Did You Know That?

“People ask me all the time, 'What keeps you up at night?' And I say, 'Spicy Mexican food, weapons of mass destruction, and cyberattacks.'” Dutch RuppersbergerIf you’re reading this (hopefully as you’re watching the episode), then your life and data have been impacted by multiple cyber events in the last decade or so. Welcome to the reality of technology in the 21st Century

“Rather than fearing or ignoring cyberattacks, do ensure your cyber resilience to them.” Stephane NappoIn a few decades, historians will write tomes explaining how the world evolved into its current state based on the 366 days that made up 2020. Among the digital pages will be lessons learned during the intervening years and the mistakes repeated. Those in the technology arena

“No longer are technology and cyber issues confined to tech geeks in some backroom. In the digital age, IT issues are front and center.” Will HurdDuring my 25+ years in and around technology, the most common refrain from those on the business side of a company when it came to cyber was, “It’s an IT problem.” That is not the case any longer. Your IT folks have to be involv

“If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one.” Dolly PartonTwenty years ago, Sheila Ronning saw an opportunity to make a positive impact in the lives of women. Like any good businessperson, she saw a market void and developed a program by which she could fill that void. Regardless of the motivations behind the growing market, Sheila knew that Women i

"We think sometimes that poverty is only being hungry, naked, and homeless. The poverty of being unwanted, unloved, and uncared for is the greatest poverty." Mother TeresaHomelessness has been an issue for humans since a documented history was begun – and probably before. Like most complex societal issues, solutions have been tried, discarded, tried again, discarded again, and so

“The attempt to escape from pain is what creates more pain.” Gabor MatéAddiction. I think it’s a topic misunderstood by all but the addict themselves. So who better to talk about addiction, misuse/abuse, and the road to recovery than someone who has lived it?Jay Shifman’s story isn’t entirely unique or salacious. In some ways, it’s the typical roller coaster associated

"Ascent is always difficult. Descent is easy and often slippery.” Mahatma GandhiHow do you deal with a condition you may not know you have? That was one of my first thoughts when preparing for this episode. On the surface, addiction prevention seems impossible, like a mountain with no peak. Given you can be addicted to virtually anything, how do you prevent it without sealing off

"You can be a career professional as a judge, a prosecutor, sometimes as a defense attorney, and never insist on fairness and justice. That's tragic and that's what we have to change." Bryan StevensonWhen you read the term defense attorney, what or who springs to mind? Hold that image in your mind until you meet my next guest on Did You Know That?Christian Dysart probably doesn’t

"Fill the unforgiving minute with 60 seconds’ worth of distance run" "If" by Rudyard KiplingWant to know a dirty secret about sports? The majority of athletes at the minor levels of the major sports or in lesser-known competitions don’t earn enough from the sport to make ends meet. Many of these athletes have full-time jobs, even in-season, in order to support themselves and pu

“All change is not growth, as all movement is not forward.” Ellen GlasgowCrossFit, as an exercise methodology and sport, is all about change. The just-completed CrossFit offseason saw some major changes, but at the same time, significant continuity. Helping me piece this dichotomy together is CrossFit’s official statistician, Chad Schroeder, who joins Did You Know That? for h