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Talent First — 99 episodes

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‘Staying Human: Why Community, Connection and Trust Matter More Than Ever in the Age of AI’ - With Mariana Padilla

2

'Breaking the Firewalls: Building a Career, a Voice and a Future in Cybersecurity.' - With Roberta Anderson

3

‘The Future of Women in Cybersecurity Community, Mentoring and the WiCyS Mission’ - with Lynn Dohm

4

The Power of the Multi-Channel Job Search (and how to do it) - with Michelle Edmondson

5

‘Speaking from Experience: Risk, Resilience & The Modern CISO’ with Karen O’Reilly Smith

6

Three LinkedIn Mistakes Tech Leaders Make (and why it leads to overwhelm) with Michelle Edmondson

7

Part Two - ‘The Art and Science of Cybersecurity: Leadership, Risk Translation and Protecting Critical Infrastructure’ - with India James

8

‘The Art and Science of Cybersecurity: Leadership, Risk Translation and Protecting Critical Infrastructure’ - with India James

9

‘From Research to Reality: How AI Becomes Products, Platforms and Business Value’ - with Andrea Rosales

10

‘Getting Comfortable Being Uncomfortable: Execution, Leadership and the Fractional COO’ - with Wendi Pannell

11

‘Transformation or Theatre? Leadership in the Age of AI’ - with Jean Olive

12

"Storytelling, Safety and AI: Building the Next Generation of Learning" - with Sandra Falque

13

‘AI Adoption Without The Chaos: Security, Change and Responsibility’ - with Darrell Wilkerson

14

"Human-Centred AI: Confidence, Capability, and Change"- with Barbara Wittmann

15

‘The New Safety Stack: The AI Shift in Workplace Protection’ - with Jody Warren

16

"Governing the AI Future: Boards, Talent, and Transformation" - with Karen Higgins-Carter

17

Words Win: The Power of Language in Hiring and Applying in Tech

18

"The New Leadership Stack: AI, Transformation, and Product Thinking" - with Amy Patel

19

‘Parenting at the Edge of Artificial Intelligence: Guiding the Next Generation Through Apps and Online Risks.’ - with Kevin Shields

20

"AI Companions, Education, and Ethics: Protecting Children in the Digital World." with Tara Steele

21

‘Positive Cyber Solutions: Navigating Compliance, Security, and AI’ - with Rachael Medhurst and Emma Derbi

22

‘From TikTok to chatbots - Raising our kids to be Screen-Safe.’ with Anna Sarjantson

23

'Stories That Protect: Cybersecurity, Safety, and the Digital Future' - with Wendy Goucher

24

‘The Future of First Impressions: AI in Candidate Screening.’ - with Rob Griesmeyer and Kevin Johnson

25

‘Upskill, Reskill, Adapt: Thriving Amid AI Change’ with Ben Tasker

26

"Parenting in a Digital World: Building Boundaries and Emotional Firewalls" with Nadja El Fertasi

27

"Cybersecurity Gaps in AI: What Companies Need to Know Now” with Lisa Ventura

28

"From Legacy to Leadership: SAP Migration, Predictive Analytics, and Organizational Readiness" with Chris Carter

29

‘Pro-Tech or Protect? Parenting, Teaching, and Thriving in a Connected World’ with Sue Atkins

30

‘Who’s Really Logging In? AI Agents, Access, and the CISO’s New Frontier’ with Diana Kelley

31

‘AI Literacy in Higher Education:Are We Preparing Students for the Future?’ with Professor Sarah Jones

32

‘Raising Resilient Digital Citizens:Rethinking Cyber Safety for the Next Generation’ with Joe Wells

33

‘Building MAXI: Navigating AI Innovation, Child Safety, and the Future of Learning’ with Aska Kuwabara

34

‘Prebunking, Post-Truth, and Preparing the Next Generation – What Every Adult Needs to Know Today’ - with Elesa Zehndorfer

35

‘The Superhero Within: Recognising Our Cybersecurity ‘Kryptonite’ and How to Defend Against It’ - with Stuart Walton

36

'Demystifying AI: Ethics, Inclusion, and the Human Responsibility.' with Brenda Darden Wilkerson

37

‘How to SOAR: Creating Confident Careers in Technology.’ with Dora Boussias

38

"The Future of Cyber Leadership: Learning, Inclusion, and Remote Growth" with Oluwadamilola Obamehinti

39

’More Than a CV: Building a Multi-Channel Career Brand.’ with Suzie Henriques

40

'Romance Scams and Modern Exploitation: The crime, the victims, and the need for change' - with Bronwyn Boyle

41

‘From Awareness to Action: How the NCA is Building a More Secure Digital World.’ - with Lisa Plaggemier

42

‘Breaking the Silence: Navigating Neurodiversity, Menopause, and Imposter Syndrome in Cybersecurity’ with Lisa Ventura

43

Leading with Empathy: Navigating Change and Building Trust’ - With Farrah Mitra

44

'From Influence to Opportunity: Building a Thriving Cyber Career' with Candace Williams

45

‘Scaling Success: Sales Strategies, Leadership, and Growth in Cybersecurity SaaS’ - with Jessica Bookman

46

’Hacker in Heels: Championing Change for the Next Generation of Women in Cybersecurity.’ - with Stacey Champagne

47

’Know Your Worth: Navigating Salary, Promotions, and Career Pivots’ - with Keri-Lynne Shaw

48

’Leading in Niche Markets - Building Teams, Trust, and Innovative Solutions.’ - with Kathy Staudt

