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On today's program, the State Department funnels $2 billion to Christian ministries to provide health and humanitarian aid in more than a dozen countries. We'll have details. And, new regulations make it harder for Christian ministries to operate in India — but one ministry we talked with remains committed to preaching the gospel there. Plus, a cybersecurity breach exposes donor date.  But first, the Southern Baptist Convention is facing a new federal lawsuit. Parents in South Carolina have filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against the SBC and its Executive Committee. They’re also suing Pawleys Island Community Church, its academy, and several former leaders.  The producer for today's program is Jeff McIntosh. We get editorial, database, and other technical support from Christina Darnell, Stephen DuBarry, Rod Pitzer, Heidi Allums, and Casey Sudduth. Writers who contributed to today's program include Henry Durand, Adelle Banks, Yonat Shimron, Bob Smietana, Kim Roberts, Neva Piombino, Aaron Earls, Michaela Gordoni, Makella Knowles, and Jessica Eturralde. A special thanks to the Christian Index and Lifeway Research for contributing material for this week's podcast. Until next time, may God bless you.

Twenty years after challenging a Western speaker's paternalistic lecture on governance, Chandran Nair hasn't softened his position one bit. If anything, his conviction has only grown stronger.Nair, founder and CEO of the Global Institute for Tomorrow, sits down with Ajay Shamdasani to dismantle the assumption that Anglo-American corporate governance models are the global standard worth emulating. Repeatedly, the evidence points elsewhere. The 2008 financial crisis originated in the United States despite rigorous regulations already in place, and scandals keep emerging from systems supposedly built on sound governance principles.Could the real problem be that Western institutions like the Big Four auditors and rating agencies serve their own interests rather than the public good?(Nair's point about European family offices being just as opaque as any Asian business is particularly sharp.) Critically, he argues that effective governance depends on genuine state capacity to enforce accountability. Malaysia shows what happens when institutions are too weak to constrain powerful actors, while China demonstrates that real consequences, not routine fines, create meaningful accountability.Nair also calls out lawyers and compliance officers who stay silent to protect their paychecks, choosing financial security over ethical responsibility.Tune in for a conversation that genuinely challenges assumptions about governance, power, and who gets to write the rules.Our GuestChandran NairChandran Nair is the Founder and CEO of the Global Institute For Tomorrow (GIFT), an independent pan-Asian think tank based in Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur focused on advancing a deeper understanding of global issues including the shift of economic and political influence from the West to Asia, the dynamic relationship between business and society, and the reshaping of the rules of global capitalism. He is the author of Understanding China: Governance, Socio-Economics, Global Influence, Dismantling Global White Privilege: Equity for a Post-Western World, The Sustainable State: The Future of Government, Economy, and Society and Consumptionomics: Asia's Role in Reshaping Capitalism and Saving the Planet and the creator of The Other Hundred, a non-profit global photo journalism initiative to present a counterpoint to media consensus on some of today's most important issues. Chandran was chairman of Environmental Resources Management (ERM) in Asia Pacific until 2004, establishing the company as Asia's leading environmental consultancy.Chandran is a member of WEF's Global Agenda Council on Governance for Sustainability and Experts Forum, he sits on the Global Steering Committee of CISL's Business for Sustainability Programme, is a member of the Club of Rome, is a Senior Fellow of CIMB ASEAN Research Institute (CARI), as well as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.Chandran has served as Adjunct Professor at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy in Singapore and is a former Advisor to ORIX Corporation and a former member of the Stakeholder Advisory Council for BASF, the world's largest chemical company as well as the Executive Committee of the Club of Rome, the world's premier scientific think tank.Our HostAjay ShamdasaniAjay Shamdasani is a veteran writer, editor and researcher based in Hong Kong. He holds an AB in history and government from Ripon College, JD and MIPCT degrees from the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce Law School, and an LLM in financial regulation from the Illinois Institute of Technology's Chicago-Kent College of Law.His 15-year long career as a financial and legal journalist began as deputy editor of A Plus magazine – the journal of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. From there, he assumed the helm of Macau Business magazine as its editor-in-chief, and later, joined Asialaw magazine as its deputy editor.More recently, he spent close to seven years as a senior correspondent with Thomson Reuters' subscription-based trade-wire service Regulatory Intelligence/Compliance Complete (previously called Complinet) in Hong Kong. While there, he covered regulatory developments in that city, as well as Singapore, India and South Korea.

Helping clients create dependable retirement income has become one of the biggest challenges financial professionals face as pensions continue disappearing. In this episode, Jeremy Houser welcomes Grant Kvalheim, CEO of Athene to discuss how the retirement income industry is evolving. Grant shares Athene’s approach to long-term growth, transparency, product innovation, and private credit investing while explaining why lifetime income continues to become a larger part of retirement planning.  He also explores opportunities to improve the annuity experience for consumers and financial professionals, along with the leadership principles that have helped guide Athene’s continued growth. Key takeaways: How lifetime income solutions are evolving as fewer workers retire with traditional pension benefits. Why private credit plays an important role in supporting competitive retirement income products today. How transparency, financial discipline, and long-term planning influence Athene’s business decisions. Why improving the consumer and advisor experience can expand access to retirement income products. How leadership, vision, and continual innovation support sustainable growth over many years. And more! Connect with Grant Kvalheim: LinkedIn: Grant Kvalheim Website: Athene Athene for Producers Connect with Jeremy Houser: jeremy.houser@simplicitygroup.com  713-808-8548 Schedule a Call Our Teams Website Connect with Jeremy @jeremyhouser_amp @jeremyhouserAMP About Our Guest: Grant Kvalheim is CEO of Athene, where he is responsible for expanding market share, prioritizing innovation, entering new markets and leading the company through its next phase of growth. As CEO, he serves on Athene’s board and is a member of the Executive Committee. Grant joined Athene in January 2011 as its CFO and later served as President, a role he held until July 2025. As President, Grant was responsible for running the company’s U.S. operations with a focus on growing organic origination. In that capacity, he led Athene’s entry into the U.S. annuity business, where it has become the market leader. He also developed Athene’s Funding Agreement program, where Athene is the largest issuer, and guided Athene’s Pension Group Annuity franchise. Prior to joining Athene, Grant was Co-President of Barclays Capital, where he grew the European investment-grade credit business into a leading global credit franchise. Earlier in his career, he held senior executive positions in the investment banks of Deutsche Bank and Merrill Lynch. Grant holds a B.S. degree in economics from Claremont McKenna College, and an M.B.A. in finance from the University of Chicago. Grant currently serves on the board of directors of the American Council of Life Insurers, Great Outdoors Foundation, SolHealth, Mottahedeh & Co., Inc., and a member of the Geneva Association. Disclosure #: 5717541 – 0726

  We are continuing our series of podcasts called “Pediatric Sport Medicine Profiles.” There have been some individuals who have been significantly influential in this pediatric sports medicine, whether it be training many of us, people who have completed critical research, those who have been leaders of major organizations, or were just trailblazers in the profession. Some who have accomplished several of those things. Today on the podcast we are profiling a colleague who has had significant impact in advocating for protecting our young athletes.    Connect with The Host! Subscribe to This Podcast Now!     The ultimate success for every podcaster – is FEEDBACK! Be sure to take just a few minutes to tell the hosts of this podcast what YOU think over at Apple Podcasts! It takes only a few minutes but helps the hosts of this program pave the way to future greatness! Not an Apple Podcasts user? No problem! Be sure to check out any of the other many growing podcast directories online to find this and many other podcasts via The Podcaster Matrix!     Housekeeping -- Get the whole story about Dr. Mark and his launch into this program, by listing to his "101" episode that'll get you educated, caught up and in tune with the Doctor that's in the podcast house! Listen Now! -- Interested in being a Guest on The Pediatric Sports Medicine Podcast? Connect with Mark today!   Links from this Episode: -- Dr. Mark Halstead: On the Web -- On X  -- Michele Labotz - https://facultyprofiles.tufts.edu/michele-labotz -- AAP Patient Care Physical Activity https://www.aap.org/en/patient-care/physical-activity/ -- TrueSport Expert Series on Preparation and Recovery https://truesport.org/video/michele-labotz-preparation-recovery/ -- AAP Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness https://www.aap.org/en/get-involved/aap-councils/council-on-sports-medicine-and-fitness/ -- National Council of Youth Sports https://ncys.org/ -- Sexual Violence in Sport: AMSSM Position Statement https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32554408/   Calls to the Audience Inside this Episode: -- Be sure to interact with the host, send detailed feedback via our customized form and connect via ALL of our social media platforms! Do that over here now! -- Interested in being a guest inside The Pediatric Sports Medicine Podcast with Dr. Mark? Tell us now! -- Ready to share your business, organization or efforts message with Dr. Mark's focused audience? Let's have a chat! -- Do you have feedback you'd like to share with Dr. Mark from this episode? Share YOUR perspective!   Be an Advertiser/Sponsor for This Program!     Tell Us What You Think! Feedback is the cornerstone and engine of all great podcast. Be sure to chime in with your thoughts, perspective sand more.  Share your insight and experiences with Dr. Mark by clicking here!   The Host of this Program: Mark Halstead:  Dr. Mark Halstead received his medical degree from the University of Wisconsin Medical School. He stayed at the University of Wisconsin for his pediatric residency, followed by a year as the chief resident. Following residency, he completed a pediatric and adult sports medicine fellowship at Vanderbilt University. He has been an elected member to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness and the Board of Directors of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM). He has served as a team physician or medical consultant to numerous high schools, Vanderbilt University, Belmont University, Washington University, St. Louis Cardinals, St. Louis Blues, St. Louis Athletica, and St. Louis Rams. He serves and has served on many local, regional and national committees as an advisor for sports medicine and concussions. Dr. Halstead is a national recognized expert in sport-related concussions and pediatric sports medicine. — Dr. Mark Halstead on Facebook — Dr. Mark Halstead on LinkedIn — Dr. Mark Halstead on X — Learn Why The Pediatric Sports Medicine Podcast Exists...   The Guest Featured Inside this Program: Michele Labotz, MD Dr. Michele Labotz is an Associate Professor at Tufts School of Medicine. She completed her undergraduate training at the University of Michigan as well as University of California-Irvine followed by medical school at Dartmouth. She completed her intern year at the University of Wisconsin and the remainder of her pediatric residency at Maine Medical Center. Her sports medicine fellowship was completed at the University of North Carolina. She has practiced medicine in both Hawaii and Maine. She has been involved with numerous publications, has served on several Board of Directors and has been on the Executive Committee to the AAP's Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness. She also received the Thomas Shaffer Award from the AAP, pediatric sports medicine's highest honor, in 2025.

