Episodes

  • Want to start a cybersecurity business, and want to limit mistakes and maximize opportunity? Welcome to ‘Cyber Starters,' the LIVE podcast at the intersection of cybersecurity and entrepreneurship.

    Season 1 is in the books and we want to make season 2 even better, so come share your feedback and lets do this!

    I'm your host, Dr. Gerald Auger, alongside Ryan Leirvik, CEO of Neuvik and author of Understand, Manage, and Measure Cyber Risk®, we are going to share tools, strategies, and insider knowledge to demystify cybersecurity entrepreneurship and help you turn your ideas into action.

    Every week we will be joined by a successful cybersecurity industry entrepreneur to share their thoughts and experiences with you, and you’ll be part of the show too with LIVE audience QA.

    If you're serious about merging entrepreneurship with cybersecurity, you can't afford to miss Cyber Starters every Tuesday at 1:00 PM EST only on Simply Cyber.
    Shout out to the exclusive sponsor of Cyber Starters: ACI Learning!

    ACI Learning is a lifelong career training partner for professionals in audit, cybersecurity and information technology.

    Get 30% off with my code SIMPLYCYBER https://go.itpro.tv/simplycyber

  • Want to start a cybersecurity business, and want to limit mistakes and maximize opportunity? Welcome to ‘Cyber Starters,' the LIVE podcast at the intersection of cybersecurity and entrepreneurship.

    This week's guest is Heath Adams, Founder of TCM Academy.

    We will be talking about:
    How to find people
    What to look for
    Where to find them
    How to manage people
    Hands-off vs hands-on (macro vs micro)
    How to retain good people

    I'm your host, Dr. Gerald Auger, alongside Ryan Leirvik, CEO of Neuvik and author of Understand, Manage, and Measure Cyber Risk®, we are going to share tools, strategies, and insider knowledge to demystify cybersecurity entrepreneurship and help you turn your ideas into action.

    Every week we will be joined by a successful cybersecurity industry entrepreneur to share their thoughts and experiences with you, and you’ll be part of the show too with LIVE audience QA.

    If you're serious about merging entrepreneurship with cybersecurity, you can't afford to miss Cyber Starters every Tuesday at 1:00 PM EST only on Simply Cyber.
    Shout out to the exclusive sponsor of Cyber Starters: ACI Learning!

    ACI Learning is a lifelong career training partner for professionals in audit, cybersecurity and information technology.

    Get 30% off with my code SIMPLYCYBER https://go.itpro.tv/simplycyber

    Connect with Gerry at SimplyCyber.io/socials
    Connect with Ryan at https://linktr.ee/neuvik

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  • Want to start a cybersecurity business, and want to limit mistakes and maximize opportunity? Welcome to ‘Cyber Starters,' the LIVE podcast at the intersection of cybersecurity and entrepreneurship.

    This week's guest is Alissa Knight, Co-Founder of Knight Group.

    We are talking "How to fund your startup" Specifically
    1. How to think about funding
    2. Where to find funding
    3. Marketing to advertisers
    4. Leadership v. Operations

    I'm your host, Dr. Gerald Auger, alongside Ryan Leirvik, CEO of Neuvik and author of Understand, Manage, and Measure Cyber Risk®, we are going to share tools, strategies, and insider knowledge to demystify cybersecurity entrepreneurship and help you turn your ideas into action.

    Every week we will be joined by a successful cybersecurity industry entrepreneur to share their thoughts and experiences with you, and you’ll be part of the show too with LIVE audience QA.

    If you're serious about merging entrepreneurship with cybersecurity, you can't afford to miss Cyber Starters every Tuesday at 1:00 PM EST only on Simply Cyber.
    Shout out to the exclusive sponsor of Cyber Starters: ACI Learning!

    ACI Learning is a lifelong career training partner for professionals in audit, cybersecurity and information technology.

    Get 30% off with my code SIMPLYCYBER https://go.itpro.tv/simplycyber

    Connect with Gerry at SimplyCyber.io/socials
    Connect with Ryan at https://linktr.ee/neuvik

  • Want to start a cybersecurity business, and want to limit mistakes and maximize opportunity? Welcome to ‘Cyber Starters,' the LIVE podcast at the intersection of cybersecurity and entrepreneurship.

    This week's guest is Deidre Diamond, Founder of CyberSN.

    We are talking "What the market needs now!" Specifically

    What are you seeing in the market?
    How are you winning in this market?
    What are others doing that is NOT working?

    I'm your host, Dr. Gerald Auger, alongside Ryan Leirvik, CEO of Neuvik and author of Understand, Manage, and Measure Cyber Risk®, we are going to share tools, strategies, and insider knowledge to demystify cybersecurity entrepreneurship and help you turn your ideas into action.

    Every week we will be joined by a successful cybersecurity industry entrepreneur to share their thoughts and experiences with you, and you’ll be part of the show too with LIVE audience QA.

    If you're serious about merging entrepreneurship with cybersecurity, you can't afford to miss Cyber Starters every Tuesday at 1:00 PM EST only on Simply Cyber.
    Shout out to the exclusive sponsor of Cyber Starters: ACI Learning!

    ACI Learning is a lifelong career training partner for professionals in audit, cybersecurity and information technology.

    Get 30% off with my code SIMPLYCYBER https://go.itpro.tv/simplycyber

    Connect with Gerry at SimplyCyber.io/socials
    Connect with Ryan at https://linktr.ee/neuvik

  • Want to start a cybersecurity business, and want to limit mistakes and maximize opportunity? Welcome to ‘Cyber Starters,' the LIVE podcast at the intersection of cybersecurity and entrepreneurship.

