Anthony
Fisher

Sales isn't just something I do — it's something I come from.

I grew up around a Ford dealership my family owned for over 60 years. Watching my father and grandfather work with genuine passion and integrity, I absorbed that approach without even realizing it. And it goes back further than them — from my great-grandfather's flower shop to a great-great-grandfather who was a rubber goods salesman in the early 1900s, entrepreneurship and salesmanship have been woven into my family for generations.

I started at the bottom of that dealership as a part-time sales assistant, worked there for five years, and eventually had enough confidence to start my own business. When COVID hit, I stepped back, went back to school, and graduated into a world full of uncertainty. I picked up work in landscaping, moved up quickly, and even helped build a brand new sales role from scratch within that company — exactly the kind of challenge I gravitate toward.

Through all of it, the throughline has always been people — understanding them, earning their trust, and solving their problems.

Now I'm channeling that foundation into cybersecurity. I hold both CompTIA Network+ and Security+ certifications and I've been building hands-on skills through VM labs. My goal is Blue Team / defensive security — specifically protecting small and medium businesses with an e-commerce presence. As commerce moves increasingly online, so do the threats against it — and that's exactly where I want to be.

I'm not a career changer who stumbled into tech. I'm someone who's spent their whole life learning how to understand people and solve problems — and now I'm adding the technical skills to back it up.