An important element of workforce development is for companies and the security industry as a whole to grow young and emerging talent. For this month’s Workforce Strategies column, the Security Industry Association (SIA) spoke with some of the honorees of the first-ever 25 on the RISE Awards — a program presented by SIA’s RISE community for emerging security leaders, with support from Brivo and the Foundation for Advancing Security Talent (FAST), and honoring 25 security leaders of today and tomorrow for their impactful contributions to advancing the security industry. 

Here are what some of these inspiring leaders had to say about how the industry can propel young talents’ careers and their advice for other professionals who are new to security.