Jul 5, 2026
Can having more fun actually help build a more serious company?
In this episode of Growth Code: How to Crack the Inc. 5000, Dan Desko, Founder of Echelon Risk + Cyber, explains two of the values that make Echelon’s culture stand out: more cowbell and turning pro.
Dan talks about why teams doing intense cybersecurity...
Jun 28, 2026
How do you build a high-growth company without hiring a team full of clones?
In this episode of Growth Code: How to Crack the Inc. 5000, Dan Desko, Founder of Echelon Risk + Cyber, shares why one of Echelon’s key growth values is hiring people with personality. For Dan, technical talent matters, but so does curiosity,...
Jun 21, 2026
What does it really take to build a company that clients trust when the stakes are sky-high?
In this first episode of Growth Code: How to Crack the Inc. 5000, Jonathan Kersting talks with Dan Desko, Founder of Echelon Risk + Cyber, about the first value that helped power Echelon’s rise to number 433 on the Inc. 5000:...
Jun 14, 2026
We are officially at the halfway point of the year, which makes this a perfect time to pop the hood on the economy and see what is really driving the engine.
For entrepreneurs, business builders and tech leaders, the economy can feel like a dashboard full of blinking lights. Inflation. Interest rates. Consumer spending....
Jun 8, 2026
What if the next great engineer, roboticist or AI innovator is already here in Pittsburgh, but just hasn’t been discovered yet?
On this episode of 10 Minute Tech Talks, we’re featuring Damola and Wole Idowu of TOYZ Electronics, a Pittsburgh-based company blending AI, gaming, storytelling and STEAM education to help...