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Athlete Transition AcceleratorConor Gilsenan - from early retirement to tech sales: making peace with the pivotWe sit down with Conor Gilsenan, former professional rugby player whose promising career was cut short by concussion.What followed was a bold leap into the unknown, competing on The Apprentice, diving into tech sales, and redefining what success looks like beyond the game.Key Takeaways from Conor’s Journey:You have to become an expert in something else – talent and reputation open doors, but learning a new craft is key to long-term success.The best is yet to come – use the platform of professional sport to create new opportunities and build your n...2025-05-2837 min
Human AlchemyEP11: Conor Gilsenan - The Apprentice, Leadership & Finding ClarityConor Gilsenan played 9 seasons of professional rugby in Ireland and England before retiring due to concussion. He then went on BBC's 'The Apprentice' before finding a groove in the sales world. Conor was incredibly honest about how his career panned out and how he struggled after his career came to an end. If you want to understand how to thrive in a high-performing environment, I don't think you could find a better man to listen to. Not because Conor has achieved everything he wanted to but because of his ability to reflect and analyse honestly. Pr...2025-04-2957 min
Portraits of ClongowesConor Gilsenan OC’11Conor Gilsenan was into Gaelic football as a youngster, but ultimately chose rugby as a teenager when he had to make a choice He cited his biggest influence in his profession as coming from his family and 'role-model', Irish rugby player; Brian O'Driscoll.He a former Ireland U18, U19 and U20 flanker himself, and was part of the Leinster’s Academy, played for Connacht and London Irish. Freakishly by Clongowes he has won 2 SCT medalsA TV star too as In 2022 he...2024-09-2726 min
The IFP ListPre January 2024 Update of all Players on the ListPre January 2024 Update of all Players on the List
Listen to where all the players stand coming into the January window and possible outcomes and destinations for them in the weeks months ahead
Go to Youtube video, link below, for chapters on individual players so you can skip ahead if you just want to listen to specific players on the list
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrQJDyjWZek&t=1199s
List of Players covered in this Podcast in alphabetical order are as...2023-12-3144 min
Game Set Matchup!EP 11 - Game Set Matchup featuring Conor Gilsenan, Sales Team Lead at global financial technology leader, FISHow do you ignite collaborations with new partners? 🔥🚀
On Episode 11 of Game Set Match Up Season 4, we welcomed Conor Gilsenan, Sales Team Lead at global financial technology leader, FIS 💳🌎
Tune in as Conor shares…
🔀 How he transitioned from a pro athlete into the world of finance and partnerships
🤝 What the future holds for partnerships and networking
🏉 The parallels between high-performing partnerships and sports teams 2023-09-2636 minThe IFP ListUpdate on all players on list so far as of 06/09/23Update on all players on list so far as of 06/09/23
Curtis, Sam - St Pats (Ireland Top Division)
Elbouzedi, Zack - AIK (Sweden Top Division)
Ferizaj, Justin - Frosinone (Italy academy)
Finn Benoa, John Patrick - Getafe B (Spain 4th Division)
Fitzgerald, Cristiano - Boavista (Portugal academy)
Garcia MacNulty, Anselmo - Zwolle (Netherlands Top Division)
Gilsenan, Zak - Blackburn Rovers (England 2nd Division)
Healy, Matt - Francs Borains (Belgium 2nd Division)
Johansson, Ryan - Freiburg II (Germany 3rd...2023-09-071h 00
What a LadConor Gilsenan- What a LadConor Gilsenan, the London Irish legend, the reality TV star and one of the biggest lads you'll meet joins me this week on What a Lad. Gilly is a man who has popped up in plenty of other episodes already and with his recent appearance on the UK hit reality TV show 'The Apprentice' now was the perfect time to get him on. However there is a lot more to this mans story than a few weeks on the Apprentice. He had an incredible rugby career which saw him play for all the Ireland age...2022-03-271h 17
