Laura Sogar knows she owes a lot of what she has and who she is to swimming.
She met her boyfriend through the sport and honed her confidence and ability to think, act quickly and relate to all kinds of people through the sport.
And in her current role in business development for a leading cyber security company, she's found her career path largely due to swimming.
That career led her to New York City this past April to embark upon this next phase of her life less than a year after she missed her last chance to make an Olympic team.
While she said that Olympic Trials experience last summer was bittersweet, she knows now that everything happens and has happened – including not getting to swim at the Olympics – as it is supposed to even when you may not be able to see it right away.
In her new role with United Kingdom-based Darktrace, Sogar works with businesses and organizations that need security technology to protect their files, lists, data and even machinery from outside hackers. Darktrace markets itself as the world's leading machine learning company for cyber security.
An economics and business major at Texas, where she earned All-America status in the pool, Sogar uses those skills to sell Darktrace cyber security services.
A month into her new role, she said she also relies heavily on the varied skill set – namely being able to talk and relate to people from various backgrounds and cultures – she acquired as a top international competitive athlete.
"I traveled a ton with swimming, which gave me more access to lots of different people and cultures, and then to compete on a stage like swimming, I'm used to being able to talk to everyone and anyone and relate to and understand them," she said.
Before she meets to make the sale, Sogar said she initially "feels out" large companies and researches their products, culture and needs.
Depending on their product or service, she is then able to tailor her presentation/meeting to the organization's needs – whether that's to protect customer information or prevent tampering via a hack to a piece of manufacturing equipment that costs the company thousands or millions of dollars in lost production or damage.
In addition to her work in New York, Sogar said she is really enjoying exploring different parts of and activities within the city.
One of those endeavors she continues to pursue more and more – and with her boyfriend Matthew Broussard's influence and encouragement – is improv comedy and performing. Broussard is a nationally known comedian and improv actor who's appeared on Conan O'Brien, among others.
Having dipped her foot in the improv pool while living in Austin, Sogar said she enjoys the creativity and freedom it allows her, and was a great retreat from the pressure and expectations of being a top competitive swimmer.
"I think it lets me be the performer I am naturally but it also allows me to be and do things I wouldn't otherwise do," she said. "And just like I was in swimming, I can't do it halfway. I'm all in when I perform.
And while she's loving her new life outside of swimming, Sogar said she might jump back into competition somewhere over the next couple of years leading up to the 2020 Olympics if she feels the urge.
But for now, she is excited to continue learning more about the tech field and cyber security so she can do her job to the best of her ability – and help the world be a safer place in the process.
"The past year has been a huge growth year for me since Trials, and I'm extremely happy where I am in my life," she said. "When I look back on where I was two years ago or even just 12 months ago, I never would have thought life would lead me to where I am today.


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On the drive back, my daughter said' "Hey, a Hitler fish!" and damn if she wasn't right..... see what happens when Karma's got you? He must be on his 97th rebirth go-round, huh?
Here's some images, the last one, which DOES NOT feature the Hitler fish, is a link to a bee-you-ti-ful wallpaper. 40 fish in a bag, ready to get wild.


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Having worked with a wide variety of artists and labels spanning many different genres, Stephan prides himself on creating a quality product with plenty of character. From the clean pop sensibility of My Body Sings Electric to the over the top madness of Exotic Animal Petting Zoo, he has the ability to work with any style of music.
On top of being an excellent producer, he's also a talented multi-instrumentalist. He excels at bass, guitar and drums, having written and performed on many albums including Jonny Craig's "A Dream Is A Question You Don't Know How To Answer".
In 2008 while working on a project in Colorado, Stephan and long time friend Kris Crummett realized it was time to join forces and open the multi-studio facility they had dreamed of since playing in bands together as kids. And in 2009 the new Interlace Audio was born.
Stephan has a real passion for music production. Most days he can be found at the studio making killer records with great people and he wouldn't have it any other way.