Ep63 George Makaye - Cyber Security Solutions and Saving Thousands of Lives

I have the good fortune to continuously meet people who inspire me and push me to be better at business and at life. My guest on the show today is definitely one of those people. He is someone who has taken his good fortune and maximized the impact he can make in this world through his hard work and talents. George Makaye literally won the lottery to end up here in the United States. He and his wife have spent the last twenty years building GXA, an IT solutions company that was started from day one to allow them to help people locally and around the globe. From helping food banks and providing school supplies to neglected children in Dallas, to providing medical camps and fresh water for a new region in the world each year, the co-founders and their employees have affecting thousands and thousands of lives. With all of the amazing philanthropy George and his wife are doing around the world, I can't skim over the fact that they have built a world-class IT company, staying at the forefront of cyber security to keep the backbone of the United States - its small businesses - up and running. We dig into some of the resources, tools, and best practices for securing your company from an IT standpoint, as well as what it looks like for your clients and employees when you build a company with a powerful purpose. Thanks so much to Tony Fleo of Social Venture Partners Dallas (Ep50) for the introduction to George. And thank you to Raj Daniels for sponsoring this episode with his book, For You, From Me.