Episode 190 - Maintaining a Fuel for Life with Nate Palmer
Nate Palmer is a fitness and nutrition expert, coach, speaker, and writer who believes that being in incredible shape gives a massive advantage in business, focus, and relationships. He also happens to be a dad, husband, and the #1 bestselling author of The Million Dollar Body Method and Passport Fitness. Nate helps business owners and entrepreneurs improve their physique, finances, and family time using fitness and nutrition as force multipliers. Join Chris, Ron and Nate to change the way you approach your mind, body and soul in this episode of Hacker Valley Studio. Key Takeaways: 03:12 Bio 06:34 Controlling your diet and exercise 08:30 Maintaining energy / Chris’ journey in weight management 10:25 Maintaining a fuel for life 13:47 Tactics for exercise and nutrition 16:58 Nutrition and fitness for the mind 22:10 Nutrition and fitness for the soul 26:14 Architecting your day 30:00 Win the morning 31:15 Get in touch with Nate Links: Hacker Valley Studio: Swag | LinkedIn | Twitter | Instagram | Email Ron & Chris | Website Nate Palmer Book | LinkedIn | Twitter | Website Support Hacker Valley Studio on Patreon Join our monthly mastermind group via Patreon This episode is presented to you by our good friends at CrowdStrike. Join the CrowdStrike team here.
30 Marras 202132min
Episode 189 - Head in the Cloud with Maurice Grose Jr.
Maurice Grose Jr. is an experienced Security Engineer with a background in military RF exploitation and detection, Unix/Linux administration and threat mitigation, and hardware/software integration engineering. Join Chris, Ron and Maurice to hear how a career after the military blossomed into a learning, engaging time of constant challenge and inspiration. Key Takeaways: 03:31 Bio 07:29 What does legacy mean? 09:48 The appeal of cyber 12:10 Where do you draw inspiration from? 14:07 Does legacy experience help with cloud systems today? 17:42 A takeaway from Maurice’s military career 21:35 Advice for future leaders, getting kids involved 26:19 Future prediction in technology 27:59 Advice for anyone looking to go for the next step Hacker Valley Studio: Swag | LinkedIn | Twitter | Instagram | Email Ron & Chris | Website Maurice Grose Jr: LinkedIn | Twitter Support Hacker Valley Studio on Patreon Join our monthly mastermind group via Patreon This episode is sponsor by our friends at CrowdStrike. Join the CrowdStrike team here.
23 Marras 202129min
Episode 188 - Making Friends, Spies, and Traitors with James Lawler
James Lawler serves as a national security consultant and is the Senior Partner at MDO Group, which provides Human Intelligence training to the Intelligence Community and the commercial sector focused on WMD, CI, technical and cyber issues. Mr. Lawler is a noted speaker on the Insider Threat in government and industry. Prior to this, Mr. Lawler served for 25 years as a CIA operations officer in various international posts and as Chief of the Counterproliferation Division's Special Activities Unit. Join Chris, Ron and James for a riveting audio journey through stories and experiences from the inside of the C.I.A. Key Takeaways: 03:07 Bio 04:10 Finding a job after school – the CIA comes to campus 05:40 Clandestine Service 09:55 Can you start in two weeks? 12:40 A sociopath within lanes (laws) 14:00 Betraying company over country 17:37 Intensifying friendship development 19:54 Can you betray your country for $1k? 20:52 Why do people turn down a pitch? 27:53 Receiving overwhelming classified information 36:10 Book 40:05 Take away from Mr. Lawler Links Hacker Valley Studio: Swag | LinkedIn | Twitter | Instagram | Email Ron & Chris | Website James Lawler: Book | Linkedin Support Hacker Valley Studio on Patreon Join our monthly mastermind group via Patreon This episode is sponsor by our friends at CrowdStrike. Join the CrowdStrike team here.
16 Marras 202146min
Episode 187 - Keep Your &#%! Authentic with Samara Williams
Samara Williams is a Manager of Threat Operations at Cardinal Health, focused on proactive action and defense-in-depth improvement. She specializes in threat intelligence, vulnerability management, technical risk communications as well as program design and development. Chris, Ron and Samara go deep into what it takes to be your authentic self, standing strong for what you believe and being aggressive in your thoughts and actions. Key Takeaways: 03:21 Bio 10:00 Ted talk: short, sweet and powerful 17:51 Knowing your superpower – Samara's? Authenticity 21:05 Being aggressive and using mentors & allies 25:26 Mentoring to help the future generation thrive 28:33 Advice for the person scared to be authentic 32:09 Get in touch Links: Hacker Valley Studio: Swag | LinkedIn | Twitter | Instagram | Email Ron & Chris | Website Samara Williams: LInkedIn | Ted Talk | Twitter Support Hacker Valley Studio on Patreon Join our monthly mastermind group via Patreon This episode is sponsored by our friends at CrowdStrike. Join the CrowdStrike team here.
