Striking Gold Against All Odds: CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz
Hired!28 Sep 2021

Striking Gold Against All Odds: CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz

This week, Liz sits down with Co-Founder and CEO of cybersecurity company CrowdStrike George Kurtz to discuss his journey from programming video games in fourth grade to creating the lead provider of next-generation protection and threat intelligence. George shares how Crowdstrike identified the Russian intelligence security hackers that breached their computer systems during the 2016 election. He also explains how he was able to take his company public and how this decision impacted his life. Follow Liz on Twitter: @LizClaman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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