256: Drive Project Efficiency with Christian Espinosa

Christian Espinosa, Founder and CEO of Blue Goat Cyber, is driven by a mission to ensure medical device security while helping his team drive project efficiency through innovative compensation structures.

 

We learn about Christian’s journey from overcoming a life-threatening health scare to founding Blue Goat Cyber, focusing on medical device cybersecurity. He explains his approach to designing security into medical devices from the start, rather than trying to fix issues later. He shares his Efficiency Driver framework, which incentivizes his team to become more efficient by tying compensation to project outcomes. He also emphasizes the importance of emotional intelligence in cybersecurity, detailing his seven-step methodology for fostering self-awareness, communication, and continuous improvement within teams. His insights offer strategies for medical device manufacturers and cybersecurity professionals to ensure both innovation and safety in their products.

 

(1:30) Chrstian’s personal Why

(5:46) The Efficiency Driver Framework

(10:17) The Smartest Person in the Room by Christian Espinosa

(20:29) Learn more about Christian

 

Links and Resources

• Christian’s LinkedIn 
• Blue Goat Cyber 
• The Smartest Person in the Room: The Root Cause and New Solution for Cybersecurity by Christian Espinosa https://a.co/d/eYT2oOM
• Test-drive the Summit OS® Toolkit: https://stevepreda.com/summit-os-toolkit/
• Management Blueprint® Podcast on Youtube https://bit.ly/MBPodcastPlaylistYT 
• Steve Preda’s books on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B08XPTF4ST/allbooks 
• Follow video shorts of current and past episodes on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/stevepreda-com/