Through the Noise
621 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsThrough the Noise is a podcast that explores the hurdles, solutions, and the process of cultivating success for organizations, through conversations with CEOs, executive directors, entrepreneurs, authors, and consultants.
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614 Plastic Bank: Turning Waste Into Wealth
February 08, 2024 17:00 - 44 minutes - 60.6 MBJoin Ernesto as he talks with Shaun Frankson, co-founder of Plastic Bank, who shares what it's like running a business that impacts billions of people on this planet by turning plastic waste into currency. Plastic Bank empowers the Social Recycling movement that stops ocean plastic and helps alleviate poverty.
613 The Rise to Popularity With Rural Minnesota’s Youtuber Off_JaWaggon
January 25, 2024 17:00 - 1 hour - 102 MBJoin Ernesto as he goes behind the scenes with Off_JaWaggon, a YouTuber quickly rising in popularity with his raw opinions surrounding politics and life on the farm in rural Minnesota. You will hear about the challenges and what actually goes into creating digital content that gets large numbers of views on platforms such as YouTube and TikTok. Off_JaWaggon is a Youtuber and Content Creator who discusses life on the farm in rural Minnesota, politics, and his own raw opinions gaining him ...
612 What Goes Into Creating Exceptional Content to Skyrocket Your YouTube Channel?
October 25, 2023 11:00 - 38 minutes - 53.6 MBMark Fastoso from Mark's Game Room takes you behind the scenes sharing everything from researching his ideas, to the preparation, and even the best practices for making his videos that have gained him a large number of views in a very short period of time. Mark Fastoso, is a multiple Emmy® and Edward R. Murrow award-winning producer with more than twenty years experience working for PBS, Curiosity Stream, History Hit and other digital platforms. Mark has extensive experience in creating h...
611 Building the World’s First Electric Plane With Gregory Davis
October 18, 2023 19:00 - 48 minutes - 66.4 MBHave you ever considered the concept of an electric plane? Join Ernesto in this exciting episode as he sits down with Gregory Davis, President & CEO of Eviation Aircraft, as they dive into the groundbreaking achievement of creating the world's first all-electric commuter aircraft. Eviation Aircraft builds electric airplanes using advanced technology and design. It was founded in 2015 and is based in Arlington, Washington. Their mission is to build beautiful electric airplanes using advance...
609 Growing Your YouTube Channel: What Works
March 03, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour - 97.3 MBFarzad Mesbahi is a YouTube content creator primarily focused on technology and its impact on our future. He's an entrepreneur, worked at Tesla for 4 years as a Program Manager, and was a Director of Business Intelligence and Pricing at the largest Pet Food Distributor in the United States, Phillips Pet Food and Supplies.
608 How Pacific Biochar Improves Soil While Reducing Carbon Emissions - with Josiah Hunt
January 26, 2023 11:16 - 1 hour - 105 MBJosiah Hunt, CEO of Pacific Biochar Benefit Corporation, has had a career focus on biochar since 2009, helping pioneer methods of biochar production, processing, use in agriculture, and associated carbon accounting during these years. Pacific Biochar Benefit Corporation is a biochar producer and distributor with a focus on climate change mitigation and long-term soil fertility improvements.
607 Making a Waste-Free Future with Jeremy Lang of Pela
January 12, 2023 18:01 - 57 minutes - 79.1 MBJeremy Lang is the Founder and Vice President of Sustainability at Pela - best known for creating the world's first biodegradable phone cases and more recently Lomi Smart Waste Appliance, a countertop composter that claims it can help solve the climate crisis. Pela is working to eliminate 10 Billion pounds of waste from the global waste stream while continuing to research and develop the most innovative products to create a waste-free future.
606 Carbon Offsetting Software for Businesses featuring Patch
October 13, 2022 10:24 - 49 minutes - 68.2 MBClimate change is accelerating, and Brennan Spellacy has built a platform that could exponentially scale our efforts to reverse its effects. He’s the CEO and co-founder of Patch, the platform for climate action. Backed by some of the world’s most visionary investors, he’s figured out how businesses can make bold, impactful climate action a reality with every transaction — with just four simple lines of code. Patch is the platform for negative emissions. Businesses can leverage their API to...
