Best Doug Lester Podcasts (2024)

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17: Get More People to Say "Yes" to Your Networking Requests 11:04

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Are fewer people saying "yes" to your networking requests than you'd like? You may be unintentionally causing the problem. Doug Lester shares a simple strategy he learned as an executive recruiter to get the people in his network to pick up the phone and talk. And the best part is, it's simple, it probably requires a lot less effort than you're put…

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#177: Ryan Murray, Ralph Johnson, Owen Zorge, Cátia Pereira - Building Resilient Cybersecurity: Strategies for Teams, Tech, Talent in the Public Sector 56:41

13d ago56:41

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Recorded at the 2024 Phoenix Live Podcast Tour at GMI on April 1st to 3rd. Featuring: Ryan Murray, Deputy Director and Chief Information Security Officer, State of Arizona See Ryan's past episodes here: https://podcast.techtables.com/guests/ryan-murray/ Ralph Johnson, Chief Information Security Officer, State of Washington Owen Zorge, Chief Informa…

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16: Two Proven Strategies When You're Networking For a Job 11:18

14d ago11:18

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Have you ever been networking for a job and found that your narrative's not working in a conversation with a critical decision maker? Or maybe things do click but you end up feeling like you cut the process short and short-changed yourself in the process? Host Doug Lester shares two simple strategies he learned as a professional networker in a top …

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#176: Lester Godsey, Christian Taillon, Tina Carkhuff, and Gary Depreta - Weaving the Cybersecurity Tapestry: The Art of Public Private Collaboration 50:33

1M ago50:33

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Recorded at the 2024 Phoenix Live Podcast Tour at GMI on April 1st to 3rd. Lester Godsey, CISO, Maricopa County Lester serves as the Chief Information Security Officer for Maricopa County, the fourth largest county in the United States by population. With extensive experience in managing cybersecurity risks and implementing robust security protocol…

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#175: Ralph Johnson, Allen Ohanian, Martha Goodwin, and Dr. Muriel Reid – The Human Firewall: Cybersecurity's Next Frontier 36:05

1M ago36:05

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Recorded at the 2024 Phoenix Live Podcast Tour at GMI on April 1st to 3rd. Ralph Johnson, the State CISO, Washington State brings a wealth of experience to his role as having previously served as CISO for Los Angeles County and Chief Information Security and Privacy Officer for King County. His appointment was strongly endorsed by Bill Kehoe, who p…

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15: How to Get Over Your Fear of Networking 9:22

1M ago9:22

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Need to start networking to advance your career, but can't seem to do it? You're not alone. Doug Lester shares his personal experience with networking procrastination as a new executive recruiter and how he got over it. Read the original Networking Strategy Series on the Career Narratives Blog. 🎧 Take control of your narrative and advance your care…

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14: Why Executive Recruiters Might Not Be Interested and What To Do About It 13:15

2M ago13:15

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Not getting much love from executive recruiters? Finding that they just don't "get" your skills and experience and how good fit you'd be for the job? Host Doug Lester draws on his experience as a senior associate at a top executive search firm to explain why you might feel like you're running into a brick wall — and what you can potentially do abou…

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13: Sharing Your Narrative Could Potentially Save Your Job 13:06

2M ago13:06

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If you've ever thought there was a chance that your manager or skip level isn't clear on what you do and the value you bring to your company, then this episode of The Career Narratives Podcast is worth a listen. Host Doug Lester shares his perspective about how a strong personal or team narrative can help advance your career, or even save your job.…

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#174: Jack McCain & Tim Roemer - National Security from State to Local Governments 21:09

2M ago21:09

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In this never-before-seen, closed-door only recording from the 2024 TechTables Phoenix Live Podcast, Navy veteran Jack McCain, CEO of Blue Sky Vantage, and former Director of Homeland Security and State CISO Tim Roemer & Chief Security Officer at GMI, reveal the alarming reality of how hostile nations are targeting our local communities with cy…