Exile Nation - The Official London Irish PodcastS2 Ep5: Conor GilsenanWell well well, #ExileNation we are truly delighted to welcome the self-proclaimed 'Corporate Panther' and none other than Mullingar's finest - Conor Gilsenan on to the #ExileNation podcast!We delve deep into Conor's time on The Apprentice, getting all the inside gossip and secrets that the public don't get to see, but that's not all! We hear from Gilly on the development of 'The 301 Bar', his new pop-up drinks venture with fellow Exiles legend, Topsy Ojo, as well as being pipped to the post when planning his proposal!There's nothing that Conor hasn't done in...2022-03-0941 min
The Brian Moylett PodcastConor Gilsenan - Pro Rugby to Entrepreneurship & Corporate WorldConor Gilsenan is a former London Irish, Leinster and Connacht rugby player who recently had to retire due to injury.We chat about;Transitioning from Pro Rugby to the corporate world.How he takes on challenges.Getting onto The Apprentice.Becoming an entrepreneur after retiring.Worrying about what people think of you.What held him back as a player.Advice that changed his perspective as a pro.Advice that he would give a young rugby player.Dealing with setbacks.His time with LeinsterWhy he left Irish provincial rugby to join London Irish...2022-02-191h 01
GradLife PodcastGradLife Careers: Conor GilsenanIn this episode of our careers podcast Finn chats to Conor Gilsenan. Conor has had a fascinating journey to date from being a professional rugby player, to working with an early stage start-up and now recently adding reality tv to his many experiences! They discuss his career as a rugby player, the highs and lows and why he decided to retire. They then go on to speak about his decision to go on The Apprentice, the experience of filming and what it was like to deal with Lord Sugar!2022-02-101h 04
The All Things Auth Podcast#010 - Making Open-Source Software Usable with Ashley Fowler of USABLE.toolsSocial media & websiteEmail: connect@usable.toolsTwitter: @global_ashm, @USABLE_toolsWebsite: usable.toolsResources mentioned in episodeJon Camfield published an article titled "Where did USABLE come from?" that explains the motivation for starting the organization.The free USABLE Guidebook contains resources and activities to help trainers and facilitators to collect relevant and useful feedback from high-risk users.The USABLE blog has a ton of posts about their mission and interviews with their partner organizations.Ashley explained how USABLE gets hands-on help from design and user experience partners (Simply Secure and OKTHANKS) and accessibility partners (Accessibility...2019-10-1049 min
The All Things Auth Podcast#010 - Making Open-Source Software Usable with Ashley Fowler of USABLE.toolsWhen at-risk communities around the world have a voice in the design and development of open-source security and privacy tools, they get more usable! Ashley explains how the USABLE project facilitates this mission.2019-10-1049 min
The All Things Auth Podcast#009 - How to be an #MFAally with Tanya Janca of MicrosoftEver tweeted at a company? Did they reply? Tanya tweeted so consistently that she got a phone call...from her bank! Tanya and I break down passwords and multi-factor authentication, the bread and butter of security that many folks still don't get right.2019-09-2748 minThe All Things Auth Podcast#009 - How to be an #MFAally with Tanya Janca of MicrosoftSocial media & websiteTwitter: @shehackspurpleWebsite: dev.to/shehackspurpleResources mentioned in episodeTanya talks about enabling MFA on Tangerine Bank, WealthSimple, and PayPal.Tanya wrote a blog post titled "Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)" that explains what MFA is for people who are not familiar with the term.The site twofactorauth.org is a community maintained database of which sites support 2FA and which do not.Conor built an open-source browser extension called 2FA Notifier, which alerts you anytime you visit a site that is known to support 2FA and helps you enable it.During Microsoft...2019-09-2748 minThe All Things Auth Podcast#008 - Secured by Math, Designed for People with Pilar García of 1PasswordSocial media & websiteTwitter: @1passwordWebsite: 1password.comResources mentioned in episodeConor and Pilar frequently reference 1Password’s White Paper, which explains the security architecture and overall security philosophy of the company.Pilar mentioned the well known XKCD comic on password strength that popularized the comical phrase “correct horse battery staple”.1Password’s Watchtower has many useful features related to monitoring the security of your account passwords and your use of two factor authentication (2FA).You can learn more about Troy Hunt’s Pwned Passwords API here and here. Also, check out Junade Ali’s post on the Cloud...2019-09-1358 min
