Outspoken with Shana Cosgrove

Send us Fan Mail Still Here: The Fight Within with Erica Dobbs, CEO of Dobbs Defense Solutions Host Shana Cosgrove interviews Erica Dobbs of Dobbs Defense Solutions on the Outspoken podcast about building a boutique cybersecurity, enterprise IT, and business intelligence firm based in Landover, Maryland that supports DevSecOps, T&E, AV/VTC, network/software/systems engineering, satellite, and...

Send us Fan Mail Still Here: The Relentless Incrementalist with Dan Folliard, Former Chief Digital and AI Officer at USSOCOM Host Shana Cosgrove welcomes listeners to Outspoken and interviews Dan, whom she met at the NDIA Emerging Tech Conference, about accelerating adoption of AI and digital capabilities across defense through practical, solution-focused partnerships. Dan recounts 20 years in gov...

Send us Fan Mail Still Here: Beyond the Uniform with Mary O’Brien, CEO of Mary O'Brien Strategies Host Shana Cosgrove interviews retired three-star General Mary O’Brien on Outspoken, discussing empowerment and innovation across organizations, illustrated by O’Brien’s “smart majors” story where junior officers combined existing government capabilities to solve complex problems. O’Brien recount...

Send us Fan Mail Still Here: Make Yourself Valuable with Ross O’Rourke, CEO of Crimson Phoenix Host Shana Cosgrove interviews Ross O’Rourke, CEO of Crimson Phoenix, on the critical topics of recruiting cleared engineers and driving authenticity in the competitive world of government contracting technology businesses. Ross shares his powerful journey: from an underprivileged Ohio upbringing and ser...

Send us Fan Mail Still Here: Breaking into the Cleared World with Lindy Kyzer, VP of Content and Market Engagement at Clearance Jobs In this episode of Outspoken Podcast, Host Shana Cosgrove interviews Lindy Kyzer, a ClearanceJobs leader based in Omaha, Nebraska about security-clearance careers, recruiting market shifts, and building opportunity through networking and referrals. Lindy describes ho...

Send us Fan Mail Still Here: The Power of a Wish with Lesli Creedon, CEO of Make-A-Wish Mid-Atlantic In this episode of the Outspoken podcast, host Shana Cosgrove delves into the Make-A-Wish Foundation with Lesli Creedon, CEO of Make-A-Wish Mid-Atlantic. They discuss the profound impact of granting wishes to children with critical illnesses, sharing personal stories and highlighting how these wish...

Send us Fan Mail Still Here: Be Unruly with Lauren Wittenberg Weiner, Founder and Former CEO of Wittenberg Weiner Consulting In this episode of the Outspoken podcast, Host Shana Cosgrove interviews Lauren Wittenberg Weiner about her book Unruly and her journey building a government contracting firm that grew organically from overseas consulting work into a $100M annual-revenue company, including w...

Send us Fan Mail Cyber Defense, Mental Health, and Hope In this episode of The Outspoken Podcast, host Shana Cosgrove talks to Capt. Lindsay Dady, Cyber Operations Officer at the United States Air Force working at US Cyber Command. Lindsay shares her journey from studying mechanical engineering at Georgia Tech to becoming a cyber operations officer. She discusses the challenges of her undergraduat...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Shana’s Soapbox, Shana speaks at Anne Arundel Community College’s Women in STEM event. As the keynote speaker, Shana discusses the journey that took her from an interest in computer science to founding Nyla Technology Solutions. She offers advice to students: go deep technically, embrace the difficult times, and be brave. Finally, Shana answers questions from th...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Shana’s Soapbox, Shana speaks at Anne Arundel Community College’s Women in STEM event. As the keynote speaker, Shana discusses the journey that took her from an interest in computer science to founding Nyla Technology Solutions. She offers advice to students: go deep technically, embrace the difficult times, and be brave. Finally, Shana answers questions from th...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Shana’s Soapbox, Shana speaks at Anne Arundel Community College’s Women in STEM event. As the keynote speaker, Shana discusses the journey that took her from an interest in computer science to founding Nyla Technology Solutions. She offers advice to students: go deep technically, embrace the difficult times, and be brave. Finally, Shana answers questions from th...