The intersection of domestic civil rights struggles and international human rights law represents a critical frontier in the fight against systemic racism and state-sanctioned violence. The UN Human Rights Council's historic George Floyd resolution marked a watershed moment, demonstrating how international legal mechanisms can be mobilized to address persistent patterns of racial oppression within the United States. This development reflects broader questions about the relationship between legal systems and liberation, particularly when examining how the rule of law itself may function as a mechanism for perpetuating racial hierarchies rather than dismantling them. Critical race theorists have long argued that legal structures, rather than providing pathways to freedom, may actually constitute sophisticated forms of control that maintain white supremacist power relations through seemingly neutral juridical processes.Join host Professor Sahar Aziz for a powerful dual presentation featuring Professor Benjamin Davis, who examines the international legal implications of the UN Human Rights Council's response to systemic racism in America, and Professor Anthony Farley from Albany Law School, whose groundbreaking work in Critical Race Theory explores how the very foundations of law and property rights emerge from and perpetuate anti-Black violence. Professor Davis analyzes how international human rights mechanisms are finally turning their scrutiny toward American racial injustice, while Professor Farley presents his provocative thesis that legal liberation itself may be an impossibility within current juridical structures. Together, these distinguished scholars challenge listeners to confront uncomfortable truths about whether reform within existing legal frameworks can ever achieve genuine racial justice, or whether more fundamental transformations of law and society are necessary.#Racism #CRT #CriticalRaceTheory #CivilRightsBiographyAnthony Paul Farley is the James Campbell Matthews Distinguished Professor of Jurisprudence at Albany Law School, where he specializes in constitutional law, criminal procedure, and legal theory. He is a member of the American Law Institute and has served on the Board of Governors of the Society of American Law Teachers (SALT) and the Executive Committee of the Minorities Section of the Association of American Law Schools. Prior to joining Albany Law School, Professor Farley was a tenured faculty member at Boston College Law School for 16 years. Before entering academia, he served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia and practiced law as a Corporate/Securities Associate with Shearman and Sterling in New York City. He is a graduate of Harvard Law School and the University of Virginia.Benjamin G. Davis is Professor of Law Emeritus at the University of Toledo College of Law, where he taught public international law, contracts, and alternative dispute resolution. He holds degrees from Harvard College, Harvard Law School, and Harvard Business School. Before entering academia, Professor Davis served as American Legal Counsel at the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris, where he supervised over 1,000 international arbitration and mediation cases. He led the successful effort in the American Society of International Law to pass its Centennial Resolution on Laws of War and Detainee Treatment, only the eighth resolution in that organization's history. He has written and spoken extensively on accountability for torture, military commissions, and international human rights law.Recommended ReadingsThe Black Body as Fetish Object, Oregon Law Review (1997)Perfecting Slavery, Loyola University Chicago Law Journal (2004)The Colorline as Capitalist Accumulation, Buffalo Law Review (2008)Support the showSupport the Center for Security, Race and Rights by following us and making a donation:Donate: https://give.rutgersfoundation.org/csrr-support/20046.html Subscribe to our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEbUfYcWGZapBNYvCObiCpp3qtxgH_jFy Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rucsrr Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/rutgerscsrr Follow us on Threads: https://threads.com/rutgerscsrr Follow us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/rucsrr Follow us on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/rucsrr 

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In this month's episode of Trade Show Talk, TSNN's Danica Tormohlen speaks with Kate Spellman, Chief Commercial Officer of the newly combined Emerald and Questex, which were both purchasedby global alternative asset manager Apollo-managed funds with the sales officially closing July 14. Spellman shares how she's approaching the integration, why she sees enormous growth potential in the merger, and how AI, data, and year-round engagement are changing the way the industry sells and delivers value.  Spellman breaks down three major organic growth opportunities: event extensions, digital products, and deeper year-round content programs. She also explains why consultative selling and stronger ROI reporting are becoming essential for modern event businesses.  The conversation then turns to Apollo's investment in live events, the role of first-party data, the importance of personalization, and how AI is already accelerating sales and marketing performance across the portfolio.  The episode concludes with an advocacy update from Tommy Goodwin, President and CEO of the Exhibitions and Conferences Alliance (ECA) on tariffs, industry policy, and new initiatives designed to keep professionals connected and engaged year-round.  Highlights from the podcast:  Why the Emerald x Questex combination is a "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity:  How integration can remove silos and unlock scale  Why one-to-one meetings and personalized outreach are here to stay  How AI SDRs are generating faster responses and measurable revenue  Why event tech, martech, and data should function as one connected stack  The latest updates on industry advocacy and tariff pressure  Timestamps:  00:00 - Introduction to Kate Spellman and her expertise in digital transformation 00:45 - Kate's career highlights and impact on enterprise value at Penton and Informa 01:35 - Overview of her current role as Chief Commercial Officer at QuestX and Emerald post-merger 02:28 - Excitement around the Emerald and Questex merger and industry growth opportunities 03:21 - The industry's shift towards year-round connection and data-driven ROI  04:01 - Lessons from past integrations at UBM and Penton on building capabilities and organic growth 05:24 - Strategic focus on market knowledge, vertical expertise, and partnership building 06:18 - Leveraging talent and data to accelerate growth and scale shows 07:06 - The integration approach for Emerald and Questex, including the role of data and leadership tours 08:25 - Managing siloed structures and creating unified, scalable event portfolios 09:42 - Expansion of digital pharma and biotech events, and the importance of large trade shows 10:33 - Emphasizing strategic thinking over siloed operations for bigger, more impactful events 11:02 - New market opportunities from the industry merger and what it means for customers 11:58 - Industry investment in live events by Apollo funds and the focus on building trust and relationships 13:20 - How the combined company will enhance customer experiences in the next 12 months 14:09 - Rebranding strategies and new offerings to clients via the merged entity 15:29 - Organic growth opportunities including event extensions, digital products, and full-year programs 16:46 - The emergent importance of year-round engagement and personalized content strategies 17:15 - Evolving sales strategies towards high-touch, consultative approaches and larger client relationships 18:13 - The industry's move toward data-driven ROI and how event tech is converging with Martech 20:06 - The deployment of AI for sales, marketing, and personalized attendee experiences 21:26 - Successful AI integration at QuestX and Emerald, and future potential 23:16 - AI's measurable impact on revenue, responsiveness, and client engagement  24:29 - Building communities and continuous content sharing outside of event periods 25:24 - Strategies to keep databases fresh and maximize year-round outreach 27:25 - The shift in sales conversations toward strategic partnerships and high-value clients 29:13 - How industry relationships are deepening among large companies and new client acquisition 33:47 - Emerging trends underestimated by organizers, such as one-to-one marketing and sophisticated reporting 34:33 - The importance of creating memorable, experience-driven events and personalized journeys 35:02 - Personal interests and travel essentials of Kate Spellman 36:23 - Memorable first shows and recent events attended 36:53 - Travel plans and upcoming listening tours  Advocacy Update with Tommy Goodwin, ECA  37:21 - Tommy Goodwin joins for an advocacy update from the Exhibitions and Conferences Alliance 37:46 - Update on the OMB proposal and the industry's response 38:08 - More than 500,000 comments submitted on the proposal 38:32 - Follow-up conversations with the White House and OMB 39:47 - New tariffs affecting imports from multiple countries and the ongoing uncertainty 41:12 - Why tariff pressure matters for 2027 planning 42:45 - New ECA programs designed to keep advocacy active year-round 43:12 - Returning ECA Votes program ahead of the 2026 election 44:25 - Upcoming appearances at the ASA annual meeting and SISO Leadership Conference 44:53 - Closing thoughts and thanks from Danica and Tommy  Guest bio: Kate Spellman, Chief Commercial Officer, Emerald+Questex  Kate Spellman is a senior commercial operating executive known for driving enterprise value creation across B2B information services, with deep expertise in monetizing data, digital, and event-led platforms. She has led P&L and go-to-market functions across businesses ranging from $20M to $800M+ in revenue, operating within private equity, public company, and founder-influenced environments. Her work consistently centers on accelerating revenue growth, expanding margins, and scaling platforms through both organic and M&A-driven strategies.  Leadership Scope  Functional leadership across Sales, Marketing, Product Marketing, Data, Digital, Events, and Customer Experience   Experience leading global, cross-functional teams across the U.S., Europe, and Asia   Team sizes ranging from ~25 to 150+ across centralized and business unit structures   Oversight of multi-channel revenue engines spanning events, subscriptions, data products, and digital media   Currently, Ms. Spellman serves as Chief Commercial Officer at Questex, where she leads monetization strategy across events, data, digital, and content. She is responsible for commercial execution, product monetization, and go-to-market optimization, directly supporting scalable growth and EBITDA performance across the portfolio.  Previously, as Chief Marketing Officer at Questex, she built and led a centralized Centers of Excellence model spanning products, data, events, digital, content, and customer experience. This operating structure enabled more efficient cross-platform monetization, drove record revenue and EBITDA performance, and materially expanded digital and event-based revenue streams.  Ms. Spellman was a member of the Executive Committee at Penton, where she played a key role in tripling enterprise value, culminating in a $1.67B sale to Informa. Following the acquisition, she was promoted into Informa's Executive Leadership team, where she founded and scaled the global Informa Engage business unit, driving over $200M in new product launches and revenue growth.  Earlier in her career at UBM, Ms. Spellman launched new business lines, expanded international operations, and built high-performing commercial teams across the U.S., Europe, and Asia, further establishing her track record in scaling global platforms.  Ms. Spellman brings deep experience operating in acquisition-driven environments, including M&A and exit experience, integration, commercial transformation, and organizational scaling.   In addition to her operating roles, Ms. Spellman has served on multiple boards and advisory councils, providing strategic oversight and governance across B2B media, data, and information services platforms. Her expertise is sought after across the events and media industry, and she has won multiple awards for her contributions.   

Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast.We sat down with Brookfield Private Equity CEO Anuj Ranjan. We were live from Berlin, which becomes the “capital of private capital” in June as private equity industry leaders make the annual pilgrimage to the city for one of the marquee private equity conferences, SuperReturn Berlin.With Prosek Partners and former Bloomberg TV journalist Deirdre Bolton as my producer, along with her team, we took over a Tiny Space cabin to hold big conversations with some of the industry's leading alternative asset managers.Brookfield has a rich legacy as an asset owner and operator of some of the “businesses that drive the global economy.” Brookfield is a firm where skin in the game (~25% of every fund includes an investment from Brookfield's balance sheet) meets scale and synergies across its investment platform, which spans private equity, infrastructure, real estate, credit, and energy.Now, they are looking to own what's next.What will the next era of private equity require? A different approach, according to Brookfield Private Equity CEO Anuj Ranjan. The conversation that Anuj and I had in the Tiny Space cabin covered big themes.Brookfield is investing in the megatrends that are driving the world's economy across its platform, from digitalization to decarbonization to deglobalization. The firm's focus on industrials in its private equity business makes it well equipped to invest in essential companies, as Brookfield aptly describes their investment focus as “own[ing] the boring that makes exciting possible.”Anuj and I had a fascinating conversation about the current state of private equity and what it will take to drive value in a new era for the industry where “12 is the new 5.” We covered:Brookfield's history as an owner-operator.How the firm's long-term perspective informs its investments in and ownership of private equity-backed companies.Anuj's experience investing in India was an exercise in patience.Why is today the era of “roll up your sleeves private equity?”How Brookfield is approaching value creation in industrial companies.Where Brookfield believes it can leverage AI to create post-deal operational value.Why Brookfield partnered with OpenAI to create DeployCo in order to scale enterprise AI deployment.Where are we in the adoption curve of physical AI and robotics?BioAnuj Ranjan is Chief Executive Officer of Brookfield's Private Equity Group and Brookfield Business Corporation. In this role, Mr. Ranjan is responsible for the investments, operations, and expansion of the Private Equity business, in addition to managing Brookfield's external strategic partnerships. He is a member of Brookfield's Executive Committee.Mr. Ranjan joined Brookfield in 2006 and has held various positions within the company and its affiliates. He established and previously led Brookfield's India and Middle East operations.Mr. Ranjan holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Ivey Business School at Western University and a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Alberta.Thanks, Anuj, for sharing your wisdom, expertise, and passion about private markets and how to create value through operating companies better.Show Notes00:00 Welcome to SuperReturn00:07 Meet Anuj Ranjan00:55 From Software to Finance02:03 Building India and Mideast02:48 India Deal Frenzy03:17 Five Years of Patience03:22 Learning Before Buying03:28 First True Buyouts04:06 Profits and Team Growth04:16 Taking Model Global04:32 Growth Amid Headwinds04:58 Roll Up Sleeves Private Equity Era05:06 Operational Value Creation05:12 Brookfield Platform DNA05:33 Balance Sheet Advantage05:54 Long-Term Investing06:12 Patience Gets Rewarded07:14 Testing Tech on Balance Sheet07:32 Owning What's Next07:41 AI Needs Hard Assets07:58 Brookfield at the Center09:09 One Firm Collaboration09:51 Platform Informs Deals11:27 Westinghouse Nuclear Bet15:19 Picking the Right Carve Outs16:34 Pricing Power Example17:51 From Five to Twelve18:59 Why Carve Outs Win Now20:05 AI for Industrial Ops20:53 Data Before AI22:12 Predictive Maintenance Story23:31 Physical AI and Robotics24:52 Digitizing the Physical World25:33 Humanoid Robotics Timeline26:28 Deploying AI at Scale26:56 Execution Beats Innovation27:52 Best AI Investment Thesis28:00 Buying Boring Businesses28:52 AI Ready Leadership Team29:30 Hiring Real Tech Leaders30:00 Blockbuster vs Netflix30:43 Closing Reflections

Natalie Ghidotti, owner of a Little Rock-based PR agency, discusses the unique challenges that smaller markets present to PR practitioners and the power of combining a global network with deep local expertise.The middle of the country often gets forgotten in business. Natalie explains how her team at Ghidotti helps family-owned, B2B companies in the Heartland reach a national audience while staying true to their regional roots and Midwestern or Southern identities.She also highlights the importance of playing the "long game" in agency business development. By investing non-billable hours into building Lithium Link, a niche newsletter about Arkansas's emerging lithium industry, her firm has successfully positioned itself at the forefront of the state's economic future—demonstrating that treating your own agency like a client can yield massive networking dividends down the road.Natalie also talks about taking a successful Arkansas pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) reform campaign and scaling those strategies to other states, successfully beating a $7 million corporate advertising campaign with the power of earned media.Ultimately, Natalie stresses that whether you are scaling a local legislative win across the country or helping an outside brand break into a new region, success hinges on genuine community relationships, boots-on-the-ground knowledge, and utilizing networks like the Public Relations Global Network (PRGN) for national and international reach.Key Takeaways Understanding local markets and regional nuances is vital for developing effective public relations strategies and campaigns.Building deep local relationships is essential for PR agencies to offer global brands authentic regional relevance and elevate client engagement.Investing in content creation for emerging industries poised for future growth, such as lithium in Arkansas, can position agencies as thought leaders and open future business opportunities.Networks like PRGN play a crucial role in providing localized service with global reach, enhancing an agency's value proposition.About the Guest Natalie Ghidotti, APR, Fellow PRSA, is founder and CEO of Ghidotti, a public relations and content marketing agency she founded in 2007 that serves clients throughout the Heartland. She serves as Regional Vice President for North America for the Public Relations Global Network, where the agency represents the Southern region in this global network of 50 PR agencies. She is Immediate Past Chair for the Executive Committee for the Public Relations Society of America's national Counselors Academy and was recently named a Class of 2025 inductee into PRSA's College of Fellows, the highest national distinction in the public relations profession.Beyond her agency work, Natalie is an active member of the Little Rock community, serving on the board of directors for the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra and the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts and as Vice President for the Downtown Little Rock Partnership Executive Committee. She is a past president of The Rotary Club of Little Rock and the Arkansas Women's Leadership Forum and is a graduate of both Leadership Little Rock and Leadership Arkansas.About the Hosts Abbie Fink is president of HMA Public Relations in Phoenix, Arizona and a founding member of PRGN. Her marketing communications background includes skills in media relations, digital communications, social media strategies, special event management, crisis communications, community relations, issues management, and marketing promotions for both the private and public sectors, including such industries as healthcare, financial services, professional services, government affairs and tribal affairs, as well as not-for-profit organizations.Dr. Adrian McIntyre is a cultural anthropologist, media personality, speaker, and strategic communications consultant for PR agencies and marketing firms. He's lived in over 30 countries and spent more than a decade in the Middle East and Africa as a researcher, journalist, communications adviser, media spokesperson, and storytelling consultant. He earned a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, where he was a Fulbright scholar and National Science Foundation fellow. Adrian helps agency leaders strengthen their positioning, sharpen their messaging, boost their visibility, and win new clients by replacing impersonal, intrusive and ineffective marketing tactics with authentic human conversations.PRGN Presents is brought to you by Public Relations Global Network, the world's local public relations agency. Our executive producer is Adrian McIntyre. The show is produced by the team at Speed of Story, a B2B communications firm in Phoenix, AZ.Follow the Podcast If you enjoyed this episode, please follow PRGN Presents in Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or any other podcast app. We publish new episodes every other Thursday. To have them delivered automatically and free of charge, just choose your preferred podcast player from this list, open the app, and click the button to “Follow” the show: https://prgnpodcast.com/listenNeed to hire a PR firm? Leading a business effectively in today's fast-paced world requires expert guidance and a strong communications strategy. No matter where you do business, PRGN has a member agency in your region with the deep industry expertise, international experience, and local market knowledge you need to connect with your target audience and achieve your goals. Find a PR firm near you »

Send us Fan MailWelcome to the Serious Privacy podcast, where Paul Breitbarth, Ralph O'Brien, and Dr. K Royal, celebrate 300 episodes. And for this milestone, we invited Philippe Dufresne - Privacy Commissioner of Canada and Chair of the Executive Committee of the Global Privacy Assembly. It is a fascinating discussion and one not to miss! If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn and Instagram @seriousprivacy, and on BlueSky under @seriousprivacy.eu, @europaulb.seriousprivacy.eu, @heartofprivacy.bsky.app and @igrobrien.seriousprivacy.eu, and email podcast@seriousprivacy.eu. Rate and Review us! From Season 6, our episodes are edited by Fey O'Brien. Our intro and exit music is Channel Intro 24 by Sascha Ende, licensed under CC BY 4.0. with the voiceover by Tim Foley.

Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast.We sat down with Vista Equity Partners' Senior Managing Director, Co-Head of Flagship Fund, Monti Saroya. We were live from Berlin, which becomes the “capital of private capital” in June as private equity industry leaders make the annual pilgrimage to the city for one of the marquee private equity conferences, SuperReturn Berlin.With Prosek Partners and former Bloomberg TV journalist Deirdre Bolton as my producer, along with her team, we took over a Tiny Space cabin to hold big conversations with some of the industry's leading alternative asset managers.Vista Equity Partners has been a pioneer in enterprise software investing. They have been at the forefront of every major technology platform shift, whether it was on-prem to cloud, the adoption of enterprise software, and now the agentification of the enterprise with AI.The $103B AUM scaled specialist software investor has dedicated its efforts to building “mission critical” enterprise software companies that organizations can't live without.Monti has had a front-row seat in building and developing both infrastructure and software that the technology industry can't live without. He brings to bear the perspective of someone who lived through the early days of the internet from his time at Cisco Systems and Siebel Systems. Through this lens, and drawing on his experience investing in enterprise software companies since joining Vista in 2008, Monti is able to make sense of where, how, and why AI will be adopted within the enterprise, and what it means for both operators and investors.This conversation with Monti was one of the most illuminating conversations I've had on AI recently. He pieced together so much of what is happening in AI today, covering:The different layers of AI adoption.Why “harness” companies can be valuable.Where AI agents are having the most impact on a business.Why open source is the next wave of the AI buildout.The Linux lesson for AI.Why Monti is so excited about the firm's investment in SambaNova.Do “harness” companies have a moat?Why the moats for many AI companies might surprise you.Why sovereign AI is the next big thing.BioMonti Saroya joined Vista Equity Partners in 2008 and is Co-Head of the Vista Flagship Fund and sits on its Investment Committee.Additionally, Monti serves as a member of Vista's Executive Committee, the firm's governing and decision- making body for matters affecting its overall management and strategic direction, and Vista's Private Equity Management Committee, the firm's decision-making body for matters affecting Vista's overall private equity platform.Monti is also the Co-Chief Executive Officer of VistaOne, Vista's evergreen private equity vehicle, and serves on the Investment Committee. Monti helps lead Vista's artificial intelligence initiatives, driving the firm's approach to AI adoption through strategic partnerships and the deployment of AI-enabled infrastructure and capabilities across the platform and portfolio ecosystem.He currently sits on the boards of Acumatica, Allvue Systems, Avalara, Cloud Software Group, Duck Creek, Finastra, Infoblox, Playlist, Smartsheet, Solera, among others. Monti was actively involved in the firm's investments in Apptio, Cvent (NASDAQ: CVT), Datto (formerly NYSE: MSP), Marketo, PowerSchool (formerly NYSE: PWSC), SumTotal, The ACTIVENetwork, and Transfirst, among others.Prior to Vista, Monti worked as a Senior Research Analyst for JMP Securities, where he provided research for buy-side clients on public on-demand (SaaS) companies. Monti previously worked as an Associate on the enterprise software/applications team. Before JMP, Monti worked at Siebel Systems in a sales capacity for the CRM On Demand division. Prior to Siebel, Monti worked for Cisco Systems in various operations roles.Thanks, Monti, for sharing your wisdom, expertise, and passion about AI, enterprise software, and technology transformations.Show Notes00:00 Intro: Live from SuperReturn00:10 Meet Monti Saroya00:20 Why AI Matters Now00:41 Career Origins Cisco00:57 Building Internet 1.0 01:21 Infrastructure Before Apps01:25 From Compute to Giants01:38 AI as New Buildout01:56 Internet 1.0 Lessons02:17 Change Slower Then Bigger02:48 Consumer Adoption First03:08 What We Underestimate03:26 AI Like Electricity03:41 Three Layer AI Stack04:03 Cloud Providers Layer04:15 App Layer Value Capture04:26 What Is the App Layer04:41 Software Needs Humans05:25 Agents System of Action05:53 Where Agents Impact Today06:20 Engineering Productivity Gains07:29 Augment Not Replace07:51 Rearchitecting With AI08:16 Harnesses Around Intelligence09:17 Routing Cuts Compute Cost09:26 Model Choice and Governance10:55 Enterprise Goals Drive AI11:51 Workflow Context Is Key12:47 SambaNova Compute Economics14:27 Token Subsidies Ending15:39 Open Source Next Wave16:02 Linux Lesson for AI17:03 Deploying Is the Hard Part17:40 Vista Agentic Factory18:42 Avoiding Services Trap19:05 Where Value Gets Created19:32 NeoCloud Inference Centers20:21 Harness Companies and Moats21:05 Enterprise Software Reality Check21:51 CFOs Demand ROI Metrics22:44 Word Association Game23:15 Workflow Specific Future23:48 Sovereign AI Is Coming24:24 Wrap Up and Thanks

