Tony welcomes Mike Rogers, a former member of Congress representing Michigan’s Eighth Congressional District, an officer in the U.S. Army, and FBI special agent.
From his time in the U.S. House of Representatives, where he chaired the powerful House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) and was a member of the Energy and Commerce panel, Mike built a legacy as a tireless and effective leader on counterterrorism and national security policy, as well as being active on healthcare, telecommunications, and automotive issues.
As chairman of HPSCI, he authorized and oversaw a budget of $70 billion that provided funding to the nation’s 17 intelligence agencies. Rogers was a prominent leader on cybersecurity in the United States Congress during his service, shepherding multiple cybersecurity bills through the House of Representatives and is a highly sought-after national expert on cyber policy.
Mike has worked with two presidents, Congressional leadership, and countless foreign leaders, diplomats and intelligence professionals to ensure the brave men and women who fight for our nation are equipped with the resources necessary to get the job done. Washington Post columnist David Ignatius remarked, Mike was “a rare example of bipartisanship.”
The founder of the Mike Rogers Center for Intelligence & Global Affairs, he is working jointly with the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress (CSPC) and the Bipartisan Policy Center to realign the interests of government and the technology industry through the Global Digital Challenge Initiative. The Initiative brings together leaders in the policy, business, and technology communities to discuss critical issues facing the United States and the global digital economy. It offers participants a unique opportunity to engage with peers and counterparts, hear from leaders in industry and government, and network during forums designed to begin working towards an alignment of interests.
Mike sits on the Board of Directors for IronNet Cybersecurity, which features an integrated, end-to-end approach to cybersecurity that offers breakthrough, patent-pending technology, providing real-time threat assessment and updates, complex behavioral modeling, big data analytics and proactive responses. Additionally, Mike sits on the Board of Advisors for Next Century Corporation, a technology company that focuses on innovations in the security and intelligence space. He also serves on the Cybersecurity Industry Advisory Council for Trident Capital. Additionally, Rogers is a Distinguished Fellow at the prestigious Hudson Institute and serves on the Board of Trustees at CSPC. Mike also is a board member of Leadership to Ensure the American Dream (LEAD)
Rogers is the host and executive producer of Declassified: Untold Stories of American Spies that airs on CNN. Rogers is also a CNN national security commentator and a regular in the major print outlets such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal and the Associated Press. He is a staple on radio and appeared on more Sunday shows than any other elected official in 2013 and 2014.
Rogers was a 1985 graduate of Adrian College and is married to Kristi Rogers. He has two children – a daughter and a son.

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The Tony Conley Show | Ep. 28 - Mike Rogers - How the Media Deals with National Security

Tony welcomes Stacie Townsend a former student-athlete that has evolved into an attorney-entrepreneur-advocate-author-coach-athlete. At her core, Stacie is a dealmaker that has brought over $1 billion in deals to a successful close, all while playing pickleball, finding ways to be creative, and striving to live her best life in Palm Beach.

Stacie is currently a business attorney in West Palm Beach, Florida, with Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, P.A. (which has been dubbed Florida's law firm for business). She advises executives and business, including technology and entrepreneurial companies, across the globe on any issue they may encounter from start-up to exit. In addition to advising on day-to-day matters, such as corporate governance, compliance, and commercial agreements (including vendor, customer, employee, software, and licensing agreements), Stacie has extensive experience in buying and selling companies with enterprise values as small as $100,000 to as large as $500 million.
Before her legal career, Stacie graduated number one in her class at the University of Iowa College of Law.

Stacie inherited her love of business and entrepreneurial spirit from her mother, Elizabeth Townsend, who worked for Little Caesars Pizza for 40 years and was one of the visionaries behind Little Caesars "Hot-N-Ready Pizza." With her undergraduate and graduate degrees in business, Stacie was inspired to start her first business after working with countless entrepreneurs as their legal advisor. Her first business, a pickleball brand called Pickler (www.thepickler.com), was, and still is, a passion project for Stacie, which was started to give her pickleball-addicted parents some pickleball-specific attire for the pickleball courts. Pickler has now evolved into a pickleball advocacy and educational platform.

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The Tony Conley Show | Ep. 28 - Stacie Townsend - How Media Covers and Views Pickleball

Tony welcomes Rick Snyder, a business executive, venture capitalist, attorney, accountant, and politician who served as the 48th governor of Michigan from 2011 to 2019.

Rick Snyder served two terms as Governor of Michigan from 2011-2018. He led an economically depressed bottom 10 state to top-10 status in eight years. Michigan became a national and regional leader in private sector job creation and increases in per capita income. He was responsible for restructuring Detroit, which was critical to enabling its great comeback. Multiple other major economic, educational, infrastructure, cybersecurity and quality of life programs were implemented during tenure.

Rick also founded two $100 million venture capital investment firms – Avalon Investments and Ardesta. Successful exits included Health Media, HandiLab and Esperion.

Snyder previously served as chairman and president of Gateway which was a leading PC company. During his six years working at Gateway, it grew from 600 to 13,000 employees and $600mm to $6 billion in revenue.

