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Why should you put social good at the center of your organization? How do you choose the right mentors? In this episode, Tracy Folkes Hanson answers these questions and more. What You'll Learn: 1. Why you should put social good at the forefront of your career 2. How to measure your social good 3. How to explore you “why” deeper than ever 4. “We have to live by our values in order to deliver them.” 5. Taking care of your mental health will help you increase your impact 6. Ongoing learning, from a variety of mentors, will help you lead 7. How to find the mentors you need 8. Employing tech to create a healthy culture Who is Tracy? Tracy Folkes Hanson has been the president and CEO of Canadian Society of Association Executive since 2017. Prior to this, she has held senior positions in organizations such as the Ontario Chamber of Commerce, MasterCard International, Kinark Child & Family Services, and The Arthritis Society. In 2010, Tracy was elected to the Whitby Town Council. All of this experience allows her to bring her all to her position at the CSAE where she focuses on positive engagement in leadership. Follow Tracy: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracyfolkeshanson/  More of Do Good to Lead Well: Website: https://craigdowden.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigdowden/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/craig-dowden/message

As a young girl, Nancy Shenker loved reading books that featured strong women who were breaking the mold and achieving greatness. Naturally self motivated and inspired by both of her parent's strong examples, Nancy successfully climbed the corporate ladder and at 48, decided to leave the C-suite world and invest in herself.  A self proclaimed rule breaker, Nancy is a marketing innovator, brand builder, writer and speaker. She has dual citizenship in the analog and digital world. A  brand growth consultant and content strategist/writer, she established her own business, The ON Switch, in 2003.  She is a champion of cross-generational collaboration and published the Silver Hair Playbook: How to Be a Bad-Ass Over 50, as well as An Irreverent Guide to Dating Over 50.  Nancy is a former C-level executive at Citibank, MasterCard International and Reed Exhibitions. She's written eight books and publishes a tech site, Embrace the Machine, and travel site Bleisure Living.  She is a member of the Forbes Agency Council, the Rolling Stone Culture Council, and wrote a column for Inc called Bots and Bodies: The Human Side of Tech.  Nancy is on her 6th  professional and personal reboot. She has two grown daughters, two grandkids and although she keeps her suitcase in Scottsdale, she is a digital nomad, splitting time between coasts and traveling as often as possible. What You Will Hear in This Episode:  Nancy's story Challenges of leaving the corporate world and starting your own business Lessons learned Resilience  Aging and technology Silver Hair Playbook: How to Be a Badass Over 50 The benefits of hiring older people Dating advice over 50 Lessons learned from online dating Being a lemonade make Quotes “You can never be afraid to reinvent yourself.” “It's so important to really stretch ourselves, get out of our comfort zone and try new things.”  “It's the little stuff that ultimately adds up. If you do one little thing every day, that's still 365 things at the end of the year.” “I was marginalized because everybody assumed that youth equaled digital savvy.” “Branding is very important. The first impression is powerful.” “We have to own our aging and be proud of our aging and educate the people around us that being older means being experienced and being resilient and having thick skin and sometimes being even more flexible than younger people because we've lived a lot of years and we've done a lot of stuff and we have a better sense of what it is that we really want to do with our lives and our careers.”. “Be fearless, talk to strangers, make new friends, wherever you go and embrace the moment.” Mentioned: TheONswitch IG @theonswitch The Power of Regret by Daniel Pink https://bonniemarcusleadership.com/ https://web.facebook.com/bonnie.marcus/  https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonniemarcus https://twitter.com/selfpromote https://www.instagram.com/self_promote_/ Gendered Ageism Survey Results Forbes article 5 Tips to own the superpower of your age IAMMusicGroup Purchase my book Not Done Yet on Amazon:  If you enjoyed this episode of Badass Women Podcast, then make sure to subscribe to the podcast and drop us a five-star review.

In this episode, we are going to talk about how to teach teens about earning, saving, spending and giving. Our guest today has an amazing tool that will help you dial down the drama around all things money with your teens. Dean Brauer is the co-founder and president of GoHenry, the ultimate kids' debit card and financial education app that's mission is to help millions of kids be good with money and offers unique parental controls. Designed for kids 6-18, children learn to spend safely and gain practical money habits through the Earning, Saving, Spending, and Giving features. The GoHenry card is issued by Community Federal Saving Bank, Member FDIC, pursuant to license by Mastercard International. To learn more or contact Dean go to https://www.gohenry.com/us/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Having mentors and a strong sense of resilience can make all the difference when finding your footing within corporations and law firms as a minority or woman. Hiring groups need to spend time not only on hiring with diversity in mind, but also on retaining the diverse employees. Vanessa Watson, Vice President, Senior Managing Counsel at Mastercard International, describes her incredible journey into law, how she's come into her success, and strategies for corporations & law firms. What we talked about: - Vanessa's Shift from Theatrical Beginnings To Law - Journey into Law and the Transition to Mastercard - Vanessa's Time at Mastercard - Disrupting the Hiring of Women and Minorities - Personal Successes and Advice for Her Children Check out the resources below for more information: - https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanessa-kaye-watson-0b980815/ - https://www.linkedin.com/company/national-association-of-minority-&-women-owned-law-firms/ To hear more interviews like this one, subscribe to Innovative Legal Leadership on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your preferred podcast platform.

