Podcasts about corporate board member

Today's guest is Jessica Saperstein, Former CXO and CMO, Strategic Advisor, and Corporate Board Member at Church Mutual. Church Mutual is a leading provider of specialized insurance solutions for religious organizations, educational institutions, senior living communities, and nonprofit organizations. Jessica joins us on today's program to explore the intersection of CX, digital transformation, and data-driven decision-making. With a career spanning financial services, pharmaceuticals, and travel, she brings a cross-industry perspective on customer-centric innovation. If you've enjoyed or benefited from some of the insights of this episode, consider leaving us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts, and let us know what you learned, found helpful, or liked most about this show!

Theresa Szczurek is the Co-founder, COO, and Corporate Board Member of Radish Systems LLC. Radish Systems LLC is the worldwide leader in visual interactive voice response and visual live assistance solutions, improving the way businesses communicate with mobile devices and browser users by sharing ‘Voice with Visuals.' In this episode, KJ and Theresa discuss how visual and voice technologies can significantly enhance customer service, reduce frustration, and improve efficiency across various sectors such as healthcare, emergency services, and public sector communications. Theresa also reflects on her passion for purposeful work, the importance of enthusiasm in driving change, and her vision of leveraging artificial intelligence to further transform customer interactions.   Key Takeaways: 06:02 Challenges in Traditional Call Centers 18:31 Revolutionizing Customer Communication 26:30 Success Stories and Real-World Applications 37:56 Pursuit of Passionate Purpose   Quote of the Show (27:00): “The way to communicate, the tools to communicate have changed a bit over time, but yet people, I believe, have an inherent need to connect and to communicate.” – Theresa Szczurek   Join our Anti-PR newsletter where we're keeping a watchful and clever eye on PR trends, PR fails, and interesting news in tech so you don't have to. You're welcome.   Want PR that actually matters? Get 30 minutes of expert advice in a fast-paced, zero-nonsense session from Karla Jo Helms, a veteran Crisis PR and Anti-PR Strategist who knows how to tell your story in the best possible light and get the exposure you need to disrupt your industry. Click here to book your call: https://info.jotopr.com/free-anti-pr-eval   Ways to connect with Theresa SzczurekLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theresaszczurek/    Twitter: https://twitter.com/theresaszczurek?lang=en Company Website: https://radishsystems.com Company LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/radish-systems-llc/   How to get more Disruption/Interruption:  Amazon Music - https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/eccda84d-4d5b-4c52-ba54-7fd8af3cbe87/disruption-interruption Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/disruption-interruption/id1581985755 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6yGSwcSp8J354awJkCmJlDSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As we celebrate our milestone 100th episode, we're excited to spotlight a crucial topic on The Science Behind Safe Decision Making with our special guest, The Decision Doctor®, Dr. Constance Dierickx. With her expert insights, Constance shares strategies for overcoming common decision-making biases and the importance of saying no to urgency when faced with consequential decisions in the workplace. This episode is packed with practical solutions grounded in fascinating research and science. Tune in to transform your approach to safe decision-making, armed with effective strategies! About the Guest: Dr. Constance Dierickx is a sought-after advisor to boards and senior executives in high-stakes situations, including strategic pivots, CEO transitions, board conflicts, and crises. Constance has consulted with dozens of boards and over 500 executives on five continents. Clients call her “The Decision Doctor®.” Recognized as an expert on governance and executive leadership, Constance has been interviewed by National Public Radio for Marketplace Morning, The Wall Street Journal, and Chief Executive and writes for Harvard Business Review and Forbes as well as Directorship, Boards and Directors, and Corporate Board Member. For more information: https://constancedierickx.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Ruben Navarrette interviews his friend, Angel Mendez, a member of several boards and former c-suite Silicon Valley tech executive about his unique upbringing as a Cuban raised in Puerto Rico, how corporate America sees Latinos, and the various opportunities that lie ahead for both.

Constance Dierickx is a sought-after advisor to boards and senior executives in high-stakes leadership situations including strategic pivots, CEO transitions, board conflict, and crisis. Constance's newest book is Meta-Leadership – See what others don't and make great decisions. Constance has consulted with dozens of boards and over 500 executives on five continents. She has worked with companies from the Fortune 50 to high-tech start-ups. Clients call her “The Decision DoctorÒ” in recognition of her ability to help them with high-stakes decisions. She has helped clients increase share price (1400% for a retail brand), revenue (27%) and margin. CEO transition clients retain over 90% of unsuccessful internal candidates who contribute for at least three years after the transition.   Recognized as an expert on governance and executive leadership, Constance has been interviewed by National Public Radio for Marketplace Morning, The Wall Street Journal, and Chief Executive and writes for Harvard Business Review and Forbes as well as Directorship, Boards and Directors, and Corporate Board Member. In 2021, The Society for the Advancement of Consulting named her Consultant of the Year in recognition of her achievements and contributions to the profession. Prior to starting her own firm, she led the Board Services practice for a global boutique firm. She is the author of High Stakes Leadership (2017), The Merger Mindset (2018) and the forthcoming The Vibrant Board (2023.) She is Vice-Chair of the board of Mary Baldwin University, former chair of the board for The Partnership Against Domestic Violence and is Past-President of OnBoard. She is a member of the Association for Psychological Science, The Association for the Advancement of Consulting, and Marshall Goldsmith's MG100 Coaches. www.constancedierickx.com