605 Can Private Jets Be More Accessible & Sustainable? with Andrew Collins of Sentient Jet
September 29, 2022 09:00 - 53 minutes - 73 MBAs the President and CEO of Sentient Jet, Andrew Collins is responsible for a $450 million consumer travel and aviation business that has rapidly flourished over the last six years. Under his leadership, the company has benefited from both a digital and business model transformation, in addition to an organizational restructuring. Founded in 1999 and now an integral part of Directional Aviation, Sentient Jet, inventor of the jet card, is one of the leading private aviation companies in t...
604 How GHGSat Monitors Greenhouse Gases via Satellite - with Jean-Francois Gauthier
September 15, 2022 09:01 - 9 minutes - 13.2 MBJean-Francois Gauthier is a mechanical engineer, lifelong space geek, and the Vice-President of Measurements and Strategic Initiatives at GHGSat. GHGSat provides actionable greenhouse gas emissions data and insights to businesses, governments, financial markets, and regulators worldwide.
603 A Hydrogen Fueled Future - with Tony Pan from Modern Electron
July 07, 2022 15:19 - 48 minutes - 67 MBTony Pan is the co-founder and CEO of Modern Electron. He is an inventor on 250+ patents pending, and has been named to Forbes 30 under 30, MIT Technology Review Innovators under 35, and Business Journal 40 under 40. Modern Electron is a cleantech company that develops new technologies for energy efficiency, resilience, and hydrogen.
602 Everything you Need to Know About the Solar Industry - with Scott Nguyen from Bodhi Solar
June 16, 2022 09:00 - 57 minutes - 78.5 MBScott Nguyen is CEO of Bodhi Solar and a Fellow at the University of Texas Energy Institute. Scott has 15 years of energy industry experience, 18 USPTO patents, and a PhD in Physics from Harvard University. Bodhi software platform empowers residential solar companies to deliver amazing customer experiences. Find Scott Nguyen's previous episode here.
601 Ocean Generated Power - with Reenst Lesemann from C-Power
June 02, 2022 11:00 - 56 minutes - 77.2 MBC-Power has groundbreaking technologies that can harness the immense power of ocean waves and accelerate decarbonization at sea and on land. Its kilowatt-scale products change the ocean from a power desert into a power- and data-enriched environment, reducing operational costs, carbon, and complexity for offshore, island, and coastal applications. Reenst Lesemann is CEO of C-Power with 30 years of operational, executive and financial experience to the role. Reenst holds a bachelor's degree...
600 What is ESG and what does Tesla have to do with it? - with Jason Howell
May 20, 2022 19:30 - 53 minutes - 49.5 MBTesla got cut from the S&P 500 ESG Index. What? Jason Howell comes back to step us through the world of ESG and what’s going on with Tesla and the S&P ruckus. Jason also informed us about the SEC’s open for public comment meeting on ESG’s Sunshine Act Notice. That should be a fun one! https://www.sec.gov/os/sunshine-act-notices/sunshine-act-notice-open-052522 Jason Howell is a Certified Financial Planner™ and Chartered SRI Counselor™ professional. He is also a professor, author, former...
599 Inside Carbon Caption Technology - with Stefan Koester
May 19, 2022 09:00 - 56 minutes - 77.7 MBStefan Koester is a senior policy analyst with the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation where he focuses on clean energy innovation and climate change policy. He has a background in energy and environmental policy and has worked on carbon pricing, corporate sustainability, energy efficiency, electricity markets, and issues related to the electric power sector and renewable energy at the state, regional, and federal levels. ITIF is a Washington, D.C.-based think-tank with a mission...
598 Green Computing Power from Surplus Renewable Energy - with John Belizaire
May 12, 2022 16:30 - 1 hour - 86 MBJohn Belizaire’s parents escaped Haitian dictatorship and potential death before reuniting and coming to the United States. Since the age of 14 selling floppy discs in high school, John has had an entrepreneurial spirit and interest in technology. He was a recipient of the Intel Scholarship Program and he went on to receive a computer science and engineering degree from Cornell University. When he was 28 years old, he sold his first start-up company for $150 million. He has gone on to beco...
