199: Navigating the challenges of introducing passwordless security with Michael Gwynn of IDmelon

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Michael Gwynn's career took him from the army, to Johnson and Johnson, to working in cybersecurity. After years of working in cybersecurity, Michael was introduced to the world of startups and IDmelon.
After seeing the potential in the company and the product, Michael took a leap of faith and joined the team as their VP of Sales. With their cutting-edge technology and Michael's industry experience, IDmelon is now leading the industry in passwordless authentication and overnight deployment.

In this episode, you will learn the following:
1. An approach to right-sizing a sales team
2. IDmelon’s potential and their partner lift from Microsoft
3. Why you give prospects dessert first (or do the magic trick before explaining how you did it. 

Resources:
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Michael@idmelon.com
IDMelon

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