Intelligence Career Conversations
by INSA
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Yvonne Vervaet: Creating Your Own Opportunities
Yvonne Vervaet: Creating Your Own Opportunities
About this podcast
This podcast explores the people, paths, and policies shaping today’s intelligence community. Each episode features candid discussions with professionals from across the field—covering career journeys, skill-building advice, and the real-world impact of policy decisions on the IC workforce.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 87 episodes
- Yvonne Vervaet: Creating Your Own Opportunities · 23 min · Episode 78On this episode of the Intelligence Career Conversations podcast, host Jim Donnelly is joined by Yvonne Vervaet, Executive Vice President and Chief Growth Officer at Nightwing…
- Kyle Vowinkel: Building Trust Under Pressure · 26 min · Episode 77On this episode of the Intelligence Career Conversations podcast, host Jim Donnelly is joined by Kyle Vowinkel, a West Point graduate, former U.S. Army officer, and retired FBI…
- Lorna MacFarlane: Grit, Growth, and Resilience · 34 min · Episode 76On this episode of the Intelligence Career Conversations podcast, host Jim Donnelly is joined by Lorna MacFarlane, a graduate student at the George Washington University Law…
- David Cattler: Beyond Credentials · 33 min · Episode 75On this episode of the Intelligence Career Conversations podcast, host Jim Donnelly is joined by David Cattler, former Director of DCSA. He reflects on a career spanning the U.S…
- Christina Mancinelli: From Internship to Senior Leadership · 29 min · Episode 74On this episode of the Intelligence Career Conversations podcast, host Jim Donnelly is joined by Christina Mancinelli, Vice President of Global Communications and Navigation at…
- Alka Bhave: Building a Career Beyond the Technical Track · 21 min · Episode 73On this episode of the Intelligence Career Conversations podcast, host Jim Donnelly is joined by Alka Bhave, Chief Operating Officer and General Manager of National Security at…
- Robbie McAnnally: A Job Worth Doing Is Worth Doing Right · 29 min · Episode 72On this episode of the Intelligence Career Conversations podcast, host Jim Donnelly is joined by Robbie McAnnally, Account Director, IC, Janes. He reflects on lessons from his…
- Susanne Hake: Be True to Yourself · 25 min · Episode 71On this episode of INSA’s Intelligence Career Conversations podcast, host Jim Donnelly sits down with Susanne Hake, EVP and GM, USG, Vantor, to discuss her career across…
- Dr. Philip Ritcheson: Never Give Up · 33 min · Episode 70On this episode of the Intelligence Career Conversations podcast, host Jim Donnelly is joined by Dr. Philip Ritcheson, Senior VP for Corporate Strategy at Leidos, for a…
- John Doyon: Go Where the Action Is · 28 min · Episode 69On this episode of Intelligence Career Conversations, host Jim Donnelly is joined by INSA Executive Vice President John Doyon. John reflects on the moments that defined his…
- Coming Soon: The Career Playbook · 2 minAn exclusive preview of INSA’s upcoming nine-episode podcast series, The Career Playbook, explores the mentorship, setbacks, leadership lessons, and career pivots that shape…
- Dr. Linda Bixby: Turning Career Pivots into Opportunity · 27 min · Episode 68On this episode of Intelligence Career Conversations, host Jim Donnelly is joined by Dr. Linda Bixby, Chief Research and Partnerships Officer at the University of Arizona. Dr…
- Robert Goodson: Networking, Networking, Networking · 23 min · Episode 67On this episode of Intelligence Career Conversations, host Jim Donnelly sits down with Robert Goodson, Senior Vice President at Booz Allen. Mr. Goodson reflects on his path from…
- Meisha Lutsey: Leading at Scale in National Security · 26 min · Episode 66On this episode of Intelligence Career Conversations, host Jim Donnelly sits down with Meisha Lutsey, Executive VP, Mission and Engineering Support, CACI International. Meisha…
- David Marlowe: Think Clearly, Act Decisively · 28 min · Episode 65On this episode of Intelligence Career Conversations, host Jim Donnelly sits down with David Marlowe, SVP, Operations, Intelligence & Cyber, Amentum. Marlowe reflects on his…
- Stephen Iwicki: From Desert Strom to AI · 29 min · Episode 64On this episode of Intelligence Career Conversations, host Jim Donnelly sits down with Stephen Iwicki, Senior VP and GM, Intelligence Solutions Business Unit, SOSi, and a retired…
- Dr. Deborah Wituski: From Analyst to Academic in the AI Era · 29 min · Episode 63On this episode of Intelligence Career Conversations, host Jim Donnelly sits down with Dr. Deborah Wituski, Professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced and…
- LTG Scott Berrier, USA (Ret.): Adapting to Strategic Competition · 28 min · Episode 62On this episode of Intelligence Career Conversations, host Jim Donnelly is joined by LTG Scott Berrier, USA (Ret.), former Director of DIA and Senior Vice President at Booz…
- Dr. Yevgeniy Sirotin: Trust, Technology, and Decision-Making · 19 min · Episode 61On this episode of the Intelligence Career Conversations podcast, Dr. Yevgeniy Sirotin, Scientist Director, SAIC, shares his journey from neuroscience to national security. He…
- Gordon Hannah: From Submarines to Cyber, Navigating Cybersecurity · 28 min · Episode 60On this episode of the Intelligence Career Conversations podcast, host Jim Donnelly speaks with Gordon Hannah, Principal, Cyber Risk Services, Deloitte, about his extensive…
