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CybersecCon Founder Michael Farnum on Breaking Industry Insularity

CybersecCon Founder Michael Farnum on Breaking Industry Insularity AI is quietly eliminating entry-level cybersecurity analyst roles while critical infrastructure remains dangerously exposed. Michael

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The IoT Vulnerabilities Nobody Is Talking About with Michael Farnum

The IoT Vulnerabilities Nobody Is Talking About with Michael Farnum AI is quietly eliminating entry-level cybersecurity analyst roles while critical infrastructure remains dangerously exposed. Michae

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Michael Farnum on Critical Infrastructure Under Constant Attack

Michael Farnum on Critical Infrastructure Under Constant Attack AI is quietly eliminating entry-level cybersecurity analyst roles while critical infrastructure remains dangerously exposed. Michael Fa

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Why Cybersecurity Veterans Should Mentor More Michael Farnum

Why Cybersecurity Veterans Should Mentor More Michael Farnum AI is quietly eliminating entry-level cybersecurity analyst roles while critical infrastructure remains dangerously exposed. Michael Farnu

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The Cybersecurity Workforce Crisis Explained by Michael Farnum

The Cybersecurity Workforce Crisis Explained by Michael Farnum AI is quietly eliminating entry-level cybersecurity analyst roles while critical infrastructure remains dangerously exposed. Michael Far

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Michael Farnum Says AI Is Killing Entry Level Cybersecurity Jobs

Michael Farnum Says AI Is Killing Entry Level Cybersecurity Jobs AI is quietly eliminating entry-level cybersecurity analyst roles while critical infrastructure remains dangerously exposed. Michael F

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From Regional Meetup to National Conference with Michael Farnum

From Regional Meetup to National Conference with Michael Farnum AI is quietly eliminating entry-level cybersecurity analyst roles while critical infrastructure remains dangerously exposed. Michael Fa

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Michael Farnum on Operational Technology Security Gaps

Michael Farnum on Operational Technology Security Gaps AI is quietly eliminating entry-level cybersecurity analyst roles while critical infrastructure remains dangerously exposed. Michael Farnum, the

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Why Municipal Systems Are Hackers Favorite Targets Michael Farnum

Why Municipal Systems Are Hackers Favorite Targets Michael Farnum AI is quietly eliminating entry-level cybersecurity analyst roles while critical infrastructure remains dangerously exposed. Michael

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Why IT Generalist Skills Matter More Than Ever Michael Farnum

Why IT Generalist Skills Matter More Than Ever Michael Farnum AI is quietly eliminating entry-level cybersecurity analyst roles while critical infrastructure remains dangerously exposed. Michael Farn

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Underfunded Infrastructure Security with Michael Farnum

Underfunded Infrastructure Security with Michael Farnum AI is quietly eliminating entry-level cybersecurity analyst roles while critical infrastructure remains dangerously exposed. Michael Farnum, th

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How Military Discipline Shapes Cybersecurity Leadership

How Military Discipline Shapes Cybersecurity Leadership AI is quietly eliminating entry-level cybersecurity analyst roles while critical infrastructure remains dangerously exposed. Michael Farnum, th

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How HOU.SEC.CON Became a National Movement Michael Farnum

How HOU.SEC.CON Became a National Movement Michael Farnum AI is quietly eliminating entry-level cybersecurity analyst roles while critical infrastructure remains dangerously exposed. Michael Farnum,

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Michael Farnum: From Tank to Cybersecurity Community Builder

What does a tank crew, a water treatment plant, and an AI-powered analyst have in common? They're all only as strong as the humans accountable for them — and Michael Farnum has spent 30 years proving

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Michael Farnum: From M1A1 Vet to 3,000-Person SecCon | LFC Ep. 264

What does a Desert Storm tank crew have in common with building one of Houston's largest cybersecurity conferences? More than you'd think. Michael Farnum has spent 30 years connecting those dots — and

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From Tank Loader to Cybersecurity Community Builder: Michael Farnum on Trust, Transparency, and the Workforce Gap

Michael Farnum of Cybersec Community joins Robin Ayoub to discuss building trust in cybersecurity, workforce gaps, and why radical transparency matters.

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Michael Farnum: From Tank to Cybersecurity Community Builder

What does a tank crew, a water treatment plant, and an AI-powered analyst have in common? They're all only as strong as the humans accountable for them — and Michael Farnum has spent 30 years proving

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The How & Why Latin America is a Game Changing Talent Market for Companies

Brian Samson of Plugg Technologies breaks down nearshoring vs offshoring, Latin America’s talent edge, and why he funds his companies with his own capital.

