Cybersecurity Isn't a Buzzword - Episode 84 - Wichita Chamber Business Accelerator - Bill Ramsey

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Bill Ramsey is CEO and co-founder of Soteria Technology Solutions, a fast-growing IT firm that serves companies in Wichita and throughout The Midwest. He has more than twenty years of experience as an IT expert for small and medium businesses and the US Navy.

Bill and his team at Soteria have always held a compliance mindset. Early in his career, Bill served as IT Director and HIPAA Security Officer for Halstead Hospital and Hertzler Clinic during the Y2K debacle and the initial years of HIPAA implementation in the early 2000s. In 2001, he founded The Bill Guy Technology Solutions, one of several entrepreneurial enterprises Bill built, grew and sold.

With more than two decades of compliance experience, Bill knows that IT professionals must have a “compliance + cybersecurity” mindset to succeed in a competitive marketplace. It’s what sets Soteria Technology Solutions apart from other MSPs. Bill was a two-time finalist for the Chamber Small Business of the Year and was awarded SBA Small Business Person of the Year for Kansas. After surviving two strokes by the time he was 33 years old due to a congenital heart condition, Bill knows the value of living every day to the fullest.

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On this episode we discuss:

● Cybersecurity certifications and gap analysis
● Being a serial entrepreneur
● Creating a different kind of IT company
● The danger of ransomware on any business
● The #1 weakest point in any network
● How Bill thinks about his personal and work life
● Hiring the right people for your culture
● EOS - Entrepreneurial operating system
● How the Wichita Business Expo has helped his business grow
● Always looking for opportunities to expand

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Wichita Chamber Business Accelerator is a weekly podcast devoted to supporting and learning from area business owners. Released every Wednesday, it's produced by Forge Podcast Co, managed by the Wichita Regional Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by Evergy. 

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