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Hosted by Michelle Edmondson · 🇬🇧 gb · EN-GB · 39 episodes
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A podcast for those who put action into tech innovation. Whether you are an established tech team member, looking to pivot into this industry or you are seeking your first leadership role, this advice-driven podcast gives you the answers to all your questions!
Michelle Edmondson hosts Talent First, a technology show with 39 episodes published.
SEASON FIVE: This week, I welcome back the wonderful Wendy Goucher, Cyber Consultant at Arcanum and author of the Netta in Cyberland and Eesha series for children, and the Canon Doyle stories for our older relatives. We
SEASON FIVE - In this week's episode of Talent First, I chat to Ben Tasker, Senior AI Learning Strategist for National Grid. After all the news about AI generated layoffs, I wanted to learn more about how tech profession
SEASON FIVE: *Sensitive subject matter*. In this week's episode of Talent First, I welcome back one of my favourite guests to the show, Nadja El Fertasi, Founder of Thrive with EQ who talks to me about her most recent of
SEASON FIVE: In this week's episode of Talent First, I chat to parenting expert Sue Atkins about something that is becoming of increasing concern to parents globally - children and technology. When is the right time to g
SEASON FIVE - In this episode I’m joined by Joe Wells, a passionate and driven voice in cybersecurity who is determined to make the online world safer for children. Together, we explore Cyberherd, his inspiring initiativ
SEASON FIVE: This episode, I chat to Aska Kuwabara, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer at Axartoys.ai and Founder of Getitdonewith.AI. We chat about her amazing new AI powered soft toy, MAXI, that aims to educate child
SEASON FIVE: In this episode of Talent First, I chat to Dr Elena Zehndorfer, academic, researcher and editor-in-chief at Blackheath Publishing. We cover a range of topics that will be of particular interest to parents of
SEASON FIVE - In this week's episode, I speak to Stuart Walton about all things security awareness and training for businesses and for the family. We talk about his superhero analogy when it comes to online safety, the d
SEASON FIVE: In this episode, the first episode of season 5 of our award-winning podcast, I speak to Brenda Darden Wilkerson, President and CEO of AnitaB.org. We discuss a range of topics on our responsibility for unders
SEASON FOUR: In this episode, I chat to Lisa Plaggemeir, Executive Director of the National Cybersecurity Alliance about her career to date (from marketing to cybersecurity!), and about the incredible work of the NCA. Wh
BONUS EPISODE: This week's episode of Talent First is with an incredible woman in cyberscurity who I have been wanting to chat to for some time! She is Candace Williams, Founder of Cyb(H)er Ally Solutions and staunch adv
BONUS EPISODE - In this week's episode of Talent First, I chat to one of my favourite women who I am yet to meet in the flesh, Keri-Lynne Shaw, Founder of The Salary Bump and its sister companies, The Career Bump and The
SEASON FOUR - In this fantastic episode, just in time for International Women's Day, I speak to Kathy Staudt, President and Co Founder of The Vibration Guys about her incredible career, about her experiences as a woman i
SEASON FOUR - This week, we're doing something a little different. It's a retrospective of three of our favourite episodes with women who are working for or in Texas. I talk sports betting, leadership, the future of cybe
SEASON FOUR: Another great advice-driven episode with Mani Keerthi Nagothu, Field CISO and LinkedIn Learning Instructor. We chat about the benefits of table top exercises as a form of training, how to evaluate progress a
SEASON FOUR: In this episode, I chat to Luz Angeles, Security SE at SHI International Corporation about her views on leading remote teams, on-prem versus remote SOCs, as well as her predictions for security in 2025. We a
BONUS EPISODE - In this episode of Talent First, I chat to Andy Ellis, author, CSO Hall of Famer and Partner at YL Ventures. We discuss his label of the 'idealized' CISO, what this means and how they are vanishing. We al
SEASON FOUR: This week's episode is a bonus episode with Joshua Copeland, Field CISO, Cybersecurity Director and LinkedIn's self proclaimed 'Unpopular Opinions Guy'. We chat about what being a business enabler really mea
SEASON FOUR: In this episode of Talent First, I speak to Melinda Stallings, Founder of The Positive Consultant and another fabulous woman who is securing Texas through her leadership and positivity consultancy. We talk a
Season Four - In this episode of Talent First, I talk cybersecurity leadership with Sonja Hammond, ORBIE finalist and CISO at National Veterinary Associates. Sonja offers fantastic advice on how to build a cohesive secur
Ben Tasker
Senior AI Learning Strategist · AI education and workforce transformation
1 appearance on this show
Sue Atkins
certified Parenting Coach · AMI UK
1 appearance on this show
Joe Wells
comedian and writer · Logan-Rogersville football
1 appearance on this show
Lisa Plaggemier
Executive Director · National Cybersecurity Alliance
1 appearance on this show
Candace Williams
Business Systems Analyst · Chicago BIPOC Birding Network
1 appearance on this show
Jessica Nemmers
Chief Security Officer · Flare Data Systems
1 appearance on this show
Mandy Andress
CISO, investor, and board member · Elastic
1 appearance on this show
Andy Ellis
Candidate for Governor of Maryland · Manhattan Community Health Foundation
1 appearance on this show
Wendy Goucher
Arcanum
1 appearance on this show
Nadja El Fertasi
Thrive with EQ
1 appearance on this show
Aska Kuwabara
Axartoys.ai
1 appearance on this show
Stuart Walton
Pinsent Masons
1 appearance on this show
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