Well, Actually: Security Without the Mansplaining

Beyond Product Management · Oct 27, 2026 · 17m

This was supposed to be an episode about why PDRM focuses on female founders and small businesses instead of chasing big-ticket enterprise contracts. Halfway through outlining it, Heather caught herself over-explaining, and she realized why: this month she spent a lot of time on the receiving end of people explaining her own field to her.

In the final week of our Cybersecurity Awareness Month series, Heather shares what’s been happening in her comments and DMs, including men pitching their own services under her offer and giving her crypto advice when she’s never posted about crypto. She…