597 Turning Excess Heat into Electricity - with Tony Pan
April 07, 2022 09:00 - 43 minutes - 60.3 MBTony Pan is the co-founder and CEO of Modern Electron. He is an inventor on 250+ patents pending, and has been named to Forbes 30 under 30, MIT Technology Review Innovators under 35, and Business Journal 40 under 40. Modern Electron is a sustainable heat and power technology company that helps building owners and homeowners save money, reduce carbon emissions, and increase resiliency during power outages.
596 Crisis Prevention vs Crisis Response with Dr. Dan Brooks
March 31, 2022 10:15 - 1 hour - 100 MBDaniel Brooks is a professor emeritus at the University of Toronto, a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and the Linnean Society of London, and a Research Fellow of the Manter Laboratory of Parasitology, University of Nebraska State Museum. He has been working for the past decade as a free-lance consultant on the evolutionary biology of climate change and emerging disease. He is also an author of The Stockholm Paradigm, which we discussed in his first episode, during the beginning of the ...
595 Sailing Towards a Cleaner Future - with Zéphyr & Borée
March 24, 2022 09:00 - 57 minutes - 79.5 MBAmaury is an entrepreneur and business executive with past experiences in financial consultancy and business development. Zéphyr & Borée is a shipping company specialized in delivering low carbon fret transport solutions using wind-propelled merchant ships. Recognized to have developed in partnership with JIFMAR and AYRO the Canopée vessel : first modern wind-propelled ship of 120 meters being built currently in Europe and that will be dedicated to carry the satellite launchers of ArianeGro...
594 Reducing Carbon Emissions with the Emitwise Platform - with Lizzy Almond
March 10, 2022 10:00 - 52 minutes - 72.7 MBLizzy is a Carbon Accounting Lead at Emitwise. She works with Emitwise’s customers to provide the most accurate picture of a company’s carbon footprint, so that effective reduction strategies can be implemented. A Chartered Accountant, she began her career at PwC, working in Assurance, where she specialized in Sustainability Assurance. Emitwise is a tech company that enables large organizations to measure, report and reduce the carbon footprint of their operations and supply chains - all don...
593 Battling Climate Change, One Garment at a Time - with Infinited Fiber
March 04, 2022 10:00 - 47 minutes - 64.9 MBInfinited Fiber Company CEO and co-founder Petri Alava is a business developer and strategist with over 15 years of CEO experience in both the B2B and B2C environments. He is an expert in waste management, and was already pioneering circular initiatives before the concept was widely understood. Infinited Fiber Company’s technology stops waste from being wasted by turning discarded textiles into brand-new Infinna™ fibers that look and feel soft and natural like cotton and can be used to cre...
592 What 2022 Has in Store for Lithium-Ion Batteries - with Dr. Francis Wang from NanoGraf
February 14, 2022 17:00 - 48 minutes - 66 MBDr. Francis Wang serves as the Chief Executive Officer for NanoGraf Technologies, a leading advanced materials company in the energy storage space. He brings over 20 years of experience in technology innovation and commercialization in the energy storage and clean energy industries. NanoGraf is an advanced battery material company whose patented silicon-anode technology enables longer-lasting, higher-energy, and higher-power lithium-ion batteries.
591 The Future of Food Waste Reduction with Winnow
February 07, 2022 21:44 - 50 minutes - 68.9 MBDavid Jackson is the Director of Marketing and Public Affairs at Winnow. He is a marketing professional of over 15 years working with brands like The Guardian, American Express, and NGOs like Shelter and WaterAid. Winnow develops Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to help chefs in large businesses like hotels, contracting caterers, casinos, and cruise ships to run more profitable and sustainable kitchens by cutting food waste in half.
590 What is Working at Tesla Like? Farzad Mesbahi on Dynamic Workspaces
January 26, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 94.6 MBFarzad Mesbahi is a YouTube content creator primarily focused on technology and its impact on our future. He's an entrepreneur, worked at Tesla for 4 years as a Program Manager, and was a Director of Business Intelligence and Pricing at the largest Pet Food Distributor in the United States, Phillips Pet Food and Supplies.
589 Repurposed Wind Turbines and the Road to Circularity - with Chris Howell from Veolia
January 19, 2022 10:00 - 55 minutes - 76.2 MBChris has spent nearly 30 years with Veolia NA and currently serves as the Senior Director of Operations for Veolia’s Wind Turbine Blade Repurposing service offering, REM (Repurposed Engineered Material). Chris and his team manage an innovative program recycling wind turbine blades and other composites at end of life rather than placing them in landfills, providing circularity and the ability to contribute to a global ecological transformation. Veolia North America is a national leader in...
