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Wake Up X: Securing Tomorrow, Empowering Today with Efren L. Salazar" is your go-to podcast for bridging the gap between cybersecurity, business, and personal empowerment. Hosted by Efren L.
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Decode: Wake Up X Career Blueprint (Book Zero) — Zero Experience to Executive Thinking in Cybersecurity & IT (opens the original)
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Efren L. Salazar introduces “Decode: The Wake Up X Career Blueprint,” a free educational map for going from zero experience to executive-level thinking without needing a degree or connections, built from Wake Up X Podcast guest stories and public research with clear disclaimers. The blueprint outlines a six-level path (entry, fit, breadth, differentiation, ownership, executive), a career value stack (curiosity, technology, communication, business/sales, leadership), and practical frameworks incl
Life Is Not Linear | Why Devin Prasad Quit Social Media and Found Himself | Wake UP X Podcast (opens the original)
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In this episode of the Wake UP X Podcast, host Efren Salazar sits down with Devin Prasad for one of the most honest and thought provoking conversations about focus, identity and what it really means to grow on your own terms. Devin opens up about one of the boldest and most underrated decisions of his career. Leaving Facebook at 20 years old and never going back. His generation grew up with MySpace at 13 and 14. They navigated some of the most formative years of their lives with social media wov
From Carburetors to Teslas | Why Devin Prasad Chose the CCSP First | Wake UP X Podcast (opens the original)
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In this episode of the Wake UP X Podcast, host Efren Salazar sits down with cybersecurity professional Devin Prasad for a conversation about generational perspective, strategic thinking and what it really takes to pursue one of the hardest certifications in the industry. Efren and Devin open up about what it means to be part of the generation that witnessed the full transformation of technology in real time. Not the generation before them that only knew the old way. Not the generation after them
If You Are Hungry People Will Feed You | Devin Prasad on Growth Mentality | Wake UP X (opens the original)
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In this episode of the Wake UP X Podcast, host Efren Salazar sits down with network engineer Devin Prasad for a conversation about one of the most important mindset shifts in any tech career. Showing up hungry before anyone is paying you to be. Devin breaks down why bootcamps and certifications only get you so far. The real growth comes from volunteering, connecting with the right people and doing the work before the title and the pay catch up. Because if you are hungry people will feed you. And
True Wisdom Is Accepting You Know Nothing | Devin Prasad's Journey to CISSP | Wake UP X (opens the original)
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In this episode of the Wake UP X Podcast, host Efren Salazar sits down with network engineer and cybersecurity professional Devin Prasad for a conversation about what it truly means to never stop growing. Devin has watched it happen to too many people in tech. They get skilled. They get comfortable. They develop an ego. And the moment they walk into a room with someone sharper they get intimidated and the growth stops completely. Devin made a decision a long time ago that he would never be that
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