In this episode, I interview Kendra Ross - Entrepreneur l Dyslexic Thinker 💡l IFSEC Global Top 20 Cyber Security Influencer l Community & Ecosystem Strategist l Governance, Advisory & Investor.   Whether it’s companies at scale, new communities or channel/ecosystems, Kendra has successfully built, exited and has created outstanding results in all these areas.  She now enjoys taking this knowledge and helping others.  She paints outside the lines, creating and innovating in areas that have seen no change for years.   We discuss:  - Kendra's background, overcoming dyslexia and how she made her way into IT/technology/ cyber.  - The origins of the hugely successful '1stTuesday Club'   - a networking group for senior professionals in Information Security, IT Risk, IT Audit and Law Enforcement.  - How she set up her first business, Duo which is now a division of Sektor  - How she helped build New Zealand first Information Security Awards (ISANZ)  - what she is doing now as she moved from working within Duo to being on the board and her thoughts on where to from here . . .    How to connect with me: Join my discord to chat to me: https://discord.gg/H7kfUUTv  Listen to the podcast version here: https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/digital-culture-ideas-with-hilary-walton/id1511740317?uo=4  Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HilsWalton  Follow me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hilswalton/  Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hilswalton/  Follow me on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hilswalton Follow me on Pulse: https://www.pulse.qa/profile/hilary-walton