Building The Base
The ultimate podcast at the nexus of entrepreneurship, innovation, technology, and our National Security
Start Listening Today
Latest Episodes
Capacity as Deterrent: The Defense Production Imperative with Ken Bedingfield, L3Harris
In this episode of Building the Base, Hondo Geurts and Lauren Bedula sit down with Ken Bedingfield, Chief Financial Officer and President of Missile Solutions at L3Harris. This episode was recorded on December 6, 2025 at the Reagan National Defense Forum in Simi Valley, CA. Ken discusses his journey...
Patient Capital, Urgent Mission: Paul Kwan on Funding Defense Innovation
In this episode of Building the Base, Hondo Geurts and Lauren Bedula sit down with Paul Kwan, Managing Director at General Catalyst, where he leads the global resilience investment team, recorded live at the Reagan National Defense Forum in Simi Valley. Paul traces his path from reading The Hunt for...
Wide Not Deep: Anduril's Strategy for Modern Defense Manufacturing with CBO and President Matthew Steckman
In this episode of Building the Base, Hondo Geurts and Lauren Bedula sit down with Matthew Steckman, President and Chief Business Officer of Anduril Industries, recorded live at the Reagan National Defense Forum in Simi Valley. Matt discusses his path from being among the first dozen employees at Pa...
The Top Episodes
Featured Episodes
We Love Your Reviews
What People Are Saying
One of a kind!
An amazing dialogue with some of the most interesting guests in technology and national security. A must listen for entrepreneurs, innovators, government leaders, and anyone who wants to learn more about how technology will impact our future security and prosperity
Best Podcast re: NatSec / Defense tech innovation
Lauren & Hondo co-host the best Podcast that I’ve been exposed to re: National Security & Defense technology innovation (and Gov / Defense acquisition reform). Well done Lauren, Hondo, all the Podcast guests, and Business Executives for National Security (BENS) for producing this valuable series.
More discussion of this topic needed
The hosts do a excellent job of bringing important topics in national security and technology to the forefront, in both an interesting and informative way. Keep it coming.
The one podcast that brings together the tech, financial, entrepeneur, and national security communities
Become part of the Building the Base network to get info about upcoming episodes and much more.
- Upcoming Events
- Printed Show Notes
- Key take-aways from each episode
