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The podcast highlights challenges for women in engineering and offers solutions. Key takeaways include the low retention rate due to hostile environments and biases. Jenny Ibrahim, a Google manager, emphasizes addressing insecurities like impostor syndrome and advocating for team members. She stresses sponsorship over mentorship for career advancement and suggests fostering inclusive cultures and amplifying underrepresented voices. Overall, the episode provides actionable steps for managers to support diversity in technical roles, applicable to any minority group.

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Jennie Ibrahim

Jennie Ibrahim has been building software and leading teams for more than 20 years. She's been working at Google for more than 14 years, working as a software engineer manager and technical lead of a team of full-stack software engineers working in Java and Angular Dart.

Prior to Google, she worked in the defense industry, in companies such as BAE Systems and General Dynamics. She was the chair of the board of directors for Project Scientist, a non-profit organization helping girls get into STEM and is now on the oversight committee at Oakhouse. She holds a Masters in Computer Science from Northeastern University.

Jennie shares her knowledge of Java and Dart as a guest speaker at the Orange County Java User Group, Sabio Coding Bootcamp, and the SoCal Code Camp. She is regularly invited to speak at technology-related events to inspire future software engineers.

She has been a guest of the Experian DataTalk podcast and the keynote speaker at the Women Impact Tech Los Angeles #WITLA conference. She has been a panelist multiple times at WICS at UCI. She enjoys time with her husband and three kids ages 8, 10, and 12.

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The podcast underscores the crucial role of Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) in protecting organizations from cyber threats. Gary Hayslip, a seasoned CISO, emphasizes the evolving nature of the role from technical to strategic leadership. He highlights the importance of integrating CISOs into the executive team and discusses the ethical concerns surrounding their reporting structure.

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Gary Haysllip

Gary Hayslip is an experienced Global CISO with repeated success delivering innovative security programs to safeguard enterprises at every touchpoint. An insightful thought leader with proven business acumen and commitment to organizational mission, values, and goals. Hayslip brings this wealth of information technology, security leadership, and risk management experience to his role as the CISO, for SoftBank Investment Advisers & SoftBank Group International. Hayslip’s previous executive roles include multiple CISO, CIO, Deputy Director of IT, and Chief Privacy Officer roles for the U.S. Navy (Active Duty), the U.S. Navy (Federal Government employee), the City of San Diego California, and Webroot Software.

Hayslip is a proven cybersecurity professional; he has established a reputation as a highly-skilled communicator, author, and keynote speaker. Hayslip co-authored the CISO Desk Reference Guide: A Practical Guide for CISOs – Volumes 1 & 2, The Executive Primer: An Executives Guide to Security Programs, and Developing your Cybersecurity Career Path. He also recently published The Essential Guide to Cybersecurity for SMBs. Hayslip serves as a director on several boards and is also a technology advisor for several others.

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Key takeaways from the podcast episode highlight the evolution of talent search in the era of remote work, expanding access to a global talent pool. James Ayers, the Global Talent Acquisition Leader at Archlynk. James stresses the importance of aligning mindsets within recruitment teams and leadership to navigate the complexities of hiring across diverse countries and cultures. Understanding local markets and tailoring job descriptions accordingly is crucial, as James Ayers emphasizes the impact of language and culture on candidate experience.

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James Ayers

I have been involved with Global Talent Acquisition for most of my career and been based in multiple countries such as Australia, Singapore, England, India, United States and Canada.

I am very enthusiastic about driving business results through hiring the best people in the market who are highly engaged, passionate, smart and bring with them a learning mindset all with a keen eye on diversity and inclusive nature.

I pride myself on creating highly engaged, passionate, and learning teams. Underlining this simply, I love the recruiting industry and while it’s a highly competitive environment, I strive to ensure we have fun and create a safe environment where people can be themselves - devoid of the politics and bureaucracy you may find at other companies all while doing the best work of their lives!

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