The All Things Auth Podcast#008 - Secured by Math, Designed for People with Pilar García of 1PasswordWant to earn $100k for reading some bad poetry? Break into a 1Password Vault and it could all be yours! Pilar explains how 1Password is built around the core principles of privacy by design, cryptography, usability, and openness.2019-09-1358 min
The All Things Auth Podcast#007 - SOUPS 2019 - Part 2A series of interviews with researchers from the Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security (SOUPS) on deleting your data from websites, updated expert advice, why your brain actually ignores notifications, usability of password managers, and 2FA on Fortnite.2019-08-1743 minThe All Things Auth Podcast#007 - SOUPS 2019 - Part 2Yixin ZouSocial: @yixinzou1124University: School of Information at University of MichiganPaper: An Empirical Analysis of Data Deletion and Opt-Out Choices on 150 WebsitesKaroline BusseSocial: @kb_usecUniversity: Institute of Computer Science 4 Security and Networked Systems at University of BonnPaper: Replication: No One Can Hack My Mind Revisiting a Study on Expert and Non-Expert Security Practices and AdviceAnthony VanceSocial: @anthonyvance, anthonyvance.comUniversity: Center for Cybersecurity of the Fox School of Business at Temple University in collaboration with Neuro Security Lab at Brigham Young UniversityPaper: The Fog of Warnings: How Non-essential Notifications Blur with Security WarningsSarah Pearman and Shikun Aerin ZhangSocial: in/sarahpearman, sarahpearman.c...2019-08-1743 min
The All Things Auth Podcast#006 - SOUPS 2019 - Part 1SOUPS is the conference to be at for usable security and privacy research. Listen to a series of interviews on everything from passwords and 2FA to abusing GDPR and unintended consequences of the auto-fill capability on iOS.2019-08-1740 minThe All Things Auth Podcast#006 - SOUPS 2019 - Part 1Miranda WeiTwitter: @_weimfUniversity: Security and Privacy Research Lab at University of Washington (work done at SUPERgroup at University of Chicago)Paper: “What was that site doing with my Facebook password?” Designing Password-Reuse NotificationsEva GerlitzUniversity: Institute of Computer Science 4 Security and Networked Systems at University of BonnPaper: "If you want, I can store the encrypted password." A Password-Storage Field Study with Freelance DevelopersMariano Di MartinoTwitter: @dimartinomarUniversity: Expertise Center for Digital Media (EDM) at Hasselt UniversityPaper: Personal Information Leakage by Abusing the GDPR 'Right of Access'Elham Al QahtaniUniversity: Lab of Information Integration, Security and Privacy (LIISP) at UNC CharlottePaper: Messaging Campaigns for Moti...2019-08-1740 min
The All Things Auth Podcast#005 - Grading How Companies (In)Securely Store Passwords with Michal Špaček of Password StorageDoes your website store account passwords correctly? Would you tell everyone on the internet how you do it? Michal Špaček explains why you should and how to get an A+ grade from the Password Storage project.2019-08-041h 02The All Things Auth Podcast#005 - Grading How Companies (In)Securely Store Passwords with Michal Špaček of Password StorageMichal Špaček shares the story of how the Password Storage project has convinced hundreds of companies to publicly disclose their password storage practices and assigned each a grade based on how well they follow best practices.We discuss hashing algorithms and the technology behind storing passwords securely. Learn why a company who follows the technical best practices might still not earn an A grade if they do not have a public disclosure, or if they rely on an Invisible Disclosure.We compare the Password Storage project to other fantastic security tools, including SSL Labs an...2019-08-041h 02
