Ep. 173 - Human Element Series - Empathetic Chameleons and Painful Lobsters with Laurie Segall (Original Air Date: July 11, 2022)

(Original Air Date: July 11, 2022)

Today Chris is talking with Laurie Segall. Laurie is the founder of Dot Dot Dot, a media company focused on onboarding the mainstream into a new era of the internet, Web3. Laurie is an award-winning journalist who has interviewed the world’s most influential tech leaders including Mark Zuckerberg and Tim Cook. Prior, she was CNN’s senior tech correspondent, covering technology and culture for a decade and a former reporter for 60 Minutes.

00:00 - Intro

-          Social-Engineer.com - http://www.social-engineer.com/

-          Managed Voice Phishing - https://www.social-engineer.com/services/vishing-service/

-          Managed Email Phishing - https://www.social-engineer.com/services/se-phishing-service/

-          Adversarial Simulations - https://www.social-engineer.com/services/social-engineering-penetration-test/

-          Social-Engineer channel on SLACK - https://social-engineering-hq.slack.com/ssb

-          CLUTCH - http://www.pro-rock.com/

-          innocentlivesfoundation.org - http://www.innocentlivesfoundation.org/

03:23 - Laurie Segall intro

04:20 - Starting your career in the "wee hours"

07:54 - Was journalism always the goal?

12:31 - Navigating chaos

15:57 - Taking on Revenge Porn

21:20 - What motivated you to write about your life so early?

24:46 – Writing during the pandemic

29:50 - How lobsters grow

35:44 - Building a company

38:40 - Wearing 2 hats

40:54 - Who would you consider your biggest mentors?

-          CNN Digital – Susan Grant

43:38 - Book Recommendations:

-          Slouching Towards Bethlehem - Joan Didion

-          (Laurie’s book) Special Characters - Laurie Segall

45:56 - Find Laurie Segall online

-          Website link: https://www.d3network.io/

-          Instagram: @LaurieSegall & @d3_network

-          Twitter: @LaurieSegall & @d3_network

48:32 - Guest Wrap Up & Outro

-          www.social-engineer.com

-          www.innocentlivesfoundation.org