Securing Our Future

Host Jeremy Hitchcock sits down with Landon Winkelvoss.  Landon co-founded Nisos in 2015 and serves as its VP of Legal and Intelligence Advisory.  He leads Nisos legal go-to-market, where his team is directly involved in go-to-market sales, demand generation marketing efforts, law firm partnership acquisition, product management, and project sales conversion to annual recurring revenue. He also si...

Host Jeremy Hitchcock sits down with David Etue, CEO of Nisos and a seasoned expert with 20 years of experience in the cybersecurity realm. With an impressive background spanning security program leadership, management consulting, and product management, David brings a wealth of knowledge to the table. In this insightful episode, David engages in a compelling conversation with our host, Jeremy Hit...

Our guest host Stephanie Usry Bellistri sits down with Aaron Brown , associate founder at 2430 -- a nonprofit dedicated to defending American innovation, industry, and critical technology against foreign adversaries. Aaron has over two decades of experience in law enforcement, Army Special Operations, and national security, including as a senior operations officer and field leader at the Central I...

Host Jeremy Hitchcock sits down with Jim Smith , a distinguished member of the Senior Executive Service and the Acquisition Executive at U.S. Special Operations Command, for an engaging conversation in our latest podcast episode. Delving into Mr. Smith's multifaceted career that spans military service, academia, and leadership in defense acquisitions, this episode offers valuable insights int...

In this insightful episode, host Jeremy Hitchcock sits down with Stephen DiBartolomeo , a Navy cryptologist turned venture capitalist and founder, shares his unique journey transitioning from military service to civilian life through a skill bridge fellowship.  The conversation unfolds to reveal his venture capital endeavors with Forge Point Capital and Scout, highlighting emerging trends in the i...

Host Jeremy Hitchcock sits down with sit down with Ben Colman , the founder of Reality Defender , a trailblazing company in the field of deepfake detection.  With a rich background spanning 15 years in scaling companies at the intersection of privacy, AI, and cybersecurity, Ben brings a wealth of experience to the discussion. As the former leader of cyber commercialization at Goldman Sachs and a g...

Host Jeremy Hitchcock sits down with Michael Wishart , Chairman and CEO of eFabless.   Mike brings a wealth of experience to his role, having retired from a distinguished thirty-year career at Goldman Sachs, where he specialized in covering the technology industry as an investment banker. Currently serving on the board of Cypress Semiconductor, his extensive knowledge and strategic insights have a...

Host Jeremy Hitchcock sits down with Austin Gray , a defense entrepreneur currently working on his Masters in Public Administration at the Harvard Kennedy School. He also holds an MBA from MIT and a BA from Davidson College in Economics and Arab Studies. Currently, he plays a pivotal role in Prototyping for the Kyiv Engineering Corps, a position that showcases his dedication to innovation and prob...

Host Jeremy Hitchcock sits down with Tara Murphy Dougherty , CEO of Govini--a software company that modernizes the Defense Acquisition Process. Prior to her role as CEO, Tara served as Govini’s President of National Security, leading strategy and growth, and overseeing Govini’s work with all federal clients. Tara has held leadership positions in technology across industry, government, and non-prof...

Host Jeremy Hitchcock sits down with Allison Coukos , MBA Candidate at the Tuck School of Business. With a passion for innovation, cybersecurity, and national security venture capital, Coukos has dedicated her career to driving excellence in the technology sector and is currently a venture fellow at Blu Ventures.  Prior to her MBA journey, Coukos was a Senior Consultant in Technology Strategy at D...

Host Jeremy Hitchcock sits down with Trevor Hough , the Owner of The ADK Group, an advisory firm focused on bridging the gap between industry, national security, and investors and helping companies scale up their business while solving vital national security challenges.   He retired from the Army in 2022 as a Military Intelligence officer after splitting most of his career between Special Operati...

Host Jeremy Hitchcock sits down with John Serafini , the Chief Executive Officer of HawkEye 360. HawkEye 360 is the leading developer of space-based radio frequency (RF) mapping and analytics capabilities. John founded the company and has served as the CEO since company incorporation in 2015.  John has over a decade of experience investing in and leading national security-oriented technology compa...

