Life, Tech, and Building Community with Cristina Pitarch, Google Cloud Security

<p>In this episode of The Pool Podcast. Christian Rasmusson chats with Marbella resident Cristina González-Pitarch (Cristina Pitarch), Managing Director for Security at Google Cloud in Europe, Middle East, and Africa. Cristina shares her career journey and practical insights on leadership, cybersecurity, and building high-performing teams.What they discuss:</p><ul><li>Early life, competitiveness, and studies in Law and Business (ICADE), MBA at UC Berkeley</li><li>Starting in finance, moving to Salesforce in Dublin, and rapid growth in sales</li><li>Transition to Google: from sales to technical support leadership and transforming customer satisfaction</li><li>Returning to Google Cloud and scaling EMEA teams during hypergrowth</li><li>Joining Chronicle (Alphabet’s security unit) and building the EMEA business from scratch</li><li>VirusTotal and the Google Cybersecurity Center in Málaga: origins, impact, and community outreach</li><li>Real-world cybersecurity during COVID: supporting critical institutions</li><li>Practical security advice for SMEs: MFA, strong passwords, employee training, VPN, phishing awareness, and basic controls</li><li>Career advice for women and newcomers to cybersecurity: play to your strengths, technical and go-to-market paths</li><li>Life in Marbella, family decisions post-COVID, and community needs for teenagers</li></ul><p>Subscribe for more conversations on entrepreneurship, sustainability, and building impactful companies.Contact The Pool Marbella<a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa29FNFg4SF9HWTlWWkFWN1hteXU3dTBKZ1NnUXxBQ3Jtc0tsclQ2UFN5MVRSRC1QZ3dhRTBNTXVfeVpxZFFyYkRRM1JOREowQjBRWXZOMjVVV2VkSFZJa0NoUks2NVRVTVhoTmptSzUwdHM4M0k0LUI2QUVYTnZLUHAzbTBHbF9RU09UREhpZ0NaSTZxcXpBWE9Jcw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thepool.es%2F&v=SAfsvu2IHZk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.thepool.es/</a></p>