E. B. Spoke

Can I Have Your Money? Did you mean to start our relationship like this? Those who know me know I do a lot of networking. I meet a lot of people who have their own businesses they're trying to grow.

When you're networking, how you introduce yourself matters.

Do you offer a gift? or a grab...

My thoughts, and more, in this week's "Week In Review"

Also - November 17th is the next Atlanta Cybersecurity Meetup! I hope to see you there!

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Good Hygiene: Whether in food or cyber If there's one thing we can take for granted, both food and software have bugs in them. For food, it's typically microscopic bacteria or molds that are just waiting for a chance to bloom.

Food safety and cyber safety have one thing in common: fewer bugs is better.

As we wrap up Cybersecurity Awareness Month with a food theme, we explore those parallels.

Also, check out for photos from the last meetup, and thoughts on more topics!

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The One That Got Away Fishing has long been associated with tall tales (or should that be tall tails?). No matter how big a fish you caught today, the one that got away was even bigger.

What does the Patagonian Toothfish have in common with phishing?

Read this week's "Week In Review" for the answer!

Plus, updates on events, past and future, and always something more!

I hope to see you Tuesday at the next meetup!

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Pair your password with a side of biometrics Continuing our Cybersecurity Awareness Month culinary adventure, we know people still aren't using Multifactor Authentication (MFA) everywhere they should. Personal accounts, legacy systems, and more ...

What goes into a good meal? Some say "Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat" - I say you need a couple of good side dishes.

And so too does your cybersecurity.

Check it out and more in this week's "Week In Review"!

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Spice Up Your Cybersecurity Awareness I don't know about you, but I'm tired of watching the same old videos telling me to not click on phishing links. And I get to watch them twice - once in selecting them and second in doing the training...

This week's "Week In Review" takes us down a culinary journey to cybersecurity awareness.

Check it out here:

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3 years of Week In Review! Today is the 156th edition of E. B.

It's crazy to think this is the 156th Week In Review.

I started it out as a way to capture what was on the mind the past week, and haven't stopped yet!

I look forward to the next years ahead with all of you!

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Episode 13 - Experimenting at the Edge of AI is out - give it a listen on your favorite podcast app or here:

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Celebrate Yourself I've talked about self-promotion in the past, but sometimes talking up your accomplishments isn't enough. It's all well and good to say "hey boss, you know that client that doesn't have problems? They...

Have you celebrated yourself lately?

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Director of Experience My promotion to Director of Software Development was to go into effect August 16, 2001. I had convinced the CTO my contributions were more than that of a “Senior Software Architect.

It's time for the week in review!

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A Theme of Books Podcast Guests + A Book of My Own

I'm excited to share my first book is now available!

Read about the journey on my Substack:

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Labor of Love There's no such thing as "paid time off" for the entrepreneur. The only paid vacation days are the ones when you work.

What's your "labor of love"?

And check out all the multimedia from the week - a book, a video, a podcast, and live events!

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Episode 12: Changing the Game of Cybersecurity Maybe we've been playing it wrong all along...

Episode 12 of E. B. Spoke - The Podcast - Changing the Game of Cybersecurity - is out.

Listen here:
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Watch here:
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Too Many Choices? I launched the ATL Tech Events calendar in part because there are so many great events happening here, and I was missing ones I wanted to go to - because I didn't have a way to keep track of them all!...

Atlanta has the luxury of too many tech events. Which isn't a bad thing - especially when you think of the traffic.

I share my thoughts on this in this week's Week In Review, plus the latest podcast episode is live!

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"After doing spell check for us for 30 years, AI finally has the opportunity for revenge. " A comic-style drawing of a robot holding a paint brush, a canvas on the desk has an "AI" generated painting of a landscape, the word "AIRTIFICAL" is written across the top.

Airtifical revenge.

Time Spent Wisely I have been mentoring a startup as part of the Access Georgia Foundation program - which helps founders both improve their business and gain access to potential funding. It's a great program, and yest...

Are you investing your time the way an investor invests their money?

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The Gig is Up Is it easier to find a job or a client? After I made the latest leap from full time employment to solopreneur, one of you told me the phrase “It’s easier to find a client than a job.” I don’t remember...

The gig is up... executives have entered the gig economy.

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Writing a Marathon I write a lot - in quantity and frequency. I post to LinkedIn every day and do this newsletter weekly.

Write an article? It's a sprint.
Write a book? It's a marathon.

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Good Stewards Back when Data Governance became a buzzword, one of the key concepts introduced was that of the data steward. The data steward's responsibility was to keep the quality of the data in line with the nee...

Are we being good stewards?

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It's all about community I attended the Atlanta Tech Week Kick Off this morning over at Atlanta Tech Park with a fully packed room and a live DJ to keep the crowd energized. You can see a photo of early on above, but it was t...

This week: it's all about community!

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If it weren't for human intelligence, artificial intelligence would just be artificial.

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This week in review... time to eat your vegetables, even the proverbial ones in your life...

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Mothers are unsung leaders Last Mother’s Day I suggested mothers are our first leaders. But their leadership role doesn’t end there.

Happy Mother's Day to all who play that role!

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Microlead, don't Micromanage It doesn't take long to learn you don't like being micromanaged. It takes a bit longer to learn how to stop micromanaging others.

Microlead, don't micromanage...

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Why talking about coffee is more interesting than talking shop...

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Remember when it took more than a month to get something you ordered?

And hoping it did show up and worked as expected?

Fun times from the past, but nothing like it is today.

This and more in this week's "Week In Review"

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ATL Tech Events - April 13, 2025 Here's what's coming up!

Here's what's coming up this week in Atlanta!

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ATL Tech Events - April 6, 2025 Here's what's coming up!

Here's what's coming up this week in Atlanta!

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AI might feel like an intern, but the intern will take your spot so you can get promoted (or retire).

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ATL Tech Events ATL Tech Events finds and shares the best tech events in Atlanta. If you're looking for something to do, we've got you covered.

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A lot to share in this week's week in review!

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