#669 Pax8 Beyond-Tanya Alfonso:🍴 From Kitchen to Cybersecurity: Cooking Up a Safer MSP

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In this flavorful and focused episode of Joey Pinz Discipline Conversations, Tanya Alfonso — chef-trained tech executive and cybersecurity leader at Vicarious — joins us from Pax8 Beyond 2025 to talk about precision, process, and performance in the kitchen and in business.

From her IBM days to knife skills in culinary school, Tanya shares how her love for cooking fuels her leadership style. Organization, attention to detail, and routine aren't just part of her home kitchen — they're baked into her approach to cybersecurity, MSP partnership, and life.

At Vicarious, Tanya helps Managed Service Providers streamline vulnerability remediation, not just detection. She explains how Vicarious goes beyond patching to include patchless protection and scripting — essential in a landscape where 50% of threats won’t have a patch available.

We also dive into Tanya’s take on discipline, mental focus, and personal joy. From 5:30 a.m. workouts to weekly fridge cleans, she shares how consistency fuels both her work-life balance and professional growth.

🚀 Top 3 Highlights:

1. 🔐 How Vicarious remediates vulnerabilities end-to-end, beyond scanning
2. 🧠 Tanya’s views on discipline, routine, and business pivots with purpose
3. 🍳 Cooking as a metaphor: managing chaos, commanding clarity, and serving others

 #MSP #Pax8Beyond2025 #Vicarious #CybersecurityForMSPs #VulnerabilityRemediation #PatchlessProtection #WomenInTech #KnifeSkills #ChefMindset #LeadershipHabits #RoutineMatters #MSPGrowth #MSPCommunity #CulinaryLeadership #JoeyPinzPodcast #CyberStrategy #WorkLifeBalance #CleanExecution #TechAndCooking

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