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Technology is an important aspect of most businesses today, but the industry itself comes with many nuances that make it hard to navigate for many. You don’t need to be an IT expert, though, to join Chief Operating Officer of Plow Networks Bryan Link as he cuts through the bull$hIT of the IT industry, through personal experiences and interviews with relevant business leaders. Each episode contains powerful insights and a few laughs that bring transparency and authenticity to a seemingly broken industry.
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Tuesday Jul 19, 2022
Tuesday Jul 19, 2022
This week Bryan is joined by Michael Wier, a Technical Account Manager at Ingram Micro. Ingram Micro is one of the largest IT distributors in the country. Michael didn't have a precisely conventional path to his current role, but that is why we wanted to have him on the show. Prior to moving into technology, Michael was a classroom teacher. Spending almost a decade in the classroom Michael learned how to keep young distracted minds engaged. He now uses his experience as a teacher to help tech users and practitioners keep up training-wise in the constantly changing world that is IT. Enjoy.
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Tuesday Jul 05, 2022
Tuesday Jul 05, 2022
This week Bryan is solo reflecting on some of the predictions he made back in early January for trends such as cryptocurrency, the blockchain, and hybrid environments and where they currently stand as they pertain to today. Although Bryan is solo, there is a special guest appearance you won't want to miss. We hope you enjoy this week's episode.
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Tuesday Jun 21, 2022
Tuesday Jun 21, 2022
This week Bryan is joined by Eve Halimi and Anam Lakhani, co-founders of Alinea, a fintech startup based in New York City. Eve and Anam, both former women of Wall Street share their stories of getting into the fintech world and eventually starting their company Alinea. Bryan discusses with them the process of launching and scaling a startup, the technologies they are using, and the importance of user experience for the customers of their app. We hope you enjoy this inspiring episode of two young entrepreneurs making waves in the investment world using technology and social connectivity to educate an underserved generation of investors.
Learn more about Alinea: https://www.alinea-invest.com/
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Tuesday Jun 07, 2022
Tuesday Jun 07, 2022
This week Bryan is joined by ransomware expert Greg Edwards. Greg is the founder and CEO of CryptoStopper. A company using proven ransomware detection software to stop actively running ransomware infections. The two dive into what ransomware is and why the threat of a ransomware attack is continually rising for small and midsized businesses.
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Tuesday May 24, 2022
Tuesday May 24, 2022
This week Bryan is again joined by co-founders of Plow Networks, Cameron Plato and Brian Law, to talk of a real-life example of potential fraud! A few weeks ago, Plow Networks almost fell victim to a phishing attacker claiming to be an IT director from a large, reputable organization. With a few emails and phone calls, this person got past the front lines of defense. Luckily, Plow didn't fall for it in the end. For many organizations, unfortunately, it doesn't always end this well. It doesn't take intricate technology or highly-intelligent hackers. The only thing necessary for a phishing scam to be successful is a little social engineering.
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Tuesday May 10, 2022
Tuesday May 10, 2022
This week Bryan is joined by an old friend and colleague, Carlos Camacho head of Product and Growth for RiskScout, an early-stage financial technology company based in Austin Texas. In this episode, the two discuss what RiskScout does to help banks effectively serve high risk businesses, like crypto companies and cannabis producers. They uncover the similarities between these high-risk businesses and other regulated industries like healthcare and draw parallels to help listeners better understand these "non-traditional" businesses. We hope you enjoy this week's episode.
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Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
This week we are back with another "After Hours" episode. Bryan is joined once again by Cameron Plato and Brian Law to discuss buying personas and buying styles. The thee walk through what buying personas are, how to determine your buying style and why it is a good exercise to go through.
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Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
This week Bryan is joined by Plow Networks' very own James Golden. James heads up Plow Networks' development and systems administration and engineering team and has been instrumental in moving Plow's internal systems and users to a mature zero trust posture. Following last week's episode on security this week Bryan and James discuss the topic of "Zero Trust", what it means, and what it looks like for a business.
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Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
This week Bryan is joined by special guest and security expert Bil Harmer. Bil has spent 30 years in IT where he has worked with and for everything from small start-ups to large enterprises and government entities. His early days were spent cutting his teeth on scaling internet operations and fighting hackers in the late 90s then moved into helping companies marry ISO and SAS 70 to create a trusted security and audit methodology for SaaS companies. Bil recently joined Craft Ventures as an Operating Partner for Security. So to say he knows what he is talking about would be an understatement. We hope you enjoy this security-centric episode.
Bil's Book Recommendation: Every Tool's a Hammer: Life Is What You Make It
https://www.amazon.com/Every-Tools-Hammer-Life-What/dp/1982113472
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Tuesday Mar 15, 2022
Tuesday Mar 15, 2022
A basic success factor in all aspects of business is trust. This week Bryan is joined by Dr. Aneil Mishra a well-known scholar in the study of trust and its impact on companies and the relationships between employees and leaders. Dr. Mishra is currently serving as the Dean and Professor of Management at the University of Michigan's, Flint School of Management. Bryan and Dr. Mishra discuss all things trust. The definition, how to try to measure it, and how it plays out in companies in times of crisis and stress. They then dive into the relationship between trust and technology and spend time discussing technology's impact on the development of trust in organizations. We hope you enjoy this episode.
Want to learn more about Dr. Aneil Mishra? Here are the books he has written:
https://www.amazon.com/Aneil-K.-Mishra/e/B002BMA97Y%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share
CliftonStrengths Assessments mentioned in the show:
https://store.gallup.com/c/en-us/assessments
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