PARTNERSHIPS

We do not just talk about collaboration. We build it.

Wake Up X works with organizations, consultancies, professional associations, technology builders, and community groups across cybersecurity, technology, education, media, and community development. These are the collaborations that help the ecosystem grow.

THE DIRECTORY

Who we work with.

Every organization here has a real, existing relationship with Wake Up X. The label on each card is the relationship as it stands, in our own words.

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PARTNER · COLLABORATION

AISOC · Mohana Balakrishnan & Eddie Lopez

The AI Security Operations Council, founded by Mohana (Mo) Balakrishnan, CISSP and Eddie Lopez in Sacramento. Operators and practitioners building the control plane for AI security: no vendor pitches, no sales decks, just what actually works. Wake Up X is proud to collaborate with AISOC to unite and support the tech community.

PARTNER & GUEST

A.N.U.L Technologies · Louis Kemp

Cybersecurity consulting partner, led by Louis Kemp, helping organizations strengthen security and manage risk. Stay Cyber Aware.

PARTNER & GUEST

AspireByte · Michael Fierros

Featured in conversation with host Michael Fierros on AspireByte, a community championing accessible pathways into tech.

PARTNER & GUEST

ARC127 · Devin Prasad

Network architect, cybersecurity consultant, and Wake Up X guest who builds free tools for the community.

PARTNER

ISACA Sacramento

The Sacramento chapter of ISACA, the global professional association for IT governance, risk, audit, and cybersecurity. Efren started as a volunteer, which grew into Chair of Communications and then a partnership with the chapter's Government and Regulatory team.

PARTNER

ISC2 Sacramento

The Sacramento chapter of ISC2, the professional body behind the CISSP, growing the local cybersecurity community through education and connection.

CO-FOUNDER & PARTNER

The Cellphone Fix · Efren L. Salazar, Erick Arauza & Pancho Arauza

Computer and cellphone repairs. A trusted local partner keeping people and their technology connected.

PARTNER · PODCAST HOSTING

PodGrabber

Podcast hosting from a partner. The full Wake Up X Solutions catalog is hosted and discoverable on PodGrabber, reaching a wider audience of listeners.

GUESTS ARE NOT PARTNERS

Appearing on the show is its own thing.

Plenty of brilliant people have shared their story on Wake Up X without any business relationship attached, and that is exactly how it should be. Guests are credited as guests, not listed as partners.

BECOME A PARTNER

Interested in working with Wake Up X?

Organizations collaborate with us in a lot of shapes: podcast appearances, community initiatives, educational opportunities, cybersecurity and technology collaboration, events, content, sponsorship, and professional networking. If you see a fit, tell us what you have in mind.

Organizations build the ecosystem.

Community is the people. Partnerships are the organizations that help those people go further. Both sides of the same mission.

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