Bytes, Bits & Brilliance: Career Insights and Inspiration
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Bytes, Bits & Brilliance: Career Insights and Inspiration is your guide to building a thriving, long-lasting career.
This season, we’re diving into both the technical and human elements of a thriving career—exploring career strategy, leadership, and the evolving mindsets that fuel success, alongside deeper dives into cutting-edge technology tools, emerging industry trends, and critical technical skills.
With a mix of expert conversations and personal reflections, this season is about equipping you with the insights, strategies, and inspiration to move forward with clarity, confidence, and purpose.
Join us as we decode the wisdom of those who’ve forged their own paths and gain the insights you need to shape yours.
The views and opinions expressed by the host and guests are personal and not reflective of any employer.
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S2E49 Agentic AI Is The New Digital Employee (Deep Dive)
Send a textThis episode dives deep into the seismic shift from Generative AI (GenAI) to Agentic AI, moving beyond mere content creation toward autonomous, goal-driven systems. We unpack the…
S2E48 Closing Season 2: Reclaiming Voice, Scale & Authority
Send a textAs Season 2 closes, I reflect on what hosting this podcast revealed about me—not just as a leader in tech, but as a builder.This isn’t a motivational episode.It’s a reclamation.In this…
S2E47 Alternative Pathways: Tech Apprenticeships and Returnships Guide
Send a textIn this episode, we dive into the world of alternative tech pathways, exploring how apprenticeships and returnships are dismantling traditional barriers to entry. We break down how these…
S2E46 Empowering Women in Cybersecurity: Sage and Haley's Journey
Send a textIn this episode of the Bites and Brilliance podcast, I speak with Sage and Haley, on our Away Mission at the Aspen Cyber Summit in November 2025. Sage and Haley, both scholars at Bowie…
S2E45 What I Misunderstood About Mentorship Early in My Career - National Mentoring Month
Send a textEarly in my career, I misunderstood what mentorship was and how it worked. I believed it had to be formal, perfectly aligned, and initiated by someone else. I didn’t yet understand my…
S2E44 National Mentoring Month: What Mentorship Gave Me That I Couldn’t Give Myself
Send a textNo matter how capable or driven we are, there are things we simply can’t give ourselves. In this episode, I share what mentorship offered me over the years, from seeing myself more…
S2E43 Celebrating National Mentoring Month: The Moment I Knew I Needed a Mentor
Send a textPeople often talk about mentorship as if it begins with a single defining moment. In reality, it’s often a series of moments that share the same feeling. Being ready for more. Feeling…
S2E42 The Power of New Perspectives
Send a textWhat does it really mean to be “entry-level”?This episode of Bytes, Bits & Brilliance, is sparked by an unexpected conversation with Juan, a cybersecurity student I met at the grocery…
S2E41 Psychological Safety Is a Security Control: Cyber Stress in 2025
Send a textIn this second part of the series inspired by the ISACA State of Cybersecurity 2025 Report, we move from pipeline and skills into the cultural and emotional reality of cybersecurity work…
S2E40 Understaffed, Overlooked: Rethinking Cyber Careers in 2025
Send a textIn this episode, the first of a two-part series, we unpack highlights of ISACA’s 2025 State of Cybersecurity report and what it really means for your career, your team, and your leadership…
S2E39 Decoding the Shadows - IT, SaaS & AI: The Attack Surface You Can't See (AI-audio Deep Dive)
Send a textShadow IT has evolved, and now the biggest threats lurk in unapproved cloud tools and ungoverned generative AI. This episode breaks down the critical difference between Shadow SaaS and…
S2E38 Inside Aspen Cybersecurity Summit: Policy, Presence & Trailblazers
Send a textEver wondered what happens when cyber policy meets real-world collaboration in D.C.? Dive into my raw takeaways from the Aspen Cybersecurity Summit, a 10-year powerhouse event packed with…
S2E37 Centered and Certain: How Your Why Powers Every Pivot
Send a textDiscover why knowing your “why” is more than a catchphrase—it’s your guiding light through career pivots, big decisions, and seasons of uncertainty. Inspired by Simon Sinek’s legendary…
S2E36 The Seat, The System and the Shift: A Person of Color's Reflections on Leadership in Tech
Send a textWhat happens when you realize the language of diversity and belonging is everywhere — yet the systems remain the same? In this episode, we explore what it truly means to have a seat at the…
S2E35 The Folding Chair at the Table: What True Leadership in Tech Should Mean
Send a textWhat does true tech leadership look like when you’re stuck managing critical systems but don’t get to steer the ship? Inspired by a LinkedIn post, this episode, the “folding chair” at the…
S2E34 Your Strategic Guide to Technical Leadership and Scaling Security (AI Voiced Deep Dive)
Send a textAre you looking to understand how organizations deliver software at speed and scale while keeping security front and center? This episode is your essential guide to the methodologies that…
S2E33 The Cyber Talent Disconnect: What the SANS Report Didn’t Say
Send a textIn this episode, I unpack the 2025 SANS Report, “Attract, Hire, and Retain Cybersecurity Roles,” and challenge what it really means for the global cyber workforce. We’ll talk about…
S2E32 Using Our Voices: Reclaiming Power, Presence, and Purpose
Send a textIn this powerful and deeply personal episode of Bytes, Bits & Brilliance, host Dawn Butler invites listeners into a heart-to-heart about what it truly means to use our voices —…
S2E31 Strategic Skills Shift: Pivoting to Technical Account Manager and Advanced Customer Success Roles (AI-Audio Overview)
Send a textThe Customer Success Manager (CSM) role has emerged as a critical strategic business function in the technology industry, particularly within SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) companies. But…
S2E30 Empathy at Work: How Kindness is Rewiring the Workplace
Send a textWhat does it really look like to lead with empathy in industries that reward output over openness? In this refreshingly honest episode, I share my personal journey from environments…
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