49

’Shaping the Future: Digital Transformation In All Its Forms’ - with Jeanie Anirudhan

50

’Lessons in Leadership - How Three Women in Tech are Shaping the Future.' with Kelly Pracht, Jessica Nemmers and Mandy Andress

51

’Securing the Future: Cyber Simulations & Creating a Security Culture'- With Mani Keerthi Nagothu

52

’From Cyber Threats to Leadership: Exploring MDR and the Remote Workforce' - with Luz Angeles

53

’The ‘Idealized’ CISO - Defining the Role and Leading the Charge’ - with Andy Ellis

54

’Bridging the Gap Between Security and Business and the Realities of the CISO Role' - With Joshua Copeland

55

’What’s the best that could happen? - A guide to positive leadership.' - With Melinda Stallings

56

’Building and Leading Effective Cybersecurity Teams - A How To Guide' with Sonja Hammond

57

'The Power of Allyship - How women can support each other in corporate America' with Susanne Senoff

58

‘EdShed - One EdTech’s approach to accessible education in the primary years’ - With Martin Saunders

59

The Talent Gap and Beyond - Discussing current issues in cybersecurity.' with Christophe Foulon

60

‘AI Literacy in Higher Education:Are We Preparing Students for the Future?’ with Professor Sarah Jones

61

Macademia’: How one EdTech is helping parents raise exceptional humans’ - with Estelle Lloyd

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‘Bridging Behaviours - How one company is on a mission to help create the security culture.’ with Jemma Davis

63

'Neurodiversity in Business - Nurturing inclusion to attract and retain talent' with David Pugh-Jones

64

’Nexford University - Online learning and its links to the global talent pipeline - with Fadl Al Tarzi.

65

PART TWO: ‘Leading Cyber - Building Resilient Leaders and Effective Managers’ with Annabel Berry

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PART ONE ‘Leading Cyber - Building Resilient Leaders and Effective Managers’ with Annabel Berry

67

‘Betting on Innovation: The Evolution and Future of nVenue’ - with Kelly Pracht

68

'Bridging Futures: How one EdTech is connecting skills to opportunities' - with Ben Mason

69

‘Developing Experts - How One EdTech is Narrowing the Talent Gap.’ with Sarah Mintey MBE

70

‘Podium Education - Smoothing the Transition from College to Career.’ with Chris Parrish

71

‘What Makes Us Human: The role of immersive learning in building relationships.’ with Brentt Brown

72

‘Digital Equality and Accessibility: What organisations need to consider’ with Justin Merhoff

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‘Evolution, Inclusion and Belonging: The barriers for women in tech and how to foster inclusivity.’ with Diane Abela

74

‘Cybersecurity as a Team Sport - Discussing People, Processes and Tech.' - with Kate Raulings

75

PART TWO ‘Defending Diversity: The threats to DEI and Non Profits, and the future of Cybersecurity.’ with Tennisha Martin

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PART ONE ‘Defending Diversity: The threats to DEI and Non Profits, and the future of Cybersecurity.’ with Tennisha Martin

77

‘Our Journey to the VEX Robotics World Championships, and our message for other young women .’ with Chloe-Leila Grey,Georgina Bohn and Emily Morton

78

Women in Tech - How One US City is Bucking the Trend and Climbing the Ranks.’ with Emily Maxie

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‘Efficiency, effectiveness and embracing AI - The evolving role of the CISO’ with Mandy Andress

80

‘Transformational Change and Growth - Advice for the Organisation and Individuals.’ with Arati Chavan

81

For The Sake of Our Futures - Part Two with Sailakshmi Santhanakrishnan

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‘For the Sake of Our Futures - Why diversity is becoming increasingly important in cybersecurity - PART ONE’ with Sailakshmi Santhanakrishnan

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'Building a Diverse SecOps team - Advice for Organisations.' with Lianne Potter

84

'Cyberanthropology - Creating Organisational Culture.' with Lianne Potter

85

'CISOs as Enablers, Business Leaders and Board Members’ with Yvette Lejins

86

'AI and Adversarial Machine Learning - The Threat to Organisations and the Solutions’

87

‘Mind the Gap: Rethinking the Cyber Security Talent Myth’ with Helen Patton

88

'Closing the Experience Gap - Mentorship, Education and Apprenticeships - PART TWO.’ with Michala Liavaag

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Closing the Experience Gap - Mentorship, Education and Apprenticeships - PART ONE.’ with Michala Liavaag

90

'Thrive with EQ - How emotional intelligence is integral to CISO survival.’ with Nadja El Fertasi

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'Breaking Barriers - How to Retain and Promote Women in Cyber Security.' with Stacey Champagne.

92

'Pathways In and Pathways Up - The Cyber Talent Ecosystem.’ with Jessica Nemmers

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'The CISO Experience - From Solitary Guardians to Collaborative Leaders’ with Chris Brown

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'Creating a culture' - How to attract and retain a diverse workforce in technology with Jennifer Cox

95

'A Fresh Perspective - Attracting and Alerting Young People to Security and the Opportunities and Risks of AI.'

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'Neurodivergent Talent in Business - Building Belonging.' - With David Pugh-Jones

97

'Allyship and Diversity - The crucial link for success in security.' - with Jeremy Ventura.

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'What do fiction, security and neurodiversity have in common?' In Conversation with Wendy Goucher.

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Finding Kindness - Its benefits to organisations and leaders with Sarah Browning