The Imposter Syndrome Network Podcast

Our guest today is Micheline Murphy , Consulting Systems Engineer at World Wide Technology In this episode, Micheline shares her story and how she ended up working in technology coming from a career as a lawyer. She describes her first role in technology and how she prepared for her first job interview in the industry. Micheline will discuss with us her thoughts on acquiring certifications, the im...

Our guest today is Ian Thornton-Trump , Chief Information Security Officer at Cyjax Limited . In this episode, Ian tells us about his journey to his current role, his experiences working as a threat intelligence analyst for the Canadian military, and the lessons he learned along the way. He discusses with us what he believes to be the most important yet underappreciated cybersecurity skill, as wel...

Hello and welcome to the Imposter Syndrome Network Podcast, where everyone belongs, especially if you think you don't. Our guest today is Tom Hollingsworth, Event lead for Tech Field Day. Today, Tom explain to us what his job consists of and why he describes himself as a wedding planner for tech events. Tom shares with us what a typical day as a “cat herder” looks like when planning and organ...

Hello and welcome to the Imposter Syndrome Network Podcast, where everyone belongs, especially if you think you don't. Our guest today is Stefani Goerlich, Social worker by degree and Sex therapist by profession. In this unconventional episode, Stefani shares with us what she talks at tech conferences and what is the number one thing that we techies can learn for better social interactions. S...

Hello and welcome to the Imposter Syndrome Network Podcast, where everyone belongs, especially if you think you don't. Our guest today is Sean Wright , Principal Application Security Engineer focused on all things. Sean will share with us his reasons for making the transition from software developer to app security as well as his struggles in securing his first security job. He will go into d...

Hello and welcome to the Imposter Syndrome Network Podcast, where everyone belongs, especially if you think you don't. Our guest today is Grant Coglan , a cyber security engineer and proliferous Tik-Toker. In this episode, we discuss his day-to-day activities and what he does outside of TikTok. He describes his path to where he is now, his motivation for pursuing a degree,, and the huge role...

Hello and welcome to the Imposter Syndrome Network Podcast, where everyone belongs, especially if you think you don't. Our guest today is Kevin Myers , Senior Network Architect and co-founder of IPArchitects . In this episode, Kevin shares with us the how and why of starting his own company, as well as what he implemented from his previous jobs to build the company he'd like to work for....

Hello and welcome to the Imposter Syndrome Network Podcast, where everyone belongs, especially if you think you don't. In this episode, Bec explains what their job entails and walks us through their day-to-day. They tell us about their path through university, their first job as a waitress, and why studying technology was so interesting to them. Bec explains why they believe that being intere...

Hello and welcome to the Imposter Syndrome Network Podcast, where everyone belongs, especially if you think you don't. Our guest today is Mike Haugh , a 25-year veteran of the network industry and Vice President Of Product Marketing at Gluware . Today, Mike takes us through a typical day in his life. He discusses what he has learned in his 25 years of industry experience, why he decided to pu...

Hello and welcome to the Imposter Syndrome Network Podcast, where everyone belongs, especially if you think you don't. Our guest today is Justin Cohen , an Innovation Architect at CISCO Innovation Labs . In this episode, Justin describes to us his day-to-day while working on what he calls his dream job. He tells us about how he began studying for a digital art degree, his first job in telecom...

Hello and welcome to the Imposter Syndrome Network Podcast, where everyone belongs, especially if you think you don't. Our guest today is J. Wolfgang Goerlich , an Advisory CISO for CISCO .  Today, Wolf tells us about a typical day in his life and what his job as a CISCO entails. He'll outline to us his career journey, starting with his "illegal modest beginnings", and explain...

Hello and welcome to the Imposter Syndrome Network Podcast, where everyone belongs, especially if you think you don't. Our guest today is Marina Ferreira, Data Center and Cloud Technical Solution Architect at Cisco. On this episode Marina will share with us her experience as an immigrant in the United States, and how her job let her realize her dream of living in New York . She'll descri...

Hello and welcome to the Imposter Syndrome Network Podcast, where everyone belongs, especially if you think you don't. Our guest today is Craig Rodgers , a Solutions Architect at Camlin Group . In this episode, Craig explains to us what a solution architect does and walks us through his day-to-day as one. He tells us about his career path, which began with him building and selling computers w...