Host Jeremy Hitchcock sits down with Ross Haleliuk , head of product at LimaCharlie - a California-based cybersecurity company that enables organizations to detect & respond to threats, automate processes, reduce the number of vendors, and future-proof their security operations. Ross began his journey as a co-founder of a B2B edtech before building a decade-long career as a product leader acro...

Host Jeremy Hitchcock sits down with Doug Livermore , the Director of Special Operations, Irregular Warfare, Special Programs, and Sensitive Activities for the Deputy Under Secretary of the Navy. Additionally, he is a Special Forces Lieutenant Colonel in the Army National Guard, currently serving as the Deputy Commander of Special Operations Detachment - NATO. Previously, Doug served as a sensitiv...

Host Jeremy Hitchcock sits down with Jennifer Rudolph , a Professor of Asian History and International and Global Studies and Director of the East Asia Hub at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). She received her degrees from the University of Washington and the University of Chicago and is a former executive director of the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies and the Harvard China Fund (Harvard...

Host Jeremy Hitchcock sits down with Eric Blatt , who advises emerging companies on intellectual property issues and strategic transactions. As an accomplished litigator and former patent examiner at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Blatt speaks and publishes frequently on intellectual property and other issues relating to the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program—a federal progra...

Host Jeremy Hitchcock sits down with Daniel Turner the Co-Founder and CEO of TRAXyL who invented a way to “paint” fiber optics and other infrastructure directly onto paved surfaces. He has previously worked for the federal government managing complex and strategic technical development projects. Daniel graduated from Virginia Tech with a Computer Science Engineering degree minoring in Math. While...

Host Jeremy Hitchcock sits down with Marc Losito , a graduate of Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy, where he focused on the intersection of technology and national security policy. Marc is also an alumnus of Norwich University, an active-duty U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 5, and has served in the military and Special Operations Forces for 22 years specializing in strategy and pol...

Host Brett Davis sits down with Laura Thomas . Laura Thomas is the Chief of Staff and Strategic Initiatives at quantum technology company, ColdQuanta . She is a former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) case officer and Chief of Base serving 17 years in national security and leadership roles, working extensively across the U.S. intelligence community, National Security Council, U.S. Department of S...

Host Jeremy Hitchcock sits down with Gentry Lane who is the CEO & Founder of ANOVA Intelligence, a venture-backed cyber national security software company that serves American critical infrastructure companies. She holds a DoD-appointed position to the NATO Science & Technology Organization tech panel on the cyber defense of military systems, is a Fellow at the Potomac Institute for Policy...

Host Jeremy Hitchcock sits down with Susan Kilrain who was a naval aviator, astronaut, and now venture partner. Susan graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a master’s degree in aerospace engineering and was commissioned into the Navy as an aviator. In the Navy she flew F-14s, A-6s, and A-4s and became a test pilot. Later, Susan joined NASA as an astronaut and space shuttle pilot...

Host Jeremy Hitchcock sits down with Jake Chapman who is currently the managing director of Marque Venture Capital, formerly the Army Venture Capital Corporation (AVCC) which is a non-profit created by congress in 2002 to support the modernization efforts of the US Army. Jake started his career in venture as a lawyer, but switched over to the operations side. He has founded multiple startups and v...

Host Jeremy Hitchcock from New North Ventures talks with Spencer Thompson, founder and CEO of Prelude. Prelude helps organizations harden their cyberdefenses through their training platform that utilizes consistent security testing which is commonly referred to as red-teaming.  Spencer also founded the Prelude Institute which aims to expand access to cybersecurity education and training through an...

In this podcast we meet with retired Lt. General Rick Waddell where he unpacks the predictions of what is happening in Ukraine and the impacts it has on our National Security, dual use technologies and every conflict technology plays a huge role in the change of tactics diplomacy, certainly in the buildup. Rick is also a Venture Partner at New North Ventures which is a national security focused ve...