 Ep 67. Make Better Decisions Faster   Did you know there's a “silver bullet” of repeatable playbooks for scaling your business, improving your company culture and growing revenues? Shannon Byrne Susko knows so! She joins us on this episode of The Family Biz show and talks about why mastering the "people" side of an execution strategy matters more than you know and that business coaching is so much more than business wisdom – a great coach removes the blind spots you didn't even know you had! This episode is jam-packed with actionable guidance that any CEO can pull from, especially the part about not reading her books... like a CEO. Don't miss it!  OUR GUEST  Shannon Byrne Susko*  Serial Entrepreneur, Strategic Growth Architect, Keynote speaker, Corporate Board Member, Amazon Best Selling Author of “The Metronome Effect:  Journey to Predictable Profit” and “3HAG WAY”  Shannon has more than 20 years of experience building and leading high-growth technology companies. She is co-founded, served as CEO, and led the sale of the two companies less than six years apart: Subserveo, Inc (Founded in 2008 * Sold 2011) and Paradata Systems Inc. (Founded in 1995 * Sold in 2006).    Shannon is an expert in strategy and execution.  She is well known for her ability to lead and execute with team in implementing a repeatable Strategic Execution System – creating it in her first company and validating in her second company by the speed in which the company was built and sold. She now coaches CEOs and leadership teams from around the world who want the same success using this strategic execution framework. Shannon has worked or works with companies like: Telus Health, Intel Innovation Division, Aspen Skiing, Milos Tea, Zippy's.  Shannon founded a CEO+LEADERSHIP team coaching and worldwide speaking business in June 2011.  She is the co-founder of Metronome Growth Systems (Jan 2016) which is a cloud-based business platform for best practice high growth businesses, their CEOs, leaders and Business Coaches. She founded Metronome United in July 2018 with 80 international coaches in their quest to implement the 3HAG WAY and Metronome Growth System Framework to strategically impact high growth companies and their teams.  In July 2014, Shannon wrote and released Amazon Best Selling – Entrepreneurship: “The Metronome Effect:  The Journey to Predictable Profit”.  Shannon released her second book in April 2018 – which was recognized and Amazon Best Seller – New Release: “3HAG WAY” and a 2019 - Finalist in Business: Entrepreneurship in the International Book awards.  Shannon was recognized in March 2020 as one Canada's Top 25 Inspirational Women Leaders, Susko was also named as one Canada's Top 100 Most Powerful Women in 2020 and 2018.  Shannon was recognized as one of Canada's 150 in 2017 and was awarded Canada's Top 40 under 40 in 2001.  She was awarded the Sarah Kirke Award for Canada's Leading Women Entrepreneurs in 2006.  Shannon was named Deal Maker of the Year in Vancouver in 2011 and was in the Top 3 Mid- Market Deals on Wall Street that year.    Shannon has a BComm, BSc, from Saint Mary's University and MCSc. from the Technical University of Nova Scotia. She is married with three children 16, 17, 18 and resides in beautiful Whistler, BC.  ---  If you're a family business or a family business consultant and want to be on the show, share your story and help other family businesses, send us an email to producer@thefamilybizshow.com or visit us at The Family Biz Show | Family Business Podcast With Michael Palumbos (familywealthandlegacy.com) to fill out our web form!  ---  *not affiliated with Lincoln Financial Advisors Corp.  CRN-4982424-100522    Michael Palumbos is a registered representative of Lincoln Financial Advisors Corp. Securities and investment advisory services offered through Lincoln Financial Advisors Corp., a broker/dealer (member SIPC) and registered investment advisor. Insurance offered through Lincoln affiliates and other fine companies. Family Wealth & Legacy, LLC is not an affiliate of Lincoln Financial Advisors Corp. Lincoln Financial Advisors Corp. and its representatives do not provide legal or tax advice. You may want to consult a legal or tax advisor regarding any legal or tax information as it relates to your personal circumstances. 

Monica Lozano, Corporate Board Member of Apple, Bank of America, and Target, and Javier Saade, Partner at Fenway Summer and Impact Master Hldgs., give their take on the current state of our economy, politics, and the future of financial technology. In recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month, they also discuss the contributions of the Latinx community to the American economy and innovation writ large. Lozano and Saade offer insights through the lens of their unique experience as national leaders in business, investment, and innovation and members of the Hispanic community. Host John Collins (@JohnCollins) is a partner as FS Vector, a Washington, D.C. based fintech consulting firm. Visit fsvector.com for more information. This episode was engineered by Albert Holguin.

In this month's episode of The Purple Line, Keith Fernandez sits down with former Congresswoman, The Honorable Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, to discuss her political career representing South Florida.The Honorable Ileana Ros-Lehtinen served for almost three decades as a member of Congress representing a congressional district in South Florida and was the first Hispanic and Cuban-American woman to serve in Congress.As a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, she became a leader in crafting U.S. foreign policy. She served as the Committee's Chairwoman, and Chair or Co-Chair of multiple subcommittees.Ileana has been a consistent voice for democratic movements in all corners of the globe. Starting with her native island of Cuba, in opposition to the Cuban regime, she has been and remains an outspoken advocate for freedom, democracy, the rule of law and human rights.Former Congresswoman Ros-Lehtinen now serves as a Senior Advisor at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP in Washington, D.C. and serves as a Corporate Board Member at CHLI. She also serves as Chairman of the CHLI “We Belong” Scholarship Campaign. A strong proponent of education, Ileana holds multiple education degrees, including an Ed.D. from the University of Miami, and master's and bachelor's degrees from Florida International University. She began her career as a Florida certified teacher, and then founded, and served as the principal of, a private bilingual elementary school.