The All Things Auth Podcast#004 - Product Managers: The Polyglot Communication Hubs That Improve Your Products with Simon Moffatt of ForgeRockYour Engineering team is always on the same page as your Sales team, right? They never miscommunicate with Design, UX, or Customer Success either, right? Yea, I didn’t think so. Simon Moffatt explains what a Product Manager actually does and why the role is critical to building better software.2019-07-1859 minThe All Things Auth Podcast#004 - Product Managers: The Polyglot Communication Hubs That Improve Your Products with Simon Moffatt of ForgeRockSimon Moffatt, a Technical Product Manager at ForgeRock, joins me to discuss why a Product Manager is a critical role within any organization that aims to create usable security and privacy technologies. We discuss what, exactly, a PM actually does and why they are the critical hub between all departments, teams, and areas of the business.While most companies have a never ending list of TODO items, Simon explains why it is important to have a DO NOT list.Should PMs come from a technical background, a sales background, or is it better to be...2019-07-1859 min
The All Things Auth Podcast#003 - End-to-end Encrypted Chat Without Getting Snooped On with Max Krohn of KeybaseMax shares the story of how he went from founding OkCupid to creating Keybase, a Slack-like app that allows average internet users to have end-to-end encrypted conversations and file sharing.2019-07-041h 16The All Things Auth Podcast#003 - End-to-end Encrypted Chat Without Getting Snooped On with Max Krohn of KeybaseKeybase is a Slack-like app that supports chat and file sharing, but it is fully end-to-end encrypted. You might be familiar with other well known apps that support end-to-end encryption, like WhatsApp and Signal, but Keybase has a fundamentally different security architecture. Max explains why this is so important and helps us understand the cryptography that makes the service work.Before starting Keybase, Max was the co-founder of OkCupid. He shares the story about how he went from running a dating app to focusing on making public key cryptography approachable for the average internet...2019-07-041h 16
The All Things Auth Podcast#002 - Your Phone is a Phishing Resistant Security Key with Alex Grinman of KryptcoAlex explains how Krypton, their open source browser extension and mobile app, can turn the phone sitting in your pocket into a phishing resistant two factor authentication (2FA) security key.2019-06-2054 minThe All Things Auth Podcast#002 - Your Phone is a Phishing Resistant Security Key with Alex Grinman of KryptcoAlex shares the story of how Krypton first started as a secure messaging app, then evolved to help developers manage SSH keys, and today aims to make phishing resistant two factor authentication a realistic option for average internet users.We get Alex’s thoughts on Google’s recent focus on allowing Android phones to be used as security keys, what happens if you lose your phone, and different approaches to account recovery.Social media & websiteKryptco: krypt.co, @kryptco, hello@krypt.coAlex Grinman: www.alexgr.in, @alexgrinmanResources mentioned in episodePhishing resi...2019-06-2054 min
The All Things Auth Podcast#001 - Open-source Hardware Security Keys with Conor Patrick of SoloKeysConor Patrick (@_conorpp), co-founder of SoloKeys, shares the story of raising $125,000 on Kickstarter to build Solo, an open-source hardware security key for two factor authentication (2FA).2019-06-061h 03The All Things Auth Podcast#001 - Open-source Hardware Security Keys with Conor Patrick of SoloKeysConor explains what security keys are and why they provide a stronger level of security than other methods of 2FA. He shares the story about how he created and sold his first open-source security key on Amazon while he was an undergraduate studying Computer Engineering and how that project evolved into a wildly successful Kickstarter project that launched SoloKeys the company.Towards the end of the conversation, Conor shares his thoughts on the recent trend of using phones as security keys and highlights Somu, the next exciting product that he and his team are working on right...2019-06-061h 03