The Imposter Experience | Imposter Feeling | Cybersecurity Specialist | Thought Leader | The Human Element of Cybersecurity | Personal Growth | Organizational Culture |  Confidence |  Joy Beland is a cybersecurity expert & thought leader. She gained worldwide attention for her thought leadership in the Human Element of cybersecurity while successfully training over 3,000 people on cybersecurity fundamentals.  She has many accreditations and has successfully contributed to the cybersecurity world. Her mission is to protect organizations from cybercrime, whether caused by external or external internal threat actors.  In addition to being a CMMC Registered Practitioner, Provisional Assessor and Provisional Instructor certifications, Joy holds the CISM certification from ISACA, the SSAP certification from SANS, Carnegie Mellon SEI certificates for Insider Threat Program Manager as well as Insider Threat Vulnerability Assessor.  We discuss the imposter experience, phenomenon, or feeling in our interview rather than the imposter syndrome. We deep dive into the topic by asking what it means to experience this feeling of vulnerability. Follow Joy Beland on LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/joy-belinda-beland/ Episode Timeline: 02:27 Introduction to the human aspect of cybersecurity. 05:40 How do you make the switch to focus on the human element in cybersecurity? 08:40 The imposter syndrome: what is it, how does it manifest in our daily lives? 15:00 What do you think the Imposter Phenomenon creates when it comes to barriers for growth? 22:07 Is there a good part of experiencing the imposter feeling? 25:50 What do you recommend to people who do not know where to start changing their imposter experience? 32:50 Self-doubt and representation: how can we manage the imposter experience? 36:20 Final 5 Fire Questions.