Frankie Boyer is an award winning talk show host that empowers listeners to live healthy vibrant lives http://www.frankieboyer.comGuests:Mark Anthony Grimaldi is author of his latest book “RetireSMART! II, The Gig Economy Edition“, sequel to the multi-award-winning book, “RetireSMART!, How to Plan for a Tax-Free Retirement”. He also co-authored, “The Money Compass: Where Your Money Went and How to Get It Back”. Mr. Grimaldi has correctly forecast: The housing depression, The gold rush of 2006-2011, The 1000 point “Flash Crash”, That national unemployment would hit 10% in 2009. https://www.retiresmartbook.com/Santino Zafarana, an internationally recognized photographer and teacher. In Think Before You Shoot: The Art of Taking Creative Photographs, Zafarana offers an illuminating guide to understanding the art of seeing, with 21 techniques to make taking photographs a conscious act. To consistently capture wondrous images, he emphasizes adopting a simple yet deliberate practice: before you press the shutter button, stop to observe and answer four critical questions... https://creativephotoworkshops.com/Sleep Awareness & Daylight Savings TimeDr. Carlos Nunez is a physician, C-suite MedTech executive and Corporate Board Member, with two decades of proven medical, scientific, public policy and business leadership. As the Chief Medical Officer at ResMed, Dr. Nunez has lead the Medical Affairs, Market Access, Healthcare Economics, Government Affairs, Clinical Safety and Compliance and Clinical Science and Innovation functions for the world's leading provider of solutions for sleep, respiratory care, digital health and out-of-hospital clinical software. https://sleepforbettertomorrow.com/

Explicit content: child death, sex trafficking, and other triggering conversationsI met Mary Stutts when she interviewed me for her book; The Missing Mentor; women advising women on Power, Progress, and Priorities. Mary Stutts is the Chief Global Inclusion & Health Equity Officer at Real Chemistry, Corporate Board Member, Author and Keynote Speaker. If you truly want someone who helps other women climb the ladder and someone who shows up - Mary is your woman. That's why episode 03 of How Women Inspire Podcast is about taking the shot with Mary Stutts! In this episode of How Women Inspire Podcast, Mary Stutts is sharing the importance of taking the shot and actionable steps you can take right now to acknowledge and understand your own biases and how to move forward with more equity. Some of the talking points Mary and I go over in this episode include:How Mary has found inspiration through Eminem and even wrapped her first C-suite speech, all through embracing fun, creativity, and the determination to seize every opportunity.How being in the foster care system encouraged Mary to use her voice and speak up, find her faith, and how influential her foster parents and faith have been for her story. Creating a path for inclusive leadership; how to implement the start of the change and how to make sure employees have the tools to change once biases emerge.How, and why, we need both patriarchal and matriarchal leadership styles to implement the best leadership and mentorship for those following us and working with us.This episode will help you not only live in a way that acknowledges biases, but you'll lead from a place of understanding and equity and teach others how to do the same. Thank you for listening!If you enjoyed this episode, take a screenshot of the episode to post in your stories and tag me!  And don't forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast and tell me your key takeaways!CONNECT WITH MARY STUTTS:LinkedInCONNECT WITH JULIE CASTRO ABRAMS:LinkedIn - JulieHow Women LeadHow Women InvestHow Women GiveInstagram - HWLLinkedIn - HWLFacebook - HWLLINKS MENTIONED:Book: The Missing Mentor: Women Advising Women on Power, Progress and Priorities

Beverly Behan has worked with nearly 200 Boards of Directors in the United States, Canada, and around the world over the past 25 years. Her clients are primarily boards of listed public companies in the S&P1500 but range from F100s to recent IPOs. She is the author of Great Companies Deserve Great Boards, which was named Governance Book of the Year in 2012, and the newly published Board & Director Evaluations (August 2021), Amazon's #1 New Release in the field of Corporate Governance.Beverly's focus is on creating truly great boards - boards that are a genuine asset to the companies they govern rather than merely compliant with regulatory requirements and best practices. Her clients are generally Board Chairs, Lead Directors, and CEOs that want to take their board to the top of its game - and keep it there.Beverly's recent books include: Becoming a Boardroom Star and New CEOs and Boards: How to Build a Great Board Relationship and a Great Board.  Her classic best-seller, Great Companies Deserve Great Boards, has also been re-released. She recently created several online workshops now available worldwide: Becoming a Boardroom Star, Innovations in Board-Building, and CEO Succession Planning.Beverly is a frequent speaker at board conferences and private board workshops and is often quoted on board issues in major business publications including Corporate Board Member, BusinessWeek, the Wall Street Journal, and others. She is a frequent contributor of thought-leadership in the area of board effectiveness and CEO succession planning. She can be reached through her website: www.boardadvisor.net.