In this episode of Investing in Integrity, Ross Overline sits down with Mark Keating, EVP and Global Head of Strategic Finance at State Street — one of the largest financial institutions in the world, with roughly $50T in assets under custody and 15% of the world's daily financial transactions running through its infrastructure.Mark and Ross discuss what it means to build a career of lasting impact inside a globally systemically important bank, how AI is reshaping corporate finance, and the question Mark asks himself and his colleagues to keep them grounded: Do you like the person you've become?Meet Mark Mark Keating is EVP and Global Head of Strategic Finance at State Street, where he leads enterprise Financial Planning & Analysis, Real Estate, Procurement, and Financial Oversight and Planning for Operations & Technology, State Street Markets, Global Credit Finance, Wealth Services, and Corporate Functions. He also leads the firm's Finance Data and AI organization and Finance Transformation. He is a member of State Street's Executive Committee, the company's senior leadership team.Since joining in 1990, he has held a range of executive roles in finance, business, and strategy across the firm. He spent over a decade in Zurich, Luxembourg, and London, and served as CFO for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa and as International CFO for more than 15 years. During that time, he served on the Executive Management Board of State Street Bank International in Germany and held a Senior Manager Function designation under the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority's Senior Manager Regime. In 2025, he stepped in as State Street's interim CFO.Mark also serves on the Board of Trustees of the Cathleen Stone Island Outward Bound School and is the executive sponsor of the State Street Veterans Network (VetNet).Mark holds an undergraduate degree from the Boston College Carroll School of Management and an MBA in international finance and economics from Babson College, where he graduated summa cum laude.

As an estate planner, your job is to capture your client's wishes. But what happens years down the line when those wishes are challenged, family relationships have fractured, and memories have faded?In our latest episode, we sit down with Judge Johnston (Ret.) to look at estate planning through the lens of litigation. We dive deep into how you can create an unassailable contemporaneous record today, so your files can withstand intense scrutiny tomorrow.In this episode, you'll learn:The exact red flags that predict a future capacity or undue influence lawsuit.Why your file notes might actually be more important than the estate document itself.The hidden dangers of videotaped signings (and when they do more harm than good).How to safely handle remote contingencies to prevent accidental intestacy.Our Guest: Judge Gerald Johnson (Ret.)Judge Gerald G. Johnston served over 24 years on the Orange County Superior Court, retiring in 2023. From 2014 to 2023, he was the supervising judge of the Probate and Mental Health Division, overseeing thousands of cases involving trusts, probate, guardianships, conservatorships, elder abuse, and mental health matters. He also served on the Judicial Council Probate and Mental Health Advisory Committee from 2016 to 2019, appointed by the Chief Justice.Before his judicial career, Johnston worked as Deputy Secretary for Law Enforcement and General Counsel for the California Environmental Protection Agency and began his legal career as a Deputy District Attorney in Orange County. He has also taught trust, probate, conservatorship, and mental health law for over 20 years through the Center for Judicial Education and Research (CJER)Our Hosts: Ben Schwefel and Jeff LoewBenjamin R. Schwefel is a partner at Murtaugh LLP in Irvine, California, and a certified specialist in Estate Planning, Trust, and Probate law by the State Bar of California www.murtaughlaw.com. His practice focuses on trusts and estates, including estate planning, trust administration, probate, and fiduciary litigation. He advises a wide range of clients, from high-net-worth individuals and families to trustees, beneficiaries, entrepreneurs, business executives, and professional fiduciaries. He is a member of the TEXCOM executive committee of the California Lawyers Association.Jeff Loew is the managing partner of Trust Law Partners LLP, with offices in Silicon Valley, Pasadena and Newport Beach.   Jeff's primary areas of practice include trust and estate litigation, fiduciary litigation, and financial elder abuse actions.  Jeff is certified as a Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust, and Probate Law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. Jeff is the Chair of the Education Subcommittee for TEXCOM, the Executive Committee of the Trusts and Estates Section of the California Lawyers Association and is also a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC). He is licensed to practice in California, Nevada, and Texas.Thank you for listening to Trust Me!Trust Me is Produced by Foley Marra StudiosEdited by Cat Hammons

Anousha's film work includes the acclaimed films: Hounds Of Love, Jasper Jones, Sweet Country, The Stranger, Shayda, The New Boy, The Correspondent, Kangaroo, Wolfram, and The Run. Her television productions include: Redfern Now, Rake, Cleverman, Black Comedy, Total Control, Thou Shalt Not Steal, and the Australian adaptation of The Office. Anousha is on the Executive Committee of the Casting Guild of Australia and she is an active member of its Diversity and Inclusion Committee.

In this episode, Rachel visits with Don Richards. Don is a force of nature. He has been a financial advisor and an independent insurance broker since 1984. He earned his BS in Civil Engineering from the University of Colorado in 1978, his MBA in Finance from the University of Denver in 1983, his CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ designation in 1989, his Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor designation in 2021, and his CERTIFIED SUCCESSION PLANNER™ designation in 2025. Don currently holds FINRA Series 7, 63 and 65 registrations and provides investment products through Cetera Wealth Services, LLC. Don is the founder of The Richards Financial Group, Inc. and Texarado Western Advisors, LLC, and he is an associate with The Benefit Team, LLC, an employee benefits consulting and brokerage firm.Don is involved in numerous community and professional organizations and has served on the boards and advisory councils of several charitable foundations, including the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, Colorado Farm Bureau, Colorado FFA Foundation, Young Americans Education Foundation and Junior Achievement of Metro Denver. He served on the Chamber's Executive Committee from 2008 through 2009.  Don is an active member and volunteer with the Denver Chamber, is a graduate of the 2007 class of Leadership Denver, an eight-time delegate in the Leadership Exchange program and a six-time delegate in Colorado Experience. He is a 2011 graduate of Leadership Program of the Rockies, a member the American Enterprise Institute Leadership Network, and a chapter officer of the Vino & Veritas Society. Don served on the steering committee of the Dean's Society at the Daniels College of Business and has served as a mentor in the Daniels Scholars program. Don is an active member of the Western Stock Show Association, the Silver Spur Club at the National Western Stock Show & Rodeo, Colorado Livestock Association, Colorado Cattlemen's Association, and the Denver Agriculture & Livestock Club (where he serves as Vice President), and he is a long-time supporter of the Colorado Cattlemen's Agricultural Land Trust.This episode is brought to you by the generous support of Adam Rose at Iliff Custom Cabinetry. Find him at www.iliffcustomcabinetry.com or on The Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/icucab/. If you see Adam, please let him know you heard about him here.Check our our cows on the Anywhere Cam site at https://anywhere.cam/. Scroll down to the Hereford cows and tada!

Today, the Safari heads to Pittsburgh to sit down with two of my favorite colleagues of all time: Jenn and Shafkat! These are two fellow members of the Executive Committee of SAFE Red Panda, and we have spent the last few years working together to build the program into something we are all super proud of. We dive into that, talk about the conservation and education work they do at the zoo, and of course sneak in a chat about a binturong! EPISODE LINKS: @saferedpanda @pittsburghzoo pittsburghzoo.org ROSSIFARI LINKS: Rossifari.com Patreon.com/rossifari to support the pod @rossifari on socials @rossifaripod on TikTok Join the new Rossifari Discord: https://discord.gg/rQSwMuetj

My conversation with Eric begins at 29 minutes after news and clips Subscribe and Watch Interviews LIVE : On YOUTUBE.com/StandUpWithPete ON SubstackStandUpWithPete Follow Eric on Blue Sky Read Eric on Dorf on Law Listen to Supreme Myths Podcast Eric Segall is the Director The Bondurant Center for Constitutional Law at Georgia State University where he also is a professor and teaches federal courts and constitutional law I and II. He is the author of the book Supreme Myths: Why the Supreme Court is not a Court and its Justices are not Judges. He has served on the Executive Committee of the AALS section on federal courts, and has given numerous speeches both inside and outside the academy on constitutional law questions and the Supreme Court. He appears regularly on the national XM Radio show StandUp with Pete Dominick talking about the Supreme Court and constitutional law. Listen rate and review on Apple Podcasts Listen rate and review on Spotify Pete On Instagram Pete on Blue Sky Pete on Threads Pete on Tik Tok Pete on Twitter Pete Personal FB page Stand Up with Pete FB page Gift a Subscription https://www.patreon.com/PeteDominick/gift Send Pete $ Directly on Venmo All things Jon Carroll  Buy Ava's Art  Subscribe to Piano Tuner Paul Paul Wesley on Substack Listen to Barry and Abigail Hummel Podcast Listen to Matty C Podcast and Substack Follow and Support Pete Coe Hire DJ Monzyk to build your website or help you with Marketing

In this episode of Nutrition Pearls: the Podcast, hosts Jen Smith and Megan Murphy (the outgoing Clinical Practice Chair) speak with the rest of the outgoing Executive Committee members whose positions are up for election this fall: Venus Kalami (Secretary/Treasurer), Michelle Yavelow (Communications Chair), Brock Williams (President-Elect), & Lisa Cooley (Media Chair). Each guest reflects on their roles, shares highlights from their time on the Executive Committee, and offers advice for future leadership. Call for nominations will be coming soon so listen in, you may know just the right member to nominate based on what you hear during this episode. Nutrition Pearls is supported by an educational grant from Mead Johnson Nutrition.Produced by: Corey IrwinNASPGHAN - Council for Pediatric Nutrition Professionalscpnp@naspghan.org