Having mentors and a strong sense of resilience can make all the difference when finding your footing within corporations and law firms as a minority or woman. Hiring groups need to spend time not only on hiring with diversity in mind, but also on retaining the diverse employees. Vanessa Watson, Vice President, Senior Managing Counsel at Mastercard International, describes her incredible journey into law, how she's come into her success, and strategies for corporations & law firms. What we talked about: - Vanessa's Shift from Theatrical Beginnings To Law - Journey into Law and the Transition to Mastercard - Vanessa's Time at Mastercard - Disrupting the Hiring of Women and Minorities - Personal Successes and Advice for Her Children Check out the resources below for more information: - https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanessa-kaye-watson-0b980815/ - https://www.linkedin.com/company/national-association-of-minority-&-women-owned-law-firms/ To hear more interviews like this one, subscribe to Innovative Legal Leadership on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your preferred podcast platform.

Ep. 518 - Renzo Urzua - Podcaster & Training Manager for Mastercard Co-Host of Lucha HSP a Spanish podcast about wrestling and working as a Training Manager for Mastercard International. Renzo shares growing up in a Latino family. We share similar stories and living with the culture in a English Speaking countries and maintaining the Latino culture with his family. Renzo Links: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/renzourzua/ Podcast: Lucha HSP Latin Podcast Nominee: Vote for Lucha HSP https://latinpodcastawards.com/ Link: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/lucha-hsp/id1500649854https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/lucha-hsp/id1500649854 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1RBVzb1PfSaWEgG1kcMrd9 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/search/lucha%20hsp iHeart Radio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-lucha-hsp-69194473/ Tunein Radio: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Sports--Recreation-Podcasts/Lucha-HSP-p1353042/ Podbay: https://podbay.fm/p/lucha-hsp Himalaya: https://www.himalaya.com/wrestling-podcasts/lucha-hsp-1814704 Ivoox: https://www.ivoox.com/podcast-lucha-hsp_sq_f1856920_1.html Sticher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/lucha-hsp Radiopublic: https://radiopublic.com/lucha-hsp-G77dKa   Social Media  Instagram: @luchahsp https://www.instagram.com/luchahsp/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LuchaHSP/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCER0-VTavI4Zg2Q-J5XO_IQ Website: anchor.fm/everythingwithange Send A Voice Message: https://anchor.fm/everythingwithange/message #applepodcast #latinculture #growinguplatino #latinpodcast #iheartradiopodcast #spotifypodcast #googlepodcasts #podcast #podcasting #torontopodcast #torontotalkshow #podcaster #thecoop #coop #wrestlingpodcast #podcastinglife --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/everythingwithange/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/everythingwithange/support

