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In this episode, Gregg speaks with Jerry Cox, a 95-year-old entrepreneur who has lived at least three careers over his lifetime. From serving in world war II, to attending MIT, and then moving into the medical device industry, the digital networking industry, and now the cybersecurity industry, Jerry has taken the world by storm. Of course Gregg and Jerry explore his \\u2018top three\\u2019 from Hallowell Davis, who changed the world for kids that were born deaf, to Wesley Clark, who invented the personal computer, to Bill Danforth who reshaped Washington University and become a national research juggernaut. Jerry also speaks about some of the companies he\'s been starting during the Twilight of his career, which are reshaping industry after industry. And you have to hear what he has to say about how you can have breakthrough moments. All this and more!

Jerry Cox is the Founder and President of Q-Net Security, a Quantum networking hardware-based cybersecurity company. He is also the founder and former chair of Washington University\\u2019s computer science department. Prior to founding Q-Net, Jerry worked on various startups including venture backed Growth Networks which was sold to Cisco. Jerry lives in St. Louis and has a PHD in Electrical Engineering from MIT.

Segment 1: Overview & Introductions

2:05\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Learning from Elders

3:03\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Lessons of living through turmoil: sticking to your principles

6:46\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Introducing Jerry Cox

7:36\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Don\\u2019t be afraid of adventure

9:23\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Pushing through personal tragedy

10:55\\xa0\\xa0 Involvement in WW2

15:59\\xa0\\xa0 Moving to the CID (Central Institute of the Deaf)

Segment 2: The Top Three

15:59\\xa0\\xa0 Jerry\\u2019s \\u2018Top Three\\u2019 starts with Hallowell Davis

19:43\\xa0\\xa0 Working with the Navy in Guantanamo Bay

23:36\\xa0\\xa0 Learning how to measure hearing in infants

28:34\\xa0\\xa0 Work Hard, Be Kind: Jerry\\u2019s License Plate

30:52\\xa0\\xa0 Jerry Continues his \\u2018Top Three\\u2019 with Wesley Clark

32:31\\xa0\\xa0 Getting the LINC to come to St. Louis

36:29\\xa0\\xa0 Wes Clark: the man that made the computer personal

39:01 \\xa0 Working with Mike Phelps to help create the PET scan

42:31\\xa0\\xa0 Jerry wraps up his \\u2018Top Three\\u201d with Bill Danforth

44:14\\xa0\\xa0 Cheerleading: A look into Bill\\u2019s leadership style

45:56\\xa0\\xa0 Retiring from Washington University

Segment 3: Life after Academia

50:28\\xa0\\xa0 Starting Growth Networks

52:55\\xa0\\xa0 After Growth Networks: learning from failures

56:47\\xa0\\xa0 Hard-sec and trends in the cybersecurity space

1:00:20: Standing for what you think is the right decision

Section 4: Wrapping Up

1:03:13: Parting lesson: Work Hard, Be Kind

1:06:42: Stay in touch with Jerry at jcox@blendics.com

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