His career began at Coopers & Lybrand where he rose to partner in six years where he did tax and mergers and acquisitions services.

He has been actively involved in many non-profits, including service as the first chair of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and Ann Arbor Spark.
Snyder has recently teamed up with his former state CIO David Behen to start a cybersecurity company.

Snyder has taken on the role of CEO at the new firm SensCy, based in Ann Arbor, Mich. Behen, who led the state’s Department of Technology, Management and Budget during Snyder’s governorship, is the chief client success officer.

The company is focused specifically on small and medium-sized organizations, offering consultation-type services including security assessments, improvement plans, policy writing, the creation of incident response plans, vulnerability scans, and other types of monitoring. It also advertises a “personalized concierge service” where a dedicated cyber professional works with individual customers.

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The Tony Conley Show | Ep. 29 - How the Media Deals with Political Figures and Cybersecurity

Tony Conley welcomes Bo Garcia is Dean of the Community Education and Workforce Development Division at Lansing Community College. He manages Corporate Training, Small Business Development, Community Education, Continuing Education, and Extension Centers.
Formerly, Bo was Executive Director of the Business & Community Institute at LCC, where he was charged with creating business and workforce development initiatives between LCC and regional employers.
Bo also authored "Business Matters" a weekly business column in the Lansing State Journal for over five years, he has been published in Entrepreneur Magazine and numerous other business publications, and presents on various business issues regionally. He holds a Master of Business Administration from Northwood University, a Master of Public Administration from Western Michigan University, and a Bachelor of Arts from Michigan State University. But most importantly, Bo is married to his wonderful wife Renee and loves spending time with is amazing 19 year old daughter Annie.

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The Tony Conley Show | Ep. 29 - Bo Garcia - How Media Deal with Workforce Development Initiatives

For an August 2022 Episode Father Tony Conley, discusses sports topics with son, Case Conley.

Here, they discuss playing golf, custom clubs, scratch league, fantasy football (NFL), along with a look ahead to potential league MVP for the upcoming NFL season.

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The Tony Conley Show | Mid August 2022 Episode - Case & Sports Part 1

For an August 2022 Episode Father Tony Conley, discusses more sports topics with son, Case Conley.

Here, more fantasy football (NFL) talk for the upcoming 2022-23 season. A bit about Kansas City Chiefs, Detroit Lions, Buffalo Bills, AFC/NFC playoff picks by Tony and Case. College football, who they like, and who they foresee making it to the college football playoffs at the end of the year. A review of the AP Top 25 preseason poll and highlights of some teams in the 25 like Kentucky. MLB talk, SD's Tatis suspension. Professional Golf world split between leagues. They wrap it up with some Super Soccer talk.

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The Tony Conley Show | Mid August 2022 Episode - Case & Sports Part 2

For another August 2022 Episode Father Tony Conley, discusses sports topics with son, Case Conley.

Here, they discuss recent UFC highlights, Nick Saban's latest contract, Tom Izzo's contract, earnings while and after coaching. More college football playoff focus just before the season starts, Ohio State, Alabama, Texas, and USC for Case, who else could make the final 4? B1G talk for this football season.

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The Tony Conley Show | Late August 2022 Episode - Case & Sports Part 1

For another August 2022 Episode Father Tony Conley, discusses more sports topics with son, Case Conley.

Here, Super Soccer, European Football, great games. What to expect over the next few weeks in the Premier League? World Cup is coming up, comparisons for tired or rested players depending on where in the world those teams are from and whether their leagues are playing right up to the Cup. World perceptions on marijuana, WNBA, NBA news. How LA goes, how the league goes. From the pros, a quick look in on eventual women's college basketball, and playoffs, and television draw for college women versus pro women. Also a bit of impact in the social media era, shifting of talent across college.

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The Tony Conley Show | Late August 2022 Episode - Case & Sports Part 2

For a September 2022 Episode of 'Conley Sports' Father Tony Conley, discusses sports topics with son, Case Conley.

Here, The first big weekend of the NFL 2022, great finishes, but poor kicking, Review of Cardinals, Lions. Then U of M and Michigan States college football, not big challenges September 10th. Some chaos in the college football top 25 highlighted by Notre Dame challenges. Case is blogging for Michigan Sports Network. Also a circle back review of Alabama versus Texas which was a close game and near upset. 

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The Tony Conley Show | Mid September 2022 Episode - Conley Sports Part 1

For a September 2022 Episode of 'Conley Sports' Father Tony Conley, discusses more sports topics with son, Case Conley.

Here, more college football B1G tough weekends for Iowa and Wisconsin, Boxing and UFC news. Then Tony and Case get into the new wave of sports betting. Their observations of $5 and $10 and in game bets including by Moms -- what's led to the trend, quarantine, could be. the betting adds a layer of focus and interest on the sports, elevating its level of entertainment. Evolution of NFL television, Red Zone, and soccer.

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The Tony Conley Show | Late August 2022 Episode - Case & Sports Part 1

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