Post #2295058

2025-02-28 18:02 UTC

I know this is EXTRAORDINARILY BAD TIMING but I am writing it to pin to my profiles. So, I do a lot of stuff. I work in critical infrastructure. I volunteer operate career clinics. I teach and speak on the topics. I have not tooled my life to become wealthy by any means - I try to do ethical and interesting stuff. Leaving X two years ago really hit my ability to be able to reach audiences. The hard fact is, I use the money I make on side gigs like commercial speaking to be able to do community stuff and run a free conference. 49/50 people reading this are not the target of this message. If you happen to be a security leader in an organization that hires speakers for security awareness, security education, or niche cybersecurity events - you can hire me! It&#39;s an important part of my ability to do more outreach, especially now with a massive and costly move. If you are looking for a speaker in the next year, I have a easy to work with agent at https://www.leadingauthorities.com/speakers/lesley-carhart My commercial prices are negotiable. I do not charge for community speaking. I cannot currently speak commercially in Australia and I am personally eating the cost of travel to the US for engagements. Plenty of examples of my talks in bio and on YouTube!

Replies (7)

@InfoSecSherpa@infosec.exchange 2025-02-28 18:03

@hacks4pancakes@infosec.exchange Would it help if someone else posted to X for you? I'm happy to, if you'd like.

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@polarweasel@hachyderm.io 2025-02-28 18:16

@hacks4pancakes@infosec.exchange A friend asked about this very thing literally this week. Forwarded. 👍

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@slypelican@infosec.exchange 2025-02-28 18:17

@hacks4pancakes@infosec.exchange I'm sorry leaving X has hit so hard. Your reach here is great (e.g. you're high on the list of accounts shown to new users), I hope your audience grows to a healthy size again!

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@NotLarry@mastodon.social 2025-02-28 19:00

@hacks4pancakes@infosec.exchange I would love to have you at https://phreaknic.info this year but sadly our budget is $0:( #phreaknic

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@dalias@hachyderm.io 2025-02-28 21:20

@hacks4pancakes@infosec.exchange I just love how most of infosec :birdsite: were the early adopters who made this migration practical for so many more, then the majority of them just fucked off back to the stylized swastika site as soon as nobody was looking. Thank you for being one of the ones who stuck with it long term, and sorry that's been so difficult for your livelihood.

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@Blueteamsherpa@infosec.exchange 2025-06-28 12:16

@hacks4pancakes@infosec.exchange maybe 49/50 people can’t hire you, but some of those people know you can. Question: are you allowed to be earning money while physically in Oz if the money comes from another country? If so, I see a potential increase in speaking to audiences via Zoom or a better video platform; cheaper than airfare. Your words and insights are what people value, and you don’t need to be physically present to provide that. Yes, they may pay less, but your costs are lower too.

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@audaciousfurry@bark.lgbt 2025-08-15 07:49

@hacks4pancakes@infosec.exchange If you haven't already, considering using brid.gy to bridge your posts to Bluesky. @bsky.brid.gy

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