In this episode, we talk with our dear friend, KATHLEEN WOOD, a keynote speaker, author, executive growth strategist and Co-Founder/CEO of Suzy’s Swirl, a frozen dessert concept based in Chicago. THOUGHT #1 It’s easy to say Faith Conquers Fear in business, yet it is so powerful and challenging to teach and live it. THOUGHT #2 The Key to Powerful Change is Commitment and Forgiveness. CONNECT: Website: www.suzysswirl.com Email: Kathleen@suzysswirl.com Twitter: @kwoodpartners.com BRAND & RESOURCE MENTIONS: Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers – www.raisingcanes.com Todd Graves - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Graves_(entrepreneur) CHART (The Council of Hotel & Restaurant Trainers) - www.chart.org Kellogg’s – www.kelloggs.com Wendy Davidson - https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidsonwendy Zingerman’s Community of Businesses – www.zingermans.com Brett Culp - www.brettculp.com Culture That Rocks: How to Revolutionize a Company;s Culture - www.CultureThatRocks.com Rock ‘n Roll With It: Overcoming the Challenge of Change - www.rocknrollwithit.com McDonald's - www.mcdonalds.com Don Yaeger - www.DonYaeger.com John Wooden - www.coachwooden.com 1 Corinthians 13:13 - https://www.bible.com/bible/111/1CO.13.13.NIV Cannonball Kids’ cancer – www.CannonballKidscancer.org Keppler Speakers - www.KepplerSpeakers.com Certified Rock Star - www.CertifiedRockStar.com Spectacle Photography (Show/Website Photos) – www.spectaclephoto.com Jeffrey Todd “JT” Keel (Show Music) - https://www.facebook.com/jtkeel KATHLEEN WOOD'S BIO: Kathleen Wood, CEO and Co-Founder of Suzy’s Swirl. In August of 2012, Kathleen and her business partner and sister, Sue Tierno, launched their innovative frozen dessert company - Suzy’s Swirl. Suzy’s Swirl features sorbetto, gelato, and yogurt in multiple delivery styles. Their vision is to re-ignite the American Dream through swirling frozen goodness, swirling greatness and swirling gratitude. In January 2019, Suzy’s Swirl introduced it’s newest retail product line liquor-infused frozen yogurts and sorbettos - Suzy’s Swirl Spirits. Kathleen also founded her own growth strategy firm over 20 years ago, cleverly named Kathleen Wood Partners. Today, her company guides Founders, Entrepreneurs and Business Owners with strategies to transform their visions to reality. Her practice focuses on providing practical strategies for accelerating growth, optimizing brand competitiveness and building high-performing teams. Kathleen is a nationally recognized growth strategist, motivational speaker, and author, and a proven leader in business and non- profits. She blends her corporate sensibility and rigor with entrepreneurial vigor and innovation to deliver sustainable solutions. In 2010, she published her first book, The BEST Shift of Your Life – The Restaurant Manager’s Guide for Success Outside the Restaurant. In 2019, she will release her second book about Founders and how employees can excel with entrepreneurs. Prior to founding her companies, Kathleen had a very successful executive career working for leading companies such as: The Educational Foundation of the National Restaurant Association, MasterCard International and T.G.I. Fridays. Kathleen also served as the President and COO of Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers from 2005–2007. During her tenure, she led the organization through the impacts of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, as well as the extensive recovery process that followed and through an unprecedented 100% growth in two years. She is the co-founder of Foodservice Council for Women. Kathleen is a past president and board member of Council of Hotel and Restaurant Trainers. She is also a past Executive Committee Member and Board Member for Women’s Foodservice Forum and Bama International. Kathleen is the winner of the 2019 WBENC-PepsiCo Pitch competition for her pitch on Suzy’s Swirl liquor-infused frozen yogurts and sorbettos. Kathleen holds a Bachelors of Science degree in hotel restaurant and management from University of Wisconsin – Stout and Master in Business Administration from Loyola University of Chicago.

Dan Ciporin ’86 is general partner at Canaan Partners, an early-stage venture capital firm. He is interviewed by Michelle Kwon ’20, a second-year MBA student at Yale School of Management. Show Notes. Dan Ciporin ’86 is a general partner at Canaan, an early-stage venture capital firm. He partners with startups to deliver innovation particularly in the areas of financial technology, e-commerce, and marketplaces. Dan joined Canaan after serving as Chairman and CEO of Shopping.com, where he took the company public after leading it from zero to over $100 million in revenue in five years and then sold it to Ebay. Prior to that he was Senior VP of MasterCard International running their global debit program. Dan earned an A.B. from Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and an M.B.A. from Yale School of Management in 1986. Michelle Kwon '20 is a second-year student in Yale SOM's full-time MBA program. Before enrolling at Yale SOM, she worked as a Business Affairs Project Manager supporting the launch of Airbnb Experiences in San Francisco. Before Airbnb, she worked at Soros Fund Management in New York City supporting equity capital markets, securitized products, and growth equity investments. Michelle graduated from Georgetown University with a B.A. in Government and conducted research in South Korea as a Fulbright Scholar. She is from Orange County, CA by way of Cincinnati, OH.

Host: Nancy May, President and CEO, BoardBench CompaniesGuest: Kevin Silva, Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resource Officer, Voya Financial,Chairman of the Board of Trustees, and member of the Board, New York Institute of Technology Companies that build their backbones on wisdom, judgment and character and use them to conduct their business seem to be the ones able to come out on top in any fray. Doing what’s right doesn’t happen by accident, but doing so consistently needs the right talent at the top and in the boardroom. Learn the five key elements needed to get the right talent boards need to keep their companies at peak performance. Kevin Silva is Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources officer for Voya Financial®, responsible for Human Resources, Corporate Responsibility and Voya Foundation. In this role, Silva directs a strategy aimed at building the organization’s human capital by attracting, retaining and developing world-class employees and incenting them to deliver superior performance. Silva also serves on Voya Financial’s Executive Committee. Mr.Silva has also served in senior human resources leadership roles as head of human resources Argo Group International, MBIA Insurance Corporation, Merrill Lynch Capital Markets, as well as chief human resource officer for MasterCard International; and as the executive director for PepsiCo Management Institute/PepsiCo.In addition, he is Chairman of the Board of Trustees and a member of the Board, New York Institute of Technology. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

