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There Really Is No Place Like Home

Dre Armeda · Sep 16, 2016 ·

I’m very excited to be home.

What? What do you mean home?

Well, a few years back you may recall I set out to help people with some website security issues they were dealing with. Over the years I ended up speaking about security at events, helped clean and protect 1000’s of websites, and ultimately, I helped influence the way a lot of people considered and implemented website security principles.

In the middle of all that awesomeness, and alongside my great friend Daniel Cid and brother-in-law Tony Perez, we started a small company you may have heard of….Sucuri, Inc.

Sucuri Headquarters - Dre Armeda Welcome Home

Give me some background here, good buddy!

In 2014, Sucuri had grown and I was looking to venture into the agency space. I wanted to experience and engage in new challenges. So I did. I moved on and took a great summer to spend time with my family. I took time to decompress for more than just a weekend and let me tell you, it was worth it.

As the story goes, I was presented a great opportunity to work with the amazing team at WebDevStudios which is where I spent the last couple of years. I was immersed in large scale WordPress projects alongside great thought leadership in Brad Williams, Brian Messenlehner, and Lisa Sabin-Wilson. It gave me direct insight and interaction with the intricacies of both business needs and impacts, large organization decision making and challenges, and all the aspects of the sales, operations and development life cycles you see in the agency space. A lot of my time at WebDev reminded me of what I experienced when I worked in large enterprise corporations, but at a much faster, agile pace. It was a great experience and I am thankful to WDS for the great things we worked on together.

If you check out my last blog post, after nearly two years, I stepped away from WDS this June. So naturally, I took some more time with the family. A group of about 30 family members took a cruise to the Caribbean, we went camping (glamping), and did a few pool days when Menifee was feeling like the surface of the sun! Tony and I also started training camp for one of the biggest Jiu Jitsu tournaments of the year which we competed in last month. Needless to say, it was a bitchin’ summer!

Through all of these adventures we had great times, barrels of laughs, and a ton of thought provoking discussions. Some of the more professional and business discussions even drummed up the notion of me going back home to Sucuri. This got me thinking about what I was doing, and where I was going professionally.

So what gives? What’s the deal?

I thought a lot about my passions and where I wanted to direct my energy. I never lost passion for security or Sucuri for that matter. I still consider it my baby and I surely have missed being away. The company has grown and it’s in a very exciting place. I am very excited to announce that in August we agreed that it would be really awesome if I was able to rejoin the team. So I did. September 1st was my official first day and I couldn’t be more stoked.

As a Co-Founder, it’s always neat to see the progression of something you help create. Daniel and Tony have done a brilliant job of scaling Sucuri over the last couple of years, and I hope to help them in those efforts moving forward. I will be working on various special projects across the company’s marketing, sales, and business development efforts. You’ll see me ramping up for events along with engaging a series of initiatives over the coming months. I would love to chat to you a bit more about what I’m doing and how we can help you and your organization. Hit me up. (Yup. I just went there.)

What about Armeda LLC?

Armeda LLC will always be! It’s a consultancy that I bred from my own name. I offer marketing and creative services. It’s a consultancy and I have clients large and small that I will continue to support with no change. I am always speaking with folks that need help. Whether it be funnel optimization, branding strategy and other services. Shoot, even vinyl stickers. So if that’s a need, you know where to find me 🙂

In the end?

In the end, my goal in life is to positively influence and impact people. Whether it be through branding, selling your idea, or securing your livelihood online. I want to help people! Today I can help people most through Sucuri and the wonderful work we’re doing.

So when you wonder how Dre’s doing. Just know that he’s doing fine. He’s working hard from home!

Fair Winds and Following Seas, Sucuri!

Dre Armeda · May 19, 2014 ·

I bid fair winds and following seas to what became my ship the last few years, Sucuri!

In life, there are only but few constants. As humans, we tend to latch onto variables that are comfortable, and easy for us, but this can be a dangerous proposition. Perhaps we can become too comfortable, and over time, we may find ourselves not nurturing those variables in a way that helps us, or those around us to succeed in the smartest way possible.

As CEO and Co-founder, I am proud of the role I have had at Sucuri over the last 4 years, but I have reached that point of comfort. Building and scaling a company is not about the CEO, or about being that guy that goes at it alone, it’s about building a team. It’s about building a team smarter than you, and as passionate in the vision as you are. We have built the right team!

What started as a 2-person part-time hobby between Daniel Cid and myself has turned into a multi-million dollar, 30+ employee company. A company that services millions of unique monthly scans, monitors thousands of websites, and makes sure that 100’s of websites are cleared of malware daily. We have helped a lot of people, and I get goose bumps thinking about those successes. This has been an epic experience!

I write this with bittersweet feelings, and others of great excitement. I am truly honored to be writing to you today about my brother-in-law, my friend, my colleague, Tony Perez. Tony is now the new CEO of Sucuri Inc. Without hesitation I can say that Tony will continue to build what will become the future of website security. He has helped build this ship from the early days, and there is no one better to take the helm. This is an exciting time for Sucuri Inc!

What’s next for me? Well, the ship we built is sailing in the right direction with a capable skipper and crew. I hope that my future adventures allow me to take command of a young and new ship some day. Odds are good I’d say. After all, the seas will continue to offer limitless opportunities for those willing to roger up!

If I were a betting man, I’d say you’ll see something awesome sailing from my direction sometime soon! Who knows, maybe the next Sucuri.

See you around folks!

Dre Armeda. Departing.

Sucuri Security is Hiring: Junior Support Analyst

Dre Armeda · Feb 24, 2012 ·

We’re hiring a Junior Support Analyst.

Sucuri SiteCheck Gets a Makeover

Dre Armeda · Jul 6, 2011 ·

Sucuri SiteCheck got a nice makeover – Scan your site for free, make sure you’re not serving malware.

Heading to the Windy City

Dre Armeda · Jul 1, 2011 ·

WordCamp Chicago is back on the schedule, which is awesome! Travel and stay already booked!

Then we’re heading to support Team Quest & Dan Henderson who is on the Strikeforce card being held at the Sears Centre the same night. Can you say epic? 😀

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