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Bare Knuckles and Brass Tacks — 192 episodes
Designing Human-AI collaboration to make people heroes not cogs
Deep learning vs Intuition: AI models for VC investing [Replay]
Token math, YOLO business strategies, and the true cost of your attention
Who is served & who gets protected when leaders only look up?
If US politics is rigged, can we build a new civic internet?
Leveling Up is about fixing your own broken code (REPLAY)
The token math ain't mathin', so time to get back to what makes us human
Why your network is shallower than you think, and how to change it
What the AI datacenter build out looks like from the ground up
Best of: What leaders get wrong about AI rollouts and employee adoption
The Everything Machine and the Trillion-Dollar Bet [Replay]
AI is doing real good and real harm, but the hype is hiding both
Distinguishing between movement and progress, in AI, security, and more
Using focused AI to help small farmers and reduce food insecurity
AI Security Is Just as vague as "Cloud Security", but With Sparkle Emojis
The lawsuit that could reclaim the internet, and the AI hype cycle is eating its own tail
Deep Learning vs Intuition: AI models and venture capital investing
Best Of: What are we building? And the future of human flourishing...
Why cybersecurity is broken and time is the enemy
What leaders get wrong about AI rollouts and employee adoption
The art and Science of grit, ambition, & betting on yourself
Finding meaning and community in tech-fueled hustle culture
AI market jitters, post-truth reality, data, and safeguarding what makes us human
AI vs Human writing and what it means for our thinking
Protecting data as the critical supply line for AI Applications
Securing nuclear energy systems on all fronts with Audrey Crowe
Why future applications of AI will need higher quality data
Translating security and tech concepts for the everyday consumer
Stay sharp, stay real: Wishing you a kickass 2026!
Happy Holidays! Our listeners are the greatest gift!
Best Of: Confronting big tech's abuses as a question of human rights
Looking ahead to the next year in tech and human impact
Why leveling up is about fixing your own "broken code" and doing the work
How Expertise becomes a blind spot in technology development
Getting Addicted to the Process and Chasing Excellence
Re-thinking How AI Can Actually Drive Business Value
A Biotech Innovation to Treat a Chronic Health Problem Impacting 2 Billion People
Confronting Big Tech's Abuses as a Question of Human Rights
What a Ransomware Attack on a Hospital Really Mean (Audio Issue Fixed)
Can Ethical AI Democratize Therapy and Higher Quality Care?
So, Are We Gonna Cure Cancer or Just Double Down on Mining Attention?
BEST OF: Sex & Tech: Privacy, Power, and Human Intimacy in an AI Future
Are We Building a Star Trek Future or One that Looks Like Minority Report?
Thinking Like an Adversary, and How to Prepare for AI in Work and Life
Stalkerware Being Sold on TikTok & Monetizing our Worst Instincts
Robot Brothels, AI Therapists, and the Future of Human Intimacy
Building a Shield for Your Mind Against Digital Manipulation
Life After the NFL: Lessons for Identity, Goals, and Team Leadership
Sex & Tech: Privacy, Power, and Human Intimacy in an AI Future
Season 4 is here! And with it, something new...
The AI-human future: Collapsing silos, leveling up teams, and investing in builders
The Tech Industry and Being the Role Model You Needed as a Kid
Status Check: AI Hype, Practical Use, & Up-skilling for a New Economy
Code as Critical Infrastructure, Entrepreneurship, and Funding Innovation
Building Teams, the Quantum Future, Outsourcing, and So Much More!
Best of: Supporting the Queer Community in Cybersecurity
Phish Club is Building a Community for Junior Practitioners
From Digital Saturation Back to Real Relationships in Cyber Marketing
What's Really Plaguing SOC Teams, Lessons for Vendors & Leaders
Burnout Lessons for Executive Leaders in Tech & Cyber
From SOC to CEO, and Learning from Failure to Find Success
New Research on Burnout and Performance in Cyber
Memes, Menace, and Monster Trucks: Live from RSAC 2025
RSAC 2025 Preview!
From Hacker to Founder, and Cybersecurity's Future
Why Great CISOs Are Never Bored
Best of Episode!
Continuous Red Teaming in the AI Era
How Building Talent Creates Loyalty and Business Value
Trust, Risk, and AI: On the Cybersecurity Decisions That Matter
Lessons from 25 Years in Cyber, from Corporate to Startup to Consulting and Back
How Cyber Marketing Teams Can Better Understand and Connect to Buyers
World Domination, the Process, and Gaining Real World Cyber Skills
From Help Desk to Detection Engineering, and Finding Your Path in Cyber
Authentic Networking and Using Your Voice
Breaking into Cyber, Finding Your Why, and Making the Entrepreneurial Leap
GRC Engineering: The Manifesto and Beyond!