  Alex W. ‘Pete’ Hart is the Chairman of the Board of Verifone Systems a credit card terminal payment systems company and financial services industry veteran.    With a 50-year distinguished track record of leadership in the financial services industry, Pete has acted as a consultant specializing in emerging payment and distribution systems. His particular focus is e-commerce and its impact on the consumer banking industry. Pete was the former CEO of Advanta Corporation, a diversified financial services company and the President and Chief Executive Officer of MasterCard International. While at MasterCard, he served as Chairman of the Board of Maestro International, the global debit-system, and was a member of the board of directors of Europay International. He was a key member of the Silicon Valley Bancshares Board of Directors starting in 2001 and also became the Chairman of the Board of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) Financial Group. Prior to joining MasterCard, Pete spent 10 years at First Interstate Bancorp, the 17-state multi-bank holding company which is now part of Wells Fargo. While with First Interstate, he became the founding chairman of the board of the CIRRUS System, which is now the world’s largest network of shared automated teller machines. Pete’s distinguished career also includes various positions with the First National Bank of Chicago and BancOhio. He has served on numerous board of directors such as Lending Club; Fair Isaac Corporation a predictive software company; Global Payments, Inc., a payment services company;eHarmony.com; Mitek a mobile capture deposits company, Actrade Financial Technologies; Sanchez Computer Associates; HNC Software; Retek Inc.; Shopping.com;  US Encode;  and Sequal Technologies, Inc. He has also been an advisor to many companies including Tempo Payments, NoLie MRI, Cimbal Technologies, Dealtime, Humetix, and Orbiscom. Hart graduated from Harvard University in 1962. He completed studies at the graduate school of Bank Marketing at the University of Colorado and the graduate program for Data Processing Management at Harvard Business School. Pete was and has worked as an independent consultant to the financial services industry since 1997. He served as Chief Executive Officer of Advanta Corporation, a public diversified financial services company from 1995 to 1997, where he had previously served as Executive Vice Chairman from 1994 to 1995. Prior to joining Advanta, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of MasterCard International, a worldwide payment service provider from 1994 to 1998.   I first came into contact with Pete back in 1995 after I had graduated from law school, passed the bar I was looking to become counsel to credit card bank Advanta.    he was also captain of the Harvard football team of 1961 so we are talking to a true leader. Pete says, when it comes to success it is a matter of “being able to do the things I like to do with the people I like doing them with and feeling as if I am being paid acceptable beyond that there is not a whole lot to it“ You can learn more about Pete and what he does on his company website at www.verifone.com and connect with him on LinkedIn. Happy listening! Verifone Systems was created back in 1981 by William ‘Bill’ Melton.  The Verifone story is extremely inspirational and every business startup and entrepreneur learn from the founder and executives of the company.  

On this edition of the Politically Speaking podcast, St. Louis Public Radio's Jason Rosenbaum and Jo Mannies continue their look into south St. Louis County politics by welcoming state Rep. Cloria Brown onto the show. Brown is a city of St. Louis native who had a successful career in information technology. After working her way through several jobs, Brown eventually became vice president of information systems for MasterCard International. She was one of the few women to be a leader in the male-dominated field.

Lena L. West is the leading expert on how women entrepreneurs can monetize social media. She is also the Founder of InfluenceExpansion.com, the home of the Influence Expansion Academy, the only social media mastermind program created specifically for women entrepreneurs. ⇑ Full Bio   As the CEO & Chief Social Media Strategist of Influence Expansion, Lena L. West has helped thousands of entrepreneurs profit from the power of Social Media and the Internet. A certified technical expert Lena learned about the intricate aspects of computers and networking while consulting with Fortune 500 companies such as IBM, Pitney Bowes, Philips Magnavox, Hyperion Software and MasterCard International. After cutting her ‘technical teeth', she founded xynoMedia (now Influence Expansion) in 1997. Lena is the winner of several business awards, among them: The Network Journal's “40 Under Forty”, AlleyCat News' “25 Women of Silicon Alley”, The Women's Congress' Entrepreneurial Champion for Women in Business and was dubbed an “Entrepreneurial Hero” by NCWIT. She has also been featured on CNN, with Gayle King on CBS This Morning and as the cover story for publications such as The Westchester County Business Journal and Black Enterprise. She writes and speaks regularly about the merits and potential pitfalls of social media by sharing her expertise about social media and business growth via her regular column for the Huffington Post and ChamberofCommerce.com. Lena is also a former columnist for FastCompany.com and Entrepreneur Magazine. She has spoken on Capitol Hill and for organizations such as American Express, Wharton School of Business, SCORE, National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI), Syracuse University and The Learning Annex.  

