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Saaim Khan spent 20 years inside some of the world's largest cybersecurity consulting firms before stepping away to build something he could not find anywhere else.

Not a bigger firm. Not a flashier one. Just an honest one.

As Managing Director of Cyber Matters, Saaim built a company around radical transparency, a flat structure where no one is anyone's boss, and a single guiding value that is far more direct than anything you will find on a typical company values page.

In this conversation, Saaim shares what he deliberately kept and left behind from corporate consulting, why he thinks trust should never have to be earned through hoops, and what it actually looks like to build a business where people genuinely do not dread logging in on Monday morning.

*Connect with Cyber Matters:*
https://www.cybermatters.io/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/saaimkhan
https://www.linkedin.com/company/cybermattersio/

*Social*
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greaterthanzeropercent/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/greaterthanzeropercent/TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@greaterthanzeropercent
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greaterthanzeropercent/

*Listen*
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2ZeAnlQdjwKX5JodvYFwp2
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/find-your-cause/id1528910691

*Connect*
Website: https://www.gtzp.org
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@gtzp

Chapters:
00:00:00 Teaser
00:00:44 Introduction
00:01:22 What is Cyber Matters and why it exists
00:02:07 20 years in big consulting: what he kept and what he left behind
00:06:28 Why flexible work is really a question of trust
00:10:05 The problem with 50-page proposals
00:16:58 Flat structure, no bosses, and speaking your mind
00:22:42 How the culture has landed with the team
00:27:00 How Cyber Matters lets people go with dignity
00:28:20 The one company value that guides everything
00:29:19 The next six years: compliance beyond cybersecurity
00:31:28 Closing thoughts

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A shooting happened right next door to her youth center. She closed for one day. Then she opened back up on Monday.

LaTanya Johnson is the Executive Director of LaTanya and the Youth of Englewood, a 501(c)3 that has been serving children ages five and up in Inglewood, Chicago since 2013.

Recreational activities, educational programming, mentorship, entrepreneurship, community events, and family support. All of it, completely free.

In this community check-in episode, Joseph and LaTanya go deep into what has changed since they last spoke. She talks about the shooting that happened right outside her door, why she sent the kids home that Friday and came right back Monday, and the invisible calculus families in Englewood make every day just to survive in their own neighborhood.

She shares what 12 years of free programming has actually produced, which activities changed the trajectory of real kids' lives, and what she needs most right now to keep going.

TIMESTAMPS:

[00:00:00] Intro
[00:00:39] LaTanya's background and organization mission [00:02:06] Why she started 12 years ago
[00:03:31] The alderman's office and how it all began
[00:05:55] Why she starts programming at age five [00:07:25] Joseph's time at Chicago juvenile detention
[00:08:58] What activities created the most lasting impact
[00:12:10] Gardening, go-karts, photography, and building
[00:13:13] Phones, safety, and keeping kids engaged
[00:14:18] The shooting next door
[00:16:16] The battle parents face living in Englewood
[00:17:41] Poverty, cost of living, and why families stay
[00:19:50] What LaTanya wants to build next
[00:22:27] Sports, arts, and why variety matters
[00:23:09] How to connect with LaTanya
[00:24:50] Closing

Connect with LaTanya

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/latanya-johnson-7a202a154/

Social
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greaterthanzeropercent/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/greaterthanzeropercent/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greaterthanzeropercent
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greaterthanzeropercent/

Listen
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2ZeAnlQdjwKX5JodvYFwp2
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/find-your-cause/id1528910691

Connect
Website: https://www.gtzp.org
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@gtzp
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#FindYourCause #Nonprofits #Chicago #Inglewood #YouthDevelopment #CommunityImpact #501c3 #SocialImpact #GTZP #NonprofitLeadership #GreaterThanZeroPercent #CorporatePhilanthropy

Sarah Albus was a college soccer player at Vanderbilt, a mom of four, and completely done with her first career when her daughter Hannah, born at 25 weeks with cerebral palsy and visual impairment, asked where her skis were.

That question changed everything.

In this episode, Sarah shares how she launched Open Door Sports in 2017 with no nonprofit experience, how six schools said yes before she had the staff to serve them, and why the most powerful outcome of her work wasn't the sports at all.

Chapters:
[00:00:00] Teaser
[00:00:33] Welcome and Introduction
[00:00:56] What is Open Door Sports?
[00:01:23] Sarah's Personal Journey: Hannah's Story
[00:03:04] The Gap in After-School Programming
[00:09:28] First Programs: Soccer, Basketball, and Bocce
[00:13:23] Unexpected Benefits: Community and Friendship
[00:18:21] What Fuels Engagement: Stories Over Data
[00:22:16] Open Door Sports and Special Olympics
[00:24:44] The Future of ODS
[00:27:22] How to Get Involved

Connect with Open Door Sports:
https://opendoorsports.org/
https://www.instagram.com/opendoorsports/
https://www.facebook.com/OpenDoorTeam/

Connect with Us
Website: gtzp.org
Sponsor inquiry: https://calendly.com/gtzp/gtzp-impact-alignment/

Listen
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2ZeAnlQdjwKX5JodvYFwp2
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/find-your-cause/id1528910691

Follow
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/greaterthanzeropercent/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greaterthanzeropercent
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#FindYourCause #GreaterThanZeroPercent #Nonprofit #DisabilityInclusion #AdaptiveSports #OpenDoorSports #SocialImpact #Inclusion #SpecialNeeds #PodcastForGood