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Matthew Martin is a seasoned cybersecurity leader with over a decade of experience in the financial services industry. Matthew is currently focused on advising and consulting as a Fractional CISO. Most recently, he was Deputy CISO at LPL Financial. He holds advisory positions on boards of Ironscales, Trustwise, Stealth and Surge Ventures. Today we discuss AI hallucinations and the practical steps...

Today we are joined by Ryan Lee, who is the newly appointed Director of IT at Allegiance Group. He has an extensive background in M&A and is a wealth of knowledge for any IT leader challenged with integrating disperse technologies and IT teams. In this episode, we discuss strategies and tips to streamline this process and the power of the words “Yes ... but” as it relates to the relationship w...

Matthew B. Parks, Sr., is the VP of IT and Security for The Pace Center for Girls and has been involved in IT since 1995. In this episode, we discuss old technologies as well as mindsets and how they trap the modern IT leader into doing things the same way in an evolving environment. Matthew is bullish on flip phones and a diverse workforce, which he thinks are both going to play important roles i...

Operational technology cybersecurity is an emerging industry due to the life-threatening consequences of compromised systems. The biggest question operations managers need to ask themselves is: What does a bad day look like, and how can I detect it coming? On today's podcast, we highlight Dragos and cutting-edge solutions to mitigate the risk of operational technology compromise. Conversation High...

Some say cloud investments are not meeting their promised ROI potential. Today our guest Anthony Darden speaks about how to sell the vision of moving to the cloud to a board by formulating the proposals as initiatives other departments need to perform better. We also discuss how AI is affecting application development teams and what young college students should consider post-graduation as AI cont...

Join the conversation with John Rouda as he shares his thoughts on bringing AI and ChatGPT into the workplace and schools. We also cover the importance of learning the basics before using AI, how John approaches adopting other new technologies in his role managing an IT department, the impact of streaming services on content ownership and more. John is VP of IT at INSP, LLC. He comes with over 20...

Advancing in the field of information technology requires a combination of technical knowledge, problem-solving skills and an understanding of the future of technology. IT professionals must stay up-to-date on new technologies and trends as the world rapidly evolves. Join the conversation with Scott Finkhouse as he shares more about how he got to be a CIO. We also discuss how you can advance in IT...

In preparing our teams for the next step in digital transformation, how do we map the best path? Without understanding each person’s needs and challenges, we cannot use technology effectively to assist them and move our business forward. Throwing technology at problems without understanding team needs is a Recipe For Disaster. On the flip side of that, learning how to build an effective collaborat...

The IT Matters Podcast is about IT matters and matters pertaining to IT. In this episode of IT Matters, host Aaron Bock interviews Jeremy Campbell, VP of Technology at Velogica US, a SCOR Global Life Americas company. Conversation Highlights:  The challenges of working in IT at a local county government (4:57) How Jeremy went from programming as a young boy to a VP of Technology (9:16) Jeremy’s ad...

The IT Matters Podcast is about IT matters and matters pertaining to IT. In this episode of IT Matters, host Aaron Bock interviews Jim Marascio, Principal & Chief Executive Officer of Equals 11. Conversation Highlights:  How attending a coding camp in fourth grade led Jim to a career in IT (0:43) What the organizational structure of a company reveals about their IT department (05:31) Jim expla...

The IT Matters Podcast is about IT matters and matters pertaining to IT. In this episode of IT Matters, host Aaron Bock interviews Will Friedrich, Director of Strategy and Consulting at Experis. Conversation Highlights:  Will explains how he began working with the cloud and how the cloud has evolved over the past two decades (4:08) Why companies should consider adopting the cloud (8:15) The genera...

In this episode of IT Matters, host Aaron Bock interviews Curtis Hughes, CIO of steel manufacturing company Midrex Technologies. Conversation Highlights:  Curtis’s journey to becoming a CIO (2:29) How Curtis’s consulting background has guided his leadership at Midrex (4:20) What IT means to an organization in 2022 (6:17) The importance of a people-centered approach to technology (7:38) How Curtis...

In this episode, host Aaron Bock interviews Ron Horn, Former CIO of Guilford Technical Community College (now VP IT of YMCA of Greater Charlotte). Conversation Highlights:  How Ron became a technologist (3:22) Transitioning from the military to corporate and organizational IT (5:15) Ron's thoughts on communicating the business use case of IT within an organization (12:14) The importance of an IT a...

In this episode, host Aaron Bock interviews Mike Privette, CISO (Chief Information Security Officer) of mobility management platform Passport.  Conversation Highlights:  How Mike got into security on accident (4:25) What Mike recommends to people wanting to shift their career into security, and why thoughts on degrees are changing (7:57) Mike's thoughts on going deep vs. broad on a topic (10:38) M...

In this episode, host Aaron Bock interviews Sean Farrell, CEO of financial services technology company QDS.  Conversation Highlights: The cause for QDS's technology evolution (5:24) Considering IT in the organization vs. as part of the solutions provided (8:46) Communicating effectively internally as a team set up across 12 states and growing (11:32) Cool ways people connected through technology d...

In this episode, host Aaron Bock interviews Tanner Fritz, cofounder and VP of Customer Success at accounting firm software company Anduin. AI.   Conversation Highlights: Challenges in the accounting and professional services industry from a technology perspective. (3:09) What he sees varying decision makers at accounting and professional services firms view IT as. (6:28) One of the biggest myths a...