The Heritage Region of the International Association of Business Communicators will hold its 2012 conference, “Find your bridge,” in Pittsburgh October 12-14. This is the latest in a series of podcast conversations with top presenters from the conference discussing the topics they will cover in their conference appearances. James Cerruti, Senior Partner, Strategy and Research, Brandlogic In this program, we speak with James Cerruti, senior partner for strategy and research with Brandlogic. His presentation at the Heritage Region Conference will focus on “Sustainability and Corporate Reputation: The Keys to Leadership.” James will report on BrandLogic's second annual Sustainability Leadership Report, a landmark study of real vs. perceived sustainability performance for 100 leading global companies. You can learn more about how to “Build Your Bridge” to communications success by attending the IABC Heritage Region Conference, Oct. 14 -16, at the Westin Conference Center, Pittsburgh.  Register at: www.iabcheritageconference.com. Biography James Cerruti brings to his senior role with Brandlogic over 20 years of experience in leading strategy, marketing, and brand consulting engagements, in North America and worldwide. His consulting career includes executive posts as the president of Vivaldi Partners, a New York City-based marketing and brand consultancy; as one of the founding partners of FutureBrand, and as a director with Coopers & Lybrand. His numerous brand strategy clients have included: Allianz, Bank of Montreal, CarlsonWagonlit Travel, CNA Financial, Deloitte, Deutsche Telecom, Dun and Bradstreet, First Union, FleetBoston, Hyundai Kia Motors, KPMG, MasterCard International, Merrill Lynch, Olympus, PNC Bank, PricewaterhouseCoopers, RBC Financial Group, Remy Cointreau, Scudder Investments, Siemens, State Street Corporation, Telefonica, US Bancorp and Zurich Financial Services. James holds an M.B.A. in International Business from the Monterey Institute and a B.A. in Greek Archeology from Antioch University. He is fluent in Greek and conversational Spanish and French. His work has been published in the Journal of Business Strategy, among others. Subscribe to the RSS feed in a reader Subscribe to the IABC Heritage Region Conference Podcasts in the Apple iTunes Music Store.

Pamela Skillings is a successful entrepreneur, a certified career coach, and the author of Escape from Corporate America: A Practical Guide to Creating the Career of Your Dreams, a career guide for entrepreneurs and other renegades. Pamela walked away from the security of a six-figure job and a twelve-year corporate career to start her own business in 2005. Her company, Skillful Communications, provides consulting and coaching on communication and career development issues for organizations and individuals. Previously, Pamela spent more than twelve years as a marketing executive for companies including Citigroup, MasterCard International, Morgan Stanley, Alliance Capital & Dean Witter. The original interview was on 5.19.09. Hosted by Chicke Fitzgerald, CEO-Solutionz Pam's website is http://www.escapefromcorporate.com/

Please click on the POD button to listen to the latest Atlanta Business Radio  show podcast broadcasting live each Wednesday at 10am EDT from Atlanta, GA, USA.   Here's how to listen to the podcast of our show. First click on the title of the show you are interested in. Then there should be a player in the upper right hand corner of the screen. Now just press play and the show you chose should start playing. You can also download the show to listen on your mp3 player. We are now available on iTunes, click this link and you can find all our past shows. Press SUBSCRIBE and you will automatically get the latest show when you sync your iPod to your computer.Today's show is brought to you by TAB of Northwest Atlanta.The Alternative Board of Northwest Atlanta brings together owners of privately held businesses to overcome challenges and seize new opportunities with a combination of peer advice and strategic business coaching. Board members meet monthly to learn from one anothers successes and mistakes and create more valuable and profitable companies. Achieve Greater Success with Peer Advice and Coaching with TAB of Northwest Atlanta.  www.tab-nwatlanta.com Sally Jamara with Traversa Consulting was kind enough to sub for Amy Otto this morning. To learn more about Sally and Traversa Consulting, please go to her website www.traversaconsulting.com. This morning we had a lively roundtable discussion on ways to profit in a down economy. Sally invited Tammy Hurt with Outsource Events and Kristi Atkins with AIM Markeitng Solutions to particpate in the conversation. Tammy Hurt is the Founder and President of Outsource Events, Inc., an event management firm specializing in the logistical planning and execution of executive-level and customer events. As an 18-year veteran of the meeting and event industries, Tammy has built a reputation for organizational excellence and professional integrity. Her experience as an independent planner of corporate meetings, conferences, and events includes managing all aspects of event sponsorships, full-scale corporate meetings and corporate incentive programs. Among her successes are such high-visibility events as Olympics, Super Bowl, US Open, NCAA Men's Final Four, NASCAR, and other events for Fortune 500 corporations. During her distinguished career, Tammy has worked with an impressive array of world-leading venues, resorts and suppliers throughout the United States, Europe, Mexico and the Caribbean to deliver outstanding results and positive year-over-year annual growth since the company's inception. Outsource Events is a WBENC, nationally certified, Women"s Business Enterprise. Tammy is the proud recipient of the 2008 - Catalyst Magazine Top 25 Entrepreneurs and Ones to Watch Award, which recognizes emerging small business leaders for their high quality leadership, strength, determination, perseverance and, ultimately, success. She currently serves on the Board of Governors for the Atlanta Chapter of the Recording Academy (aka known as the GRAMMY Awards), serves as Second President on the Executive Board of ProWIN (Professional Women's Information Network) and as Strategic Advisor for the Atlanta chapter of Women In Sports and Events (WISE). She is involved in and respected among the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau (ACVB), Atlanta Sports Council, Meeting Planners International (MPI), and International Special Events Society (ISES). For more information about Tammy and her firm please go to her website  www.outsourceevents.com. Prior to forming a|i|m MARKETING SOLUTIONS, Kristi Atkins was a Vice President at The GEM Group.  As a founding member of GEM, she was responsible for business development and management of client business.  Her clients included:  UPS, Bank of America, Compaq, General Mills, Sears, Domino's Pizza, GM Racing, ING and SunTrust Banks. Kristi also spent 6 years with Advantage International (now Octagon).  While at Advantage, she managed the Sara Lee Olympic account (Champion, L'eggs and Hanes brands), the global sponsorships for MasterCard International and Girl Scouts of America. She has extensive expertise in Olympics, motorsports, golf and soccer.  This experience includes:  sponsorship identification, strategy development, sponsorship negotiation, asset integration and tracking of sponsorship effectiveness. For more information about Kristi and her firm please go to her website www.aimmarketingsolutions.com Also if you know of a business in Atlanta that we should know about please email Amy Otto at Amy @ atlantabusinessradio.com and we will try and get them on the show

