Kristin Demoranville

Yeah, you converted to online for that, didn't you?

Yeah, you converted to online for that, didn't you?

Yeah. Yeah, I could totally get that.

Yeah. Yeah, I could totally get that.

We lost a lot of people as well. I mean, not because of COVID specifically, but a lot of people lost their jobs. Yeah. Yeah, that was a weird time. Yeah. I don't think a lot of people even realize how much the food supply chain got rocked during the COVID times.

We lost a lot of people as well. I mean, not because of COVID specifically, but a lot of people lost their jobs. Yeah. Yeah, that was a weird time. Yeah. I don't think a lot of people even realize how much the food supply chain got rocked during the COVID times.

I don't really feel like there's really no great way to illustrate it other than we realized how broken it was, I guess, is probably the good thing that came out of it. And now we're trying to claw our way back. And not position flexibility. Correct. It was not agile at all. Hey listeners, a quick break from my conversation with Rick. The Bites and Bytes podcast is officially one years old.

I don't really feel like there's really no great way to illustrate it other than we realized how broken it was, I guess, is probably the good thing that came out of it. And now we're trying to claw our way back. And not position flexibility. Correct. It was not agile at all. Hey listeners, a quick break from my conversation with Rick. The Bites and Bytes podcast is officially one years old.

It's been a fantastic year. And again, thank you to all of the OG listeners and the new listeners for joining me on this journey. I'm excited about the next chapter of the podcast, and I can't wait to bring you along.

It's been a fantastic year. And again, thank you to all of the OG listeners and the new listeners for joining me on this journey. I'm excited about the next chapter of the podcast, and I can't wait to bring you along.

Also, I want to take a moment and send a massive thank you to all of you who voted for the Bites and Bites podcast and the technology category for the Women in Podcasting Network Awards of 2024. Seriously, your support means the world to me, and I'm so grateful. The winners will be announced at the end of October, so stay tuned.

Also, I want to take a moment and send a massive thank you to all of you who voted for the Bites and Bites podcast and the technology category for the Women in Podcasting Network Awards of 2024. Seriously, your support means the world to me, and I'm so grateful. The winners will be announced at the end of October, so stay tuned.

Fingers crossed, and thank you again for being such amazing listeners. Now back to my conversation. I'd like to say that there's been improvements since then, but we still are very rigid. And I think some of the things that have recently happened in the news, a.k.a. Boar's Head, has kind of reminded us that we need to pivot a little bit better and create cultures where people can say things.

Fingers crossed, and thank you again for being such amazing listeners. Now back to my conversation. I'd like to say that there's been improvements since then, but we still are very rigid. And I think some of the things that have recently happened in the news, a.k.a. Boar's Head, has kind of reminded us that we need to pivot a little bit better and create cultures where people can say things.

Because obviously the reason why nothing happened there was because people didn't feel comfortable enough to say anything. I'm guessing there was just a really bad culture in that culture. plant. Now, this is me speculating. I'm not going any further.

Because obviously the reason why nothing happened there was because people didn't feel comfortable enough to say anything. I'm guessing there was just a really bad culture in that culture. plant. Now, this is me speculating. I'm not going any further.

But that's why I think it's so important for events like this to be the way they are, Rick, because it needs to have that kind of culture vibe where people can feel accepted and okay to talk about problems that are going on in their facilities in an open, transparent way with respect, of course, to like NDAs without fear or ridicule or shame for, oh, you had that problem? You're obviously a loser.

But that's why I think it's so important for events like this to be the way they are, Rick, because it needs to have that kind of culture vibe where people can feel accepted and okay to talk about problems that are going on in their facilities in an open, transparent way with respect, of course, to like NDAs without fear or ridicule or shame for, oh, you had that problem? You're obviously a loser.

I've never felt that way standing at the conference because, well, first of all, I mean, I'm the outlier, either the or one of two that is from the cybersecurity world. I get excited when I see another cybersecurity person. I'm like, look, hi. It's just one of those things. Anyways, but I wanted to ask, who attends the conference?

I've never felt that way standing at the conference because, well, first of all, I mean, I'm the outlier, either the or one of two that is from the cybersecurity world. I get excited when I see another cybersecurity person. I'm like, look, hi. It's just one of those things. Anyways, but I wanted to ask, who attends the conference?