He Turned Cybersecurity Into Plain English with Cyber Matters | EP. 191

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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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