588 Conquering Space Debris - with Araz Feyzi from Kayhan Space
December 22, 2021 10:03 - 52 minutes - 72.3 MBAraz is Co-founder and CTO of Kayhan Space. He has over 10 years of experience in technology and analytics working for startups, as well as Fortune 500 companies. Kayhan Space is a software analytics platform focused on space domain awareness capabilities including identifying potential collision threats and automating collision avoidance maneuvers to make spaceflight safer.
587 The New Sustainable Concrete - with Chris Stern
December 15, 2021 10:00 - 44 minutes - 61.2 MBChris Stern is a cleantech entrepreneur and consultant. He is co-founder and CEO of CarbiCrete. CarbiCrete is a carbon removal technology company whose patented process enables the production of cement-free, carbon-negative concrete.
586 Implementing a Circular Economy in Our Residential Buildings - With Tara Gupta, Founder of Anamakos & Map-Collective
December 01, 2021 10:00 - 35 minutes - 80.4 MBTara Gupta is an artist and entrepreneur focused on creating systems-oriented solutions, and the founder of Map-Collective and Anamakos. Map-Collective is a carbon tracking and supply chain transparency platform, providing a unified data hub for carbon data. Anamakos is a regenerative real estate development company, focused on implementing circular economy principles in design and construction of residential building, and stimulating a biophilic transition.
585 The future of EV Charging with FreeWire - with Arcady Sosinov
November 17, 2021 10:00 - 48 minutes - 110 MBArcady Sosinov is the Founder and CEO of FreeWire Technologies, a leader in electric vehicle (EV) charging and power solutions. Prior to founding FreeWire, Arcady spent almost a decade in finance and investment management, most recently at GMO and prior to that, BNY Mellon. Arcady holds an MBA from UC Berkeley and an economics degree from Boston University. FreeWire’s turnkey power solutions make it possible for ultrafast EV charging to be ubiquitous, delivering reliable electrification at...
584 The Science of Flavor - with Jason Cohen from Gastrograph AI
November 10, 2021 10:00 - 52 minutes - 120 MBBefore starting Analytical Flavor Systems, Jason was the Founder and Executive Director of The Tea Institute at Penn State, which oversees 20+ researchers in 5 fields of study in traditional Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Tea. Jason did his research in sensory science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence - eventually developing the Gastrograph system after 3 1/2 years of research. Gastrograph AI is an artificial intelligence platform for modeling human sensory perception to predic...
583 How WeaveGrid Helps Utilities Meet the Needs of Transport Electrification - with Apoorv Bhargava
November 03, 2021 09:00 - 42 minutes - 77.2 MBApoorv Bhargava, CEO and Co-founder of WeaveGrid, has dedicated his career to furthering innovation in the climate and energy sectors including prior work at Opower and NRG, as well as in management consulting and venture capital in the climate space. Apoorv holds an MBA and an MS from Stanford University, and graduated from Rice University with a B.S. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and a B.A. in Economics. WeaveGrid’s cloud-based software enables low-cost, hardware-agnostic vehi...
582 The ESG Impact of Globechain's B2B Reuse Marketplace - with May Al-Karooni
September 22, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 141 MBI am the Founder and CEO of Globechain. My passion is to prove that a business with its foundation structured on the principle of being commercial with a conscience can grow to become a global company, generating revenue, doing good AND offering infinite possibilities to those who use it. Globechain is an ESG reuse marketplace that connects enterprises with non-profits, small businesses, and people to redistribute unneeded items, reduce waste, and optimise assets through internal and exter...
581 NanoGraf: Creating Batteries with Record Efficiency - with Dr. Francis Wang
August 04, 2021 09:00 - 42 minutes - 97.8 MBDr. Francis Wang serves as the Chief Executive Officer for NanoGraf Technologies, a leading advanced materials company in the energy storage space. He brings over 20 years of experience in technology innovation and commercialization in the energy storage and clean energy industries. NanoGraf is an advanced battery material company whose patented silicon-anode technology enables longer-lasting, higher-energy, and higher-power lithium-ion batteries.