12 Marras 202133min
We Are Here Finale: A Case Study of DEI at CrowdStrike
In the finale of We Are Here, Chris and Ron are joined by Emily Van Norden, branding and DE&I leader, and Nikki Thornton, Chief of Staff, both at CrowdStrike. The group talks about Diversity, equity and inclusion in this jam-packed episode. Emily and Nikki peel a layer off of the CrowdStrike brand to unveil a plethora of tips, tricks, and advice from their experience with people and standing up the DE&I function company-wide. Key Takeaways: 01:56 Bio – Nikki 02:48 Bio – Emily 04:58 The chronology of CrowdStrike 10:12 Standing up the DE&I program 15:44 From adversity comes opportunity 20:21 Executives promoting DE&I 23:23 The deeper meaning of DE&I and why it matters at CrowdStrike 34:25 Advice for new professionals; making allies 37:55 Get in touch Links: Hacker Valley Studio: Swag | LinkedIn | Twitter | Instagram | Email Ron & Chris | Website Emily Van Norden: LinkedIn | Website Nikki Thornton: LinkedIn Support Hacker Valley Studio on Patreon Join our monthly mastermind group via Patreon We Are Here is proudly presented by CrowdStrike. Join the CrowdStrike team here.
11 Marras 202139min
We Are Here Part 3: Allyship and Representation
On this episode of We Are Here, Ron and Chris join Dave Zawdie and Nina Padavil, two members of the team believe, CrowdStrike’s employee resource group for black professionals. The group dives deep into representation and allyship and how we can use the past to change the future for the good of the industry and its people. Key Takeaways: 01:54: Nina – Bio 03:36 David – Bio 05:25 Role models and influencers 11:24 How can the majority help the minority in the future? 14:33 Mentoring and impacting the future 17:38 Setbacks and advice for a discouraged cyber security professional 20:26 Committing to being an ally to another 22:52 The future of DE&I and how we contribute 25:14 Get in touch Hacker Valley Studio: Swag | LinkedIn | Twitter | Instagram | Email Ron & Chris | Website Nina Padavil: LinkedIn Support Hacker Valley Studio on Patreon Join our monthly mastermind group via Patreon We Are Here is proudly presented by CrowdStrike. Join the CrowdStrike team here.
10 Marras 202126min
We Are Here Part 2: A Tech Titans Roundtable
In this whopper of an episode, Chris and Ron join the panel again to discuss diversity, equity and inclusion. The panel includes Marianne Budnik, CMO at CrowdStrike, Shawn Henry, CSO at CrowdStrike, powerhouse educator and influencer Olivia Herriford, and MK Palmore, Director with the CISO division at Google. Stay tuned for a masterclass in DE&I, how they differ and how we can keep pushing the ball forward. Key Takeaways: 01:53 Bio- Marianne Budnik 02:34 Bio- MK Palmore 03:36 Bio- Olivia Herriford 04:53 Bio- Shawn Henry 06:20 The panel discusses their first interest in diversity 21:36 Equity & Inclusion- how is it different, and what are some ways to incorporate them? 32:25 Finding influence from all types of people 37:12 Planning for DE&I 41:23 Advice to the people who strive to make a difference 59:20 Get in touch Links: Hacker Valley Studio: Swag | LinkedIn | Twitter | Instagram | Email Ron & Chris | Website Marianne Budnik: Website | LinkedIn Shawn Henry: Website | LinkedIn Olivia Herriford: Website | LinkedIn MK Palmore: Twitter | LinkedIn Support Hacker Valley Studio on Patreon Join our monthly mastermind group via Patreon We Are Here is proudly presented by CrowdStrike. Join the Crowdstrike team here.
9 Marras 202153min
We Are Here Season 2 Premiere with Minda Harts
Minda Harts is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Service of NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service and the founder of The Memo LLC, a career development company for women of color. On top of her impressive work resume, she is the award-winning and best-selling author of The Memo: What Women of Color Need To Know To Secure A Seat At The Table. Join Ron, Chris and Minda as they navigate through some of the toughest issues troubling our workplaces today. Key Takeaways: 01:58 Bio 03:08 The last straw 05:53 Minda’s journey in writing & reflecting 07:50 Staying humble and making a real difference 10:25 Workplace trauma- What is it? 14:32 Advice for businesses opening back up 17:26 Being authentic at work 19:40 The new book – Right Within 25:46 Reminding people they have a voice 28:24 Get in touch with Minda Links: Hacker Valley Studio: Swag | LinkedIn | Twitter | Instagram | Email Ron & Chris | Website Minda Harts: Website | LinkedIn | Twitter Buy her new book Right Within here! Support Hacker Valley Studio on Patreon Join our monthly mastermind group via Patreon We Are Here is proudly presented by CrowdStrike. Join the CrowdStrike team here.
8 Marras 202128min