WINGS for Growth presents "Showing up as a leader" with Mary Jo Jacobi. In this episode Mary Jo talks about her journey from being a switch board operator making min wage, to being an internationally known and acclaimed Crisis management expert. She believes in making her own luck. She says Financial security is foundational to your professional success. Quotes:Preparation coinciding with opportunities is how you make your own luck. If you care about feelings, you will always have hurt feelings; you need to be thinking and doing with feelings They say to do what you are passionate about, and I say do what you are interested in, and you can develop a passion for itIdentify things that we are good at, things we like to do, and package them in a way an employer will consider There are moments when you can be euphoric and show that euphoria, but you must be objective all the timeGuest Bio:Mary Jo is an internationally-renowned expert in reputation, brand and crisis management and a trusted advisor on the complex dynamics of international corporate, economic and governmental relationships.  Her expertise was honed in the C suites of some of the world's largest corporations and among the power brokers of Washington and Westminster.  Today she leads a strategic business advisory practice and is the Non-executive Director for Employee Engagement at The Weir Group plc.  She is also an executive mentor with GLG and Criticaleye, an associate of International Marketing Partners and a member of the Leadership Council in the UK. In addition to devising award-winning global corporate brand strategies for the HSBC Group and Lehman Brothers, Mary Jo originated the often-copied use of airport jetties as vehicles for brand messaging and thought leadership.  She also played a pivotal role in managing the responses to three historic corporate crises:  as Executive Vice President of BP America in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon tragedy; during the investigation of Royal Dutch Shell's mis-categorization of its proved oil and gas reserves and through its corporate restructuring; and throughout the securities fraud investigation of Drexel Burnham Lambert in the 1980s.In the public sector Mary Jo was appointed to office by two American presidents (George H W Bush as Assistant US Secretary of Commerce and by Ronald Reagan as Special Assistant and later as a member of his Advisory Committee on Trade Negotiations); two British prime ministers (David Cameron and Theresa May) as a member of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments); and a reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, as one of Her Majesty's Civil Service Commissioners).  Early in her career she served on the staff of the US Senate Committee on Commerce.Mary Jo has been a non-executive director of Tate & Lyle plc and Mulvaney Capital Management and an executive director of Drexel Burnham Lambert, Inc.  She chaired the External Advisory Board of the UK's Forensic Science Service and was a member of Dana Petroleum's Advisory Board.  She has the distinction of being the first woman to chair a major professional sports organization, the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA, and she also served on the boards of the Ladies European (Golf) Tour and a variety of charitable organizations in the UK and USA.Formerly a visiting fellow of the University of Oxford's Centre for Corporate Reputation and the Leeds University Business School, she is a member of the international advisory boards of Spain's IE University and of Oxford's Rother mere American Institute.A dual US-UK national, Mary Jo resides near Washington, DC, with her husband, Patrick Jephson, the former private secretary/chief of staff to the late Diana, Princess of Wales. 

Which issues are top priority for directors as we head into 2021? How confident are they in economic conditions, now and in the future? What trends in director sentiment are we likely to see continue this year? Melanie Nolen, Research Director for Chief Executive Group and Research Editor for Corporate Board Member Magazine, weighs in with results from Corporate Board Member and Diligent Institute's latest research.

Jennifer DiMotta has over 20years of experience working at the corporate C-Suite level. As an Entrepreneur, Corporate Board Member, Award-Winning Speaker, Leadership Wellness Coach, Mom, and Creator of “Uprisors”: A Women’s Leadership Development Program, her passion is to support and coach up and coming female leaders to gain critical leadership skills in a healthy, sustainable way with her proven “Rise To The Top” 6-step program!

In this episode you meet Sandra Hurse, Managing Director, Chief Human Resources Officer, GCM Grosvenor. Sandra Hurse is the firm’s Chief Human Resources Officer. She also serves on the ESG Committee and the Diversity & Inclusion Governing Committee. Prior to joining GCM Grosvenor, Ms. Hurse held various positions at Bank of America, most recently serving as Global Head of Human Resources for Corporate and Investment Banking. Previously, Ms. Hurse also held leadership roles in Talent Management and Talent Acquisition at Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase. She received her Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from Bernard M. Baruch College and her Master of Business Administration in Marketing from the University of Michigan. Ms. Hurse serves as a Corporate Board Member for the Harlem School of the Arts. Some of the things that stood out to me during our conversation were about:⁠ - The importance of people being able to see your humanity. - The difference between humility and hubris. - Hiring well. - Understanding value creation in your organization.

Jennifer DiMotta has over 20years of experience working at the corporate C-Suite level. As an Entrepreneur, Corporate Board Member, Award-Winning Speaker, Leadership Wellness Coach, Mom, and Creator of “Uprisors”: A Women’s Leadership Development Program, her passion is to support and coach up and coming female leaders to gain critical leadership skills in a healthy, sustainable way with her proven “Rise To The Top” 6-step program!Part 3: Leadership Wellness and Why it Matters

“UPRISORS” Leadership Coaching Jennifer DiMotta has over 20years of experience working at the corporate C-Suite level. As an Entrepreneur, Corporate Board Member, Award-Winning Speaker, Leadership Wellness Coach, Mom, and Creator of “Uprisors”: A Women’s Leadership Development Program, her passion is to support and coach up and coming female leaders to gain critical leadership skills in a healthy, sustainable way with her proven “Rise To The Top” 6-step program!Part 2The Path from Corporate to Coaching

