Intelligence Career Conversations

About Intelligence Career Conversations

This podcast explores the people, paths, and policies shaping today’s intelligence community. Each episode features candid discussions with professionals from across the field—covering career journeys, skill-building advice, and the real-world impact of policy decisions on the IC workforce.

Publisher

INSA

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

14 Sept 2023

Latest episode

15 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

88 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   15 Oct 2026

   Yvonne Vervaet: Yvonne Vervaet: Creating Your Own Opportunities

   On this episode of the Intelligence Career Conversations podcast, host Jim Donnelly is joined by Yvonne Vervaet, Executive Vice President and Chief Growth Officer at Nightwing, who brings more than 30 years of experience across the intelligence, defense, and aerospace communities. She reflects on her unconventional path from finance and pricing into business development, capture, and senior growth leadership, and how recognizing her strengths and embracing unexpected opportunities shaped her ...

2. 

   1 Oct 2026

   Kyle Vowinkel: Building Trust Under Pressure

   On this episode of the Intelligence Career Conversations podcast, host Jim Donnelly is joined by Kyle Vowinkel, a West Point graduate, former U.S. Army officer, and retired FBI agent whose more than 24-year career included service on both the FBI Hostage Rescue Team and Crisis Negotiation Unit, as well as senior counterintelligence leadership roles. He reflects on his unconventional career path, the influence of military service and West Point, and how remaining open to unexpected opportuniti...

3. 

   17 Sept 2026

   Lorna MacFarlane: Grit, Growth, and Resilience

   On this episode of the Intelligence Career Conversations podcast, host Jim Donnelly is joined by Lorna MacFarlane, a graduate student at the George Washington University Law School specializing in government procurement and cybersecurity law. She reflects on her unconventional path into national security and how work in procurement, fraud, risk, and compliance shaped her interest in insider threat. She also discusses continuous learning, mentorship, analytical skills, and adapting to a changi...

Who has been a guest on Intelligence Career Conversations

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Sarah Daly
• Linda Weissgold
• Archana Bae

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 26 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

28

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

60

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Does not typically book guests

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