BPOS Podcast

Robert "RSnake" Hansen's career began at Cable & Wireless America, where he advanced from a programmer to product manager, working with Jeremiah Grossman on groundbreaking intranet port hacking techniques. His role at eBay as the Sr. Global Product Manager of Trust and Safety saw him inventing the Content Security Policy to combat cross-site scripting, and founding the influential ha.ckers.org and sla.ckers.org. He wrote 1,000 ...

Chris Forland graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA with a BS of Electrical Engineering & Economics in 1977. He then spent 23 years with GE in various roles of increasing responsibility in the industrial and power industries. Chris left GE and joined Emerson Process Control which brought he and his wife Jill to Austin, TX. Chris was an officer with Emerson when he retired in 2016. He lost his wife of 36...

Maria Hatch-Bowersock is a mother of 4, author and public speaker. To say her story of tragedy and trauma are unbelievable would be an understatement. Through it all she has continued to learn and grow and now she is in grad school for Clinical Mental Health Counseling (long term goal to focus on trauma and impact it has on the brain), with the goal of helping and supporting those who have suffered trauma.

In Maria’s own words, “Th...

Ethan Martell is a brother, son, friend, United States Marine, and Kings Pointer. After circumnavigating the globe onboard a U.S. flagged merchant vessel he came home to the tragic death of his brother Matthew. With the help of family, friends, and classmates like Connor McKim, Ethan successfully graduated in 2021. Following the unexpected death of Connor, Ethan was inspired to commission into the Marine Corps. Ethan goes on to dis...

Sam Hendel is a 29 year old who grew up in Buffalo, NY and moved to Austin in 2017 after graduating from The Ohio State University. After losing her mom, Rita, to Small Cell Lung Cancer in 2022, Sam turned to running as a way to cope with her grief. Sam ran her first marathon in February of 2024 and shortly after founded Good Grief Running, with the mission to help people find the good in grief through movement and community. Good ...

Lawrence DeMonico is a husband, father of two boys, and a disabled combat veteran who dedicated 20 years to serving his country. He spent a decade on active duty in special operations intelligence, followed by another 10 years as a private military contractor for various government agencies. With countless deployments to Iraq, Afghanistan, and other hostile environments since 9/11, Lawrence has faced the physical and emotional toll...

Steve Rozenberg's story is the embodiment of turning adversity into opportunity. From his early dreams of soaring the skies as an international pilot to becoming a game-changing force in the business world, Steve's journey is nothing short of electrifying. When 9/11 abruptly grounded his aviation career, Steve didn’t just pivot—he launched into the stratosphere, building a multimillion-dollar business empire that’s transforming co...

Stan Hays is the CEO and co-founder of Operation BBQ Relief, a much-loved disaster relief organization deeply rooted in American spirit. Following the catastrophic tornado in Joplin, Missouri, in May 2011, Hays called on fellow competition pitmasters from eight states to join him in providing BBQ for Joplin’s displaced families and first responders. In just 13 days, they served 120,000 meals, and a movement was born.

Since then, Op...

Cindy has devoted her life to the wellness and watersports industries. As a

fourth-generation resident of Lake Austin, where she still lives along with a Hill Country

cabin near the Medina River, her connection to Texas waterways runs deep. Inspired by

her father, Cindy has spent years exploring the state’s lakes and rivers, blending her love

for water with a strong commitment to health, philanthropy, and business.

As Director of Market...

Mike Thompson is a 4-time cancer survivor who was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) at the age of 10. After undergoing 2 bone marrow transplants, 75 surgeries including facial reconstruction, he developed an addiction to opioids. With support from family and friends and a tremendous amount of will power, Mike not only beat cancer and addiction, but he also clawed his way back to being a competitive athlete with highlights...

Greg Goodman is a musician and founder of Austin’s KTonic Kombucha. He grew up in the Houston-area and attended Trinity University in San Antonio, Greg and his wife Lulu moved to Austin in 2008 with their growing family of 5. Meadow Goodman, their youngest daughter, lost her battle with mental illness at the age of 15 on August 12, 2023. We discuss some of the early signs of mental illness, his tragic loss and how he is channeling ...