Cybersecurity for the Food Supply Chain
Career Pivots and Forging Your Own Cyber Journey with Stacey Lokey-Day
LIVE from Cyber Marketing Con: What "Community" Really Means for Both Practitioners & Vendors
Happy New Year from BKBT!
Happy Holidays from BKBT!
Best Of: Don Jeter, Lauren Palmer, Andrew Owlett, and Michelle Eggers!
How to Get a CISO's Team on Board and Cultivating Community with Cecil the CISO!
Do It Scared! The Journey from Pentesting Novice to Conference Speaker with Michelle Eggers
Duty, Burnout, and Redefining Security Team as Digital First Responders with JR Cunningham
From 1.6 GPA to Global Cyber Leader, How to Tell the Story of Your Skills with Andrew Owlett
Veterans Day Panel: Cyber Journeys, Skills Transition, and Lessons Learned
Cyber Workforce Development & Cybercriminal Psychology with Andréanne Bergeron, PhD
Truly Understanding Your Customer to Get Product-Market Fit with CEO & Co-Founder Ofer Klein
Episode 100! AMA with the George and Guest Host Amber DeVilbiss
Redefining Sales as a "Giving Profession" to be Proud of with Lauren Palmer
LIVE from SecureWorld Denver: Radical Transparency - Closing Keynote
The Importance of Soft Skills in Cybersecurity and Business with Evgeniy Kharam
George K Gets Deepfaked in Real Time Video! Preparing and Training for New Threats with Aaron Pritz!
Life Lessons Learned in Creative Work and the Power of Partnership, with Alissa & Mel Knight!
How to Scale Success in Cyber with Serial Entrepreneur Stuart McClure (Recorded Live at GoSec 2024)
Down with Boring B2B: How to Stand Out in Cyber with Torq's CMO Don Jeter
Breaking Mental Health Stigmas with CISO Ben Howard: Suicide Prevention Month
Innovating Cyber Attack Simulations and Tossing Boring Tabletops with Kailee Miner!
LIVE from SquadCon: Future Proof Your Career with Cyber Threat Intel Techniques
Best of! Zero Trust, the Death of Whitepapers, AI Model Compromise, and more!
Why So Many Founders Fail at Talking About Their Own Product, with Elliot Volkman & Doug Landis!
What the SOC Really Thinks of Your Product, and How to Win their Trust with Reanna Schultz!
Accessibility in Cyber, Future Solutions, and Shifting Mindsets with Justin Merhoff & Florian Beijars!
Breaking into Cyber, Standing Out, and Creating Spaces for People to Thrive with Mari Galloway!
Diverse Skill Sets, Cultures, and Why Cyber is Overlooking Latin America with Carolina Ruiz!
AI Red Teaming, Model Poisoning Attacks, and Where Defenders Should Focus with Adrian Wood!
Beyond the Hype! Talking Practical AI for Cybersecurity Leaders and Teams with Mani Keerthi!
BONUS! Chas Larios: 7 Hot Tips to Earn Cybersecurity Buyers' Respect and Trust!
Winning Cyber Practitioners' Trust, Standing Out in the Job Market, and Innovation with Chas Larios!
Embracing the Hacker Mindset, Global Cyber Talent, and Queer in Cyber with Peter Schawacker!
Cyber PRIDE: Supporting the Queer Community in Cybersecurity with Angela and Amber!
Zero Trust Strategy vs. Silliness, Leadership, and Deepfakes with Dr. Chase Cunningham!
Lessons from Operator to Founder, AI Hype Nonsense, and Staying Curious with Ryan Heartfield!
SPECIAL - The Resilience Sessions: Recorded Live at RSAC 2024
Earning Buyers' Respect and the Death of Whitepapers with Sarah Breathnach!
RSA Preview! Recording Stories of Resilience, Ally Armband Challenge, and Merch Store Launch!
Graceful Persistence, and the Power of Emotional Intelligence with Denis Villeneuve!
Practitioner and Event Organizer Paradox, Big 4 Consulting, and Client Empathy with Charles Payne!
Best of: Top ideas from 2024
From Operator to Sales, Staying Creative, and Tech's Role in Social Mobility with Amber DeVilbiss!
Be Bold! Embracing a Modern Cyber Sales and GTM Strategy with CRO Jessica Crytzer!
The Equation for Personal Growth and Cultivating Authenticity in Outreach with Kayla Cytron-Thaler!
Taking a Flamethrower to FUD and Buzzword Mumbo Jumbo to Build Buyer Trust with Clark Barron!
Using Lessons in Sales and Marketing Pain from CISO to vCISO Life with Royce Markose!
How Security Buyers Think, and Go-to-Market Strategies for Young Companies with Merritt Baer!
Smashing Obstacles, Embracing Authenticity, and Building Your Squad with BlackGirlsHack!
The Power of Your Authentic Self, Layering Skills, and Seizing Opportunity with Tashya Denose!
Advocating for Your Career, Vital Skills, and Chasing Down What You Want with Kenneth Ellington!