580 AMP Robotics: Using AI to Revolutionize the Recycling Industry - with Rob Writz
July 07, 2021 09:00 - 57 minutes - 132 MBRob Writz is director of commercial partnerships for AMP Robotics; his professional career has focused on the intersection of software with the circular economy and safety. Before joining AMP in 2016, Writz was a product manager for Intrado (acquired by West), worked in technology commercialization at The Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and led the Cleantech Practice at Innosphere, Colorado’s seed fund and incubator for science-based startups. AMP Robotics is a...
579 Recycling Medical PPE through a Local Circular Economy - With Lifecycle Revive
June 16, 2021 09:08 - 59 minutes - 135 MBAndy Straisfeld is the Co-Founder and VP of Business Development for Lifecycle Revive and has devoted himself full-time to reducing and recycling post-Covid waste, since 2020. Lina Bowden is a Partner with Carmina de Young and part of the team bringing the Lifecycle PPE initiative to life. For the past 10 years Lina has devoted her energy to a number of social enterprises, helping them create community and environmental impacts. She also is the catalyst behind VERGE Capital, an impact-focu...
578 Building Transparency: The Tools for Embodied Carbon Reduction - With Stacy Smedley
May 19, 2021 09:00 - 53 minutes - 98.9 MBIn her role as Executive Director for the newly established nonprofit, Building Transparency, Stacy Smedley leads the continued management and development of the free, open-access Embodied Carbon in Construction Calculator (EC3) tool and works to educate and engage the building industry on actionably reducing embodied carbon emissions of building materials. Building Transparency is a 501(c) nonprofit organization that provides open access data and tools that support broad and swift action ...
577 Dr. Ian Palmer on the Truth about Fracking & Moving Forward
May 12, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 171 MBPetroleum engineer and energy consultant Ian Palmer has worked for BP, Los Alamos, The Department of Energy, Oral Roberts University, and Higgs-Palmer Technologies. His book The Shale Controversy details the pros and cons of fracking.
576 Bioplastics vs Plastics: Andy Sweetman (Futamura) on the Right Balance
April 22, 2021 09:00 - 48 minutes - 90.2 MBAndy Sweetman is the Sales & Marketing Director at Futamura EMEA, he is also Chairman of the UK based BBIA (Biobased and Biodegradable Industries Association). Futamura is a world leading manufacturer of renewable and compostable cellulose packaging films.
575 Jason Howell on Sustainable Investing & the Social Power of Stakeholders
April 13, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 182 MBJason Howell is a Certified Financial Planner™ and Chartered SRI Counselor™ professional. He is also a professor, author, former US Congressional Candidate and a Top Wealth Adviser by Washingtonian Magazine. Jason Howell Company is a family wealth management firm that uses Sustainable Responsible Impact investing strategies to develop community stakeholders.
574 The Carbon Negative Path of Interface - With Lisa Conway
April 07, 2021 09:01 - 48 minutes - 113 MBLisa Conway serves as VP of Sustainability at Interface – the global flooring manufacturer that is leading industry to love the world – and is passionate about bringing awareness to the interconnectedness of environmental sustainability and human health. To drive understanding around the impact of carbon on human health, Lisa and her team provide educational programming on the need for transparency and prioritization of embodied carbon in specifications within the building industry. Inter...
573 The Importance of Polypropylene Recycling & Its Place in a Circular Economy - With Ali Blandina of The Recycling Partnership
April 01, 2021 09:00 - 44 minutes - 102 MBAt The Recycling Partnership, Ali Blandina brings her deep experience and passion for developing innovative strategies, building collaborative partnerships, and catalyzing change to her role as Director of Circular Ventures. Ali leads many initiatives including The Partnership’s Pathway to Circularity, which enables stakeholders to successfully understand circular packaging challenges, solutions, and actions – turning thought leadership into action leadership in building a circular economy. ...
572 Dr. Nate Storey on Vertical Farming & Plenty's Groundbreaking Technology
March 24, 2021 09:00 - 58 minutes - 137 MBNate Storey leads science and innovation for Plenty’s cutting-edge vertical farm technologies. He has extensive experience in plant production and equipment design, and drives Plenty’s ground-breaking plant science to deliver industry leading yields of delicious fresh fruits and vegetables. Prior to Plenty, he founded Bright Agrotech, an agriculture company that created hardware, software and services to advance the indoor and vertical agriculture industries. Nate received his Ph.D. in Agro...
