Discipline and Thick Skin

In this episode of Driven: Unscripted Success, hosts Mike Mannino Sr. and Nareman Hamdan sit down with powerhouse entrepreneur Kate Iseman, the founder of Cicada Technologies. Broadcasting from Columbia, South Carolina, Kate shares her fearless leap from a successful sales career into launching her own tech firm—and how that leap, backed by grit and a single big client, changed everything.

Kate unpacks the daily disciplines that keep her sharp, from blocking out prospecting time to planning her week every Friday. She dives into what sets Cicada Tech apart in a hyper-competitive IT landscape: relentless follow-through, deep customer care, and doing the little things no one else wants to do.

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