Making Mistakes in Business

It is inevitable that in business you will make mistakes, how do you learn from these endeavors while they are occurring? Connor Swalm of Phin walks us through the process.

This week hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Connor Swalm, CEO at Phin Security, to discuss making mistakes is evidence you're doing something right. The only mistake you can't afford to make is the mistake you never learn from.

Tim Ryan is the Executive Director of StartWheel, an organization dedicated to connecting entrepreneurs with resources in Hampton Roads, Virginia. 

Learn more at: https://www.startwheel.org 

Zack Miller is a serial entrepreneur and recent author of his new book Anomaly, a guide on how to differentiate yourself and your business from the crowd.

Learn more at: https://www.zackmillersays.com

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Show notes:

(0:00) Introducing Connor Swalm

(06:26) Connor's Icebreaker Story

(08:16) Getting started in Cybersecurity

(20:31) Entrepreneurship + Coding

(25:49) Connor's early entrepreneurship drive and hustle

(43:07) Using failures + Finding a way 

(54:35) Next Play Mentality + Inspiration

(01:00:25) The importance of celebrating all your wins (no matter the size)

About Connor Swalm & Phin Security

Connor Swalm is the CEO at Phin Security. Connor has been leading Phin Security since it's inception and has been a core contributor on the product itself. Leaning on his experience in project management and software development, he is the bridge needed to take the product from the idea stage to the market.

Phin Security provides social engineering simulation across all communication channels and delivers training to employees that actually changes their behavior. Our approach couples dynamic attack simulation with personalized, result-driven employee training. Collecting and feeding results back into Phin's simulation engine automatically refines what employees are exposed to, inoculating employees against the latest threats they are facing.

Learn More: https://www.phinsec.io/about-our-team &  https://www.linkedin.com/company/phin-security/about/

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Social Media:

Connor Swalm

https://phinsec.io

Twitter: @Connorswalm14 (https://twitter.com/connorswalm14)

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/phin-security/ & https://www.linkedin.com/in/connor-swalm/

Instagram: @Connorswalm (https://www.instagram.com/connorswalm)

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/phinsec & https://www.facebook.com/connor.swalm

Tim Ryan

https://www.startwheel.org

Twitter (personal): @ryantnt (https://twitter.com/ryantnt)

Twitter: @StartWheel (https://twitter.com/StartWheel)

LinkedIn (personal): https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryantnt/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/startwheel-org/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StartWheel

Zack Miller

https://www.zackmillersays.com

Twitter: @zackmillersays (https://twitter.com/zackmillersays)

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zackmillersays

Thanks to our Sponsors:

The Hampton Roads Small Business Development Center – http://www.hrsbdc.org/en/

StartWheel – https://www.startwheel.org