Mr. Joel S. Lisker was most recently the Senior Vice-President for Security and Risk Management for MasterCard International. In this capacity he served as the company's world-wide senior security representative for all matters relating to the fraudulent use of its numerous card products. He was instrumental in developing technical solutions and strategies to thwart the efforts of organized crime, and as head of Corporate Security with responsibility for safeguarding MasterCard employees, premises, and property throughout the world, he ensured the safety and security of its' human and physical assets, without incident. At MasterCard, he led the development of chip-based biometrics solutions for data security, perimeter security, visitor screening and employee authentication. After completion of his formal education at the University of Pennsylvania (B.S.) and the Temple University School of Law (J.D.), he joined the FBI as a Special Agent where he worked against domestic terrorist groups. Thereafter, as a Special Agent Supervisor, assigned to FBI Headquarters, he developed sophisticated solutions to safeguard FBI communications between FBI Headquarters and its' overseas offices. He also developed techniques used in foreign counter-intelligence operations. Next, Mr. Lisker served as Senior trial Attorney in the U.S. Dept. of Justice Criminal Division, Internal Security section where he directed a task force operating against domestic terrorists, and led a group seeking to discover and control foreign agents. In 1981, Mr. Lisker was selected by the Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, to be Chief Counsel and Staff Director of its' newly formed Sub-Committee on security and Terrorism. In this capacity, in addition to managing the Committee's oversight and Authorization responsibility for the FBI, the DEA and the U.S. Marshal Service, he organized more than 25 hearings aimed at uncovering the global terrorist inter-connections and transnational operations that became known as the "terror network". Mr. Lisker was also responsible for drafting legislation with respect to protecting identities of covert agents, jurisdictional realignment of authority regarding escaped federal prisoners and other fugitives from justice, criminalization of payments card fraud and counterfeit, amendment of legislation relating to agents of foreign principals, etc. In each of his roles and in the responsibilities he was required to carry out over the years Mr. Lisker has maintained regular contact with counterparts in the FBI and those reporting to the Director of Central Intelligence. In 1987, Mr. Lisker was selected as Associate Counsel to the Senate select Committee on Secret Military Assistance to Iran and the Nicaraguan Opposition. One of his major accomplishments in this assignment was the uncovering and tracing of clandestine funding sources, through the Swiss banking Network. Mr. Lisker is a member of the District of Columbia Bar, and is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He is also admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court. He is a life member of the FBI Agents Association, The Association of Former Agents of the FBI. He serves on several corporate Boards of Directors and Advisory Boards and is currently serving on two FBI industry Task Forces dealing with Terrorist Financing and Identity Theft. Mr. Lisker brings to Dudinsky Lisker & Associates, LLC current, wide ranging, and state of the art experience in biometric technologies, neural network technologies, and other cutting edge risk reduction solutions. DUDINSKY LISKER & ASSOCIATES, LLC www.dudinskyassociates.com

