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Cequence's William Glazier on Building Teams through Operational Connection
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The hardest part of security leadership isn't building better detection systems; it's staying connected enough to the daily work that you can still re...
HUMAN Security's Lindsay Kaye on Why Empathy Is Non-negotiable
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Lindsay Kaye's career turned on a single decision: someone taught her reverse engineering despite her lack of experience, shaping her leadership philo...
LastPass's Alex Cox on Turning Vulnerability Into Leadership Strength
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The best security leaders don't pretend to know everything; they build teams where admitting knowledge gaps becomes a competitive advantage. Alex Cox,...
Evershed Sutherland's Patrick Gilman on How Revenue Follows Purpose Instead of Driving It
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Patrick Gilman, Lawyer, Partner, & Co-Head of National Security Practice at Eversheds Sutherland, points to a disconnect between how professional ...
ConnectWise's Bryson Medlock on Leading without a Universal Playbook
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bryson Medlock's path to Threat Intelligence Evangelism Director, CW Research Unit at ConnectWise positioned him to address what actually creates high...
CPPS' Jameson Ritter on Why 98% of Violence Prevention Starts with Human Behavior
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The biggest security failures don't happen because teams miss warning signs in the data; they happen because no one reported the warning signs in the ...
N-able's Kevin O'Connor on Why Hiring Smarter Than Yourself Scales Security Teams
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin O’Connor's decade at the NSA taught him that the path to effective security leadership runs counter to most instincts: hire people smarter tha...
GetReal's Tom Cross on Goal Orientation That Sabotages First-Time Managers
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The transition from individual contributor to manager destroys more promising security leaders than any technical challenge they'll face. Tom Cross, H...
Fortified Health Security's T.J. Ramsey on Screening For Team Dynamics over Certifications
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The transition from technical excellence to leadership excellence often requires unlearning the habits that made you successful. T.J. Ramsey, Sr. Dire...
Tokio Marine’s Alex Bovicelli on Building Purpose over ROI
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Managing threat intelligence for 20,000 companies reveals patterns invisible to most security leaders. Alex Bovicelli, Senior Director of Threat Intel...
DTCC’s Scott Scher on Structured Disagreement and Intellectual Humility in CTI Leadership
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Scher, Associate Director - Cyber Threat Intelligence, DTCC has built his career on a counterintuitive premise: effective intelligence teams pro...
Tidal Cyber’s Scott Small on Useful Self-Teaching Technical Security Skills
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Small, Director of Cyber Threat Intelligence at Tidal Cyber, built his security career on self-taught technical skills while competitors relied ...
SecurityScorecard's Jeremy Turner on Building Persistence into Your Culture
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Most leaders avoid failure, but Jeremy Turner, VP of Threat Intelligence & Research at SecurityScorecard, has built his leadership philosophy arou...
Cedar Hill's Ely Reyes on How Operational Readiness Enables Effective Leadership
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the transition from Assistant Chief to Chief, Ely Reyes learned that while you do gain authority, you also lose the safety net of upward accountabi...
Unit 42 Palo Alto Networks’ Kyle Wilhoit on Making Time for Curiosity as a Technical Leader
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kyle Wilhoit, Technical Director of Threat Research at Unit 42 Palo Alto Networks, has an approach to leading threat intelligence teams that centers o...
Fortinet’s Aamir Lakhani on Leading from the Bottom of the Ladder
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The most damaging security breaches often happen not because of weak technology, but because overwhelmed human operators start cutting corners under p...
DomainTools' Daniel Schwalbe on Navigating Leadership Transitions
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Most security organizations promote their best technical performers into leadership roles without any formal training, creating a pipeline of struggli...
Christopher Budd on Why Security Leaders Must Be Dispellers of Panic
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When 90% of internet-connected systems worldwide depended on your software and a single vulnerability could crash entire sectors, crisis leadership to...
Armis's Michael Freeman on Leading Through Strategic Energy Allocation
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The most sophisticated security tools fail when leaders don't understand the business context they're supposed to protect. Michael Freeman, Head of Th...
Elastic's Darren LaCasse on Distributed Security Operations at Scale
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The transition from technical security expert to effective people leader is way more challenging than it might sound. Darren LaCasse, Director of Thre...
TIG’s Duaine Labno on Using Hostage Negotiation Skills to Lead Threat Intel Teams
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Duaine Labno, Director of Special Investigations and Threat Intelligence at TIG Risk Services, shares with Ben how his background in law enforcement s...
Trend Micro’s Robert McArdle on Building Trust Across Distributed Investigation Teams
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The most effective security leaders don't abandon their technical foundation when they move into management — they transform it into strategic advan...
Cyberbit’s Caleb Barlow on Crisis Management Skills That Drive Security Forward
20 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's security landscape, decisive leadership often matters more than technical expertise. Caleb Barlow, CEO of Cyberbit, brings a seemingly unco...
Unit 221B’s Lance James on How Failure is the Leading Cause of Success
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this debut conversation on Human Element, Lance James, Chief Innovations Officer & Founder of Unit 221B, joins our host Ben April, CTO of Malte...