Mariana Padilla on Being an Outsider in Cyber, Ride or Die for Community, and DEI in Tech

What this episode covers

What does cybersecurity messaging look like to an outsider? Mariana Padilla, CEO of KIKrr [https://kikrr.io/], steps into the ring! George K and George A dialed in from opposite sides of the globe for this one! In this episode: 🙌 Democratizing the software buying process 🤝 The power of community and storytelling 👀 Mariana's outsider perspective on cybersecurity's jargon addiction 💰 Where DEI needs to start in tech (hint: not just jobs) 📲 We want to hear from you! If you have an experience -good or bad- that you want to share, record a memo and send it our way to bareknucklespod [at] gmail.com! We'd love to feature your experience! ——— 🙌 This Month: The Cyber Community Month challenge is ON! Vendors: we're challenging you to come up with campaigns that give back to the customer community rather than sending awareness spam. Client-side practitioners: Engage your communities, volunteer at schools, help nonprofits, etc. to spread cyber skills beyond just their employees. 🏆 We're awarding prizes in November. Share your efforts on social with #CyberCommunityChallenge!