Hello and welcome to the Imposter Syndrome Network Podcast, where everyone belongs, especially if you think you don't. Today's guest is Snow , Chief People Hacker at IBM X-Force Red Team . She’ll explain to us the use of pseudonyms in the hacker world and the story behind why she choose “Snow” as hers. We discuss how she got introduced to cybersecurity when some friends invited her to De...

Hello and welcome to the Imposter Syndrome Network Podcast, where everyone belongs, especially if you think you don't. Today's guest is Per Thorsheim , founder of PasswordCon and CISO at BankID BankAxept AS . Today, we'll discover what a CISO does, and learn about Per’s journey, beginning with his first employment as a service hacker and the critical lesson he learned on his first d...

Hello and welcome to the Imposter Syndrome Network Podcast, where everyone belongs, especially if you think you don't. Here with us today is Enrico Signoretti , Head of Research Product Strategy & Senior Data Storage Analyst at GigaOm . Enrico shares with us his path in the industry, revealing how he got started by disassembling his grandparents' old radio and making his own video ga...

Hello and welcome to the Imposter Syndrome Network Podcast, where everyone belongs, especially if you think you don't. Our guest today is Eyvonne Sharp , a Transformation Technical Lead at Google Cloud. In this episode, Eyvonne explains to us what her works consist of and how she helps companies that want to work with Google cloud achieve their desired outcomes. She explains to us how his def...

Hello and welcome to the Imposter Syndrome Network Podcast, where everyone belongs, especially if you think you don't. Today's guest is Dave Temkin , Head of Infrastructure and Cloud at Imperva . In this episode, Dave shares with us how his first job as a helpdesk in a pharmaceutical company at the young age of 15 sparked his interest in network infrastructure and propelled him from a hi...

Hello and welcome to the Imposter Syndrome Network Podcast, where everyone belongs, especially if you think you don't. Today's guest is Nathaniel Avery , Outbound Product Manager at Google. In this episode, he tells us how he never imagined he'd be good enough to work at Google. Nate explains the contractor mindset and the need for certifications as a method of proving oneself throu...

Hello and welcome to the Imposter Syndrome Network Podcast, where everyone belongs, especially if you think you don't. Today's guest is Lisa Forte , co-founder of Red Goat Cyber Security . In this episode, she takes us on a trip that begins with maritime security, protecting ships from real pirates, and how she applies the skills she gained there in cyber security. Lisa shares her perspe...

Hello and welcome to the Imposter Syndrome Network Podcast, where everyone belongs, especially if you think you don't. Today's guest is Wim Remes , the Managing Director of Damovo Security Services for EMEA. In this episode, we talk about how, despite having over 25 years of experience in IT, Wim still feels like an impostor at times.   He tells us about the necessity of sharing in the i...

Hello and welcome to the Imposter Syndrome Network Podcast, where everyone belongs, especially if you think you don't. Today's guest is Leslie Carr , Head of engineering at Pando . In this episode, we discuss her early love of computers and her college path, how she ended up dropping out and working on random office jobs, her first job in tech building computers in exchange for beers, an...

Hello and welcome to the Imposter Syndrome Network Podcast, where everyone belongs, especially if you think you don't. Today's guest is Jason E. Street , VP of InfoSec at SphereNY . In this episode, we discuss why everyone is a Hacker and why you don’t need to be a programmer to be one. He walks us through how he went from being homeless and the best Janitor at Mcdonald's, to becomi...

Hello and welcome to the Imposter Syndrome Network Podcast, where everyone belongs, especially if you think you don't. Our guest today is Rae Baker , a senior OSINT Analyst.  She discusses her path from studying cosmetology to working as a graphic designer for "Corporate America" to becoming a Maritime OSINT expert. Rae explains what OSINT is and how she sets objectives and challeng...

Hello and welcome to the Imposter Syndrome Network Podcast, where everyone belongs, especially if you think you don't. Today's guest is Girard Kavelines , Managed Services Systems Analyst at Helient Systems and founder of Techhouse570 . In this episode, we shine a light on the life of a man who claims to have done it all.  Girard will show us how to take advantage of any opportunity that...