Welcome to The Eight Mindsets Podcast with Nicole Rose and Jason Meyer.

In this episode, we sit down with Tom Hardin—better known as Tipper X, the former hedge fund analyst who became one of the most prolific informants in securities fraud history.

Tom wore a wire for the FBI and helped expose 20 of Wall Street’s biggest players.

But this isn’t just a story about headlines—it’s about real human drivers, resilience, and the lessons compliance leaders and managers need to hear. Tom shares what truly drove his decisions (spoiler: it wasn’t financial), what it was like to wear a wire, and why “even the best compliance training wouldn’t have stopped me.

We unpack:

• What would have stopped him

• Practical advice for improving compliance training

• The human cost of misconduct

• The path from scandal to speaking globally on ethics and risk

• His new book, Wired on Wall Street

This episode is a must-listen for sales teams, executives in high-risk environments, compliance professionals, and front-line employees who want to understand how small decisions can snowball into massive consequences.