“UPRISORS” Leadership Coaching Jennifer DiMotta has over 20years of experience working at the corporate C-Suite level. As an Entrepreneur, Corporate Board Member, Award-Winning Speaker, Leadership Wellness Coach, Mom, and Creator of “Uprisors”: A Women’s Leadership Development Program, her passion is to support and coach up and coming female leaders to gain critical leadership skills in a healthy, sustainable way with her proven “Rise To The Top” 6-step program!Part 2The Path from Corporate to Coaching

Jennifer DiMotta has over 20years of experience working at the corporate C-Suite level. As an Entrepreneur, Corporate Board Member, Award-Winning Speaker, Leadership Wellness Coach, Mom, and Creator of “Uprisors”: A Women’s Leadership Development Program, her passion is to support and coach up and coming female leaders to gain critical leadership skills in a healthy, sustainable way with her proven “Rise To The Top” 6-step program!Part 1: Creator Of “Uprisors”: The Beginning

Jennifer DiMotta has over 20years of experience working at the corporate C-Suite level. As an Entrepreneur, Corporate Board Member, Award-Winning Speaker, Leadership Wellness Coach, Mom, and Creator of “Uprisors”: A Women’s Leadership Development Program, her passion is to support and coach up and coming female leaders to gain critical leadership skills in a healthy, sustainable way with her proven “Rise To The Top” 6-step program!Part 1: Creator Of “Uprisors”: The Beginning

Description: PwC's Annual Corporate Directors Survey is out for 2020, a year truly like no other. Leah Malone, a director in PwC's Governance Insights Center, shares the latest findings including how DE&I is factoring (or not) into board composition and executive compensation. Then we speak with Melanie Nolen, Director of Research for Corporate Board Member about the latest Director Confidence Index created with Diligent Institute. Be prepared for some surprises.

In this episode we chat with Shellye Archambeau who is one of tech's first black female CEOs, a Fortune 500 board member for Verizon and Nordstrom, and the author of Unapologetically Ambitious: Take Risks, Break Barriers, and Create Success on Your Own Terms. 

Today's guest is Luis Ubinas. Luis is someone who's been driven by a strong sense of responsibility from an early age. He grew up in the projects of the South Bronx in the 1970s, arguably the most dangerous neighborhood in the United States at the time. With the amazing support of others, including individuals and the government, Luis was not only able to survive that upbringing but also thrive in the years that follow. After graduating from Harvard in 1985, Luis went on to work at McKinsey and eventually become Senior Partner, where he developed and led the West Coast Media and Entertainment Practice. Following McKinsey, he became President of the Ford Foundation for 6 years and led a major restructuring of the organization during the Great Recession. Now, he's a Board Member of numerous large corporations including Electronic Arts, Boston Private, and Mercer. Even with all of this professional success, Luis has always made it a point to look back on his past and make sure that others can have the same opportunities he has had. In this interview, we discuss Luis' upbringing in South Bronx, how that upbringing shaped him, his work as President of the Ford Foundation, and the impact art and technology can have in driving social change. Timestamps 00:05:31 How the environment he grew up in was a blessing 00:11:43 Why a high proportion of immigrants leads to lower criminality 00:14:27 How he navigated out of the South Bronx 00:17:03 Looking back on your past 00:21:40 Finding purpose 00:29:28 Impact of his time at McKinsey 00:31:55 Advice for people early in their careers 00:33:45 His sense of responsibility as a driving force 00:35:25 Understanding the goodness of what you've done 00:39:37 Taking the Ford Foundation job 00:40:58 Restructuring the Ford Foundation 00:48:02 Making real change happen 00:54:00 Art's large role in his life 00:59:06 Art as a vehicle for social change 01:01:16 Technology driving social change 01:05:54 Economic growth and social inclusion 01:08:27 Income inequality 01:11:00 Opportunities for social change during the pandemic

Have you ever wondered if there were consistencies between many of the country’s most successful boardrooms? What best practices are seen in these boardrooms and how do we as aspiring directors pull insight to apply in our own professional lives? As you work toward your first role it’s paramount that you know the strategies and tactics of a variety of boards in order to well equip yourself for what’s ahead. To wrestle with these ideas we welcome the father, daughter pair of TK and Kerrie Kerstetter. TK is the founder and CEO of Boardroom Resources, a Diligent Company since 2017. He is also Co-founder of Corporate Board Member, and host of “Inside America’s Boardooms”, the premier informational web show for boards and senior executives of all kinds. TK is also the former Chairman of the NYSE Governance Services and President of NYSE Board Member. Kerrie currently serves as Director of Thought Leadership for Diligent Corporation. She also is the Director of Content Strategy for Boardroom Resources. Here she built the Boardroom Resources content program from its infancy.  In today’s special Father’s Day episode, TK and Kerrie help us dig into what commonalities exist between successful boards and how we can position ourselves to emulate these strategies. I’m so excited for today’s episode and to kick off this Father’s Day celebration right! Join me as we discuss these topics and more on this episode of Boardroom Bound. Click here to listen now!    Subscribe & Review in iTunes Are you subscribed to my podcast? If you’re not, I want to encourage you to do that today. I don’t want you to miss an episode. I’m adding bonus episodes to the mix and if you’re not subscribed there’s a good chance you’ll miss out on those. Click here to subscribe in iTunes! Liked this episode? I would be really grateful if you'd take 30 seconds to leave an honest review in iTunes. Those reviews help other people find my podcast and they’re also fun for me to go in and read. Plus, I love to give shoutouts on the show to everyone who submits a review. Just click here to review, tap “Reviews” and “Write a Review” and let me know what your favorite part of the podcast is.  Let's Get Social!  I absolutely love connecting with listeners on social media. I'm most active on LinkedIn. (And yes, I do personally post and respond to my accounts!) This is a great way to hear my latest thinking, get the inside track on new products, and occasionally see a picture of my adorable toddler.   