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12: You May Be Diluting Your Personal Narrative 7:56

3M ago7:56

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Words and phrases you think you need in your resume and LinkedIn profile can unintentionally dilute your personal narrative. As a hiring manager, executive recruiter and coach, host Doug Lester shares the prime suspects and makes a case for avoiding them. He also explains how using them may even work against you by raising unneeded questions in you…

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#173: Doug Ducey, 23rd Governor of Arizona - "Cybersecurity is homeland security, cybersecurity is national security." 29:24

3M ago29:24

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"Cybersecurity is homeland security, cybersecurity is national security." ~ Governor Doug Ducey I recently had the incredible opportunity to sit down with former Arizona Governor Doug Ducey for an exclusive interview on The Public Sector Show by TechTables. Governor Ducey served as Arizona's 23rd governor from 2015 to 2023, during which time he tra…

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11: A Simple Way to Increase Your Odds of Negotiating a Good Job Offer 11:49

3M ago11:49

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When you're negotiating a salary and other compensation for a job, do you say (or think) that you're negotiating with a company? If you do, then you're making a critical mindset mistake that could cost you a lot. As a hiring manager at a Fortune 100 company and an executive recruiter at a top firm, Doug Lester saw how the wrong approach to negotiat…

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10: How to Write a LinkedIn Experience Entry That Answers 3 Key Questions 14:51

4M ago14:51

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Based on his experience as an executive recruiter at a top firm, Doug Lester offers a strategic perspective focused on crafting a concise, helpful LinkedIn Experience entry. Emphasizing an intended reader's requirements, Doug offers a straightforward approach to writing a LinkedIn Experience entry that focuses on answering the three key questions t…

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9: How to Write a LinkedIn About Section That Supports Your Narrative 11:47

4M ago11:47

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Is your LinkedIn profile actually written to connect with your reader? Do you have a LinkedIn Headline that communicates what you do, the context you do it in, and the impact of your work? If not, give Episode 8 a quick listen Then listen to this episode and find out how to write an engaging LinkedIn About section that will give your reader confide…

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Ep.172 Creating a Transformational IT Culture in Santa Barbara County with Chris Chirgwin, CIO, Santa Barbara County 47:30

4M ago47:30

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Chris Chirgwin is the first Chief Information Officer for Santa Barbara County. Now you may know Chris from his remarkable journey in the news as the former CEO of Lanspeed, an IT services firm headquartered in Santa Barbara County, before selling his company. He transitioned from owning a successful small IT services business to becoming Santa Bar…

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8: How to Communicate Your Narrative in Your LinkedIn Headline 11:35

5M ago11:35

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If you don't define your narrative, then someone else might do it for you. Why take that chance? Doug Lester shares a simple, three-part framework he picked up as an executive recruiter that you can apply to your LinkedIn headline. You'll help the people who find you on LinkedIn make sense of your experience and, more importantly, understand where …

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7: An Easier Way to Make Direct Eye Contact on Zoom – the Elgato Prompter 19:04

5M ago19:04

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Making direct eye contact or what feels like direct eye contact on Zoom is hard. Beyond looking back and forth between a person's image and your camera lens, which is less than ideal, you need a teleprompter to make it work. With a teleprompter, you can look directly at your camera lens and the eyes of the person on the other side of the camera. Bu…

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6: Make Direct Eye Contact on Zoom and Improve Your Executive Presence 15:04

5M ago15:04

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If conducting important meetings or being interviewed on Zoom leaves you feeling at a disadvantage, you're probably missing the direct eye contact that happens when you're meeting in-person. And your executive presence is probably suffering as a result. Doug Lester shares two ways he's managed to simulate direct eye contact on Zoom in his work as a…

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Ep.171 How to Find and Identify Great Leaders with J.R. Sloan, CIO, State of Arizona (special rerelease) 11:46

