The Conference Room with Simon Lader
Master the strategies you need to develop a high performing business. Hear from the most successful business leaders in conversation with Simon Lader, Co-Founder of global Executive Search firm Salisi Human Capital, and podcast consulting firm Viva Podcasts.Hear from business…
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Ep.190 - How to Unboring Your Marketing (opens the original)
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In this episode, Simon sits down with Sara Carty, Founder and CEO of Unboring, and Kelly Allen, Co-Founder and CMO of Unboring, a cybersecurity marketing agency focused on making sophisticated technology more distinctive, human, and memorable. Sara and Kelly share how they found their way into cybersecurity marketing and why they believe the industry has fallen into a “sea of sameness”—from blue branding and hoodies to technical jargon and fear-based messaging. They explore why cybersecurity com
Ep.189 -An Indepth Interview with a Founding Father of Cybersecurity (opens the original)
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In this episode, Simon sits down with Cleve Adams , a veteran technology executive, entrepreneur, investor, and six-time CEO with decades of experience building, scaling, turning around, and exiting high-growth technology companies. Cleve shares the remarkable story of helping build Websense from an early-stage cybersecurity startup into a billion-dollar public company, including how landing Compaq as an early Fortune 500 customer transformed the business. He also discusses strategic partnership
Ep.188 -The CEO Playbook: Start-Ups, Scale-Ups and Successful Exits (opens the original)
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In this episode, Simon sits down with David Etue, CEO of Cyberbit , a cybersecurity executive with more than 20 years of experience building, scaling, and leading organizations across startups, high-growth businesses, and global enterprises. David shares lessons from his journey across different leadership roles, including how working across multiple business functions gave him greater context and empathy as a CEO. He also explores the differences between leading small and large companies, creat
Ep.187 -Team, Market or Problem? How to Turn an Idea into a Scaling Company (opens the original)
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In this episode, Simon sits down with Kim van Lavieren, Co-Founder & CTO of Dawn Guard, and Martijn Hoffmans, Head of Go-to-Market at Dawn Guard, to explore what it really takes to build a cybersecurity startup from the ground up. Kim shares his journey from serving in the Dutch Marines and working in cybersecurity to becoming a security engineering lead at Amazon, where he saw firsthand how difficult it was for organizations to build secure systems. That experience ultimately led him to researc
Ep.186 -A Founder's Story: Building a Biotech Company From the Ground Up (opens the original)
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In this episode, Simon sits down with Dr. Sherry Zhang, an entrepreneur, molecular geneticist, bestselling author, and pioneer in personalized nutrition. After arriving in the United States from China with just three bags and $3,000, Sherry went on to earn her PhD in molecular biology and build a career at the intersection of science, entrepreneurship, genomics, and longevity. She shares how her scientific curiosity led her from the laboratory into entrepreneurship, the challenges of building a
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