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Audience 1st
Hosted by Dani Woolf · business · EN
About this Podcast:
Welcome to Audience 1st. A podcast for tech marketers looking to break out of the echo chamber to better understand their audience and turn them into loyal customers. Every week, Dani Woolf is having brutally honest conversations with busy tech buyers about what really motivates them, the things they hate that vendors do, and what you can do about it. You’ll get access to practical information on how to build authentic relationships with your audience, listen to and talk with your buyers, and apply real customer insights to your strategies and tactics. You owe it to the world to unmute your mic. Are you ready? audience1st.substack.com
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What is Audience 1st about?
Welcome to Audience 1st. A podcast for tech marketers looking to break out of the echo chamber to better understand their audience and turn them into loyal customers. Every week, Dani Woolf is having brutally honest conversations with busy tech buyers about what really motivates them, the things they hate that vendors do, and what you can do about it.
Who hosts Audience 1st?
Audience 1st is hosted by Dani Woolf. The show has published 107 episodes to date.
What has Audience 1st covered recently?
Recent episodes include "What OpenClaw Going Sideways Reveals About How Humans Interact with Technology" (10 April 2026, 43 minutes), "Why Human Risk Will Define the Next Decade of Security" (18 March 2026, 50 minutes), and "The Kid Who Googled "How to Become a Hacker" and Ended Up Wrecking Real Ones" (1 March 2026, 37 minutes).
How often does Audience 1st publish?
Audience 1st publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 42 minutes across 107 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Audience 1st?
Booking probability for Audience 1st is 34%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Audience 1st requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Audience 1st's contact route on record: verified email.
Who should pitch Audience 1st?
The strongest fits for Audience 1st are Marketing, Advertising & PR. Audience 1st has a business audience.
About the host
Dani Woolf hosts Audience 1st, a business podcast with 107 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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Mar 18, 202650 minS4<p>Three decades. Billions of dollars in security investment. And the human element still sits behind 68% to 72% of every breach that happens. If that statistic does not make you uncomfortable, you have probably been in...
Mar 1, 202637 minS4<p>John Hammond was a kid who Googled "how to become a hacker" and took it seriously. He learned Python, found his way into the Coast Guard Academy, and remembers squaring down a stairwell at two in the morning - rigid...
Feb 28, 202646 minS0<p>Aleksandr Yampolskiy was doing everything right. He had the tools, the budget, the processes - the full security stack humming along at the e-commerce company where he served as CISO. </p><p>Then one routine vendor...
Dec 19, 202544 minS4<p>Every vendor in exposure management now says they do CTEM. Nick Lantuh's response: "You don't even know what you're talking about."</p><p>This episode with Nick Lantuh (CyberProof) and Amy Chaney (Citibank) breaks...
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Dec 5, 202544 minS0<p>The Gartner debate keeps resurfacing on LinkedIn.</p><br/><p>Skeptics vs. pragmatists vs. the "it depends" crowd.</p><br/><p>Same arguments. Same camps. Same circular conversation.</p><br/>Everyone's missing the...
Jun 6, 202548 minS0<p>For years, security has been treated as a necessary evil - a budget line item that CFOs approve without truly understanding its business impact. But what if cloud security could be a revenue driver, an efficiency...
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Why the vCISO Model Is More Than a Stopgap for Organizations Looking for Security Leadership
May 30, 202551 minS0<p>In this milestone 100th (and birthday!) episode of Audience 1st Podcast, Dani Woolf is joined by veteran cybersecurity leader David Doyle from DirectDefense for a brutally honest conversation about what’s broken in...
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The GTM Gauntlet in Cybersecurity: What We're Still Getting Wrong | Authenticated by Confide
May 23, 202558 minS0<p>In this special episode of Authenticated, Confide brings together a powerhouse panel of security operators, marketers, and founders to dissect the brutal realities of go-to-market in cybersecurity. From failed...
May 16, 202536 minS0<p>In this episode of Audience 1st Podcast, Dani Woolf sits down with Val Popke to explore the unspoken human dimensions of cybersecurity leadership.</p><br/><p>Val, a veteran, assurance leader, and self-described...
May 9, 202542 minS0<p>What does it really take to secure applications across a hybrid, multi-cloud environment?</p><br/><p>In this episode of Audience 1st, I sit down with Adolfo Lopez, Sales Engineer at AlgoSec, who brings a...
May 2, 202545 minS0<p>In this provocative and no-fluff episode of Keyboard Samurai, host, Wil Kluv, sits down with Dani Woolf and Ben Siegel to unpack what’s broken in how cybersecurity vendors go to market and how to fix it using real...
Apr 25, 20251 hourS0<p>Most vendors won’t admit this, but we will:</p><br/><p>Your brand doesn’t have a messaging problem. It has a presence problem.</p><br/><p>And it’s why buyers leave RSA feeling numb, unseen, and unready to trust...
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What Cybersecurity Leaders Must Learn from OT Practitioners in Underserved Critical Infrastructure
Apr 18, 202536 minS0<p>In this episode of Audience 1st Podcast,</p><br/><p>Dani sits down with Kristin Demoranville, CEO of Anzen Sage and host of the Bites & Bytes podcast, to uncover the hidden vulnerabilities in one of the world’s most...
Apr 11, 202531 minS0<p>Everyone in tech is suddenly “building community.” But most aren’t building anything close to the real thing - community that's built on mission, trust, and transparency.</p><br/><p>In this raw, no-buzzword...
Apr 4, 202531 minS0<p>Multi-cloud security isn’t just a technology challenge—it’s an organizational mindset problem.<br/><br/>Security teams are juggling AWS, Azure, and GCP, each with different security models, policies, and...
Mar 31, 202541 minS0<p>In this episode of Audience 1st, Dani Woolf cuts straight through the noise to confront the silent killer of growth in B2B organizations: misdiagnosing the real growth problem.</p><br/><p>Most GTM teams think they’re...
Mar 31, 202541 minS0<p>In this episode of Audience 1st Podcast, Dani Woolf sits down with Jason Loomis, Chief Information Security Officer at Freshworks, to uncover the raw truth behind how CISOs evaluate security vendors, what actually...
Mar 14, 202532 minS0<p>In this episode of Risk & Real, host Jeffrey Wheatman sits down with Dani Woolf, co-founder of CyberSynapse and CEO of Audience 1st, to discuss a major shift happening in the cybersecurity industry: the decline of...
Mar 7, 202527 minS0<p>Cloud security didn’t make life easier—it made it exponentially harder.<br/><br/>Security teams are stuck in legacy network security models while trying to secure cloud-native applications, security groups, IAM...
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John Hammond
cybersecurity researcher, educator and content creator, Hope for All in Jesus Prison Ministry
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Chris Thomas
Director of Legal Strategy for Education Policy, Knox County Regional Forensic Center
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David Doyle
Head of Economics and Leads Americas Coverage, University of Oxford
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Ben Siegel
Senior Political Deputy Directory, CyberSynapse
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