5M ago11:46

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Featuring J.R. Sloan, CIO, State of Arizona (special rerelease) Mark your calendars for the 2024 Phoenix Live Podcast Tour April 1st-3rd, 2024 in Scottsdale, Arizona. Learn more here: https://www.techtables.com/2024-phoenix-live-podcast-tour Before we get into this week’s podcast, I wanted to give a special shout-out to TechTables podcast sponsors:…

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5: Stop Looking for The Perfect Job, Try This Instead 9:38

6M ago9:38

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Is looking for the perfect job getting in the way of finding any job at all? This can be a problem at any stage of a career. Doug Lester offers an approach to thinking about career advancement that takes a little of the pressure off. 🎧 Take control of your narrative and advance your career — subscribe to the podcast! 🤔 Need a thought partner with e…

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#170: Rob Lloyd, Mark Wittenburg, Chris Stewart - A CIO Roundtable: Strategies for Tooling Hyper Responsive Government Services with Equity & Beyond 45:24

6M ago45:24

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Featuring Mark Wittenburg, CIO of Raleigh Rob Lloyd, Deputy City Manager of San Jose Chris Stewart, former CIO of the City of Austin Mark your calendars for the 2024 Phoenix Live Podcast Tour April 1st-3rd, 2024 in Scottsdale, Arizona. Learn more here: https://www.techtables.com/2024-phoenix-live-podcast-tour Before we get into this week’s podcast,…

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Ep.169 Breaking Down Data Silos: How Montana is Improving Data Sharing Across Agencies (and Reducing Friction and Streamlining Services) with Kevin Gilbertson, CIO, State of Montana, Carrie Albro, CIO ... 34:26

6M ago34:26

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Featuring Kevin Gilbertson, CIO, State of Montana Carrie Albro, CIO, Montana Department of Public Health & Human Services Adam Carpenter, Chief Data Officer, State of Montana Mark your calendars for the 2024 Phoenix Live Podcast Tour April 1st-3rd, 2024 in Scottsdale, Arizona. Learn more here: https://www.techtables.com/2024-phoenix-live-podcast-to…

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4: Being a Generalist is Limiting Your Career 10:02

6M ago10:02

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If you're a mid or senior-level manager or executive in business and you've ever referred to yourself as a "generalist," then you're probably limiting your career potential. Based on insight he picked up as a consumer products marketer and a senior recruiter at a top executive search firm, Doug Lester shares why you need to start thinking of yourse…

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ep.168 Racing to Get Left of Boom: How CXOs Stay Steps Ahead of Nation States like China and Russia with Jamie Grant, fmr. CIO, State of Florida & Morgan Wright, Chief Security Advisor, at SentinelOne 1:07:17

6M ago1:07:17

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[NEW EPISODE] - UNLOCKED FROM THE VAULT - Orlando Live Podcast Tour at the Loews Portofino Bay Hotel on Saturday, March 18th, 2023 📬 Subscribe to the newsletter In a world of increasing cyber threats, how can government technology leaders try to stay a step ahead of nefarious hackers from China, Russia, and beyond? Our guests, former Florida CIO Ja…

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Ep.167 Mastering Accountability: 4-Step Guide for CIOs to Boost Team Performance & Minimize Burnout with Brendan Wovchko, Chief Technology Officer Ramsey Solutions 35:41

6M ago35:41

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I'm excited to share an exclusive interview with Brendan Wovchko, Chief Technology Officer at Ramsey Solutions, a $250 million organization. Brendan leads Ramsey's 250+ person technology organization, overseeing engineering, product, and software teams. I sat down with Brendan, who has deep insight gleaned from years of startup to leading large-sca…

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Ep.166 [JUST ANNOUNCED] 2024 Final Four Live Podcast Tour - Cybersecurity Showdown: State CISO vs Private Sector CSO. An Interview with Tim Roemer, Chief Security Officer at GMI 26:01