Our next guest is Dr. Kavita Bhatnagar, an accomplished business leader, food scientist, nutritionist, Flavourist and author at the intersection of sensory science, food technology, and consumer behaviour. As the CEO of Kanegrade India, she leads a company specializing in taste management, natural flavours, and ingredient innovation, shaping the sensory experiences of food and beverage products.A Harvard Business School alumna with over 20 years of industry experience, Dr.Bhatnagar brings a multidisciplinary approach—blending scientific rigor, business strategy, and behavioural insights—to create products that align with evolving consumer expectations. Her expertise spans flavour innovation, food formulation, and the psychology of eating.Beyond her executive role, Dr. Bhatnagar serves as the Honorary Vice-President of the British Society of Flavourists and elected member of the Executive Committee of Harvard Club of India. She is also the bestselling author of The Power of Imperfect Eating, a book that reframes how we think about food choices. A LinkedIn Top R&D Voice, she is widely recognized for her contributions to food innovation, research, and industry thought leadership.Host: Trevor Groome, Michel Aubanel, Music: Aidan Kirkwood, Editing: Yusuf Toprak, Publishing: Ján Peťka

Welcome to RIMScast. Your host is Justin Smulison, Business Content Manager at RIMS, the Risk and Insurance Management Society.   In this episode, Justin interviews Johnell Holly about growing up in Compton, serving in the military, and eventually becoming one of the most senior leaders at FM. They discuss experiences that shaped his mindset and lessons from his early years that still guide his leadership. They discuss what Johnell learned in the military that influences his decision-making. Johnell explains why he left the military and how he started working for FM. Johnell shares his life advice: choose the hard things; they will prepare you for opportunities to improve yourself. Johnell relates his early experience in sales and how it shaped his career. Lastly, they discussed the Spencer Educational Foundation and how Johnell became involved.   Listen for advice on overcoming hard circumstances and showing up at your best.   Key Takeaways: [:01] About RIMS and RIMScast. [:16] About this episode of RIMScast. Our guest is Johnell R. Holly, the Executive Vice President for U.S. and Latin America Operations at FM. He is also the Board Chair for the Spencer Educational Foundation. We will learn about his career and leadership philosophies. But first… [:47] RIMS Virtual Workshops. The next RIMS-CRMP Exam Prep with PARIMA will be held virtually on July 21st and 22nd. Registration links are in this episode's notes. [:58] We have a summertime webinar. On July 16th, Zurich will present "Too Hot to Ignore: Heat-Related Injuries and Workers' Compensation." Register at RIMS.org/webinars and via the link in this episode's show notes. [1:13] Also on the webinars page, you will see a two-part series hosted by the RIMS Membership Department. The "Classroom to Career" webinar series highlights how RIMS equips students with the knowledge, skills, and connections needed to thrive in risk management careers. [1:28] Participants will gain insights into industry trends, career pathways, and practical tools that help them confidently step into the evolving world of risk management after graduation. These sessions will be hosted on September 1st and 9th. [1:42] These sessions are member exclusives and are complimentary for RIMS members, of course. So, if you are interested in becoming a member, this would be the time. Visit RIMS.org/membership. [1:52] You can enroll now in the RIMS CRO Certificate Program in Advanced Enterprise Risk Management hosted by the famous James Lam. Beginning July 15th, workshops will be held bi-weekly from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The registration link is in the show notes. [2:16] The RIMS ERM Conference 2026 will be held on November 19th and 20th in Columbus, Ohio. The deadline for session submissions was extended through June 26th. Visit RIMS.org/ERM2026 to get those final submissions in. Registration will open in July. [2:37] RIMS is back on YouTube. Our handle is @RIMSOfficialChannel. We've got plenty of videos there, including RIMScast, RIMScast Canada video podcasts, and other informative and entertaining content from RIMS. Subscribe to the channel today! [2:56] On with the Show! Our guest today is Johnell Holly. He is the Executive Vice President for U.S. and Latin America Operations at FM. He is also the Board Chair for the Spencer Educational Foundation. [3:10] Johnell caught my attention last year at the Spencer's Funding Their Future Gala, which this year will be held on September 17th at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City. [3:21] I found Johnell's career journey to be incredibly inspiring. He is here to discuss his path from humble upbringings to the military to the risk and insurance space and ultimately to philanthropic missions and leadership with Spencer. [3:36] I'm confident this dialogue will resonate with anyone who feels the odds are against them and is looking for extra motivation to overcome and choose the hard challenges in life and career. Let's get to it! [3:39] Interview! Johnell Holly, Welcome to RIMScast! [4:10] Johnell says he is absolutely thrilled for the Spencer Funding Their Futures Gala. It's one of the premier events of the year. Every year, it seems to get better and better, and it continues to achieve new heights. Johnell is excited to see where it goes this year and into the future. [4:51] Johnell comes from Compton, a rough neighborhood. Johnell wanted something different from how he grew up. He wanted to get a very good education. So he went to the United States Military Academy to get a very good education from a very high-profile institution. [6:01] Johnell started at the Academy in 1990 and graduated in 1995. In 1995, Johnell went into the Army as a commissioned officer and was in the Army until 2001. His last day of Active Duty was the week prior to 9/11. [6:47] Justin thanks Johnell for his service. [7:07] Johnell says there's a lot of what he does today that relates to his military education. He says there's also a lot from his childhood that helped him along his career, including his desire to improve himself. [7:27] Johnell says some things in the military resonated with him that made it very easy to be more successful outside of the military, such as the work ethic and making the choice to do the harder things when they present themselves. [7:52] Johnell says, it's like doing the harder military school. Once you get that done, everything else is a bit easier. Johnell says that taking a tough assignment or job within FM, he knows that if he does a job that no one else wants to do, he will have what most people won't have. [8:11] Johnell says he did things like that deliberately over the years. His mantra would be, Always choose hard, and hopefully, you get to a point where that no longer has to happen. [6:25] Justin heard a speaker say that if you have six things coming up, one of them is the tough one, and five of them are easy ones, people will choose the five easy ones first, before they get to the tough one. Justin says Johnell chooses the hard one first before the five easy ones. [8:55] Johnell agrees, not just in his career; he learned it very young. When he was young, he didn't like how he was showing up. He knew he needed to position himself with more strengths. [9:17] The only way Johnell was going to get those strengths was to do all the things he was afraid to do or hated to do. He had to face fears, get over them, and get through the hard stuff. He teaches his kids that today. [9:32] Johnell has five kids. The three oldest are girls. The oldest also graduated from Wespoint and is serving. The daughter below her is on a destroyer right now in the Mediterranean, so she's in the war. [10:02] Johnell has two sons. Both of them are in the top 15 or 20 in the nation for football. One is a redshirt freshman at Michigan, and the other will head out to FSU and Georgia in the next week for his official visits. He'll pick one of them. [10:31] Johnell talks to his daughters in the service regularly. [10:42] Justin asks about NIL deals for Johnell's sons. Johnell says the NIL deals are peanuts compared to the insurance negotiations he does daily. [11:07] When Johnell left the Army, insurance was definitely not on his radar. He was being asked by the military to go back and get his Master's. That meant leaving the state of Washington, where he was assigned. He didn't want to leave; he had things to take care of. [11:38] Johnell needed to look and see what other options were out there. He went to a headhunter. He interviewed for five or six companies, and all of them made an offer. One of them had a position in Seattle, where he wanted to be. [12:05] After some negotiation, Johnell decided to give it a go as a consultant engineer, an entry-level position, for FM. He wasn't aware it was an insurance company. He thought he was going into engineering. Coming directly from the military, he wasn't familiar with business. [12:36] Once Johnell got into FM, he realized that it was an insurance company. Once he saw that, he was very interested in that side of the business and wanted to get over to it very quickly. By 2002, Johnell had moved to the insurance side of FM. [13:31] Johnell says, early on, risk management and insurance had been thought of as a secondary thought to business. Understanding of the hazards and operating to reduce those hazards didn't exist at the levels that it does today. [14:11] Today, thinking about risk and ensuring that you are resilient is no longer optional. You cannot just hope that things aren't going to go wrong. You have to assume that things are going to go wrong. Those who do that well will be more successful. [14:35] A Quick Break! There are so many other wonderful RIMS events coming up in 2026. The Annual Florida RIMS Educational Conference will be held from July 28th through August 1st at the lovely Ritz-Carlton in Naples, Florida. A link to the event is in this episode's show notes. [14:53] Register now for the Second Annual RIMS Texas Regional Conference, which will be held from August 10th through 12th at the Grand Hyatt on the San Antonio River Walk. [15:05] The 11th Annual Chicagoland Risk Forum will return to the Old Post Office on Thursday, September 24th, 2026, in Chicago. Visit ChicagolandRiskForum.org for more information. [15:15] The RIMS Western Regional Conference will be held from October 4th through the 7th in Seattle, Washington. The agenda is live, and registration is open. Visit RIMSWesternRegional.com and the link in this episode's show notes for more information. [15:32] Save the dates October 18th through the 21st. We will be in Quebec City to celebrate the 50th Live RIMS Canada Conference. Booth sales are open, and sponsorship opportunities are still available. Advance registration is open now. [15:48] Visit RIMSCanadaConference.ca for more information. Also, remember to check out RIMS.org/Canada for our spinoff show, RIMScast Canada, hosted by National Conference Committee Chair, Aaron Lukoni. [16:03] The RIMS ERM Conference 2026 will be held on November 19th and 20th in Columbus, Ohio. The deadline for educational content submissions was extended to Friday, June 26th. Get submissions in now. The link is in this episode's show notes. Registration opens in July. [16:25] Let's Return to Our Interview with Johnell Holly! [16:33] At the start of working for FM, Johnell was doing client service and sales. Johnell was a captain when he left the military. He was in a position of authority with a good amount of autonomy. Coming to FM, he was older than his peers, who had come straight out of college. [17:13] That maturity was pretty key. The best thing Johnell learned in the military is that rank doesn't matter. What matters is how you treat people, not just the people you work with every day, but how you treat every person you interact with. [17:42] If you can do that well, and recognize that we're all the same, looking for the same stuff, trying to achieve the same things. Johnell says to put it all into perspective and take that approach in how you deal with people. Relationships are king in the military and in life.  [18:27] Johnell really wanted to do well in the job he was in. He says, if you do well, if you put your heart, effort, and everything else into what you're doing, it gets recognized. Folks want that experience and expertise in other areas. That's how you create opportunities for yourself. [19:17] Johnell has had a lot of different jobs at FM. Probably the most difficult job was sales. Johnell is a very deliberate person. He likes to be strategic and very planned in how he approaches things. He says, in sales, you have to be a lot more fluid, with a lot less structure. [19:49] Johnell doesn't think it has to be that way. Sales, to be most effective, should have quite a bit of structure, but in the early days, that didn't exist. [19:57] That was not the best environment for Johnell, but it taught him again how to manage through situations, overcome them, and get better at them. It was much like choosing hard, although that wasn't his intent. [20:28] It was one of the most developmental roles of his career at FM that put him in a position to be in the roles that he is in now. [21:25] Justin says it's fascinating to see who succeeds in sales and who goes on to do other things. Johnell says, You've got to be resilient. You've got to be able to take a lot of No and be okay with that. It was all cold calling, lighting them up, and getting in the door. [22:03] Another Quick Break! Johnell Holly will be at The Spencer Funding Their Future Gala 2026 in New York City at the Waldorf Astoria on September 17th. This year, Spencer will honor Sierra Signorelli of Zurich and last week's guest, Marya Propis of RT Specialty. [22:31] A link to the Gala is in this episode's show notes. [22:34] The Spencer Educational Foundation's Risk Manager on Campus application period is now open, and it will close on June 30th. Grant awardees, colleges, and universities are typically notified in September. [22:52] General Grant applications are open, and the application deadline is July 30th. Internship Grant applications open on August 15th and close on October 15th. [23:04] Links to each of these grants are in this episode's show notes. Visit SpencerEd.org for more information. [23:12] Let's Conclude Our Interview with Spencer Board Chair Johnell Holly! [23:30] Johnell says selling remains difficult. FM is not a sales-focused organization. FM needs sales; it's critically important, but FM is about client retention and building client relationships. [24:17] Before a salesman for FM can sell a policy to a company, the salesperson needs to get internal sign-off for various reasons that the company is a good fit for FM. Johnell says there's more structure in FM sales policy today. More training is done for successful selling. [25:39] Johnell says that from the first day he started with FM, RIMS was a part of the conversation. Johnell's participation was in attending some of the local RIMS events when he was on the West Coast. Johnell started in Washington and then went down to LA. [26:10] Johnell had attended Western Regional RIMS and Los Angeles RIMS events. Johnell says that he had been with FM for almost 15 years before he really became aware of Spencer. Today, Spencer is out there much more, creating education and awareness for the industry. [26:59] Johnell says that for Spencer to create awareness for students, everyone in the industry needs to know about it. Spencer is at a point where it is recognized as a foundation throughout the insurance industry. [27:18] Johnell says that Spencer needs to be recognized even outside of the insurance industry, as much as possible, and he thinks it is on its way. It's been a buildup of all the efforts and work, back to Robert S. Spencer himself, that have led to where Spencer is today, and it will continue. [28:03] Johnell says his involvement with Spencer came when Brian Callori, who was one of the Chairs and who also worked for FM, thought that it would be a good fit and a great opportunity for Johnell to be a part of it. He suggested that Johnell be recommended to join the Board. [28:31] Johnell joined the Spencer Educational Foundation Board. Within the first couple of meetings, Johnell realized that they could do things better, and he started speaking up about it. He only wanted to help the organization do its best. They asked him to do as he suggested. [28:57] Johnell joined the Executive Committee and continued in various positions until he is now the Chair. Justin notes Johnell's enthusiasm about the Spencer Educational Foundation, evident in his Gala address last year. [29:09] Johnell plans to be on stage again at the 2026 Gala. [29:38] Justin asks about last episode's RIMScast guest, Marya Probis, who is no longer on the Board and is one of this year's Spencer honorees. [29:53] Johnell says the interesting thing about the Board is that they are all competitors for the most part. The minute they get into that room, they come together and focus on the mission of Spencer. Johnell sees that they have a sincere desire to help the industry advance. [30:31] Johnell says we need to educate folks in the middle schools and primary schools and so on to get folks thinking about working in insurance. Insurance is an amazing industry and career, and it's necessary. It's inspiring to be able to talk about and drive it throughout the world. [31:42] Johnell says the world has always been changing. The one constant is change. The more that all of us, including kids, can embrace that reality, the better prepared we will be. The insurance industry always follows the world. The world is always looking for the next best thing. [32:42] Someone is out there innovating, inventing, and trying to come up with the new thing. The new thing is going to come with risk. Johnell says our capability and responsibility to be able to protect that risk or associated risks is what we do. It's why we're here. That's exciting. [33:11] Justin says, We're looking forward to seeing you on Thursday, September 17th, at the Waldorf Astoria, for the 2026 Funding Their Future Gala. We've got Sierra Signorelli from Zurich as one of the honorees; Marya Propis is the second honoree, and it's going to be a great time. [33:28] I look forward to seeing you up onstage. Last year, your message resonated with me so much. You came from a very humble upbringing, and you have this wild trajectory professionally, and you've got five kids, so you've had quite a journey. [33:55] Justin asks Johnell to imagine an audience member hearing this episode of RIMScast, and they might similarly come from a difficult background and just not know what their path forward is going to be. What message would you have for that person today? [34:15] It's the same message Johnell has for a lot of the folks he interacts with from a similar background. His family still lives in Compton, so he still interacts with kids and with college athletes who did not have the greatest upbringing. [34:38] Johnell says it's wrong to think you are not a product of your environment. You are. Depending on what that environment has in store for you, you either want to be there or you don't want to be there. One thing you can control to some extent is whether or not you're there. [35:10] Change your environment. If you can't change your environment, change the way you show up in your environment. Do the things that are going to give you more experiences. Do the things, the hard things, that are going to create more opportunities for you down the road. [35:30] You don't have to do something earth-shattering. It could be the little things that start to build your toolbox. So that when the time comes and the opportunity presents itself, you have all of these things you have built that will uniquely position you to take advantage of that situation. [35:58] You need to put yourself in a position so that when the time comes, you're ready to go. That often means to "choose hard." If you're willing to choose hard, then you are going to differentiate yourself. There's no way in the world that it doesn't pay off at some point. It will. [36:20] Justin says These are wonderful words of wisdom. They resonate with me, and I'm positive they're going to resonate with the audience. You're an inspiring guy. I look forward to hearing more from you and to seeing you in September. Thank you so much for your time. [36:45] Special thanks again to Johnell Holly of FM and the Spencer Board Chair. We look forward to seeing him at the Spencer Educational Foundation's 2026 Funding Their Future Gala, which will be held on September 17th at the Waldorf Astoria in NYC. [37:02] Visit SpencerEd.org for more information and to purchase your ticket and for sponsorship opportunities. Remember to check out last week's episode, RIMScast #395, to hear an interview with Marya Propis, one of this year's Spencer Funding Their Future Gala honorees. [37:20] Plug Time! You can sponsor a RIMScast episode for this, our weekly show, or a dedicated episode. Links to sponsored episodes are in the show notes. [37:49] RIMScast has a global audience of risk and insurance professionals, legal professionals, students, business leaders, C-Suite executives, and more. Let's collaborate and help you reach them! Contact pd@rims.org for more information. [36:07] Become a RIMS member and get access to the tools, thought leadership, and network you need to succeed. Visit RIMS.org/membership or email membershipdept@RIMS.org for more information. [38:25] Risk Knowledge is the RIMS searchable content library that provides relevant information for today's risk professionals. Materials include RIMS executive reports, survey findings, contributed articles, industry research, benchmarking data, and more. [38:41] For the best reporting on the profession of risk management, read Risk Management Magazine at RMMagazine.com. It is written and published by the best minds in risk management. [38:55] Justin Smulison is the Business Content Manager at RIMS. Please remember to subscribe to RIMScast on your favorite podcasting app. You can email us at Content@RIMS.org. [39:07] Practice good risk management, stay safe, and thank you again for your continued support!   Links: Spencer Educational Foundation's 2026 Funding Their Future Gala | Sept. 17, 2026 RIMScast on YouTube! Spencer Educational Foundation — Scholarships and Grants | Open Calls and Timelines. RIMS-CRO Certificate Program In Advanced Enterprise Risk Management | July‒Sept. 2026 Cohort | Led by James Lam | Register Now! 2026 Florida RIMS Educational Conference | July 28‒Aug. 1 | Register Now RIMS Texas Regional Conference 2026 | Aug. 10‒12 in San Antonio | Register Now! ChicagoLand Risk Forum | Sept. 24, 2026 RIMS Western Regional Conference — Oct. 4‒7, 2026 | Seattle, WA | Register Today and Submit an Educational Session! 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Food retail is undergoing a fundamental transformation, and few people have a better vantage point than the SupermarketGuru Phil Lempert. In this episode of Food for Thought Leadership, Lempert joins FI's Chris Campbell to discuss the forces reshaping grocery, from inflation and private label growth to changing consumer expectations around health, wellness, and transparency. The conversation explores why traditional supermarket formats may be reaching their limits, how retailers can compete in an increasingly crowded landscape, and where artificial intelligence is already creating value for shoppers. Lempert also shares his outlook on the future of grocery retail, including the rise of smaller, more specialized stores, the growing importance of prepared foods, and why retailers that establish trust and a clear brand identity will be best positioned to win over the next decade. More About Phil Lempert: For more than 25 years, Lempert, an expert analyst on consumer behavior, marketing trends, new products and the changing retail landscape, has identified and explained impending trends to consumers and some of the most prestigious companies and trade associations worldwide. Known as The SupermarketGuru® Lempert is a distinguished author and speaker who alerts customers and business leaders to impending corporate and consumer trends, and empowers them to make educated purchasing and marketing decisions. As one of America's leading consumer trend-watchers and analysts, Phil Lempert is recognized on television, radio and in print. For twenty plus years Phil has served as food trends editor and correspondent for NBC News' Today show, reporting on consumer trends and showcasing new products, as well as regular appearances on ABC's The View, FOX Business, Dr. Oz, The Oprah Winfrey Show, 20/20, CNN, CNBC, FOX, as well as on local television morning and news programs throughout the country. For almost two decades, he hosted the syndicated show Shopping Smart on the WOR Radio Network  and now hosts the webcasts/podcasts The Lempert Report LIVE, Lost in the Supermarket and the U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance Farm, Food, Facts available on all podcast platforms. Phil Lempert was one of the pioneers of the new information media, founding SupermarketGuru.com in 1994. The website is now one of the leading food and health resources on the Internet, visited by more than 9 million people each year. SupermarketGuru.com offers original video and editorial content on food and retail trends, food and beverage product ratings, analysis of trends in food marketing and retail, and features health advice, nutrition news and many other resources to empower both the food industry and consumers. Phil is the founder and editor of The Lempert Report on Substack and SupermarketGuru.com and the founder of the Retail Dietitians Business Alliance which was acquired by the Association for Retail and Consumer Professionals in 2022. He has been profiled and interviewed by scores of publications including  USA Today, The New York Times, The Christian Science Monitor, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Newsweek and Ad Age, and is interviewed by hundreds of publications each year. He is also a columnist for Forbes.com. Phil has served on the Executive Committee of Michelle Obama's Chefs Move to School program. He also serves on numerous other boards including: FARE, U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance Honor the Harvest, Sial Innovation Jury, Seminis, Ingenuity and Betterer Foods Advisory Boards. Lempert is the author of Being the Shopper and Healthy, Wealthy & Wise. His previous books include: Phil Lempert's Supermarket Shopping & Value Guide, Top Ten Trends for Baby Boomers and Crisis Management: A Workbook for Survival. He is currently working on his next book which will be published by John Wiley & Son: Disrupting the Food Business: Silicon Valley Culture and the Food Business.

