#251 - How Great Leaders Attract Top Talent with Erkang Zheng

In this episode, host John Laurito talks with the Founder and CEO of JupiterOne about his journey from leading security for other organizations to starting his own cybersecurity company. He also shares his views on expanding comfort zones, hiring A-players as an A-player himself, and his advice to leaders who are only starting in their entrepreneurial journeys.

Erkang Zheng, Founder and CEO of JupiterOne, is a leader in cybersecurity with 15 years of experience in all domains from identity and access, penetration testing, and incident response to data, application, and cloud security. Zheng holds several patents and is passionate about combining innovation and execution to deliver practical solutions that address cybersecurity challenges at their root cause. Previously, he was the head of software security architecture and assurance practice for Fidelity Personal Investing, servicing over 12 million customer accounts. He also led a team of engineers building customer protection solutions as well as patent-pending security R&D. Before Fidelity, Zheng held global leadership roles at IBM Security and at a number of tech startups.

Reach out to Erkang at:
Website: https://jupiterone.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erkang/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/erkang

Show notes:
[2:03] Erkang’s journey that led him to JupiterOne
[4:35] Raising capital
[6:58] Hiring people that are better than him
[12:17] Handling and expanding comfort zones
[15:33] Where to find Erkang Zheng and JupiterOne
[16:05] Words of wisdom
[18:00] Outro

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