Overcoming Stupid Salesperson Tricks and CISO Evasion Techniques

Alyssa Miller & Ben Tenpas

Ben Ten Pas is a serial entrepreneur and started his first business at 14. Scaling a second business to a quarter million in revenue at the age of 19 was no easy feat, but Ben learned how to leverage his network while juggling being in college and working full time. Shortly after graduating, Ben has also excelled in the corporate arena. Ben quickly became a top producer (top 30 out of 500+ reps) for a fortune 500 company and was the second highest revenue generating rep (5M) at a small reseller in Chicago. At his core, Ben is a lifelong learner, skilled communicator and lover of people which is why people do business with him.

Alyssa Miller is a life-long hacker, programmer, and security executive. She’s always had a passion for computers. She bought her first PC at age 12 and taught herself BASIC programming. Her career began as a software developer and later pivoted to security as a penetration tester. She has 16 yrs. experience in security leadership across enterprise, consulting, and product organizations. She currently heads a global cybersecurity program as the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for Epiq Global.
Still very much a hacker to this day, she’s built on that identity to grow her career. She is an internationally recognized public speaker and author of “Cybersecurity Career Guide”. She’s an advocate for helping others make a career out of their passion for hacking and security in general. She’s also a proponent for the open sharing of ideas and perspectives on improving our technologically connected world.