Conversations that Feed Connection in Cybersecurity

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Who We Are

What happens when you mix the high stakes of cybersecurity with the high heat of the kitchen?

Find out on Cooking with CISOs - a cooking show where every episode is a new adventure into the minds and kitchens of the top security leaders. Every week, Dani Woolf, Co-Founder of CyberSynapse, invites a top cybersecurity leader to join her behind the counter to cook their signature dish and reveal the stories, strategies, and struggles that have shaped their journey in cybersecurity.

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Discover the strategy, struggle, and soul that flavor the lives of cybersecurity leaders.

Meet the Host

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Dani Woolf, Co-Founder of CyberSynapse

Dani takes trust with cybersecurity leaders to a new level, off traditional webinars and podcasts and into the kitchen, creating a vulnerable space for the kinds of stories and conversations that vendors rarely hear, but desperately need.

Audience Echo

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Gary Hayslip
CISO and VP Senior Security Advisor

Unlike Any Other Show

From the moment I stepped into the kitchen, it wasn’t about scripted questions or surface-level security talk. It was about being seen, being human, and connecting over real stories, struggles, and joy.

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Katie Cipkala
VP of Information Security

How You Cook Up REAL Human Connection

It didn’t even feel like we were talking about security. The format made it so easy to connect quickly, without forcing it. It felt natural, not like a dinner table Q&A.

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Heather Reed
Head of Cybersecurity

The Most Authentic Way to Network

This show is transformative because it allows people to get to know each other on a level that isn't about business because everything is about the human relationship.

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Clint Maples
CISO

I Was TERRIFIED to Cook Until...

I avoid most podcasts and was nervous about cooking on camera. But something about the kitchen environment - the natural act of preparing food together - created a completely different dynamic.

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Debra Brown
AVP Sales, Pentera

How Much Steak Can One CISO Actually Eat?!?

You don't know exactly what's gonna happen and you don't know exactly what you're gonna say, but it felt warm and welcoming.

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Gary Hayslip
CISO and VP Senior Security Advisor

Unlike Any Other Show

From the moment I stepped into the kitchen, it wasn’t about scripted questions or surface-level security talk. It was about being seen, being human, and connecting over real stories, struggles, and joy.