This episode we are joined by Mr. Steve Larke - director at Topaz Energy, Headwater Exploration Inc. & Vermilion Energy - three TSX listed energy companies with market caps of ~$5 Billion, $3 Billion & $2.5 Billion respectively. Mr. Larke's previous roles include Operating Partner and Advisory Board member with Azimuth Capital Management Inc., an energy-focused private equity fund based in Calgary, Alberta.Prior to joining Azimuth Capital Management Inc., Mr. Larke was Managing Director and Executive Committee member with Calgary-based Peters & Co. from 2005 to 2015, and prior thereto, was Vice-President and Director with TD Newcrest from 1997 to 2005. Both at Peters & Co. and TD Newcrest, Mr. Larke received leading rankings in the Brendan Wood International survey of institutional investors. Mr. Larke has a Bachelor of Commerce degree (with distinction) from the University of Calgary and has earned the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD.D) designations. In addition, Mr. Larke is a Fundamentals of Sustainability Accounting (FSA) Credential Holder. Mr. Larke has over 28 years of experience in energy capital markets, including research, sales, trading and equity finance, stakeholder engagement and communication, corporate finance, risk management and corporate strategy.Among other things we learned about Why Canadian Energy Is Up 70%. Enjoy.Thank you to our sponsors.Without their support this episode would not be possible:Connate Water SolutionsATB Capital MarketsBunch Projects-*This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only, and is not intended as investment advice. Please do your own research, and consult professionals directly before making any investment decisions.Support the show

  Rob is Co-Chair of Taft's Sports Law Group and Chair of the firm's Cincinnati Business practice. He is widely recognized as principal counsel to private equity and venture capital funds, growth-oriented companies, sports franchises, and research institutions. His practice focuses on leading equity financings, securities offerings, complex commercial transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and other strategic initiatives. Rob regularly advises global and national clients on the structuring and execution of significant business transactions. Rob is actively engaged in civic and professional leadership at both the national and local levels. He serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center and is a board member of the FC Cincinnati Foundation. Reflecting the international scope of his practice, he also serves on the Board of Interlex, a global association of leading law firms. In Ohio, Rob is a member of the Executive Committee of the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce and has previously served as Chair of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and President of the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) Cincinnati. Rob earned his bachelor's degree from Duke University and his MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. During his undergraduate studies, he completed comparative law coursework at New College, Oxford University. He received his J.D. from Washington University School of Law, where he also clerked at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission during his final term. Rob grew up in Kobe, Japan.

Our first-ever podcast guest, John Taft, returns nearly 100 episodes later. John is a Vice Chair of Baird. He was previously the CEO of RBC's U.S. wealth management business through the Great Financial Crisis, overseeing nearly 7,000 employees and almost $300 billion in assets. He chaired SIFMA, the leading securities industry trade association, and testified before Congress during the post-crisis reforms.John has spent more than 40 years in finance, but he didn't start there. He set out to be a newspaper journalist. Then, on a reporting assignment in Lowell, Massachusetts, he watched community leaders use the tools of finance to rebuild a burnt-out industrial city — and realized he didn't just want to write about that work; he wanted to do it.John wrote Stewardship: Lessons Learned from the Lost Culture of Wall Street, followed by A Force for Good: How Enlightened Finance Can Restore Faith in Capitalism. Today he's helping oversee $560B in assets, writes the blog Finance for the Greater Good, and is one of three founding members of the Scholars of Finance Advisory Board.In this episode, John returns to discuss what he's seen happen to the industry — and where it needs to go next. He and Ross dig into the financialization of the economy, the "disease of grandiosity" infecting leaders across sectors, and why financial services have grown larger than necessary to serve the real economy. They get to the productive heart of finance — what John calls "helping real people in the real world solve real problems and achieve real goals" — and the speculative noise crowding it out, from prediction markets and zero-day options to leveraged inverse ETFs and much of the digital asset ecosystem. They also explore AI's coming impact on capital allocation, the widening gap between rich and poor, and why John believes the next ten years will demand more stewardship from finance, not less.Meet John John Taft is a Vice Chair of Baird and a member of the firm's Executive Committee. Earlier in his career, he was a managing director at Piper, Jaffray & Hopwood; president and CEO of Voyageur Asset Management; president and CEO of Dougherty Summit Securities; and a consultant at Deloitte & Touche. He currently serves on the boards of Riverfront Investment Group, Octavus Group, Baird Trust, and Sagard.John holds a B.A. magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, from Yale University, and a master's degree in public and private management from the Yale School of Organization and Management. He serves as Vice Chair of the Minneapolis Foundation, is an active member of the Itasca Project, and is an Executive in Residence at the Wake Forest University Center for the Study of Capitalism.He credits his family — including his great-grandfather, 27th U.S. President William Howard Taft — for instilling the core values that shape his definition of business success and his belief in the importance of treating every person with dignity.

My conversation with Eric begins at 36 minutes after news and clips Subscribe and Watch Interviews LIVE : On YOUTUBE.com/StandUpWithPete ON SubstackStandUpWithPete Follow Eric on Blue Sky Read Eric on Dorf on Law Listen to Supreme Myths Podcast Eric Segall teaches federal courts and constitutional law I and II. He is the author of the book Supreme Myths: Why the Supreme Court is not a Court and its Justices are not Judges. He has served on the Executive Committee of the AALS section on federal courts, and has given numerous speeches both inside and outside the academy on constitutional law questions and the Supreme Court. He appears regularly on the national XM Radio show StandUp with Pete Dominick talking about the Supreme Court and constitutional law. On YOUTUBE.com/StandUpWithPete ON SubstackStandUpWithPete Listen rate and review on Apple Podcasts Listen rate and review on Spotify Pete On Instagram Pete on Blue Sky Pete on Threads Pete on Tik Tok Pete on Twitter Pete Personal FB page

Today, it is my pleasure to speak with John Claisse, CEO of Albourne Group, an independently owned, non-discretionary and global investment consultant, providing advice on hedge funds, private equity, private credit, real assets, real estate, and dynamic beta. Founded in 1994, Albourne has over 350 clients with over $750bn invested directly in alternative investments. John is an equity partner and member of Albourne's Executive Committee and chairs the firm's Corporate Planning Council, which comprises Albourne's function and region heads. He helped develop the firm's proprietary risk analytics, was formerly the Senior Analyst for quantitative equity strategies and multi-strategy hedge funds and later headed up the firm's portfolio group. John remains a Portfolio Analyst working with several public and corporate plans, large endowments, and foundations. He also serves on the Advisory Board of the University of Sussex Business School, on the Board of Trustees of Standards Board for Alternative Investments (SBAI), and on the Governing Board of The Robert Toigo Foundation. John, and his firm Albourne, are valued Advisor members of FOX, and we are privileged to have their knowledge and expertise in our membership community. In today's world of major technological, geopolitical, and regulatory disruptions, family offices and their investment teams are facing a crisis of trust. John describes the current context and the challenges family offices experience pertaining to trust in investing. He shares an overview of the various conflicts of interest that exist in today's investing landscape that family offices need to be aware of and prepared to manage. John outlines the different trust-affirming models and practices that family offices can adopt and lean on to find and build trust in today's investing marketplace. There is an emerging ecosystem aimed at promoting greater trust in investing. John talks about the groups and players in the investing landscape who play a role in strengthening investors' trust and confidence in both public and private market mechanisms. Don't miss this illuminating conversation with one of the leading providers of investment advice, research, and mid- and back-office implementations to family offices, as well as public and private institutions.

  Sarika Naik | Group Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer and Member of the Group Executive Committee at Capgemini Group Sarika is the Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer and a member of the Executive Committee at Capgemini Group. She leads the company's global strategy for diversity and inclusion, as well as social and environmental sustainability.With more than 20 years of experience in the technology industry, Sarika brings deep expertise in strategic management, brand evolution, and client engagement. She previously served as Capgemini India's Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) and Chairperson for Diversity & Inclusion, roles in which she strengthened the company's brand, built high-performing teams, and drove impactful, data-driven initiatives.Sarika is passionate about using technology to create a more inclusive and sustainable future. She firmly believes that business success and societal well-being go hand-in-hand, and she is committed to advancing Capgemini's agenda for people, the planet, and society.   

Menopause doesn't have to be grim, just ask those who signed up to attend a menopause mixer, organised by Donna Howarth, Founder & CEO, Middle East Menopause Organisation.Plus, we debunk some cancer myths with Dr. Heidi Kussmann, a board-certified naturopathic oncology physician and Dr. Mishkat Shehata, Chief Medical Officer of OMICS Precision Health, CEO of Cellcolabs UAE, Founding Member and Vice President of the Emirates Lifestyle and Longevity Medicine Society (ELLMS), Executive Committee.And finally, do you feel like you always need to be "high-performing"? That's causing a lot of anxeity, according to Dr. Ritu Gupta, clinical psychologist.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

#418 In this podcast episode, Guy talked with Robert about lucid dreaming, how it differs from out-of-body experiences, and why dreams matter given how much time people spend dreaming over a lifetime. Robert shared his first spontaneous lucid dream, how he learned to induce lucid dreams using suggestion and hand-focused intention, and how to stabilize lucidity by staying calm and reaffirming awareness. They discussed the potential of lucid dreaming for personal growth, including how beliefs and expectations shape dream outcomes and can be applied to waking life through "lucid living," with Robert describing reduced hay fever symptoms through mindful thought changes.  Robert and Guy explored reports of physical and emotional healing in lucid dreams, including examples involving GERD, plantar warts, menstrual bleeding, and trauma-related nightmares. Robert described experiences suggesting an "inner self" behind dreams, occasional precognitive elements, communication with his cat, and techniques for navigating dream environments, and he recommended his books and websites for learning more. About Robert: Robert Waggoner wrote the acclaimed book, Lucid Dreaming – Gateway to the Inner Self (now in its sixteenth printing), and co-authored Lucid Dreaming Plain and Simple with Caroline McCready. Both books are in Audible, Kindle and CD/Mp3. His books have been translated into French, German, Chinese, Korean, Czech, Finnish and other languages.  A past President of the International Association for the Study of Dreams (IASD), Waggoner currently serves on the Executive Committee. For twenty years, he continues to serve as co-editor of the online magazine, The Lucid Dreaming Experience, (ISSN 2167-616X); the only ongoing publication devoted specifically to lucid dreaming. Recently, he helped found the non-profit Lucid Dreaming Foundation to spread the practice, research and beneficial use of lucid dreaming.. A lucid dreamer since 1975, he has logged more than 1,000 lucid dreams. Key Points Discussed:  (00:00) - How to Use Lucid Dreams for Deep Healing and Self‑Discovery! (00:47) - Meet the Lucid Expert (03:13) - Lucid vs Out of Body (04:03) - First Lucid Dream Story (05:50) - Becoming a Lucid Author (08:36) - Why We Dream (10:56) - Four Years Dreaming (13:52) - Beliefs Shape Dreams (16:59) - Lucid Living Healing (23:04) - Healing Through Lucidity (28:35) - Inner Barriers and Growth (30:35) - Who Guides the Dream (31:45) - Voice Behind the Dream (32:47) - Inner Self Experiments (33:44) - Dream Intuition and Precognition (35:20) - Cat Dreams Come True (38:23) - How to Induce Lucidity (39:13) - Hands Technique Training (41:51) - Staying Asleep While Lucid (43:17) - Navigating Dream Worlds (46:11) - Lucid to Out of Body (49:27) - Healing Trauma in Dreams (53:55) - Sleep Energy and Workshops (55:13) - Books Resources and Wrap Up How to Contact Robert Waggoner:www.lucidadvice.com luciddreamingmagazine.com   About me:My Instagram: www.instagram.com/guyhlawrence/?hl=en Guy's websites:www.guylawrence.com.au www.liveinflow.co

