A podcast for anyone and everyone interested in leadership in the cybersecurity industry - we talk about the challenges impacting our industry & how leadership can address that and gain insights, advice and the occasional anecdote from experienced leaders who are happy to share their stories with us!
In this episode, I chat with Kevin Fielder, CISO of Natwest Boxed & Metal about his own leadership career, how it evolved, the lessons he's learned along the way, and the shift from what he calls a 'technical leader' to a 'people leader'. We also touch on wellbeing, culture and how Kevin approaches that with his own team, in addition to how he approaches career development. Kevin recommends two books on the podcast - 'Relentless' and 'Winning', these are by Tim S. Grover and can be found online or all good independent bookshops!The composer that Kev mentioned is Ludovico Einaudi, who can be found on Spotify or other music platforms.Hope you enjoy the episode! If you do, please like, follow or subscribe, it really helps the podcast grow and reach a wider audience.If you want to find out more about the work we do, please visit www.leading-cyber.com. Thanks for listening!
17/10/2025 • 57:00
In this episode, I chat with Kathryn about her own leadership career, how it started, its evolution and lessons learned along the way. We also talk about the importance of mindset and of building cultures where people can thrive.Have a listen, hope you enjoy it and if you do, please don't forget to like, rate, like and subscribe.Thanks again for listening!
04/09/2025 • 62:34
In this episode, we chat with Dr. Colin Williams, Business CTO Security at Computacenter, about his research over the past few years in 'Exploring the skill and career development expectations of mature IT field engineering personnel'. We chatted about what led him to research this area to begin with and what the key findings were about leadership and career development - including what his practical recommendations are based on his findings. It's an insightful chat, relating to Colin's own experience, views, and observations on how we continue to evolve and transform as a sector - and how leadership is pivotal to this.We hope you enjoy it!
02/05/2025 • 63:00
In this episode, we talk with Heather Lowrie, experienced CISO and independent advisor about the importance of resilience as a core leadership trait, how responsbility for cyber leaders extends beyond the boundaries of our organisations and finally we touch on how we address the challenges for women in cybersecurity leadership specifically. It's a good one! We hope you enjoy.
03/04/2025 • 58:03
In this episode, we chat with Melissa Gurney, CEO of Punk Security about her background in the RAF, her career and her thoughts and views on leadership; ranging from working with remote teams and compassion at work to experiencing bias and Melissa's rekindled love - trail running!
21/11/2024 • 59:51
In this episode, we chat with John Haren, PhD Researcher at Dublin City University and Associate Lecturer at the Open University about the research that he has been conducting in Ireland on continued professional development in cybersecurity. We talk about what motivated John to undertake this research, his own experience of professional development in the sector, and the key findings and insights that he has taken from his research relating to the importance of developing behavioural skills and the role of effective leadership in shaping the future of the sector.
17/10/2024 • 46:46
This is our very first, introductory episode for our brand new podcast series - 'The Leading Cyber Podcast' - talking about all things leadership and its impact on the cybersecurity sector.This first episode introduces us to the Leading Cyber founders, Annabel Berry and Danielle Phillips. They chat about the organisation's work and mission and why they chose to focus particularly on the area of leadership and the challenges they currently see associated with that, which impacts the industry.This podcast will release an episode once a month - if you like it, please subscribe and rate the show!Thanks for listening :)
18/09/2024 • 39:40