    This week's guest is Paul Ihme, Co-founder of Soteria.

    We are talking "Own it!" No matter what you do, you need to do it like you own it. We cover Starting a start up and kickstarting an already existing start up

    I'm your host, Dr. Gerald Auger, alongside Ryan Leirvik, CEO of Neuvik and author of Understand, Manage, and Measure Cyber Risk®, we are going to share tools, strategies, and insider knowledge to demystify cybersecurity entrepreneurship and help you turn your ideas into action.

    Every week we will be joined by a successful cybersecurity industry entrepreneur to share their thoughts and experiences with you, and you’ll be part of the show too with LIVE audience QA.

    If you're serious about merging entrepreneurship with cybersecurity, you can't afford to miss Cyber Starters every Tuesday at 1:00 PM EST only on Simply Cyber.

    Connect with Gerry at SimplyCyber.io/socials
    Connect with Ryan at Neuvik.io/socials

  • Want to start a cybersecurity business, and want to limit mistakes and maximize opportunity? Welcome to ‘Cyber Starters,' the LIVE podcast at the intersection of cybersecurity and entrepreneurship.

    This week's guest is Grace Chi, COO and Co-founder of Pulsedive.

    We are discussing the case for BOOTSTRAPPING your business.

    Should you be looking for money or should you bring it in yourself (i.e. bootstrap?)

    Benefits and pitfalls - things to keep in mind

    I'm your host, Dr. Gerald Auger, alongside Ryan Leirvik, CEO of Neuvik and author of Understand, Manage, and Measure Cyber Risk®, we are going to share tools, strategies, and insider knowledge to demystify cybersecurity entrepreneurship and help you turn your ideas into action.

    Every week we will be joined by a successful cybersecurity industry entrepreneur to share their thoughts and experiences with you, and you’ll be part of the show too with LIVE audience QA.

    If you're serious about merging entrepreneurship with cybersecurity, you can't afford to miss Cyber Starters every Tuesday at 1:00 PM EST only on Simply Cyber.

    Connect with Gerry at SimplyCyber.io/socials
    Connect with Ryan at Neuvik.io/socials

  • Want to start a cybersecurity business, and want to limit mistakes and maximize opportunity? Welcome to ‘Cyber Starters,' the LIVE podcast at the intersection of cybersecurity and entrepreneurship.

    This week's guest is Ian Garrett from Phalanx. We are discussing the most valuable asset we have: TIME.

    Choosing how to spend it and understanding where it all goes is incredibly valuable to your business.

    I'm your host, Dr. Gerald Auger, alongside Ryan Leirvik, CEO of Neuvik and author of Understand, Manage, and Measure Cyber Risk®, we are going to share tools, strategies, and insider knowledge to demystify cybersecurity entrepreneurship and help you turn your ideas into action.

    Every week we will be joined by a successful cybersecurity industry entrepreneur to share their thoughts and experiences with you, and you’ll be part of the show too with LIVE audience QA.

    If you're serious about merging entrepreneurship with cybersecurity, you can't afford to miss Cyber Starters every Tuesday at 1:00 PM EST only on Simply Cyber.

    Connect with Gerry at SimplyCyber.io/socials
    Connect with Ryan at Neuvik.io/socials

  • "Starting a Start Up " Episode

    Want to start a cybersecurity business, and want to limit mistakes and maximize opportunity? Welcome to ‘Cyber Starters,' the LIVE podcast at the intersection of cybersecurity and entrepreneurship.

    This week's guest is Ben Johnson from Obsidian Security. We are discussing:
    Deciding to do it!
    Picking cofounder(s)
    Targeting a market segment/problem
    How to actually get going
    Raising Funding
    Hiring early hires
    What’s different between early-stage and later-stage?

    I'm your host, Dr. Gerald Auger, alongside Ryan Leirvik, we are going to share tools, strategies, and insider knowledge to demystify cybersecurity entrepreneurship and help you turn your ideas into action.

    Every week we will be joined by a successful cybersecurity industry entrepreneur to share their thoughts and experiences with you, and you’ll be part of the show too with LIVE audience QA.

    If you're serious about merging entrepreneurship with cybersecurity, you can't afford to miss Cyber Starters every Tuesday at 1:00 PM EST only on Simply Cyber.

    Connect at SimplyCyber.io/socials

  • GUEST: Darrick Kristich
    Want to start a cybersecurity business, and want to limit mistakes and maximize opportunity? Welcome to ‘Cyber Starters,' the LIVE podcast at the intersection of cybersecurity and entrepreneurship.

    I'm your host, Dr. Gerald Auger, alongside Ryan Leirvik, we are going to share tools, strategies, and insider knowledge to demystify cybersecurity entrepreneurship and help you turn your ideas into action.

    Every week we will be joined by a successful cybersecurity industry entrepreneur to share their thoughts and experiences with you, and you’ll be part of the show too with LIVE audience QA.

    If you're serious about merging entrepreneurship with cybersecurity, you can't afford to miss Cyber Starters every Tuesday at 1:00 PM EST only on Simply Cyber.

    Connect at SimplyCyber.io/socials

  • Launching January 2024, this livestream weekly podcast will feature cybersecurity industry experts sharing all their entrepreneur secrets to help you launch and level up your cybersecurity business!