Fired Three Times: The Story Behind 25 Years of NCX Group

I got fired the day my son was born. Two more terminations later, I started NCX Group with about $3,000 and a wife who believed in me.

As NCX Group heads into its 25th year, host Mike Fitzpatrick tells the story he’s hesitated to tell: losing a $40 million commission, crisscrossing the country from Michigan to Hawaii, watching 9/11 wipe out a company’s plans, and launching NCX Group the day after being told he was “the best business development person” his boss had ever met.

Along the way, one question kept coming up: if Fortune 500 companies with every resource are struggling with information security, what chance does everyone else have? That question still drives NCX Group today.

In this episode:

• Why getting fired three times turned out to be the push to start something of his own

• What Mike saw inside the Fortune 500 that shaped how NCX assesses risk

• Why information isn’t the goal, decisions are

• The six months it took to land the first client

• The person who made it all possible: his wife

If you’re going through hell, keep going. Don’t linger. Always forward.

Every business has a story behind it, and every one is worth protecting. If you’d like to talk about protecting yours, schedule a conversation at https://ncxgroup.com/contact-ncx-group/

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• Website: https://ncxgroup.com

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• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ncxgroup

Byte-Size Security is presented by NCX Group, the leader in cyber risk consulting. Stay smart, stay savvy, and protect what you’ve built.