Risk Matters

John Pendleton and Alex Shaw discuss the evolving landscape of risk management and how leading edge companies are approaching this. You will gain perspective on a few …Listen Now

Stephen is the Vice President of Operations and Safety at Caton Construction. In this episode he details the habits and routines focused on integrating the safety and …Listen Now

In recent years, Chris Seay has run point managing Woodfin's “Idea Network,” taking employee ideas and ushering them into action. The statistics are staggering. Over 14,000 ideas …Listen Now

Join John Pendleton with Scott Insurance as he discusses a big change within the Construction Industry with Spencer Wiegard of Gentry Locke. On January 1st 2023, a …Listen Now

Barry Isringhausen, President of Cranemasters, shares his background, how Cranemasters started, what Cranemasters does, and why he made the decision to join Generations Group, a Scott Insurance …Listen Now

Join Bennet Whitehouse of Scott’s Risk Performance Group as he facilitates a panel discussion about cybersecurity and how businesses should assess their cyber risk, prepare for inevitable …Listen Now

In this episode, Jacob Dahlin and Marko Galbreath discuss the topic of risk and defense in the workplace, specifically in the areas of active shooter prevention and …Listen Now

Manny Souza is the Vice President of EH&S at Samet Corporation. He has worked in safety for nearly 20 years and has held positions with regional and …Listen Now

Join Bennet Whitehouse of Scott’s Risk Performance Group as he facilitates a panel discussion about cybersecurity and how businesses should assess their cyber risk, prepare for inevitable …Listen Now

Isaac Mackey, Kramer Lewis and Jonathan Harrison are members of the ocean rowing team, Pacific Boys. On December 12, 2021 this group will launch from the Canary …Listen Now

Melanie brings 25 years of risk performance within the field of professional skydiving to this episode of Risk Matters. Her perspective on staying current, becoming more courageous, …Listen Now

Rick McCoy is a Mixed Martial Arts pioneer having fought throughout the early days of MMA during the 90s. He has trained alongside and coached some of …Listen Now

Frank Gonzalez represents what can be achieved if you dream a little. His profession is anchored in protecting and caring for those around him while also being …Listen Now

“I don't look at hang gliding as a dangerous activity, it's just not forgiving.” Steve Wendt, Head Instructor and Owner of Blue Sky Hang Gliding, has spent …Listen Now

Ben Moore, owner of Waterfront RVA, is an established name in the whitewater community. His experiences guiding rivers and interfacing with waterways in North and South America, …Listen Now

To wrap up our focus on Women’s History Month, Kassi O’Brien, Scott Benefits Consultant, and Nancy Ahrens, Scott Risk Advisor, introduce our listeners to Ellis McCue, CEO …Listen Now

Harley Castor is the Safety Director for Commercial Steel Erection. He has been a multiple position player who understands and appreciates the nuance of the work.  His …Listen Now

Lance Pritt, Superintendent for Kanawha Stone, isn’t shy about giving his take on the fundamentals of leadership in the field. Join us in listening to Lance’s story, …Listen Now

In this episode, Jacob Dahlin and Alex Shaw are joined by Darin Carr of Gapview Consulting to discuss workforce engagement and how to effectively involve them as …Listen Now

Marty Nicklow and Kai Bollinger are Superintendents at R.E. Lee Companies and both working in the construction industry for most of their lives. During this episode, we …Listen Now

Ed Bonkemeyer is a retired Scott employee owner who played a pivotal role in the evolution of the Risk Performance Group. During his time at Scott, Ed …Listen Now

Mike Reese from SL Williamson discusses his journey as a Job Superintendent over the last 30 years and how he has learned from and collaborated with his …Listen Now

Jason Curtis is the GM of Hotel Indigo Baltimore, a property managed by Chesapeake Hospitality. Jason brings a refreshing take on leading from the front, breaking down …Listen Now

Arlene Lee (CEO) and Shelomith Gonzalez (Safety Manager) of R.E. Lee Companies join the Scott RPG team to discuss their approach of “Event Learning” after incidents to …Listen Now

Truetimber Owner, Scott Turner, provides tremendous insight from the Arborist world, where risk resides in droves. Take a listen to this one – this is good of …Listen Now

Meet John Adamcik, Director of Human Resources at Baptist Children’s Homes of North Carolina and learn how they discovered their top 5 operational risks and how Scott’s …Listen Now

Todd Conklin, human and organizational performance expert and a bestselling author, shares his perspective on managing risk in the current crisis. This includes the importance of clear …Listen Now

