Tech 2 Exec Podcast
Welcome to the Tech 2 Exec Podcast - where we talk with experts in IT, cybersecurity, and AI about what they’re doing, what’s working, and how you can lead with impact. Hosted by Mike and Josh Linton.
Episodes
20 episodes
Craig Adams of Rapid7 on AI, MDR, and the Future of Security Platforms
Craig Adams, Chief Product Officer at Rapid7, joins Tech 2 Exec for a conversation on AI, MDR, product leadership, and the future of security platforms.What does the next phase of MDR look like when security teams are expected...
Mark Bloom of Sectigo on the Channel Partnerships That Serve Customers Best
Mark Bloom of Sectigo joins VLCM’s Tech 2 Exec podcast for a conversation on what makes vendor and reseller partnerships work. Mark shares lessons from 20+ years in the channel, including why trust, transparency, follow-through, and customer-fi...
Building Security Programs with Josh Blackwelder, Deputy CISO at SentinelOne
Josh Blackwelder, Deputy CISO at SentinelOne, joins Tech 2 Exec for a conversation on building security programs that hold up under pressure. With experience spanning auditing, pentesting, banking, cloud, and product security, Josh shares insig...
Leadership, UCaaS Strategy, and Solving Complex IT Challenges with Dan Nemechek, VP of Sales Engineering at Mitel
Dan Nemechek, VP of Sales Engineering at Mitel, joins the Tech 2 Exec podcast to share a perspective shaped by 30 years in telecom and unified communications.This episode explores how organizations are approaching UCaaS, hybrid, and on-...
How Mike Arrowsmith Is Embedding Trust into NinjaOne’s DNA
Mike Arrowsmith, Chief Trust Officer at NinjaOne, joins Tech 2 Exec to talk about how trust is built into security, IT operations, and the way products are delivered. He shares how NinjaOne approaches endpoint management and RMM automation for ...
Harold Rivas of Absolute Security on AI, Resilience, and Managing Up
In this episode of Tech 2 Exec, Mike Linton and Josh Linton talk with Harold Rivas (CIO & CISO, Absolute Security) about communicating cyber risk to executives, evaluating security tech without tool sprawl, and adopting AI with the right gu...
Mick Leach, Field CISO at Abnormal, on AI-Driven Social Engineering at Scale
Mick Leach, Field CISO at Abnormal Security, joins the Tech 2 Exec Podcast to examine how AI-driven social engineering is reshaping business email compromise and why human behavior has become the primary attack surface. Mick shares his perspect...
Gil Geron on Eliminating the Business vs. Security Tradeoff
In this Tech 2 Exec episode, Gil Geron, CEO and Co-Founder of Orca Security, explains why the idea that security slows the business down is outdated. He shares how using context—rather than alert volume—changes how cloud risk is prioritized, re...
How AI and Security Are Changing Unified Communications with Terry Corder of Fusion Connect
AI is moving fast inside unified communications—but most organizations haven’t adjusted security, network design, or ownership models to keep up. In this Tech 2 Exec episode, Terry Corder of Fusion Connect breaks down where AI-powered tools lik...
Solving Meeting Friction at Scale: Insights from Crestron’s Brad Hintze
Meetings shouldn’t be hard. Brad Hintze from Crestron joins Tech 2 Exec to break down why meeting friction persists and how enterprises are addressing it. We discuss consistent room experiences, smarter space management, and the role A...
Jason Mitchell of Delinea on Stopping Attackers with Identity-Based Security
Jason Mitchell, Senior Vice President of Engineering at Delinea, joins Tech 2 Exec to discuss how identity-based security strengthens enterprise defense strategies. The conversation covers how privilege management reduces risk, why identity now...
How Wirespeed Is Rewriting the Playbook for Cybersecurity Operations - Interview with CEO Tim MalcomVetter
Tim MalcomVetter, CEO and Co-Founder of Wirespeed, joins Tech 2 Exec to share how his experience leading red and blue teams, including Walmart’s red team, which shaped a new way of thinking about Managed Detection and Response (MDR). He explain...
Lessons in Cybersecurity Leadership with Expel CEO Dave Merkel
What does it take to lead in cybersecurity when the challenges never stop changing? In this episode of the Tech 2 Exec Podcast, Expel CEO Dave Merkel shares stories from his career and how those experiences shaped his approach to leadership. Th...
AI as a Teammate in Cyber Defense with Jack Miller of Darktrace
What does it look like when AI becomes a true teammate in cyber defense? Jack Miller of Darktrace joins Tech 2 Exec to talk about the role of AI in spotting the threats humans can’t, why resilience matters more than just prevention, and how exe...
Sanjay Poonen on Innovation and Leadership at Cohesity
Sanjay Poonen, CEO of Cohesity, shares his story — from his early beginnings to leading Cohesity, a company recognized as a leader in enterprise data protection. Sanjay joins Mike and Josh to talk about the values that have shaped his leadershi...
Making Data Protection a Boardroom Priority with Arcserve's Michael Lin
Data protection is a business conversation, not just an IT task. In this episode, Arcserve’s Chief Product and Technology Officer Michael Lin explains why executives need to understand the risks of ransomware, downtime, and recovery gaps, and h...
Why Data Discovery Is Still Broken and How Concentric AI Is Fixing It
Most security teams still can’t answer a fundamental question: where is our sensitive data, and who has access to it? In this episode of Tech 2 Exec, Karthik Krishnan, CEO of Concentric AI, joins Mike and Josh to explain why discovery is still ...
Every Company Needs to Be a Cyber Secure Company - Here’s Where to Start
VLCM CEO Mike Linton and CIO Josh Linton interview Paul Whittier, Principal Cybersecurity Adviser at Adlumin, to challenge the myth that smaller organizations aren’t on attackers’ radar and how to outline a practical first-step security plan. F...
What Happens When ITAD Goes Unchecked?
Mike and Josh Linton sit down with AssetWorx founder Alex Hill to uncover the overlooked risks of improper IT asset disposition (ITAD). From forgotten data sitting in warehouses to the environmental and compliance pitfalls of hardware disposal,...
Cyber Risk Is Business Risk: Armis Field CTO on Executive Readiness
Mike and Josh Linton engage with Vinod Brahmapuram, the Field Chief Technology Officer at Armis, to discuss the evolving landscape of cybersecurity and asset visibility. Vinod shares insights on the increasing velocity of cyber attacks, the imp...
