different form our norm with this week’s episode just in time for the annual NTSC Conference happening now in DC featuring an opening address with Jen Easterly, Director of Homeland Security CISA and Congressman Jim Langevin as well as an addresses from Robert Hannigan former head of GCHQ and now head of BlueVoyant, Microsoft and Johnson & Johnson to name a few. Use the link below to tune in virtually. This is part 1 of 2 with Patrick Gaul the former Chairman of TAG and now Executive Director of the National Technology Security Coalition NTSC. Part 2 is coming soon with his personal experiences with Leadership development, personal growth, military experience and how it has guided his life and career.

Topics Discussed

• National Data Breach Notification Legislation.
• Global Data Protection Act. CCPA model on GDPR
• Cyber workforce development. Out of the fortune 1000 companies, there's only 26 female CISOs
• We have over 5,000 institutions of higher learning in this country. Only 86 of them have qualified cyber scholarship for service
• Lobbying for Computer programming & coding to be treated like foreign language requirements in schools
• Public & Private Partnership

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Limiting Beliefs and the Community we surround our self are directly related

No Matter what, the people that we surround our self with the most will ultimatey determine the language we use , the habits we build and the beliefs we live our lives with. So lets pick wisely !

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Graham Plaster is a Serial entrepreneur, consultant, national security technology startup advisor, investor, author and speaker. Following a successful career in the United States Navy he Founded The Intelligence Community Inc. moderating a nextgen trade association of over 100,000 National Security professionals online: www.TheIntelligenceCommunity.com. He is the Author of  "In the Shadow of Greatness" which Tom Brokaw calls a "must read for all Americans" | 2x Bestseller 

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What does it actually mean to be comfortable with being uncomfortable? 

Being uncomfortable is a blessing. It means we're growing past our limitations and letting go of the old self to become the person we are learning to be!

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I’ve driven my career with the mindset of don’t Put Blinders On…You should never come out of the other side of a challenge not having changed for the better - Jennifer Ives.

Jennifer Ives is a Global Digital Transformation Executive, named Top 50 Women in SaaS by The Software Report, and Founding Member at CHIEF.  She current leads global partnerships and Alliances with 3pillar global and is a member of the Advisory board of The Mentor Method and is an advisor with the Tandem Innovation Alliance.

Topics Discussed

• Starting technical / Geospatial Engineering
• The power of Mentors / Accidental Mentorship
• Saying Yes to Opportunities
• Learning from the Start Up Journey
• Pain Points – Big Headaches vs Little Headaches
• Setting an example as a parent
• Lessons learned from her father
• Imposter Syndrome / Growth Moments
• Public Speaking Techniques
• Lessons learned from Competitive swimming

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