Bare Knuckles and Brass Tacks

The Tech Industry and Being the Role Model You Needed as a Kid


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Kendrick Trotter joins the show to talk about going from Uber driver to a major account executive at a public cybersecurity company, then founding his own business that created over $70 million in annualized salaries for underrepresented professionals.

George K and George A talk to Kendrick about:

  • How a Division I football scholarship and one life-changing Uber ride with an Amazon VP changed everything
  • His game-changing approach to calling CISOs
  • Building Us and Technology - training 13,000+ people for free and placing them at companies like Zscaler and Airtable
  • The harsh reality of what happened to DEI initiatives and why diversity of thought drives 30% more revenue

The bottom line: Kendrick's story proves that with the right mindset, genuine human connection, and "unreasonable hospitality," you can break barriers and create opportunities for others.

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