Success Story with Scott D. Clary

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Dr. Eric Cole is a cybersecurity expert, entrepreneur, and bestselling author with over three decades of experience in the industry. His career has advanced from starting as a professional hacker for the CIA to becoming a commissioner on cybersecurity for the Obama administration. He has served as chief technology officer at McAfee and chief scientist at Lockheed Martin Corporation, and his accomplishments have earned him an induction into the Information Security Hall of Fame. Cole is the founder and CEO of Secure Anchor Consulting and has authored multiple books on cybersecurity, with his latest work, Cyber Crisis, debuting as a bestseller. He holds a doctorate in information technology from Pace University and multiple degrees in computer science from New York Institute of Technology, and he is a sought-after keynote speaker who advises Fortune 500 companies and world leaders on cybersecurity strategy.

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00:00 – Intro

01:24 – The End of Passwords

09:58 – Can Humans Be Trained Out of Being Hacked

14:12 – How Phishing Really Works

21:07 – How Vulnerable Is the Average Person

26:09 – Why Convenience Always Beats Security

29:34 – Simple Cybersecurity Rules Everyone Should Follow

34:17 – Why the World Needs Global Cyber Laws

47:13 – Sponsor Break

49:44 – Hacking a Nuclear Reactor in 37 Seconds

57:41 – Why Deepfakes Are a Real Threat

1:07:40 – What a Real Cyber War Could Look Like

1:15:39 – How We Can Defend Against Cyber Threats

1:23:38 – Lessons from Working with the Gates Foundation

1:28:16 – Sponsor Break

1:30:10 – Can the US Win the Cyber War

1:33:39 – Why AI Without Safeguards Is Dangerous

1:45:52 – The One Lesson Eric Would Teach His Kids

1:48:51 – Lessons Learned from Powerful People

1:53:18 – Eric’s Mission Today

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In this "Lessons" episode, Ariana Pareja, a three-time serial entrepreneur, shares hard-earned insights from building, scaling, and exiting multiple companies while navigating the realities of funding, ownership, and control. She breaks down how to evaluate the real reasons behind selling a business, prepare strategically for an exit, and choose the right path between bootstrapping and raising capital. Ariana also unpacks the hidden tradeoffs of venture capital, revealing how funding decisions shape long-term freedom, fulfillment, and entrepreneurial success.

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In this "Lessons" episode, Niyc Pidgeon, award-winning positive psychologist and resilience expert, explores how post-traumatic growth can transform adversity into lasting personal and professional strength. Drawing from both scientific research and her own life experiences, she explains how evidence-based tools help build emotional resilience, clarity under pressure, and sustainable performance. Niyc breaks down practical frameworks for overcoming stress, unlocking motivation, and fostering creative problem-solving, while revealing how resilience-driven mindsets can lead to deeper fulfillment, stronger leadership, and long-term success.

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Paul Allen is a serial entrepreneur and technology pioneer who co-founded Ancestry.com in 1997 and served as its first CEO, helping to build the company into the largest for-profit genealogy company in the world before its sale to Blackstone for $4.7 billion. Under his leadership, Ancestry reached profitability before raising any outside capital and developed one of the largest databases of historical records, revolutionizing how people discover their family history. Beyond Ancestry, Allen founded multiple mission-driven technology companies, including MyFamily.com and FamilyLink, which created the viral Facebook app "We're Related" that attracted over 120 million users. A Brigham Young University graduate who began coding at age twelve, Allen has dedicated his career to leveraging technology to connect people and unlock human potential, currently serving as CEO of Soar.com while remaining a passionate advocate for strengths-based leadership development.

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In this "Lessons" episode, Jager McConnell, CEO of Crunchbase, breaks down the hard realities of monetizing data and turning a free platform into a scalable subscription business. He shares how early monetization helped validate real demand before product perfection, and why owning distribution became one of Crunchbase’s biggest competitive advantages. Jager also dives into the pressure of building under limited runway, the shift away from user-generated data, and how layered data systems and partnerships created a durable moat in an increasingly competitive market.

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