Send us Fan Mail Innovation, Energy, and Space. In this episode of The Outspoken Podcast, host Shana Cosgrove talks to Michael Contreras, Founder and President at Ensemble Consultancy. Michael began his education in civil engineering, with a focus on structures and vibration. Through analyzing patterns, he was able to make a leap into innovation consulting, transmuting this knowledge from structur...

Send us Fan Mail Computer Science, Leadership, and Women in Tech. In this episode of The Outspoken Podcast, host Shana Cosgrove talks to Lisa Chang, Chief Technology Officer at Praxis Engineering. Entering education studying chemical engineering, Lisa quickly realized that this career track looked different than the title suggested. Despite the path starting out differently than anticipated, her d...

Send us Fan Mail Self Improvement, Lifestyle, and Holistic Care. In this episode of The Outspoken Podcast, host Shana Cosgrove interviews Dr. Christina Parisi, MD, the Owner and Founder of Maryland Weight Care. Christina began her medical career in the Emergency Department in 2013. While she enjoyed the instant gratification of “fixing” and pivoting in a moment, she recognized the need for a bette...

Send us Fan Mail Advocacy, Freedom, and Finding Your Voice. In this episode of The Outspoken Podcast, host Shana Cosgrove talks to Kassie Sandacz, CEO for Voices for Vets. Kassie, a trained vocalist, was encouraged by her government teacher to visit Charlotte Hall Veterans Home to sing for vets when she was a senior in high school. Although she was focused on her math studies and didn't go at...

Send us Fan Mail Mindfulness, Connection, and Inner Work. In this episode of The Outspoken Podcast, host Shana Cosgrove talks to Krista Crawford, Ph. D., MBA, SPHR, Vistage Chair. Krista is the first member in many generations to attend college, a fact she credits to her Grandma. She uses this thirst for knowledge and teaching to shape her approach at Vistage. With a background in HR, Krista views...

Send us Fan Mail Bootstraps, Trusting the Process, and Innovation. In this episode of The Outspoken Podcast, host Shana Cosgrove talks to Christine McDannell, entrepreneur and principal business intermediary at The Magnolia Firm. Christine was born with the unique gift to innovate, expand, and create. Starting at 23 years old, she (quite literally) rolled her sleeves up and got to work, turning he...

Send us Fan Mail National Security, Integrity, and Self-Advocacy. In this episode of The Outspoken Podcast, host Shana Cosgrove talks to Sue Gordon, former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence (DDNI), Deputy Director of National Geospatial Agency (NGA), and Director within Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Sue begins by sharing how losing her career as a civilian in National Securit...

Send us Fan Mail Your quick, to the point, podcast.

Send us Fan Mail Your quick, to the point, podcast.

Send us Fan Mail Your quick, to the point, podcast.

Send us Fan Mail Your quick, to the point, podcast.

Send us Fan Mail Your quick, to the point, podcast.

Send us Fan Mail Family, Hard Work, and Quality Time. In this episode of The Outspoken Podcast, host Shana Cosgrove talks to her son, William Cosgrove, Founder of Cool Kids Inc.. William shares that spending time with his mother was the number one reason he wanted to be on the podcast. William runs Cool Kids Inc. with his sister, and he discusses their unique roles within the company as well as th...

Send us Fan Mail Burnout, Impostor Syndrome, and Seeking Help. In this episode of The Outspoken Podcast, host Shana Cosgrove talks to Kathleen Fanone, psychotherapist and co-founder of the Baltimore Center for Psychotherapy. Kathleen tells Shana about building her career through a Master’s in Social Work program at Smith College, doing further training at Walter Reed and Johns Hopkins before found...