Jan Fields spent 35 years at McDonald’s working her way up from making French Fries to serving as President of McDonald’s USA.  Jan shares her career journey including leadership and life lessons learned along the way.  Jan also talks about her transition from Corporate Executive to Corporate Board Member.

As our second virtual happy hour kicks off, a few of our local friends joined us around the microphone. This week’s guests include: Corporate Board Member and experienced biotech executive Shawn Tomasello J. Leon Gallery owner and artist Jason Lindblad Real estate agent and environmental consultant Todd Wilkinson Marketing Manager for The Center for Sales Strategy Shaye Smith Owner of APEX Web Solutions Jonathan Jernigan Frances Roy Agency Content Director Hillaree Durso Frances Roy Agency Marketing Manager Kelsey Doar The group this week shares how they are navigating working from home and social distancing.

Today’s guest is none other than Silicon Valley Legend, Heidi Roizen. She is an accomplished, Entrepreneur, former head of developer relations at Apple and now, a legendary VC. She shares with us why today is the Golden Era for entrepreneurship, how any company is literally a tech company and more about VC-backed company, Memphis Meats. Silicon Valley's Greatest Connector The Financial Women of San Francisco honored Heidi as Financial Woman of the Year in 2018. She is also dubbed as “Silicon Valley's Greatest Connector.” She is currently sits on the board of companies such as Zoox, Planet, Memphis Meats, HelixRE and DMGT. “I talk about the fact that there should be more women entrepreneurs and there should be more women venture capitalists and diversity. Not just gender diversity but other diversity and I try to support that through my actions. I think it’s appropriate given my role in Silicon Valley. If I have an opinion about that, I should be vocal about that.” - Heidi Roizen Other than these achievements, Heidi is a self-proclaimed animal lover. She adopted several dogs from the shelter, which she fondly shares in her social media. Golden Era of Entrepreneurship Heidi describes the market as a seller's market when it comes to early-stage equity. There are a lot of sources of capital in the market, its very competitive. She enumerates all the positive assets entrepreneurs have in today’s world. “There's just so many different avenues for funding. There are so many tech breakthroughs that can be built upon, whether that is networking or processing power, sensors, devices, GPS, next-gen VR technologies, ubiquitous platforms. When you think about the kinds of businesses you can start today for pennies, which costs hundreds of thousands of dollars in the past.” - Heidi Roizen The only negative she can mention is about competition, as she believes everyone else can also solve many big, interesting problems. Additionally, she mentions why companies nowadays are considered tech companies. “I do think it’s interesting today is, every company is a technology company, right? For the most part, how they interact with the customers, how they distribute their products, how they garner feedback, how they handle customer service, tech support, logistics, supply chain, internally, HR systems—every company is deep in technology now.” - Heidi Roizen Memphis Meats. Cell-based Meat Heidi shares more about Memphis Meats and why she believes there is a huge growth potential for cell-based meat. First, she discusses how meat is inefficient to produce: from breeding to feeding to slaughtering and distribution to markets. Not only does it requires more resources, such as land and water use, it is also highly prone to contamination. “The great thing about being a venture capitalist is, we don’t have to actually invent this stuff. There are really awesome entrepreneurs that are way smarter than we are who come up with these ideas. We just have to make sure they want to come to talk to us, and that we can validate sufficiently what they are doing through our own research learning.” - Heidi Roizen To hear more about legendary Silicon Valley stories of Heidi Roizen, download and listen to the episode. Bio: Heidi represents the voice of the entrepreneur, having been one herself. But she also represents the voice of the user, as those are the roots that led her to start a company in the first place. She is on the boards of directors of Zoox, Planet, Memphis Meats, HelixRE and DMGT (LSE:DMGT.) After Heidi earned her undergraduate and MBA degrees from Stanford, she co-founded T/Maker, where she served as CEO for over a decade through its acquisition by Deluxe Corporate in 1994. Next, she joined Apple as VP of Worldwide Developer Relations, and from there, Mobius Venture Capital. She's been named to the Corporate Board Member's "Top 50 Women in Tech" list and Hot Topics' Top 100 Women in Tech. In 2018, Heidi was named the Financial Woman of the Year ...