John Anderson is the VP of Risk Management at Innovative Captive Strategies. Join us as we talk through the progression of managing risk as we emerged from …Listen Now

In this episode, Scott’s RPG team speaks with Josh Soto, Environmental Safety and Maintenance Manager at Mickey Truck Bodies in High Point, NC to learn about their …Listen Now

Lance Kress, Allen Hunter and Keith Dodson with Industrial Air join Scott RPG team members Alex Shaw and Jacob Dahlin to discuss their journey from PEO to …Listen Now

Bennett Whitehouse of Scott Risk Performance shares his insights on important defenses for protecting yourselves and your company while we operate in the new Coronavirus paradigm that …Listen Now

Lisa Stinnette is the CEO of Commercial Steel Erection (CSE), a family-owned business based in Madison Heights, VA. In an industry that places a high value on …Listen Now

Scott Risk Performance team members Alex Shaw, Jimbo Redmond, Jacob Dahlin, and Bennett Whitehouse discuss the quality of life as the centerpiece to better manage risk at …Listen Now

Jimbo Redmond and Alex Shaw of the Scott Risk Performance Group sit down with Todd Conklin, an internationally recognized expert in Organizational Culture and Behavior and Human …Listen Now

In this episode we discuss Joe’s time (38 years) at Shoosmith from being a laborer to asphalt plant manager, to his current position. Joe shares insight into …Listen Now

Bethany Murphy, Vice President & Risk Advisor in Scott’s Roanoke office, discusses litigation funding with Christopher Stevens, Principal at Woods Rogers PLC in Roanoke. Learn what litigation …Listen Now

Join Alex Shaw and Jimbo Redmond of the Scott Risk Performance Group as they sit down with Brenda McGregor, Vice President of Human Resources, and Steve Smith, …Listen Now

Mike Fitzpatrick has over a decade of front lines experience building, and more impressively, improving and maintaining the risk performance at Environmental Air Systems based in High Point, NC. He shares valuable insight into the philosophy and mechanics of how he built their program which has proven to have staying power (with a lot of hard work) and a measurable reduction in employee injuries over the years. We appreciate the time Mike spent with us, and the knowledge born of experience that he imparts in this episode. Listen Now

Tom Van Dorn, formerly VP of Risk Managament at CaddieMaster, sits down with Alex Shaw and Jimbo Redmond of Scott Risk Performance to discuss the genesis of CaddieMaster's relationship with Scott and the ways in which leaning into Risk Performance "may have saved their company." Listen Now

In this episode, Alex Shaw and Jimbo Redmond, of the Scott Risk Performance Group, discuss the utility of our new software application, ACE Navigator. Leveraging technology and Scott's tried and true ACE Navigation System for reporting and managing claims, we have developed ACE Navigator to improve client's odds of quickly and efficiently capturing information after an incident. Listen Now

Join Alex Shaw and Jacob Dahlin of Scott Risk Performance as well as Michael Mason, Safety & HR Director at Sampson-Bladen Oil Company as we discuss initiating cultural change and the role leadership teams can play in this process.   Listen Now

As a partner at Moore's Electrical and Mechanical, Frank Gonzalez has thrown himself fully into being a big part of advancing Moore's culture. Join us as we discuss his mission, some of the strategies he uses to propel his mission, and how leadership has facilitated his ability to drive employee quality of life in a positive direction. Listen Now

Join Jimbo Redmond and Alex Shaw of Scott Risk Performance Group and Eldon Cruze of Glenn E. Mitchell, http://www.gemitchellco.com, as we navigate strategies that Eldon has implemented to improve communication between management and the Hispanic population of employees. Listen Now

Join us for a throw back episode as Jimbo and Alex sit down to listen as Andy Moore shares insight into what it means to lead a values based company that encourages and invests in its employees. Listen Now

Join us for a throw back episode as Jimbo and Alex sit down to listen as Andy Moore shares insight into what it means to lead a values based company that encourages and invests in its employees. Listen Now

Join us as Jimbo Redmond and Alex Shaw discuss the direct and indirect benefits of engaging front line employees and the value that doing so brings to organizations on safety, operational, and cultural fronts. Listen Now

Join Jimbo Redmond, VP of the Scott Insurance Risk Performance Group, and Alex Shaw, Risk Performance Group, for our flagship episode. In this brief clip, we have a little fun and give some insight into this new platform for sharing information leveraged from experience with our clients. Listen Now