Host Jeremy C. Park talks with Melissa Aarskaug, Vice President of Gaming for Gaming Laboratories International's technology arm, Bulletproof, and Founder of the Executive Connect Podcast, who discusses the importance of cyber security in the gaming industry and other regulated industries, offers leadership tips and trends related to AI and technologies to enhance security, and shares her passion for STEM education and her mission to build communities that support each other. During the interview, Melissa emphasizes the need for a top-down approach to cyber security, with leadership and process playing a crucial role. She highlights the importance of transparency with insurance companies to ensure proper coverage, and expresses concern about the increasing complexity of phishing emails due to AI and machine learning, and the need for companies to leverage these technologies to enhance security.

Melissa then discusses her passion for STEM education, particularly for girls, and her mission to build communities that support each other. She shares her journey as the Founder of the Executive Connect Podcast, and talks about how the podcast has helped shape her professionally and personally. The Executive Connect Podcast is a platform where top industry leaders share game-changing insights on leadership, AI, personal branding, and navigating uncertainty. Melissa emphasizes the importance of vulnerability and authenticity in leadership, sharing her personal experiences and struggles to help others. Melissa also shares her experience of juggling her demanding job and family life, emphasizing the importance of prioritizing her marriage and children, and how creativity can be used to more effectively balance work and family life.

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