What I Offer

Most cybersecurity careers stall not because of a skills gap but because of a visibility gap — the right people don’t know what you’re capable of, or you’re building toward a role that doesn’t actually exist the way you imagine it. I’ve sat in the rooms where those decisions get made.


I spent thirty years in IT and cybersecurity, including fifteen years in security leadership — as a founder, CTO, VP, and CEO. I’ve hired security professionals, fired them, built teams from scratch, and made the calls about who gets promoted and who gets passed over. That perspective is what I bring to every mentoring engagement.

I work with people at three specific inflection points: breaking into the field for the first time, moving into a security leadership role, and closing the gap between where they are and a promotion that keeps not happening. I don’t do general career advice. Each engagement is built around your situation and where you’re actually stuck.

Live 1:1 Coaching Session – $500

Live 1:1 coaching session with Roger over Zoom.

Monthly Career Mentoring – $1,500/month

Live 1:1 coaching session with Roger over Zoom.

01.

Exam Readiness Package –
$1,800

Security certifications fail people in predictable ways — not because the material is too hard, but because they study the wrong things for too long and walk into the exam without a realistic sense of where their gaps actually are. This engagement is structured around fixing that.

02.

Promotion Readiness Package – $2,400

Getting promoted into a senior security role or a first management position requires a different argument than doing your current job well. Most people who get passed over aren’t less competent than the people who advance — they’ve just failed to make their impact legible to the people making the decision.

03.

Job Transition Package –
$2,800

Most security professionals who want to move roles — into a new sector, up into management, or out of a company that’s stopped growing — spend six to nine months longer than necessary because they’re getting generic career advice from people who don’t understand how security hiring actually works.

Speaking Engagement – Fees vary

Have Roger come to speak to your company, gathering or church.

Roger’s expertise extends beyond cybersecurity. He understands how culture, leadership, and accountability work together to protect clients, employees, investors, and organizations as a whole. His ability to translate complex security concepts into practical leadership principles is both rare and valuable.

I highly recommend Roger to any organization looking for a leader who understands that security is not just a technology issue. It’s a people and culture issue as well.

He speaks and acts from the mindset of caring for the entity and peoples inside its future.

Dean Grey, Behavioral Scientist and Tech Founder

It is a distinct pleasure to recommend Roger Cates for any senior leadership or high-level technical role within the cybersecurity industry. Having worked alongside Roger, I have witnessed firsthand the impact of his three decades of experience, which firmly established him as a cornerstone of our organization and a trusted expert in the field.

Jason Welton, Senior Security Architect, Palo Alto Networks​