Today’s guest is none other than Silicon Valley Legend, Heidi Roizen. She is an accomplished, Entrepreneur, former head of developer relations at Apple and now, a legendary VC. She shares with us why today is the Golden Era for entrepreneurship, how any company is literally a tech company and more about VC-backed company, Memphis Meats. Silicon Valley's Greatest Connector The Financial Women of San Francisco honored Heidi as Financial Woman of the Year in 2018. She is also dubbed as “Silicon Valley's Greatest Connector.” She is currently sits on the board of companies such as Zoox, Planet, Memphis Meats, HelixRE and DMGT. “I talk about the fact that there should be more women entrepreneurs and there should be more women venture capitalists and diversity. Not just gender diversity but other diversity and I try to support that through my actions. I think it’s appropriate given my role in Silicon Valley. If I have an opinion about that, I should be vocal about that.” - Heidi Roizen Other than these achievements, Heidi is a self-proclaimed animal lover. She adopted several dogs from the shelter, which she fondly shares in her social media. Golden Era of Entrepreneurship Heidi describes the market as a seller's market when it comes to early-stage equity. There are a lot of sources of capital in the market, its very competitive. She enumerates all the positive assets entrepreneurs have in today’s world. “There's just so many different avenues for funding. There are so many tech breakthroughs that can be built upon, whether that is networking or processing power, sensors, devices, GPS, next-gen VR technologies, ubiquitous platforms. When you think about the kinds of businesses you can start today for pennies, which costs hundreds of thousands of dollars in the past.” - Heidi Roizen The only negative she can mention is about competition, as she believes everyone else can also solve many big, interesting problems. Additionally, she mentions why companies nowadays are considered tech companies. “I do think it’s interesting today is, every company is a technology company, right? For the most part, how they interact with the customers, how they distribute their products, how they garner feedback, how they handle customer service, tech support, logistics, supply chain, internally, HR systems—every company is deep in technology now.” - Heidi Roizen Memphis Meats. Cell-based Meat Heidi shares more about Memphis Meats and why she believes there is a huge growth potential for cell-based meat. First, she discusses how meat is inefficient to produce: from breeding to feeding to slaughtering and distribution to markets. Not only does it requires more resources, such as land and water use, it is also highly prone to contamination. “The great thing about being a venture capitalist is, we don’t have to actually invent this stuff. There are really awesome entrepreneurs that are way smarter than we are who come up with these ideas. We just have to make sure they want to come to talk to us, and that we can validate sufficiently what they are doing through our own research learning.” - Heidi Roizen To hear more about legendary Silicon Valley stories of Heidi Roizen, download and listen to the episode. Bio: Heidi represents the voice of the entrepreneur, having been one herself. But she also represents the voice of the user, as those are the roots that led her to start a company in the first place. She is on the boards of directors of Zoox, Planet, Memphis Meats, HelixRE and DMGT (LSE:DMGT.) After Heidi earned her undergraduate and MBA degrees from Stanford, she co-founded T/Maker, where she served as CEO for over a decade through its acquisition by Deluxe Corporate in 1994. Next, she joined Apple as VP of Worldwide Developer Relations, and from there, Mobius Venture Capital. She's been named to the Corporate Board Member's "Top 50 Women in Tech" list and Hot Topics' Top 100 Women in Tech. In 2018, Heidi was named the Financial Woman of the Year ...

Innovation has long been thought of as crucial to an organization's success. But, too often, there seems to be little innovation (and diversity) within the organization's board.   On this episode of The Corporate Director podcast, Margaret Whelan shares how boards can rethink value, innovation, growth, and diversity. Margaret is the CEO of Whelan Advisory, and also serves on the boards of the Housing Innovation Alliance, Mattamy Homes, John Burns Real Estate Consulting, and various other non profit boards.   What we talked about: Rethinking a firm's value An ROI-only approach is no longer the only measure of value You have to balance innovation with core business investment Value creation requires creative thinking Innovation is at the core of a company's performance DNA of the board itself affects a firm's innovative approach Suggestions for the future of boards in America:   Resources we mentioned during the podcast: A joint report by EY and Corporate Board Member on governing disruptive technology ISS report on 2019 U.S. Board Diversity Trends   You can find more interviews like this on our Corporate Director Podcast, hosted by Dottie Schindlinger and Meghan Day.   To hear this episode, and many more like it, you can subscribe to the podcast on our website, or on Apple Podcasts, or on Spotify.

Betsy Atkins is a 3-time CEO, a serial entrepreneur & founder of Baja Corporation. She has co-founded enterprise software companies in multiple industries including energy, healthcare and networking. Betsy has sat on more than 60 public and private boards and shares her expertise in her book, “Behind Boardroom Doors: Lessons of a Corporate Director.”  Listen for some good news - the number of women on boards is rapidly rising! And for pearls of wisdom learned over Betsy's long and spectacular career.

