Beyond the Firewall is a podcast designed to help business and IT leaders understand how technology shapes performance, resilience, and long-term growth. Each episode delivers expert perspectives and actionable insights to help organizations stay ahead in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.
You’ll hear deep dives into today’s most pressing technology topics, including artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, IT modernization, and cloud transformation. Conversations center on real-world challenges and practical strategies leaders can apply to strengthen their operations, safeguard their environments, and prepare for the future of IT.
Powered by HUB Tech, the podcast is hosted by Chris Daggett, Director of Managed Services and Security at HUB Tech, and Adam Shaffer, an IT and eCommerce leader. Together, they sit down with CIOs, CISOs, CTOs, IT practitioners, public-sector leaders, and other technology innovators who bring forward the ideas, lessons, and perspectives shaping the modern IT landscape.
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Adam is a pioneer in direct marketing and digital eCommerce of technology products and solutions to both consumer and commercial markets. With over thirty years of industry experience, and the unique ability to manage large organizations and startups, he has been responsible for successfully managing and driving growth at some of the largest publicly traded IT Solutions providers.
Chris is the Director of Managed Services and Security at HUB Tech, who helps businesses safeguard their IT environments, strengthen operational resilience, and bridge the gap between IT and OT. Chris brings 25+ years of deep hands-on experience in risk management, business continuity, and cybersecurity.
Adrianna Iadarola, serves as a Director of Staffing and Services for Cyber, AI, and Privacy at Colossus Technologies, where she helps organizations scale their security programs, relieve pressure on understaffed teams, and implement solutions that create more resilient and secure environments. With over 15 years of experience in cybersecurity recruitment and workforce strategy, she focuses on bridging the gap between urgent business needs and the talent required to execute them effectively.
In addition, she actively contributes to strengthening the cybersecurity talent pipeline through partnerships with industry leaders and educational institutions, helping organizations address emerging AI and cybersecurity challenges while closing critical skills gaps.
Fernanda Silva, has over a decade of experience driving partner growth, building alliances, and leading go-to-market strategy. She has a proven track record of driving partner growth and revenue through reseller, MSPs, distributors, ISVs, and hyperscaler programs, including strategic integrations and joint go-to-market initiatives. Fernanda has been recognized three times as a CRN Women of the Channel Award recipient, an honor recognizing leadership and impact in the IT partner ecosystem.
Kerry serves as Chief of Staff at the City of Boston. Before that, he served as the Director of Television and Technology for the Boston City Council for over 15 years.
Mark is currently the Director of Partner Enablement and Evangelism at Acronis. Mark brings over 20 years of experience in leadership, training, and strategic business planning, and has helped transform how organizations and channel partners approach cybersecurity and cyber protection. His work focuses on making complex technologies practical, scalable, and impactful for real-world businesses.
Matt is a CISSP, CCSP, CCSK, and CFR and has spent over 13 years raising the cybersecurity and compliance tide within the MSP and SMB communities. He helped scale an MSP supporting 20,000 endpoints, protecting over 17,000 people across five states. Today, he serves as Security & Compliance Senior Director at Pax8, where he drives thought leadership around Zero Trust, framework-centric security, and operational maturity in the channel.
Patrick Hurley is a senior sales executive at Acronis running the Americas business. Years of experience building and scaling Enterprise, Mid-market, and SMB software sales teams as well as delivering on SaaS GTM in the Managed Service Provider channel. Proven leader with experience in developing and executing company strategy. Track record of hiring and cultivating successful sellers, developing internal processes, and driving accountability across an organization consisting of inside & outside sales professionals. Persuasive communicator with excellent analytical, presentation and interpersonal skills.
Randy currently serves as SVP of Technology for the Boston Red Sox. He has worked there for 25+ years.
Ryan brings over a decade of storage and data management experience to Acronis, leading a commercial enterprise sales organization. Acronis’ enterprise sales team is focused on helping organizations improve their business continuity plans and reduce cyber exposure in historically difficult computing areas such as the edge, endpoints, industrial automation, and R&D labs.
Steve Brining (CISSP) is a Cybersecurity Evangelist at Acronis. He honed his skills for more than 25 years as a cybersecurity expert at PatchLink, McAfee, BeyondTrust and other technology companies. He holds Master's degrees in business administration in e-business and a Master's in technology and innovation management with specialization in cybersecurity. He is a commanding officer in the Arizona Army National Guard.