Episode 136 - From Tragedy to Triumph with Chani Simms

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In this episode, we welcome Chani Simms, Managing Director of Meta Defence Labs as well as Founder and Chief Architect of She Ciso Exec. Chani tells us the story of her rise from tragedy during childhood to being triumphant today. 0:00 Intro 1:03 In this episode with Chani Simms 2:22 Chani shares a bit about her background 3:35 Exposure to IT 5:24 First cold call experience 6:24 Chani’s early years in Sri Lanka 12:25 How did Chani recover from the trauma 13:08 What gave Chani hope 16:24 How a specific billboard spoke to her 18:12 Surprises along the way 20:35 Superpowers 23:00 Emotional intelligence 25:40 Having a good relationship with others 28:43 Chani’s advice to others 31:08 Connecting with Chani Links: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chani-simms Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChaniSimms Website: www.metadefencelabs.com TedX Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/chani_simms_stop_chasing_the_magic_security_box Learn more about Hacker Valley Studio. Learn more about our sponsor AttackIQ and enroll in The AttackIQ Academy!

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In this episode, we welcome Chani Simms, Managing Director of Meta Defence Labs as well as Founder and Chief Architect of She Ciso Exec. Chani tells us the story of her rise from tragedy during childhood to being triumphant today. 0:00 Intro 1:03...

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