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/
• 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

• social-engineer.com
• innocentlivesfoundation.org