James Linton, my guest for this episode, is a social engineer and email prankster known for duping high-profile celebrities and politicians.

He discovered his inclinations for information security almost accidentally, while experimenting with his UX designer abilities and pursuing his curiosity. One thing led to another and now his Wikipedia page leads with this:

But that’s just a moment in his evolution as a human – and as an information security professional. I found out the rest from James himself, who openly shared his experience of finding a way to harness his abilities to help others while also living and working on his terms.

We talked about the struggles he went through and the decisions he made along the way, highlighting how we can make our psychology work for us instead of against us.