6M ago26:01

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Mark your calendars for the 2024 Phoenix Live Podcast Tour April 1st-3rd, 2024 in Scottsdale, Arizona. Learn more here: https://www.techtables.com/2024-phoenix-live-podcast-tour Before we get into this week’s podcast, I wanted to give a special shout-out to TechTables podcast sponsors: SentinelOne, Verizon, and SAP. SentinelOne's AI-powered securit…

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3: Explaining a Career Mistake (AKA a Blip) 13:19

6M ago13:19

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Have you ever made a "career mistake?" Most people have — but they can be awkward to explain when you're networking or interviewing for a job. Host Doug Lester provides a straightforward, honest and effective framework for explaining that mistake or "blip" in your career. Ditch the worry and avoidance. Take the bull by the horns. And emerge a stron…

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2: How Mission-Driven is Your Career? 11:31

6M ago11:31

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You don't have to work in a non-profit to have a mission-driven career. And your relationship to mission may change over time. Host Doug Lester shares insight he gained working in the for-profit and non-profit worlds. So what are you? Mission First? Mission Driven? Mission Preferred? Or Mission Last? 🎧 Take control of your narrative and advance you…

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ep.165 Cultivating Community, Struggling with Bureaucracy, and The Last Act with Jamie Grant fmr. Florida State CIO, at Florida Digital Service 29:09

6M ago29:09

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Welcome to our TechTables' Team Spotlight Series, where we spotlight innovative teams and unpack the human stories behind their digital transformations. This limited 5-part series was live from Tallahassee at the Florida Digital Service in 2023. This is Part 5 of 5. Before we get into this week’s podcast, I wanted to give a special shout-out to Tec…

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1: What's Your Career Narrative? 9:24

6M ago9:24

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If you've ever felt like the people you're networking and interviewing with just don't get you, you might need to work on your narrative. In this first episode of The Career Narratives Podcast, host Doug Lester shares an insight he picked up when he was working as a senior recruiter at a top executive search firm. Listen in and clarify your own nar…

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The Career Narratives Podcast Trailer 1:34

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Craft and communicate a work-life narrative with meaning and impact. Present as a more compelling candidate to the decision-makers who hold the keys to your career advancement. In episodes short enough for busy schedules, Doug Lester offers perspective based on more than a decade of helping ambitious MBAs and professionals transition up and into le…

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ep.164 Deploying 800 Starlink Kits in 56 Hours: Inside Florida’s Digital Hurricane Response with Keith Pruett, Emergency Support Function (ESF) 20 Coordinator at Florida Digital Service 38:06

7M ago38:06

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Welcome to our TechTables' Team Spotlight Series, where we spotlight innovative teams and unpack the human stories behind their digital transformations. This limited 5-part series was live from Tallahassee at the Florida Digital Service earlier this year (2023). This is Part 4 of 5. 📬 Subscribe to the newsletter In this episode, we speak with Keith…

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Ep.163 The Secret Origin Story: How Florida Digital Service Built a World-Class CoLab from Scratch with Jen Cooke, the Partnership and Outreach Administrator at Florida Digital Services 26:16

8M ago26:16

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Welcome to our TechTables' Team Spotlight Series, where we spotlight innovative teams and unpack the human stories behind their digital transformations. This limited 5-part series was live from Tallahassee at the Florida Digital Service earlier this year (2023). This is Part 3 of 5. 📬 Subscribe to the newsletter In this episode, we speak with Jen C…

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Ep.162 The Relationship Manager's 5 Keys to Building Unbreakable Partnerships with Brad Oswald, Customer Success Manager at FL[DS] 24:13

8M ago24:13

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Welcome to our TechTables' Team Spotlight Series, where we spotlight innovative teams and unpack the human stories behind their digital transformations. This limited 5-part series was live from Tallahassee at the Florida Digital Service earlier this year (2023). This is Part 2 of 5. 📬 Subscribe to the newsletter --- Brad Oswald is the customer succ…

