Disruptive by Design, A SIGNAL Media Podcast, AFCEA Emerging Leaders

In this episode of SIGNAL Media’s Disruptive by Design podcast, Kimberly Underwood sits down with Allison Hansard, manager of Inclusion and Diversity at AFCEA International and head of AFCEA’s Emerging Leaders, IDEA and Women in AFCEA programs, talks about the various ways the teams collaborate to make AFCEA’s programs and resources accessible to diverse groups. Hansard, who has long been involved...

In the episode of SIGNAL Media's Disruptive by Design podcast, host Kimberly Underwood sits down with Alisha Kelly, a long-time association member and present vice chair of Women in AFCEA . Kelly, who works for Trace Systems in charge of the company's growth team, hails from Louisiana and knew when she was in school that she wanted to work in the defense and aerospace industry. Enjoy her j...

In this episode of  SIGNAL  Media ’s Disruptive by Design Podcast, host Kimberly Underwood, director of Digital News Media, sits down with Clinton Austin, a U.S. Air Force veteran and now a strategic business manager at CDW-G. Austin entertains as much as informs as he talks about making the transition from active duty to defense contractor—and learning to understand the new “rules of engagement”...

From being the first female CIO for the U.S. Army to becoming the first female President and CEO in AFCEA International's 75-year history, Lt. Gen. Susan S. Lawrence, USA (Ret.) has been the definition of 'disruptive by design.' In this episode, AFCEA's very own fearless leader shares her journey of joining the military after graduating high school at 17 to recalling her time as a...

In this episode,  SIGNAL  Media's   Kimberly Underwood speaks with Brandon Lester, now the president of AFCEA's Hawaii Chapter. Brandon, an account technology strategist with Microsoft, talks about "reverse mentorship" and what seasoned professionals can learn from those coming up in the ranks.

Tune into this unique episode as we feature several emerging leaders who sat on the Disruptive by Design panel at the WEST 2023 conference, the premier sea service conference held annual in San Diego and co-hosted by AFCEA International and the U.S. Naval Institute. Four emerging leaders spoke about artificial intelligence at sea to resist future threats.

In this episode, SIGNAL Media's Kimberly Underwood speaks with Makana Anicas, Senior Account Executive, Indo-Pacific Command/Hawaii, Government Acquisitions, Inc. (GAI). Makana is a leader in the AFCEA Hawaii Chapter as the director, vice president of events. He offers a great perspective about the importance of the Indo-Pacific region, what is at stake for the United States, and how military...

In this inaugural episode of SIGNAL Media's Disruptive by Design podcast, we hear from AFCEA International members Shawn Cressman and Kevin Rivera who speak about their Texas-sized dreams of getting to Mount Everest base camp, what it's like to pursue and support information technology in their region and how they got started in IT. Hosted by seasoned journalist Kimberly Underwood.