We Didn't Go to School for This

Brittany Allen
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Brittany Allen and Alexander Hall have over 30 years of industry experience between them and no degrees to prove it. This series is a discussion of all things fraud prevention, payments, Trust & Safety, cybersecurity, and more that (at least at one point!) you couldn't go to school for. Join Sift's Trust and Safety Architects Brittany and Alex every other week for a candid conversation that will provide education, life pro-tips, and at the very least will make you laugh.

Episodes

  1. 4 - Full-time Employee, Part-Time Student

    10/16/2025

    4 - Full-time Employee, Part-Time Student

    This week Sift's Brittany Allen and Alexander Hall discuss the difficult balancing act of being a full-time employee with frequent travel for events while also pursuing higher education. And that's not to mention the time needed for friends, family, and marathon training. Do they feel like they can be as successful in learning as they were back in high school and college? How does their professional experience frame their studies? Speaking of travel, they also take a look at executive travel tips from the 1980's in "The Book of Secrets," which Brittany literally found on the sidewalk in NYC and brought home because why not.

    27 min
  2. 3 - Our Origin Stories

    09/19/2025

    3 - Our Origin Stories

    This flashback episode was recorded a few weeks before Episode 1 . At that time we didn't yet know what our podcast would be about, so we decided to start with our origin stories. If you aren't familiar with Brittany and Alex's back stories, tune in to hear about where they got started professionally, how they got into fraud prevention, and even see a few photos of Brittany from her time as a teacher.

    45 min
  3. 2 - Fall Conference Season

    09/04/2025

    2 - Fall Conference Season

    The fraud prevention industry has two big conference seasons: spring and fall. What are our resident experts Brittany Allen and Alexander Hall looking forward to in Fall 2025? Tune in to find out how they navigate conference agendas and hear what they hope to take home from this year's events.

    38 min
  4. 1 - Talking Fraud with Family and Fraudsters

    08/28/2025

    1 - Talking Fraud with Family and Fraudsters

    In their first episode, Brittany and Alex address one of their biggest apprehensions about starting this show; how do you openly talk about fraud prevention when the fraudsters might be listening? They also cover how they and other fraud fighters explain their job to friends and family.

    32 min
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Brittany Allen and Alexander Hall have over 30 years of industry experience between them and no degrees to prove it. This series is a discussion of all things fraud prevention, payments, Trust & Safety, cybersecurity, and more that (at least at one point!) you couldn't go to school for. Join Sift's Trust and Safety Architects Brittany and Alex every other week for a candid conversation that will provide education, life pro-tips, and at the very least will make you laugh.

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