571 David Beurle from Future iQ, on The Future of Urban Living
February 24, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 168 MBDavid Beurle is a globally renowned expert on Future Thinking and Trends within Governments, Corporations, Industry, Regions and Communities. He is also CEO of Future iQ. Future iQ is a global research and consulting company specialising in foresight and scenario-based strategic planning. Future iQ, has just hosted the follow up virtual consultation to the successful Future of Urban Living consultation, held in December 2018 at St George’s House in the grounds of Windsor Castle. The virt...
570 Why We Need Bioplastics in Retail Packaging, with Caroli Buitenhuis of Green Serendipity
February 10, 2021 10:00 - 44 minutes - 102 MBCaroli Buitenhuis is a bioplastics and packaging expert and founder of Green Serendipity. She has an award winning track record in the fields of bioplastics, circular packaging and the development of innovative circular concepts and strategies. Green Serendipity is an international consultancy for advice on bioplastics for packaging and products. Located in the Bioplastics Hub in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
569 Solar Company Software from 17TeraWatts - with Scott Nguyen
February 03, 2021 10:00 - 44 minutes - 102 MBScott Nguyen is CEO of 17TeraWatts and a Fellow at the University of Texas Energy Institute. Scott has 15 years of energy industry experience, 18 USPTO patents, and a PhD in Physics from Harvard University. 17TeraWatts' Bodhi software platform empowers residential solar companies to deliver amazing customer experiences.
568 Dr. Daniel Brooks on the Covid-19 Vaccine
December 28, 2020 10:02 - 1 hour - 164 MBDaniel Brooks is a professor emeritus at the University of Toronto, a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and the Linnean Society of London, and a Research Fellow of the Manter Laboratory of Parasitology, University of Nebraska State Museum. He has been working for the past decade as a free-lance consultant on the evolutionary biology of climate change and emerging disease. He is also an author of The Stockholm Paradigm, which we discussed in his first episode, during the beginning of the...
567 The Business of Foresight & Strategic Predictions - with David Beurle
December 16, 2020 10:00 - 55 minutes - 127 MBDavid Beurle is a globally renowned expert on Future Thinking and Trends within Governments, Corporations, Industry, Regions and Communities. He is also CEO of Future iQ. Future iQ is a global research and consulting company specializing in foresight and scenario-based strategic planning.
566 Biomaterials & Sustainability Innovation by Hexas Biomass - With Wendy Owens
November 18, 2020 10:00 - 48 minutes - 111 MBWendy Owens is the founder and CEO of Hexas Biomass Inc. and combines her background in materials engineering and biotech to lead Hexas to help the world achieve a more sustainable future through plant-based raw materials. Wendy is a published author and a former cabinet-level advisor to two US administrations. Hexas Biomass is a biomaterials company that sells raw and pre-processed, plant-based materials as substitutes for wood and fossil fuel-based raw materials in multiple applications.
565 Acme Paper & Supply: Advancing Sustainable Products - with Scott Attman
October 28, 2020 09:00 - 42 minutes - 96.9 MBAs part of the 3rd generation, Scott Attman, Vice President of Acme Paper & Supply, has spent 23 years growing his family’s 74 year distribution company focusing on providing innovative and sustainable solutions to clients in various verticals ranging from fast casual restaurants to caterers, stadiums to hotels, and commercial office building to government facilities. When Scott is not working, he enjoys enjoying the vibrant Washington DC restaurant scene, coaching his children’s sports team...
564 TTN Insights: Digital Security & Data Protection in a Pandemic - with Michael Gips
October 14, 2020 09:00 - 23 minutes - 21.8 MBMichael Gips is an attorney, security professional, business executive, and journalist. Frequently cited in both security literature and the mainstream press, Mike has written more than 1,000 articles on all aspects of security and has presented at scores of conferences, webcasts, and other events. Global Insights in Professional Security (GIPS), LLC, provides thought leadership, security strategy, content strategy, and content to corporate security departments, professional associations a...