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Ep.161 The CISO's 3-Step Guide to Building an Unstoppable Cyber Community with Candace Wynn is the Cyber Community Ops Manager and Warren Sponholtz is the Deputy State CISO at Florida Digital Service 25:53

8M ago25:53

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Welcome to our TechTables' Team Spotlight Series, where we spotlight innovative teams and unpack the human stories behind their digital transformations. This limited 5-part series was live from Tallahassee at the Florida Digital Service earlier this year (2023). This is Part 1 of 5. --- Candace Wynn is the Cyber Community Ops Manager and Warren Spo…

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Ep.160 Live from USC: How USC is Redefining EdTech & HigherEd with Dr. Joe Way, Director of Learning Environments, University of Southern California 29:55

8M ago29:55

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Featuring Dr. Joe Way, Director of Learning Environments, University of Southern California 🌟 "The more we can say, 'Here's why you're going to come and pay that [tuition],' because we can actually prepare you for the workforce, the more we can give that direct adaptation from classroom to workforce." ~ Joe Way 🔗 Connect with Joe: https://www.linke…

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Ep.159 Transforming Public Health: Insights with Barbie Robinson, Executive Director at Harris County Public Health 27:22

9M ago27:22

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🎙️ Featuring Barbie Robinson, Executive Director at Harris County Public Health 🔗 Connect with Barbie: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barbie-robinson-146ab615/ "Collaboration without true integration really is just another form of fragmentation." 🔥🔥🔥 ~Barbie Robinson In this episode of The Public Sector Show by TechTables, Barbie shares her public hea…

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Ep.158 Cybersecurity Meets Business Goals: Insights into Florida State Courts' Strategy with Roosevelt Sawyer, CIO, Florida State Courts Administrator 39:21

9M ago39:21

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Featuring Roosevelt Sawyer Jr., CIO, Florida Office of State Courts Administrator 🔗 Connect with Roosevelt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roosevelt-sawyer-jr-7252362/ "Blending those [private and public sector experiences] together... hiring what we have, employees that have that experience from the private sector also employees that have worked in t…

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Ep.157 Transforming Maricopa County: A CIO's Insights on AI Advancements and Entrepreneurship in GovTech 44:21

10M ago44:21

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Show Notes “We can talk about all the great things we want to do. We can talk about how we leverage technology for all these outcomes. In the end, you have to deliver. That's what matters.” ~Richard McHattie 🔗 Connect with Richard: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-mchattie-42602a5/ “Our primary responsibility is you've got to secure the enterpri…

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Ep.156 At the Line: How CIOs Handle High-Pressure Situations 30:28

10M ago30:28

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Show Notes 🔗 Connect with Bert: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bert-quarfordt/ On this episode of The Public Sector Show by TechTables, we sit down with Bert Quarfordt, Deputy CIO for IT Infrastructure at the City of Houston. Bert shares his journey from a private-sector IT career to public service and discusses the challenges and pressures of managin…

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Ep.155 The Solar-Eclipse Leader: 5 CIO Tips to Boost Team Efforts & Morale Featuring Craig Hopkins, CIO, City of San Antonio 45:40

10M ago45:40

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Show Notes 🔗 Connect with Craig: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-hopkins/ 🎙 About the episode Leadership Eclipsers: Leaders who put themselves in the path of their teams, eclipsing their efforts and blocking credit for their input. If you have ever worked with a team leader like this, you know firsthand the void felt by everyone else standing “be…

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Ep.154 From Code to Contracts: Exploring Privacy in the Age of AI 28:58

10M ago28:58

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Show Notes 🔗 Connect with Jane: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jane-w-3670b325/ 🎙 About the Episode On this episode of The Public Sector Show by TechTables with Jane Wu, Deputy Director for Data Privacy and Business Operations at the City of Houston, we learn how to walk the tightrope of balancing convenience and privacy concerns with the latest trend…

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Ep.153 The Motion Offense: Cybersecurity Strategies That Build Relationships First 40:47

