Jeremy Young was employee #19 at Huntress Security. He watched MSPs go from ignoring cybersecurity to being the frontline defense against organized criminal groups running attacks like a business.
Here is what stopped us cold: 70% of ransomware attacks now target small and mid-sized businesses. And most of them have no dedicated security team.
Chapters
00:00 Welcome Jeremy Young from Huntress Security
02:15 From Fortune 500 to Startup Employee Number 19
05:30 How HP Direct Taught the Wrong Way to Work the Channe
08:45 Why Jeremy Left Verizon and Joined the MSP World
12:00 Duo Security, Cisco Acquisition, and Meeting the Huntress Founders
16:20 Huntress Mission: Bringing Cybersecurity to the 99 Percent
18:45 Big Company Skills That Actually Transfer to Startups
22:00 Process Documentation and Building What Does Not Exist Yet
25:30 Two Types of People at Every Company: Fixers vs Bystanders
28:15 Ownership Mentality, Shareholder Value, and Going Beyond Your Title
31:00 Radical Candor, Difficult Conversations, and Remote Work Culture
44:30 Mentorship That Works: Homework, Follow Through, and Self Selection
48:00 How Jeremy Mentors the People Who Actually Do the Work
51:20 Lessons From Thailand Floods: Do Not Bow to a Title
54:45 Respecting Humans First and Hanging Up on Screaming CEOs
57:30 Leadership Lessons, Final Thoughts, and How to Follow Jeremy Young
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