87. No Experience, No Job. No Job, No Experience // Jessica Nemmers is Dialedin

About this episode

Jessica Nemmers discusses her journey from professional ballerina to Chief Security Officer and her passion for helping others enter the cybersecurity field.

Jessica Nemmers is Dialedin / Episode 87 Jessica is currently the Chief Security Officer for Elevate, a Dallas, Texas based fintech organization, changing jobs during COIVD. Also, she is a former professional ballerina, unexpected bourbon enthusiast, and holds a CISSP. Throughout her journey, she's become passionate about helping individuals break into a cybersecurity career. The issue comes down to the age old catch 22: do you have experience?  Topic: "No Experience, No Job. No Job, No Experience" -=- Sponsored by Acuerdo.io the Orchestration Agency for the Future of Work™ The Dialedin + ElevateXchange series consists of weekly interviews with leading chief information officers (CIOs), chief information security officers (CISOs), & directors of information technology (IT Directors) YouTube | Linkedin | Dialedin - #Dialedin

People in this episode

Guest: Jessica Nemmers

Topics covered

• No Experience, No Job
• Cybersecurity
• Career Development

Keywords

• CISSP
• fintech
• COVID
• career transition

Sponsors

Acuerdo.io

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Acuerdo.io

Places: Dallas, Texas

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