Ep 20. Women in Leadership Series w/ Maria Macaloney
In this episode of Seidea Spotlight, host Stephanie Itimi sits down with Maria Macaloney, Executive Director of Talent Acquisition at Teradata, to discuss the key elements of leadership, career transitions, and the power of mentorship.
Maria shares her journey from an ambitious young professional to an international leader, navigating diverse work environments across Europe, Asia, and beyond. She opens up about overcoming challenges, building resilience, and why believing in yourself is essential for success.
🌟 Key topics include:
The importance of mentorship and community in leadership.
How to navigate career pivots and international roles
Balancing data-driven hiring with the human touch
Overcoming imposter syndrome and self-doubt
Practical advice for women aspiring to leadership roles
Maria also shares her personal mantra: "I know I am great." A reminder to all women striving for leadership—you belong at the table!
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🎧 Listen now and step into your greatness! 🚀✨
2 Aug 2021
Ep 19. Personal Resilience and Navigating into Cybersecurity w/ Faith Teberen
In the words of Nicola Owen, The deputy chief executive of Lancaster University:
“Students have been remarkably resilient. They’ve made the best of what has been a challenging period for them, and I think they have really appreciated efforts that have been made [by the university], seen that we’ve innovated as we’ve gone along, and participated in that innovation.”
In this podcast we are joined by Faith Teberen, discussiing her career journey, transition from economics to cybersecurity amd how she was able to remain resillent as a graduate during the COVID-19 era.
Speaker Profile:
Faith has a degree in Business and Economics, and has experience working in the cyber security industry, networking, and assisting with the daily operations and marketing duties. Faith is passionate about helping female entrepreneurs thrive in today’s economy, and she plans on sharing her knowledge from her degree and her work experience with female entrepreneurs who are on their path to success. Faith has also helped sustainable start-up companies with their social media presence, and project management. Faith hopes to one day see these start-ups reach their goal and as a result inspire more women to start businesses within different industries.
4 May 2021
Ep.18 Energy Cybersecurity Policy w/ Sherifah Lahan
The cyberthreats facing electric-power and gas companies include the typical threats that plague other industries: data theft, billing fraud, and ransomware. However, several characteristics of the energy sector heighten the risk and impact of cyberthreats against utilities. In this episode, we are joined with Sherifah Lahan, a Government Policy Adviser with a background in national security policy to discuss the regulatory perspective of this space.
About Speaker:
Sherifah Lahan is a Government Policy Adviser with a background in national security policy. She is currently a cyber security policy Adviser with a focus on ensuring the cyber resilience of the UK energy supply. She focuses on ensuring that risks to critical infrastructure are scoped and appropriate mitigations are established by the supply sector and Government.
You connect with Sherifah via LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayowa-sherifah-lahan-2613571b8 (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayowa-sherifah-lahan-2613571b8 )
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About Seidea:
Seidea is a career development platform with a social mission to diversify the cybersecurity industry. Our goal is to break down barriers for Black and Minority Ethnic women and help them start their cybersecurity careers through industry events and coaching. We also work with employers to provide work experience programs.
Company Website: https://www.seidea.org/ (https://www.seidea.org/ )
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