2007 held numerous watershed events for the security industry. Innovation is needed and the money is there. Come to this session and meet the VCs actively investing in security, web, and mobile applications. Learn how VCs see the future, what they are looking for, and how best to utilize them to further your innovations. This session will conclude with a announcement about the Black Hat/DEFCON Open, a business plan competition focused on innovations in security; winners will be announced at Black Hat 2008 and DEFCON 16. Brad Stone, New York Times technology correspondent Brad Stone joined the New York Times in December 2006. He covers Internet trends from the newspapers San Francisco bureau. In addition to writing for the paper, he contributes to the Times technology blog, Bits. >From 1998 to November 2006, Stone served as the Silicon Valley Correspondent for Newsweek magazine, writing for the technology and business sections of the magazine and authoring a regular column, Plain Text, on our evolving digital lifestyles. He joined the Newsweek writing staff in 1996 as a general assignment reporter and covered a wide range of subjects. He wrote about Mark McGwire's home run chase during the summer of 1998, the jury deliberations in the Timothy McVeigh trial, and profiled authors such as Kurt Vonnegut. He is also a frequent contributor to Wired magazine, and has written for publications such as More magazine and the Sunday Telegraph in London. Brad graduated from Columbia University in 1993 and is originally from Cleveland, Ohio. Patrick Chung, Partner, NEA Patrick joined NEA as an Associate in 2004 and became Partner in 2007. Patrick focuses on venture growth equity, consumer, Internet, and mobile investments. He is a director of Loopt and Realtime Worlds, and is actively involved with 23andMe, Xoom and the firm's venture growth activities. Prior to joining NEA, Patrick helped to grow ZEFER, an Internet services firm (acquired by NEC) to more than $100 million in annual revenues and more than 700 people across six global offices. The company attracted over $100 million in venture capital financing. Prior to ZEFER, Patrick was with McKinsey & Company, where he specialized in hardware, software, and services companies. Patrick received a joint JD-MBA degree from Harvard Law School and Harvard Business School, where he was the only candidate in his year to earn honors at both. He also served as an Editor of the Harvard Law Review. Patrick was one of only nine Canadian citizens to be elected a Commonwealth Scholar to study at Oxford University, where he earned a Master of Science degree and won both class prizes for Best Dissertation and Best Overall Performance. Patrick earned his A.B. degree at Harvard University in Environmental Science. He is a member of the New York and Massachusettsbars. Maria Cirino, Co-Founder and Managing Director, .406 Ventures Maria is co-founder and managing director of .406 Ventures, a new VC firm focused on early stage investments in security, IT, and services. She serves as an active investor, director and/or chairman in one public company and four venture-backed companies including Verecode and Bit9. Maria brings 21 years of entrepreneurial, operating and senior management experience in venture-backed technology companies. Most recently, she served as an SVP of Verisign following its 2005 $142 million acquisition of Guardenta Sequoia, Charles River Ventures and NEA-backed IT security company that she co-founded and led as CEO and Chairman. In this role, Maria received several industry honors and awards, including "Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 2003." Prior to Guardent, Maria was Senior Vice President responsible for sales and marketing at i-Cube, an IT services company, which was acquired in 1999 by Razorfish for $1.8 billion. Prior to Razorfish, she was responsible for North American sales at Shiva, the category creating network infrastructure company from 1993 to 1997. Mark McGovern, Tech Lead, In-Q-Tel Mark McGovern leads the communications and infrastructure practice for In-Q-Tel, the strategic investment firm that supports the U.S. Intelligence Community. He has extensive experience developing, securing and deploying data systems. Prior to joining In-Q-Tel, Mr. McGovern was Director of Technology for Cigital Inc. He led Cigital's software security group and supported a Fortune 100 clientele that included Microsoft, MasterCard International, CitiBank, Symantec, CheckFree, the UK National Lottery and the Federal Reserve Banks of Richmond, New York and Boston. Earlier in his career, Mr. McGovern worked for the Central Intelligence Agency. Mr. McGovern holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and an M.S. in Systems Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Dov Yoran is a Partner at Security Growth Partners (SGP). Prior to joining SGP, Mr. Yoran was Vice President for Strategic Alliances at Solutionary, Inc. a leading Managed Security Services Provider. He was responsible for all partnerships, global channel revenue and marketing efforts. Previously, at Symantec Corporation, Mr. Yoran managed the Services Partner Program, having global responsibility for creating, launching and managing the partner re-seller program. This program generated over 50% of Symantec Services revenue, with a partner base expanding across six continents. Mr. Yoran came to Symantec as part of the Riptech, Inc. acquisition, in a $145 Million transaction that ranked in the top 2% of all technology mergers in 2002. Riptech was the leading managed security services firm that monitored and protected its client base on a 24x7 basis. At Riptech, he spearheaded the channel strategy, marketing and sales operations, growing the reseller program to over 50% of the company's revenue. Prior to that, Mr. Yoran has worked in several technology start-ups as well as Accenture (formerly Anderson Consulting) where he focused on technolog and strategy engagements in the Financial Services Industry. Mr. Yoran has also written and lectured on several Information Security topics. He holds a Masters of Science in Engineering Management and System Engineering with a concentration in Information Security Management from the George Washington University and is a cum laude Bachelor of Science in Chemistry graduate from Tufts University.