Finding Your Voice, Going Beast Mode for Your Career, and Lifting as You Rise with Shinesa Cambric!
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Selling Managed Services in Cybersecurity with Mike Pedrick
Cyber for Builders, a guide for innovating, building trust, and standing out with Ross Haleliuk!
Can't stop, won't stop! Career transitions, goal setting, and new projects with Maril Vernon!
Building a new cybersecurity sales paradigm with Carlos Guerrero & Maria Graham!
Happy New Year from Bare Knuckles and Brass Tacks! Here's to an Incredible 2024!
Merry Christmas from Bare Knuckles and Brass Tacks!
Best Of! Insights from Jason Carrico, Mike Privette, Chris Lieu, and Dani Woolf!
Confronting the Reality of Sexual Harassment in Cybersecurity with an Anonymous Woman in Cyber
Burrito Marketing, Standing Out, and Learning from Gen Z with CMO Pete Johnson!
Dani Woolf on Understanding Your Customers, and How to Make that Data Drive Results!
World Children's Day! Interviewing the Next Generation on Tech, Security, and More!
Winners Announced! #CyberCommunityChallenge
Chris Lieu on Embracing Curiosity, Making Connections, and Valuing Prospects Time!
Terra Cooke on the Best Sales Experience She's Ever Had!
Mike Privette on How the End of Free Money Changes Sales Strategy in Cybersecurity
Jason Carrico on How to Scale Cyber Sales, and Working with the Buyer as a Team!
Mariana Padilla on Being an Outsider in Cyber, Ride or Die for Community, and DEI in Tech
BEST OF: Booth Strategy, Finding the Right Talent, Humility, Allyship, and More!
Joel Benge on Cyber Messaging Failures and On-Air Review of Audience Outreach Emails!
Jeff Wheatman on Who You're Really Selling to, Ambulance Chasing, and Inner Peace
SPECIAL: The Cyber Community Month Challenge 🎃
Crowdsourced Cybercrime, Deepfake Tech for Sale, and Big Things Coming Soon!
Medus4 aka Katelyn Bowden on What She's Building Next!
Reflection on Listener Feedback and the Dawn of Season 2!
The Good, the Bad, and the WTF from Hacker Summer Camp 2023!
Best Of: JD Sherry Pulls Back the VC Curtain! GTM, Scaling Sales Teams, and More!
Evgeniy Kharam on Finding Common Ground, Lessons from Paintball, and Accountability
Eliza-May Austin on Kicking the Cyber Sales Hornets Next, and Not Being a Knob
SPECIAL REPLAY: Cyber Marketing and Sales without the Buzzwords and BS
Threads, Threats, Pouty Billionaires, and Meet Up at Black Hat!
Nafis Muhammad on Building Trust & Using GenAI the Right Way
👊 ⚡ GIVEAWAY TIME!
🏆 🤪 Awards Nonsense, How to Botch a Demo, and Keeping Up with Enterprise AI!
JD Sherry Pulls Back the VC Curtain! GTM, Scaling Sales Teams, and More!
SPECIAL: Women in Cyber Panel Interview!
Ben Kelly on Getting More Meetings with Less and Just Being Yer Damn Self!
The Georges Take on Toronto! Team Development, GPT Trends, Sales Tomfoolery
London Miller on Seeking Connection, Discipline, and DEI Efforts
RSA After Action Report, Heinous Outreach, and New LLM Security Stack
💥 The Hits Keep Coming: Best of Bare Knuckles & Brass Tacks
Victoria Germanova on Trial by Fire Cyber Sales, Metrics, and Repairing Trust
Kayla Cytron-Thaler on Creativity and Avoiding "Commission Breath"
CISO Mike Rogers on How to Behave Yourself in the Sales Dating Game
Chaos abbreviated: GPT4, SVB, WTF?!
Maria Graham on Building Trust with Cybersecurity Buyers
AI Horrorshow Outreach, Cyber News, and How CISOs Prep for Downturns
Terry Chapman on How Selling to vCISOs is Different
Sexist AI Vendors, Stalking in Sales, and Delusional LLMs!
Martin Oresnik on Crossing Sales Outreach Red Lines
From the Road: The Power of Community in Cyber
Flamethrower: Tech layoffs, LinkedIn LOL, ChatGPT & More!
Neeko Chessnoe on Leading with Empathy in Cyber Sales
Mahdi & David Part 2: The Art of Selling Cybersecurity
Mahdi & David on The Art of Selling Cybersecurity
Year End Reflections & What's Ahead in 2023!
Erika Eakins on Building Trust and Being a Cyber Queen
Erika Eakins on Building Trust and Being a Cyber Queen
Is that BDR Gonna Make Me Into a Lampshade?!
Chris Castaldo on How He Buys as a CISO
Neil Saltman's Survival Guide for Selling to CISOs
LinkedIn: Be a Person, Not a Pitch