#014 - A quick recap of interesting ideas and themes from the first 10 interviews on the show.

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#013 - In this episode I was excited to be joined by Dr. Michael Biocchi.  He teaches university courses on a variety of Computer Science topics. His courses on Udemy have been taken by 30,000+ professionals and he’s even authored several books. Leading up to his current projects, Mike studied Computer Science during his undergrad, graduate, and post-graduate studies. Plus, he’s got his CISSP and a ton of practical experience from working his way up from help desk to IT Director and onto security leadership roles.

During our chat, Mike shared some wonderful ideas about the advantage of pursuing creative projects that challenge you to develop your security skills, how to think about balancing academic vs other education mediums, and so much more.

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#012 - In this episode I was honored to be joined by Michael Guirguis, M.D., who has some amazing expertise and experience. He is currently a practicing emergency medical physician, a Medical Director for an ultra high net worth family office, he supports the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s as a Deputy Flight Physician, and he’s also a contributor to the Board of Executive Protection Professionals via the Technical Committee and Working Groups. In terms of education, he’s a graduate of Harvard Medical School, UCLA, and also a Loma Linda Medical Center post-grad.

During our chat, Michael shared his perspective on the role of emergency medical training in private security and executive protection. Plus, he discussed a number of ideas for improving how we all approach and think about medical training in our day to day roles.

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#011 - In this episode I was lucky to be joined by the SUPER knowledgeable Dean Cornelison (CFE, CIFA, CIFI, FCLS), who's had an incredible career working fraud investigations over the years, and who is currently supporting Skopenow as a Solutions Architect — leading a number of projects including those around innovation.

During our convo, Dean shared a ton of cool insights. First, about his career in insurance fraud investigations, then his thoughts on the importance of finding career roles that you're passionate about; surrounding yourself with great mentors and a solid network. Then finally we wrapped up the show with Dean's (excellent) book recommendations and his advice for aspiring practitioners.

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#010 - In this episode I was joined by Nick Allen, a specialist in Environmental Safety and Emergency Management — specifically in the healthcare space. Prior to his current role, he spent the last few years supporting organizations as an intelligence analyst, and he also earned his masters in Public Health, Biosecurity, and Disaster Preparedness.

Nick touched on a number of interesting topics such as transferable skills in moving from corporate intel to emergency management, the importance of people skills in healthcare, and much more.

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#009 - In this episode I was joined by Carlos Francisco, security leader in Big Tech, advisor of university criminal justice programs, and also an author and podcaster as The Corporate Security Translator.

Carlos shared some really cool insights about leadership in corporate security, (lesser known) skills that make a big impact for security professionals, and his experience & lessons learned in previous job hunts. 

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#008 - In this episode, Maggie Feldman-Piltch, Founder and Strategic Advisor of #NatSecGirlSquad and a number of other ventures in the national security space, joined us to chat about her career. 

Maggie talked about a range of topics such as her philosophy about security careers, why you should consider a liberal arts education, and her recommendations for young professionals that are interested in pursuing a similar path to her.

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#007 - In this episode, Edward Ajaeb the President of Nighthawk Strategies, shared a ton of insights about the private investigations space. He shared about his experience being a paralegal — then starting his own firm,  what skills make one a successful investigator, and what challenges he's faced and overcome.

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#006 - In this episode, Travis gives his quick thoughts about what challenges young professionals can expect to face in their very first security gig (regardless of subfield). Additionally, he puts out a call for someone interested in this topic to join a future (full) podcast session, to have a full discourse (DM him on LinkedIn if you're interested!).

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#005 - In this episode, we get the opportunity to learn about a niche aspect of investigative research.  Carolina Christofoletti, a passionate advocate and researcher, shares how she and her peers fight the proliferation of CSAM (Child Sexual Abuse Materials) on the Dark Web. In this chat we covered the role of OPSEC in sensitive investigations, how she approaches the process of conducting investigations, how cybercrime studies make her a better researcher, and how aspiring practitioners can get started down the same career path as her.

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