11M ago40:47

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Show Notes Featuring Lt Col. Chris Winnek, Commander, 102nd Information Ops Battalion & Cyber Operations Chief at the Texas Military Dept., and Chris Humphreys, Texas State Cybersecurity Council "This is NOT the new normal to have people stealing your data and using it. We have to fight against that." - Chris Winnek 🔗 Connect with Chris W: https://…

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Ep.152 Transforming Legacy Systems: A CDO & CISO Blueprint for Digitization and Cybersecurity 44:26

11M ago44:26

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Show Notes Featuring Shauna Rogers, CDO, Texas Attorney General, and Celerino Torres, CISO, Texas Attorney General 🔗 Connect with Shauna: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaunarogers2/ 🔗 Connect with Celerino: https://www.linkedin.com/in/celerino/ 🎙 About the episode A favorite part of this Live Podcast Tour in Houston was bringing on someone unplanned…

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Ep.151 From the Red Zone to the End Zone: CISO Cyber Strategies that Won't Bust Your Bracket with Featuring Ryan Murray, State CISO, State of Arizona; Krishna Edathil, CTO/Assistant Commissioner, Texas ... 35:15

11M ago35:15

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Show Notes Featuring Ryan Murray, State CISO, State of Arizona; Krishna Edathil, CTO/Assistant Commissioner, Texas Higher Ed. Board, and Tim Roemer, ThriveDX President & Fmr. State CISO, State Arizona We're all talking to the same people... How do we replicate that out to those other entities and then help give them the resources to do it? ~ Ryan M…

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Ep.150 The CIO Team Captain's Unwavering Passion for Victory Featuring Sindhu Menon, CIO, Harris County 27:04

11M ago27:04

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Show Notes 🔗 Connect with Sindhu: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sindhumenon/ 🎙 About the episode It was the end of an incredible but long day of interviews at our Houston Live Podcast Tour, and we were thrilled to end on a quiet but powerful note with this episode. The room was packed to standing room only as Sindhu’s team drove across town to suppor…

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Ep.149 CIO Playbook: Proactive Strategies for Customer Service Success 30:31

11M ago30:31

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Show Notes Featuring John Fowler, CIO, and Kenny Wright, Chief Process Improvement Officer at the Texas Department of Licensing & Regulation, and Darrell Tompkins, CIO, Texas Water Development Board 🔗 Connect with John: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-fowler-1182926b/ 🔗 Connect with Kenny: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenny-wright-a50990a3/ 🔗 Conne…

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Ep.148 Cybersecurity Defenders Unite: The Do's and Don'ts of Protecting Real People in Real Time 35:51

11M ago35:51

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Show Notes 🔗 Connect with Dr. Chris Mitchell: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-p-m-b4130b168/ 🔗 Connect with Ryan Murray: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-murray-az/ 🔗 Connect with Jeremy Deckert: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremydeckert/ 🎙 About the episode You have to start with a risk assessment and oh, we're not defending against ghosts…

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Ep.147 End-to-End User Experience: Bracket-Busting CIO Strategies That Work with Lisa Kent, CIO, and Summer Xiao, Deputy CIO, of the City of Houston 47:39

11M ago47:39

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Show Notes 🔗 Connect with Lisa: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-kent-70437bb6/ 🔗 Connect with Summer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/summerxiao/ 🎙 About the episode Lisa Kent, CIO, and Summer Xiao, Deputy CIO, of the City of Houston, share insights on improving customer experience and creating a culture of empathy in large organizations. They stress …

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Ep.146 UCF Straight Talk: Generative AI, Cybersecurity, Digital HigherEd & More 36:32

12M ago36:32

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Show Notes 🔗 Connect with Matthew: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewjetthall/ 🎙 About the episode On this episode of The Public Sector Show by TechTables, we follow Matthew's journey from investment banking to HigherEd IT as he guides us through the twisty-curvy roads of driving innovation and spearheading transformation strategies in the digital…

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