TNT - Technology and Things

Episode 25!  Join us for this discussion on the latest developments around data privacy with Hilary Wandall, SVP of Privacy Intelligence and General Counsel for TrustArc and Matt Stamper, Chief Information Security Officer & Executive Advisor for EVOTEK.

Here are just a few of the things you are going to learn and hear about on this episode:

• How privacy regulations have been an executive leadership team (ELT) and board-level topic
• Interesting lessons learned from TrustArc and insights from the market
• How privacy and security intersect and the important ways that they differ
• How privacy requirements are driving organizations to have a better understanding of the data and information that they collect, from whom and with whom they share this information
• How CISOs and Chief Privacy Officers (CPOs) or Data Privacy Officers (DPOs) collaborate
• Key risks associated with not maintaining an adequate privacy program
• Technologies that have privacy impacts (e.g., facial recognition, de-identification and re-identification algorithms, etc.)

BIG THANK YOU to Hilary Wandall for joining us and also to Matt Stamper for co-hosting.   
Hope you enjoy the episode!

Excited to announce our latest episode this time with Mohit Aron, Founder & CEO of Cohesity!     We covered a wide range of topics from design methodology of the underlying filesystem (built from the ground up), to why they started with backup as the initial service, what surprised him about the backup market, and the benefits of running applications like CyberScan on the Cohesity platform.

If you know us at TNT, we like technology but we also love talking leadership and culture with our guests.    This was no exception and you’ll come away with some valuable insights on how Mohit keeps the startup culture going, his major leadership influences, how he balances being an active and involved technologist & CEO, and hiring top talent.

We hope you enjoy this episode as we sure had fun making it!  Big thanks to Ned Engelke, EVOTEK CTO for co-hosting with Paul Ferraro and our sincere thanks to Mohit Aron and the team at Cohesity for the continued partnership.

Do you know if the technology choices you are making have relevance for the business?   How do the business decisions being made impact the technology deployed in your environment?     

IT professionals often struggle with making the connections between technology and how it directly impacts the business.    In this episode, we talk with Chris Hood, Head of Platform Strategy at Google on how you can ensure that you are making the best decisions for the business when it comes to technology.   He has spent his entire career at the intersection of technology and the business and he shares stories and his insights on this extremely important topic!

Paul and Jeff reminisce about the last year and all the great guests we've had.   we also go down a rabbit hole on "FREE" software... what is free software anyways?

A TNT first!   We held an Information Security panel discussion with 3 giants in the field....including John Caruthers (former FBI) and currently a Dir with a major life sciences company, Macy Dennis Chief Security Officer for EVOTEK, and Gary Hayslip a CISO with a multi-national conglomerate.

You'll hear them talk about working with the Board of Directors, how they think about threat actors (the bad guys), and how they are dealing with COVID-19.   

and most importantly... what's fun about working in the Security field?!

TNT's hosts Paul Ferraro and Jeffrey Krueger sit down with Dell Technologies, Trey Layton, SVP of Engineering, for a wide ranging discussion on his career, leadership, technology trends, and how we are working around COVID-19.

For this episode, we are giving away Bluetooth headsets and listeners will have the chance to win a Dell laptop!   Listen to learn how to enter.

On Apr 24 Jeff and Paul sat down with Gary Knight, Executive Director of the San Diego Futures Foundation.   This is a non-profit here in San Diego that has a commitment to environmental sustainability and community welfare that has been around since 1999.

They typically provide around 5,000 low cost computers to the community every year...but have already exhausted their entire inventory for 2020 due to COVID-19.

They need your help now more than ever with everything moving to be to on-line....many disadvantaged people, seniors, and others don't have access to community computers (library for example) so they need your donations of either computer equipment or $$$.   

Please listen to learn more and see how you can help!!

The San Diego Futures Foundation is in the business of improving lives through technology.  Please learn more at http://www.sdfutures.org

Katy spends a little extra time on the pod to give us her thoughts on some of the recent scandals in the sports world....   also, she does a live intro for us on the spot!    What a pro!!

Hope you enjoy!!   

Jeff and Paul sit down for a really fun discussion with Katy Temple, Founder & CEO Katy Temple Media Coaching, which just recently celebrated 3 years in business.  Katy knows a little something about the media....  She has been a sports anchor, sports reporter, sideline reporter, covered the Olympics, Major League Baseball, the NFL... and she has worked for the NFL Network, Fox XETV, the San Diego Chargers, Media One, KFMB Channel 8.. oh and she won an Emmy!

Katy tells us how she got started in the TV business and why she wanted to start her own company.   She also enjoys mentoring young people and giving back to the community.  Katy regular MC's the City of Hope annual fundraiser and in 2019 raised over $40,000 for the Lymphoma and Leukemia San Diego chapter.

Katy holds a communications degree from St Mary's College.

Paul Ferraro and Amir Fouladgar sit down with Akbar Gbajabiamila for another Technology and Things podcast!  Akbar has already had an impressive career in sports (SDSU college football, the NFL) and broadcasting and he's just getting started....you may also know him as the host of America Ninja Warrior which he joined in 2013.

Akbar shares a number of personal stories including how he grew up in South Central Los Angeles, his visit to Nigeria in 2006 with his Dad (who hadn't been back in 32 years), and even the time he jumped out of a perfectly good airplane.... but what you'll hear is that he always has a way of finding an important life lesson.

Failure can happen but these are usually good learning experiences and working through failures is part of the process.

If you like a story of never giving up, having resolve and seeing it through, you will love this episode.

It's all about pushing past your your comfort zone......and this is applicable to our clients too says Amir....we make sure the clients get the right mix of tech and executive advisory but always stay focused on the business solution and outcome.

Recognize and own that you may need help....again with parallels to the technology business, don't be afraid to ask for help. C.S. Keys, a successful broadcaster in San Diego, gave Akbar a platform early on in his pursuit of moving into the broadcasting business. Why? because Akbar asked for help.

Other topics include the importance of collaboration and networking.

"Your net worth is associated to your network"

And Akbar isn't just talking about your bank account; it's so much more so you'll want to tune in to understand exactly what he means and how you can best utilize your network.

Akbar is also a devoted husband and father to 4 children and making sure he has quality family time is something that's always on his mind. How do you find the time to relax and be in the moment? It's a challenge we all face.

Enjoy!!