What's Next for GRC Academy and Jacob Hill

What's Next for GRC Academy and Jacob Hill

From GRC Academy by Jacob Hill

September 4, 2025 · 4 min · Season 2 · Episode 11

About this episode

Jacob Hill shares exciting news about the acquisition of GRC Academy by Summit 7 and updates on his training courses.

I have an incredible announcement to share! 👀 Before that though, let me share some of my history with you. Back in 2016, I started a side-business called TEKFused LLC focused on web design/hosting. Fast forward to 2022, I launched GRC Academy, and since then I’ve released 3 CMMC courses, released 50+ podcast episodes, and partnered with some amazing companies. Earlier this year, life threw me a curveball when I was laid off from my full-time role. Thanks to the incredible support of my AMAZING LinkedIn network, I had new opportunities on the table immediately! Within a week, I accepted a role with Summit 7 as Director of Cybersecurity - a company I’ve admired since 2019. And here’s the part I NEVER expected: 👉 Summit 7 has officially acquired GRC Academy!! 🎉🥳🎉 And guess what?!? I've already completely updated and rerecorded my CMMC training!! And it's even better than it was before!! GRC Academy students with active enrollments to my CMMC training will receive access to the new training on Summit 7's platform. It will take some time to get this all together, so keep your eyes open for that announcement. I'll be contributing to Summit 7's YouTube channel in the future as…

People in this episode

Host: Jacob Hill

Topics covered

  • GRC Academy
  • cybersecurity
  • CMMC training
  • business acquisition
  • career transition

Keywords

  • GRC Academy
  • CMMC training
  • Summit 7
  • TEKFused LLC
  • cybersecurity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: TEKFused LLC, GRC Academy, Summit 7, PECB

Places: ISO 27001, ISO 42001

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