2007 held numerous watershed events for the security industry. Innovation is needed and the money is there. Come to this session and meet the VCs actively investing in security, web, and mobile applications. Learn how VCs see the future, what they are looking for, and how best to utilize them to further your innovations. This session will conclude with a announcement about the Black Hat/DEFCON Open, a business plan competition focused on innovations in security; winners will be announced at Black Hat 2008 and DEFCON 16. Brad Stone, New York Times technology correspondent Brad Stone joined the New York Times in December 2006. He covers Internet trends from the newspapers San Francisco bureau. In addition to writing for the paper, he contributes to the Times technology blog, Bits. >From 1998 to November 2006, Stone served as the Silicon Valley Correspondent for Newsweek magazine, writing for the technology and business sections of the magazine and authoring a regular column, Plain Text, on our evolving digital lifestyles. He joined the Newsweek writing staff in 1996 as a general assignment reporter and covered a wide range of subjects. He wrote about Mark McGwire's home run chase during the summer of 1998, the jury deliberations in the Timothy McVeigh trial, and profiled authors such as Kurt Vonnegut. He is also a frequent contributor to Wired magazine, and has written for publications such as More magazine and the Sunday Telegraph in London. Brad graduated from Columbia University in 1993 and is originally from Cleveland, Ohio. Patrick Chung, Partner, NEA Patrick joined NEA as an Associate in 2004 and became Partner in 2007. Patrick focuses on venture growth equity, consumer, Internet, and mobile investments. He is a director of Loopt and Realtime Worlds, and is actively involved with 23andMe, Xoom and the firm's venture growth activities. Prior to joining NEA, Patrick helped to grow ZEFER, an Internet services firm (acquired by NEC) to more than $100 million in annual revenues and more than 700 people across six global offices. The company attracted over $100 million in venture capital financing. Prior to ZEFER, Patrick was with McKinsey & Company, where he specialized in hardware, software, and services companies. Patrick received a joint JD-MBA degree from Harvard Law School and Harvard Business School, where he was the only candidate in his year to earn honors at both. He also served as an Editor of the Harvard Law Review. Patrick was one of only nine Canadian citizens to be elected a Commonwealth Scholar to study at Oxford University, where he earned a Master of Science degree and won both class prizes for Best Dissertation and Best Overall Performance. Patrick earned his A.B. degree at Harvard University in Environmental Science. He is a member of the New York and Massachusettsbars. Maria Cirino, Co-Founder and Managing Director, .406 Ventures Maria is co-founder and managing director of .406 Ventures, a new VC firm focused on early stage investments in security, IT, and services. She serves as an active investor, director and/or chairman in one public company and four venture-backed companies including Verecode and Bit9. Maria brings 21 years of entrepreneurial, operating and senior management experience in venture-backed technology companies. Most recently, she served as an SVP of Verisign following its 2005 $142 million acquisition of Guardenta Sequoia, Charles River Ventures and NEA-backed IT security company that she co-founded and led as CEO and Chairman. In this role, Maria received several industry honors and awards, including "Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 2003." Prior to Guardent, Maria was Senior Vice President responsible for sales and marketing at i-Cube, an IT services company, which was acquired in 1999 by Razorfish for $1.8 billion. Prior to Razorfish, she was responsible for North American sales at Shiva, the category creating network infrastructure company from 1993 to 1997. Mark McGovern, Tech Lead, In-Q-Tel Mark McGovern leads the communications and infrastructure practice for In-Q-Tel, the strategic investment firm that supports the U.S. Intelligence Community. He has extensive experience developing, securing and deploying data systems. Prior to joining In-Q-Tel, Mr. McGovern was Director of Technology for Cigital Inc. He led Cigital's software security group and supported a Fortune 100 clientele that included Microsoft, MasterCard International, CitiBank, Symantec, CheckFree, the UK National Lottery and the Federal Reserve Banks of Richmond, New York and Boston. Earlier in his career, Mr. McGovern worked for the Central Intelligence Agency. Mr. McGovern holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and an M.S. in Systems Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Dov Yoran is a Partner at Security Growth Partners (SGP). Prior to joining SGP, Mr. Yoran was Vice President for Strategic Alliances at Solutionary, Inc. a leading Managed Security Services Provider. He was responsible for all partnerships, global channel revenue and marketing efforts. Previously, at Symantec Corporation, Mr. Yoran managed the Services Partner Program, having global responsibility for creating, launching and managing the partner re-seller program. This program generated over 50% of Symantec Services revenue, with a partner base expanding across six continents. Mr. Yoran came to Symantec as part of the Riptech, Inc. acquisition, in a $145 Million transaction that ranked in the top 2% of all technology mergers in 2002. Riptech was the leading managed security services firm that monitored and protected its client base on a 24x7 basis. At Riptech, he spearheaded the channel strategy, marketing and sales operations, growing the reseller program to over 50% of the company's revenue. Prior to that, Mr. Yoran has worked in several technology start-ups as well as Accenture (formerly Anderson Consulting) where he focused on technolog and strategy engagements in the Financial Services Industry. Mr. Yoran has also written and lectured on several Information Security topics. He holds a Masters of Science in Engineering Management and System Engineering with a concentration in Information Security Management from the George Washington University and is a cum laude Bachelor of Science in Chemistry graduate from Tufts University.