Developing the Mental Athlete Fervent Four

This week hosts Tim Ryan, and Zack Miller sit down with Greg Tomchick, Partner, and CEO of Valor Cybersecurity, a cybersecurity company that simplifies identifying and addressing cybersecurity threats and business requirements for small-medium sized businesses in financial, defense, and investment communities. Watch this week’s episode to hear about Greg’s background as a professional baseball player, dealing with doubters, protection for small businesses, and more!
 
 
Tim Ryan is an angel investor and the Executive Director of StartWheel, an organization dedicated to connecting entrepreneurs with resources in Hampton Roads, Virginia. 
 
Learn more at: https://www.startwheel.org 
 
Zack Miller is a serial entrepreneur and author of Anomaly, a guide on differentiating yourself and your business from the crowd.
 
Learn more at: https://www.zackmillersays.com
 
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Show notes:
 
(0:00) Introducing Greg Tomchick
 
(6:04) Professional Baseball + mental toughness
 
(10:15) How to deal with failure 
 
(17:00) Time at ODU
 
(24:20) Critics vs doubters
 
(29:23) Transiting to Cybersecurity
 
(41:04) Valor Cybersecurity Clients 
 
(45:00) How can businesses prepare for cyber attacks 
 
(50:42) Common scams
 
(1:01:49) Advancing the community + Conclusion
  
Companies Mentioned:
Valor Cybersecurity: https://valor-cybersecurity.com/
ODU: https://www.odu.edu/
ODU Baseball: https://odusports.com/sports/baseball
757 Startup Studios: https://757startupstudios.org/
St. Louis Cardinals: https://www.investopedia.com/ftx-exchange-5200842
Start Peninsula: https://www.startpeninsula.com/
4: https://www.investopedia.com/ftx-exchange-5200842
Timmy Trumpets Mets: https://www.mlb.com/news/timmy-trumpet-edwin-diaz-dodgers-mets-game
Strome ODU College of Business: https://ww1.odu.edu/business
Jim Lant ODU Business Program: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-lant-a35b859/
Nancy Grden ODU's Institute for Innovation & Entrepreneurship: https://www.odu.edu/article/inside-business-picks-odus-nancy-grden-for-women-business-issue
David Goggins: https://davidgoggins.com/
Zack Miller Hatch: https://www.startwithhatch.com/zack/
FBI: https://www.fbi.gov/investigate
Homeland Security: https://www.dhs.gov/
Navy: https://www.navy.com/
Garmin: https://www.garmin.com/en-US/
Tik-Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/en/
BeReal: https://bere.al/en
 
About Greg Tomchick & Valor Cybersecurity:
 
“Born in Concord, MA., Greg attended Florida State College and Old Dominion University before being selected in the 27th round of the 2015 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals. Tomchick played for three seasons in the minor leagues before deciding to pursue his other passion, running a software development company he had founded while earning his Bachelor of Science in Business at the Strome College of Business.
 
Unfortunately, Greg’s company was the victim of a vicious cyber-attack that crippled the business, damaging its reputation and profits, and forcing its eventual closure. That’s when Greg decided to embark upon a career in cybersecurity with the intent of helping other business leaders secure their most valuable assets from the dangerous and evolving cyber threats they face.
 
After more than 200 engagements working with government and Fortune 50 clients, Greg founded Valor Cybersecurity where, as Partner and CEO, he is more committed than ever to partnering with leading small to medium sized businesses in financial, defense, and investment communities to bolster their cyber defenses. Through his unique lens as a former professional athlete, entrepreneur, cyber-attack victim, and now cybersecurity expert, Gre