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Jennifer Selby Long: Why Self-Awareness Beats Strategy

Jennifer Selby Long: Why Self-Awareness Beats Strategy What if your greatest leadership strength is actually holding you back? Jennifer Selby Long has coached 300 plus executives through hyper-growth

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Jennifer Selby Long on Scaling Without Losing Your Culture

Jennifer Selby Long on Scaling Without Losing Your Culture What if your greatest leadership strength is actually holding you back? Jennifer Selby Long has coached 300 plus executives through hyper-gr

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Jennifer Selby Long: Stop Doing Your Teams Job for Them

Jennifer Selby Long: Stop Doing Your Teams Job for Them What if your greatest leadership strength is actually holding you back? Jennifer Selby Long has coached 300 plus executives through hyper-growt

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Jennifer Selby Long | Leading Through Transformation

Most leaders don't fail because of bad strategy — they fail because no one told them leadership is a complete career change, and the habits that got them here won't get them there.   In this epi

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Jennifer Selby Long: Why Your Best Skill Is Now Your Biggest Trap

Jennifer Selby Long: Why Your Best Skill Is Now Your Biggest Trap What if your greatest leadership strength is actually holding you back? Jennifer Selby Long has coached 300 plus executives through h

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What 300 Leaders Taught Jennifer Selby Long About Transformation — LFC Episode 263

Jennifer Selby Long shares hard-won lessons from 30 years coaching leaders through transformation at Airbnb, LinkedIn, and beyond. Episode 263.

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Jennifer Selby Long | Leading Through Transformation

Most leaders don't fail because of bad strategy — they fail because no one told them leadership is a complete career change, and the habits that got them here won't get them there. In this episode: •

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Gerard Holland on Why Africa Is the Global Hiring Bet Most Companies Are Still Sleeping On

Gerard Holland of TalentMatch Africa joins Robin Ayoub to unpack AI-native hiring, distributed teams, and why Africa is the world’s most overlooked talent market.

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Gerard Holland: AI-Native African Talent & Global Hiring

What if the talent gap your company keeps trying to solve already has an answer — and it's sitting in Nairobi, Johannesburg, or Addis Ababa? In this episode: • Why Gerard Holland moved from Melbourne

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Grief, Money, and Leadership After Loss: Chris Dale on What Nobody Tells You

Chris Dale, founder of Life After Grief Financial Planning, joins Robin Ayoub to discuss grief, financial decision-making, and what leaders need to know.

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Chris Dale | Grief, Money & Leadership After Loss

What does it look like when grief walks into the boardroom — and nobody names it? Chris Dale has built his entire practice around exactly that moment: when loss meets money, identity, and the pressure

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Vibe Coding for Localization: Talia Zur Baruch & Dr. Rafal Jaworski on Building AI Without a Coding Background

Talia Zur Baruch & Dr. Rafal Jaworski join Robin to unpack vibe coding, agentic AI, and why LocLearn is training localization pros to build before the industry catches up.

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Talia Zur Baruch & Dr. Rafal Jaworski: Vibe Coding for Localization

The localization industry has spent decades treating technology as something that happens to it. Talia Zur Baruch and Dr. Rafal Jaworski are building the school that teaches professionals to make it h

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How Podcast Guesting Builds Authority, Clients, and Real Friends with Noémi Beres | LFC Ep. 259

Noémi Beres of Podcast Connections joins Robin Ayoub to unpack why podcast guesting is a relationship strategy, not a promotional platform.

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How Podcast Guesting Builds Authority, Clients & Real Friends | LFC Ep. 259

Most guests show up to podcast interviews with a topic. Noémi Beres has spent six years helping entrepreneurs show up with a conversation — and the difference is everything. In this episode: • Why pod

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Purpose-Built AI for Regulated Industries: Gary Kalaci on Apertera’s Vision for Legal and Financial Translation

Gary Kalaci, founder of Apertera, joins Robin Ayoub to discuss purpose-built AI for regulated industries, the rebrand from Alexa Translation, and why context beats capability.

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Gary Kalaci: Apertera Purpose-Built AI for Regulated Industries

What happens when a lawyer-turned-interpreter decides to rebuild the language industry from the inside out? Gary Kalaci has spent two decades doing exactly that—and his answer looks nothing like what

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From Pressure Washer to 50 Land Home Packages a Year: Chris Gavre on the Real Estate Model Nobody Talks About

Chris Gavre built 150 rental doors by 25, then quit flipping to scale a mobile home land package model. Here’s how and why it works.

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Chris Gavre: Mobile Homes, Land Packages & Affordable Housing

Most people in real estate are chasing the same thing — flips, apartments, prestige projects. Chris Gavre looked at what everyone was ignoring and built a scalable business around it. In this episode:

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Chris Nyhuis on Defending Critical Infrastructure Before It Makes National News

Vigilant CEO Chris Nyhuis joins the LFC podcast to reveal how hackers target food supply chains, why AI is accelerating attacks, and what every CEO must know.

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Chris Nyhuis: Defending the Infrastructure the World Can't Afford to Lose

What happens when the systems that feed, connect, and power entire countries get hacked? Chris Nyhuis has spent 16 years building the answer — and his clients have never had a breach. In this episode:

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Selling Localization Without Commoditizing It: Ilya Spiridonov, CCO at Alconost | LFC Episode 255

Alconost CCO Ilya Spiridonov on AI, pricing pressure, account management, and how to sell localization without racing to the bottom on price.