You just had a meeting with Product Engineering where they laughed at your silly security requirements. You had a long time, valued employee with extensive company knowledge turn in their resignation. Your company just announced that it got acquired, but has no other details at this time. A typical day, right? Every organization has their own form of chaos; the common factor in leading security teams in these organizations is you. And sometimes, the hurdles seem impossible and endless. In this talk, I will share some of my own experiences that led me to leadership roles, turning some of my technical experiences and learning from struggles in confidence into ways to help various teams achieve success in organizations. We'll look at use cases and techniques to succeed, but also explore some fast ways to fail. You can get there from here…if you believe that you can!