A cancer diagnosis causes a trauma so powerful, it splits your life around that single point in time: the Before-Why, and the After-Why. Breast cancer survivor Diane Simard was the classic type A, small business owner, charging at 100 miles an hour when she received the diagnosis. She shaved her head before the hair fell out because she needed to be in control. Imagine spending $200 every six weeks to have your hair colored and cut for years – and now it’s on the floor. But Diane held her chin up and said to herself: “I’m going to save probably about $1,000 this year.” Diane Simard seed-funded the Center for Oncology Psychology (COPE), an organization that continues to change lives for the better. She hopes that with her efforts, more women would not have to go through the humiliation of feeling raw and naked in front of random passersby. Watch the episode:   Listen to the podcast: The Evolution Of “Why” With Breast Cancer Survivor Diane Simard We’re incredibly fortunate. We’ve been welcomed into the home of Diane Simard (https://www.dianemsimard.com/) . We’re going to have a bit of a different podcast in that we’re going to talk about before-why and after-why experience. Diane, thanks for taking the time and extending the hospitality of your home. My pleasure, Bob. Thank you for being here. For the folks, if you would thumbnail sketch a little bit of background and then we’ll dig in. I wear many hats. I’m part Angel investor, businesswoman, philanthropist, a breast cancer survivor, and I’m also very passionate about bringing attention to the psychological impact that a cancer diagnosis can have on an individual. It’s interesting when we were talking before we started the episode at the various directions we could go. You were the classic type A, hard-charging, small business owner, development person, 100 miles an hour, and you had an event. I don’t know if it was a routine exam or what, but take us to that experience for you. I was 49 and a half years old and maybe it’s this way from men too, but certainly for women, turning 50 is a big deal. There are a lot of changes that happen to our body during that time. At 49 and a half years old in January 2015, I had my mind set that the next phase of my life was going to be a lot more peaceful. The previous decade had been very challenging business-wise. I had invested in a lot of startup companies and had not had much success. The success that I’ve had came from those companies that I was not involved with. My ego had been hurt, but I was ready to live peacefully for things to be a lot calmer. I served on the boards of directors of several of the companies that I invested in. I was on the board of a bank that failed, and so the stress level had been monumental. I did what I was told to do, I’d had annual mammograms since I was 40 because I’d had a benign cyst when I was 40. It was routine and I didn’t expect anything would be different that year, but I got a phone call finally saying that the results were concerning. I was called back for what’s called a diagnostic mammogram and also an ultrasound test. It was during that ultrasound test that the ultrasound technician let it slip. I’m an inquisitive person. I have a journalism degree. I’m always asking “Why,” the questions. She sat me up and she pointed it out and to me it looks like snow on an ultrasound screen. I said, “How can you even tell what that means?” She said “I’m not supposed to say anything but it doesn’t look good.” That was the day that I likely suspected something was wrong. The radiologist came in, he didn’t even want to look at anything, and he said, “We’re going to have to have a biopsy to determine that.” All of a sudden my morning went from, “Got to get to the office. We got to do these things now”...

Booth 61 show #30 enjoyed the largest Live audience since we began this adventure last January. As I said in my introduction of Becky Blalock: “Everybody knows Becky, everyone respects Becky, and everyone loves Becky”. I am certain every person who listened to the show Live, walked away grateful to Becky for who she is, […] The post Becky Blalock: Author of DARE, Speaker, Consultant, Corporate Board Member & Great Friend: 10/16/2013 appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Myths & Realities of Compensation, TK Kerstetter, President, Corporate Board Member,Ira Kay, Managing Director, Pay Governance LLC and Eric Marquardt, Partner, Pay Governance LLC

Board Tips from Lifetime Achievement Winner, TK Kerstetter, President, Corporate Board Member, Peter Kreindler, former SVP & GC, Honeywell International

Audit Committee Survey, TK Kerstetter, President, Corporate Board Member, Scott Cutler, EVP, NYSE Euronext, Cindy Fornelli, Executive Director, Center for Audit Quality

Board-Related Washington D.C. Update, TK Kerstetter, President, Corporate Board Member, Clarke Camper, SVP - Government Affairs, NYSE Euronext

Comp Committee Chair Challenges, TK Kerstetter, President, Corporate Board Member, Shan Atkins, Comp Chair, Pep Boys

Cyber Security & the Board, TK Kerstetter, President, Corporate Board Member, Russell Schrader, Chief Privacy Officer & Associate General Counsel Global Enterprise Risk, Visa Inc.

The Audit Committee's Role and Structure, TK Kerstetter, President, Corporate Board Member,Trent Gazzaway, National Partner, Audit Services, Grant Thornton LLP

The Audit Committee's Role and Structure, TK Kerstetter, President, Corporate Board Member,Trent Gazzaway, National Partner, Audit Services, Grant Thornton LLP

Boardroom & Leadership Trends, TK Kerstetter, President, Corporate Board Member,Rodgin Cohen, Senior Chairman, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

CEO Skill Set: Getting Board Buy-In, TK Kerstetter, President, Corporate Board Member,Rusty Cloutier, President & CEO, MidSouth Bancorp

A Look at the Upcoming Proxy Season, TK Kerstetter, President, Corporate Board Member, Paul Conn, President, Global Capital Markets, Computershare

A Board's Role in Innovation, TK Kerstetter, President, Corporate Board Member, Marla Capozzi, Senior Innovation Expert, McKinsey & Co.

World Economic Forum: Global Financial Recap, TK Kerstetter, President, Corporate Board Member, Scott Cutler, EVP, NYSE Euronext, Nichole Jordan, National Banking and Securities Industry Leader, Grant Thornton LLP

Board Evaluations, Scott Cutler, EVP, NYSE Euronext, TK Kerstetter, Chairman, Corporate Board Member

A Top Regulator Looks at Markets and Boards - Part II, TK Kerstetter, Chairman, Corporate Board Member, Richard Ketchum, Chairman and CEO, FINRA

A Top Regulator Looks at Markets and Boards - Part I, TK Kerstetter, Chairman, Corporate Board Member, Richard Ketchum, Chairman and CEO, FINRA

FCPA and Anti-Corruption Still Weigh on Boards, TK Kerstetter, Chairman, Corporate Board Member, Eric Morehead, Senior Compliance Counsel, Corpedia

Predicting the Boardroom Trends of 2012, TK Kerstetter, Chairman, Corporate Board Member, Scott Cutler, EVP, NYSE Euronext