TechTables Podcast

By Joe Toste

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Sharing human-centric stories through community with CIOs and technology leaders on https://www.techtables.com/en

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Episode 102 · 3 days ago

Ep.102 w/ Mike Giallombardo, Entrepreneur & Member of the Florida House of Representatives

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Mike Giallombardo, Entrepreneur & Member of the Florida House of Representatives

Connect w/ Mike:

Social: LinkedIn

Email: mike@irisintelgroup.com

Website: https://www.irisintelgroup.com/

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July 22nd in Raleigh, North Carolina

September 23rd in Sacramento, California

October 14th in Tallahassee, Florida

We Cover:

- Mike's background & story (serving in Iraq and transitioning back to civilian life)

- Finding a new mission and building businesses

- Fostering technology and innovation

- The 3 major verticals in Florida, and what Mike like's about Texas business that he wants to see in Florida

- Florida's Cybersecurity Council

- House Bill 7055

and much more!

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And if you're a CIO or technology leader interested in coming on TechTables, shoot me an email at joe@techtables.com

Thank you for supporting Levity Media LLC ❤️, a small business growing private and public sector technology communities through fun and engaging conversations with top technology leaders. Learn more about Joe Toste (me) at https://www.joetoste.com/about/

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Episode 101 · 5 days ago

Ep.101 How to Find and Identify Great Leaders [Phoenix Live Podcast Tour Series] with J.R. Sloan, CIO, State of Arizona

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J.R. Sloan, CIO, State of Arizona

Connect w/ J.R.: LinkedIn

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July 22nd in Raleigh, North Carolina

September 23rd in Sacramento, California

October 14th in Tallahassee, Florida

Questions:

Today’s podcast is titled “How to Find and Identify Great Leaders” - the episode premise came from me listening back to Gary Brantley’s podcast episode where he mentioned that he spends 90% of his time with people.
Now JR - You’re serving as State CIO and President of StateRAMP (hint hint Nancy Rainosek). I won’t rehash the work you’re doing with Arizona or StateRAMP those episodes are on TechTables, but I met a gal by the name of Cheryl Bachelder, the fmr. CEO of Popeyes, current Board Chair for Chick-fil-A and U.S. Foods, and author of the great book, **Dare to Serve: How to Drive Superior Results by Serving Others.**

She also wrote a great article titled "The CEO of Popeyes on Treating Franchisees as the Most Important Customers.”

I love this because there’s over 120 state agencies that your team at the State of Arizona Enterprise Technology (ASET) serves - very similar to the franchisee model.

How do you treat the agencies as your most important customers throughout the great state of Arizona?

And as a follow up - how do you measure that success? What’s your measure look like? I’m sure it's a mix of quantitative and qualitative data, but I would love to hear your thoughts.

The CEO of Popeyes on Treating Franchisees as the Most Important Customers

JR you’re clearly passionate about your work. I love that.

How do you not lose site of the passion - and keep the human-centric approach with your team - amongst all the tech talk in AZ and with StateRAMP?
I want to open up any questions to the audience for J.R. Please keep in mind that if the question is too specific, it probably won’t pass comm/pr media approval.

Thanks again to JR Sloan for coming on TechTables - and the very first Suite Talk Series in 2022.

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Want to dive deeper? Check out my episode on TechTables - https://www.techtables.com/en

And if you're a CIO or technology leader interested in coming on TechTables, shoot me an email at joe@techtables.com

See what episodes I'm creating at https://www.techtables.com/en

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Episode 100 · 1 week ago

Ep.100 Unstoppable: How Arizona and Texas Are Leading the Way in Cybersecurity [Phoenix Live Podcast Tour Series] with Tim Roemer, State CISO, Arizona & Nancy Rainosek, State CISO, Texas

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Tim Roemer, State CISO, Arizona & Nancy Rainosek, State CISO, Texas

Connect w/ Tim: LinkedIn, Twitter

Connect w/ Nancy: LinkedIn, Twitter

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July 22nd in Raleigh, North Carolina

September 23rd in Sacramento, California

October 14th in Tallahassee, Florida

Questions:

Tim - In a recent 60-minute interview, Jen Easterly, the U.S. The Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency - or CISA said, “it’s all about preparation, not panic.”
How are you positioning and preparing Arizona to stay in front of nation-states like Russia looking to harm the State of Arizona?
Nancy - last time a bad actor infected a device a sheriff in Texas took the guns out and shot the box - which was recounted on a great podcast episode on the Ransomware Files.
We know Texas loves its guns - what other initiatives are you looking at to help protect the great State of Texas?
Tim - I always see you on Twitter promoting cybersecurity with the local chamber of commerce, universities, and other programs across the great state of Arizona.
With a federated model in Arizona - much like Texas - what does that partnership look like with Arizona’s Dept. of Homeland Security and the local communities here?
Nancy - offline we talked about the regional security operations center partnership with ASU (Angelo State University) - not to be confused with the ASU here (Arizona State University). Tell us more about the regional security operations center.
Tim - a popular question from CIOs and State CISOs is how you discuss cybersecurity ROI and investment with governors and the legislative body.
What advice do you have for CIOs and CISOs looking to win over their cyber and budget visions for their states and cities?
Nancy - can you jump in with your perspective from Texas on working with the governor and legislative body?
Let’s end with positive reinforcement and quick hitters in cybersecurity training. I loved my podcast with Tim, where he talked about creating memes, passing out sweetish fish candy, and potentially even chocolate bitcoin candies for folks who wouldn’t click on spam in emails or texts.
Tim - what advice would you give Nancy in Texas about positive reinforcement training in Arizona?
Nancy - what advice would you give Tim in Arizona on cybersecurity training?

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Want to dive deeper? Check out my episode on TechTables - https://www.techtables.com/en

And if you're a CIO or technology leader interested in coming on TechTables, shoot me an email at joe@techtables.com

See what episodes I'm creating at https://www.techtables.com/en

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Episode 99 · 2 weeks ago

Ep.99 Zero to One: Building From the Ground Up [Phoenix Live Podcast Tour Series] with Doug Lange, VP of IT Strategy at Choice Hotels International and fmr. CSO for the State of Arizona

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Doug Lange, VP of IT Strategy at Choice Hotels International and fmr. CSO for the State of Arizona

Connect w/ Doug: LinkedIn

Sponsor: The TechTables Suite Talk Series [Live Podcast Tour]

Join us for these small, intimate live podcast conversations across the U.S.

July 22nd in Raleigh, NC

September 23rd in Sacramento, CA

October 14th in Tallahassee, FL

In today's episode, you will learn:

There’s no winning formula to success, but consistent success is normally found in people who constantly push themselves. Talk about how you’re pushing IT strategy at Choice Hotels.
The public sector is known for collaboration across state lines - now that you’re back in the private sector how are you collaborating with industry peers to go to the next level?
Like the Oregon Ducks when they had Marcus Mariota - speed is critical to success - and crushing your competition. Talk about the speed of execution you can enjoy back in the private sector that was missing in the public sector?
What advice or improvements - if any - are possible to improve the speed of delivery in the public sector?
You also mentioned off camera that you go to a board of directors for the budget now instead of the legislative body in AZ. What are some similarities and differences in selling the vision and details for your projects that the audience in the public sector and private sector could glean from?

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Want to dive deeper? Check out my episode on TechTables - https://www.techtables.com/en

And if you're a CIO or technology leader interested in coming on TechTables, shoot me an email at joe@techtables.com

See what episodes I'm creating at https://www.techtables.com/en

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