The Green Door Podcast

Robert discusses early cyber efforts in the Marine Corps, working the 2016 DNC hack for CrowdStrike, founding Adlumin Security Operations, the impact of AI on cybersecurity, and much more. https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertsjohnston/ https://www.n-able.com/products/adlumin/mdr

Ben discusses the role of the Battle Research Group, the idiosyncratic nature of drone warfare in Ukraine, his service as an intelligence and foreign area office in the Middle East, his seminal study The Will to Fight , USMC Force Design, the role of AI in military research, and much more. Ben's articles and podcasts: https://benconnable.com Battle Research Group: https://battleresearchgroup.o...

Jamil walks us through the evolution of cyber security legislation, the role of Government in tech regulation, the role of the National Security Institute, working on the front lines of DOJ's National Security Division in the 2000s, and much more. https://nationalsecurity.gmu.edu/ https://nationalsecurity.gmu.edu/about-us/faculty/jamil-jaffer/

USAF intelligence officer and Veteran Ventures Capital General Partner Steve Kiser PhD joins the pod to discuss the dual-use national security tech space, veteran entrepreneurship, counter-threat finance efforts in Iraq, friction points in the Indo-Pacific, and much more. VVC website:   www.veteranventures.usLinkedIn:            Steve Kiser | LinkedIn

McDaniel discusses agentic risk intelligence, the expansion of Open Source Intelligence (OSINT), navigating government contracts, AI development and regulatory concerns, and much more. www.babelstreet.ai

Snehal talks target selection in an world of 'unlimited' AI ammunition, bridging the gap between Silicon Valley and the Government, his vision for an 'iconic' company, and much more. https://horizon3.ai/

Ivan joins us to discuss writing processes, the state of the publishing industry, his latest novel Once We Pledged Forever , and much more. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IvanFIngraham I IG: @ifi_writer Substack: https://ivanfingraham.substack.com/ Website: ivanfingraham.com Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Ivan-F.-Ingraham/author/B0BCL7NGS3?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=17774...

The founders of 2nd Order Effects Matt and Morgan join us to discuss asymmetry in war, the evolution of drone employment in combat, building their US manufacturing base, 2OE's drone operator training programs, and much more. 2OE Homepage: https://www.fpvwarrior.com/

Cory discusses innovations in street-level threat analytics, risk scoring, expanding the security business model, and much more.

Hamlet steps through the Green Door to discuss the cultural and structural challenges facing defense procurement, emerging challenges in the new space race, the war in Iran, and much more. Check out Hamlet's Substack here:( https://hamlety.substack.com/ ). IronGate Capital Advisors: www.irongatevc.com

Jeff provides his insider's take on the complexity of national security, navigating the 'polarity' of leadership, investing in resilience, and much more. Link to  Rsquared . Link to  Leaders: Myth and Reality . Link to Article on  thesis of national resilience . Link to  Ted Talk .

USN submariner and Tidal Cyber CEO Rick Gordon discusses the evolution of the cybersecurity sector over his more than two decades of experience. Tidal Cyber: https://www.tidalcyber.com/   Tidal Cyber LI: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tidalcyber

USMC/USN vet Matt Kearney walks us through the wild world of corporate security. We discuss protecting intellectual property, executive protection, combating organized retail theft, and a whole lot more.

AI and Decision Dominance on the Modern Battlefield

High stakes lessons from Special Operations applied to scaling modern tech

Host Renny McPherson interviews retired Marine and Iraq War Veteran Josh Bates about his recently published novel "The Baghdad Shuffle." Renny and Josh discuss what goes on behind the Green Doors of the Marine Corps at war, the intelligence community, and the wild world of military and espionage fiction.