Send us Fan MailAbout Terri A. GossardTerri A. Gossard, O.D., M.S., was elected to the AOA Board of Trustees  in June 2019 and elected Vice President during the 128th Annual Congress in June 2025. She serves on the Executive Committee, AOA Advocacy Roundtable Committee, Board Advancement Committee, and Student Engagement Committee, and as liaison trustee to multiple AOA committees, optometry schools, and affiliates across the U.S. Dr. Gossard is a past president of the Ohio Optometric Association (OOA), where she chaired the Children's Vision Task Force and Legislative Committee. She was honored as OOA Optometrist of the Year in 2017.She earned her O.D. and M.S. in Physiological Optics from The Ohio State University College of Optometry in 1996, practiced for 20 years in Cincinnati, and now serves as National Director of Clinical Integration for EyeCare Partners.

Few organizations serve as fiercer defenders of constitutional rights and the rule of law than the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). At a time when free speech, free assembly, immigration, and voting rights are being tested across multiple fronts, Americans have come to count on the ACLU for its unyielding dedication to principle - even if they don't agree on every issue.rnrnDeborah N. Archer is President of the national ACLU, where she serves as Chair of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee. She brings frontline insight into today's web of legal battles, and calls attention to how traditional tools for protecting civil rights are currently being weakened and tested. Deborah is a tenured professor and associate dean at New York University School of Law, and the faculty director of the Community Equity Lab at NYU Law.rnrnTo mark Law Day 2026, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association's Chris Schmitt will sit in conversation with Deborah N. Archer, President of the ACLU, on the urgency of protecting the rule of law and defending the rights of all people nationwide.

Certified Improvement Vector, Pat Book, visits the subbasement again to talk about the experience of being the lone dissenting speaker on the REAL/Brandt Deal at the Apr 29 2026 Executive Committee meeting. Music by Guidewire (aka Ryan Hill). Originally broadcast on 91.3FM CJTR AccessNow community radio.

I start with Eric and Daley at about 35 mins after news and clips Subscribe and Watch Interviews LIVE : On YOUTUBE.com/StandUpWithPete ON SubstackStandUpWithPete Stand Up is a daily podcast. I book,host,edit, post and promote new episodes with brilliant guests every day. This show is Ad free and fully supported by listeners like you! Please subscribe now for as little as 5$ and gain access to a community of over 750 awesome, curious, kind, funny, brilliant, generous soul Follow Eric on Blue Sky Read Eric on Dorf on Law Listen to Supreme Myths Podcast Eric Segall teaches federal courts and constitutional law I and II. He is the author of the book Supreme Myths: Why the Supreme Court is not a Court and its Justices are not Judges. He has served on the Executive Committee of the AALS section on federal courts, and has given numerous speeches both inside and outside the academy on constitutional law questions and the Supreme Court. He appears regularly on the national XM Radio show StandUp with Pete Dominick talking about the Supreme Court and constitutional law. David Daley is a senior fellow for FairVote and the author of Ratf**ked: The True Story Behind the Secret Plan to Steal America's Democracy, which helped spark the recent drive to reform gerrymandering. Dave's second book, Unrigged: How Americans Are Battling Back to Save Democracy, chronicles the victories and defeats in state efforts to reform elections and uphold voting rights. A frequent lecturer and media source about gerrymandering, he is the former editor-in-chief of Salon.com, and the former CEO and publisher of the Connecticut News Project. He is a digital media fellow at the Wilson Center for the Humanities and the Grady School of Journalism at the University of Georgia. His work has appeared in the New Yorker, The Washington Post, The Guardian, New York magazine, the Atlantic, the Boston Globe, Rolling Stone, Details, and he's been on CNN and NPR. When writing for the Hartford Courant, he helped identify Mark Felt as the "Deep Throat" source for Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein.    On YOUTUBE.com/StandUpWithPete ON SubstackStandUpWithPete   Listen rate and review on Apple Podcasts Listen rate and review on Spotify Pete On Instagram Pete on Blue Sky Pete on Threads Pete on Tik Tok Pete on Twitter Pete Personal FB page Stand Up with Pete FB page     Gift a Subscription https://www.patreon.com/PeteDominick/gift Send Pete $ Directly on Venmo All things Jon Carroll  Buy Ava's Art    Subscribe to Piano Tuner Paul Paul Wesley on Substack Listen to Barry and Abigail Hummel Podcast Listen to Matty C Podcast and Substack Follow and Support Pete Coe Hire DJ Monzyk to build your website or help you with Marketing  

Today, I have the pleasure of speaking with Dan Spector, partner at Hanson Bridgett, an Am Law 200 California-based law firm and the first law firm recognized as a certified B Corp. Dan is a trial lawyer, mediator, and arbitrator whose practice focuses on trust, probate and complex civil cases involving families. He has been named in multiple years as a Super Lawyer by his peers for Northern California in the area of Trust and Estate Litigation and a statewide mediation and private neutral panelist for Judicate West, a professional neutral company with offices throughout California. Dan is a member of the California Lawyer's Association's (CLA) Trust and Estates Section and Litigation Section, as well as the Sacramento County Bar Association's Probate, Trust and Estate Planning Section. He has recently been selected to serve on the Executive Committee for CLA's Trust and Estate Section (TEXCOM), for which he participates in various subcommittees, including the Litigation, Incapacity and Legislation subcommittees. He also serves as a Judge Pro-Tem in the Sacramento Superior Court and has been named as an expert witness on issues relating to trust, probate, and litigation matters. Dan has lectured at U.C. Davis before the Sacramento County Bar Association, CCLSA and the California Society of Certified Public Accountants on the topics of civil litigation and trust and probate litigation. He has served on numerous non-profit boards throughout Sacramento, including as Chair of the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Sacramento, board member of the San Juan Unified School District Superintendent's Advisory Board, board member of the St. Ignatius School Advisory Board, board member of the Anthony M. Kennedy Learning Center, and Chairman of the Board of Del Paso Country Club. Dan served as General Chairman of the 2015 United States Senior Open Golf Championship, the single largest sporting event in Sacramento's history. Dan and his firm Hanson Bridgett are values advisor members of FOX, and we are thrilled to have their expertise within our membership community. We've talked about conflict on this podcast before, but today we'll learn more about Dan's area of expertise – "active conflict". Dan explains for our listeners how active conflict is defined and how it is manifested in both pre-litigation and litigation situations. Families are complex, and family dynamics and the emotional undercurrents that run through the relationships among family members present a unique challenge for both clients and professionals in our field. Dan shares his experience on how families get to the active conflict stage, and he describes the common pathways and the ways family members and their family offices can recognize them. In many cases, significant changes – and resulting conflicts – within a family are triggered by the death of a key family principal. So, one practical consideration is to distinguish between pre-mortem and post-mortem conflict situations. Dan talks about the main differences between family conflicts that take place before vs. after a major death in the family. Active conflict can be very painful for families. Dan provides an outline of the options available to families for managing and resolving active conflict, including the different professional channels and techniques they can resort to. Don't miss this illuminating conversation with a leading expert and practitioner in the field of family conflict management and resolution.

Tennessee Republican State Executive Committee Members Fed Up With RINOs Allowing Dems To Vote In GOP Primaries…Why Didn't These Conservative Illegal Immigration Bills Pass The TN Legislature?Republicans Fail To Deliver On Tennessee Grocery Tax Reform…Riley Gaines Women's Protection Act To Become Law…Tennessee Schools Encouraged To Display Ten Commandments & Foundational U.S. Documents…Appeals Court Rules In Favor Of TN National Guard Deployment To Memphis…The Tennessee Conservative's Brandon Lewis joins Yaffee LIVE to discuss all this & more! Check out more from Yaffee HERE - https://www.wgow.com/2025/05/12/yaffee-live-2/

California has a new virtual representation statute! What does this mean for your trusts and estates practice?  In this episode of Trust Me!, our guests, Kelly Cooksey of Loeb and Loeb in Los Angeles, and Anna Soliman of Sheppard Mullin in Los Angeles will review the nuts and bolts of the long-awaited virtual representation statute, which became effective on January 1st, 2026.  Our host will be Jeff Loew, Managing Partner of Trust Law Partners and Education Chair for TEXCOM, the Executive Committee of the Trusts and Estates Section of the CA Lawyers Association.Jeff Loew is the managing partner of Trust Law Partners LLP, with offices in Silicon Valley, Pasadena and Newport Beach.   Jeff's primary areas of practice include trust and estate litigation, fiduciary litigation, and financial elder abuse actions.  Jeff is certified as a Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust, and Probate Law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. Jeff is the Chair of the Education Subcommittee for TEXCOM, the Executive Committee of the Trusts and Estates Section of the California Lawyers Association and is also a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC). He is licensed to practice in California, Nevada, and Texas.Kelly Cooksey focuses her practice on estate and gift tax planning for high net worth individuals, as well as probate and trust administration.  Her experience includes drafting living trusts and gift trusts, handling complex trust administration and probate proceedings and coordinating tax-efficient wealth transfer strategies among numerous advisors.  She regularly advises clients on the wide range of sophisticated issues arising in these transactions, including income, gift, estate and property tax issues, the modification of irrevocable trusts through methods such as trust decanting as well as charitable planning issues, particularly compliance with private foundation self-dealing rules. Anna Soliman is special counsel in the Tax, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Practice Group in the firm's Los Angeles office. Anna specializes in estate planning and trust administration for high-net-worth individuals. She has broad experience in drafting and preparing complex estate plans and business succession plans for high-net-worth individuals. She also assists clients in matters ranging from trust administration and probate to IRS audits. Anna was most recently the Chief Fiduciary Officer and Trust Counsel of a prominent trust company. Earlier in her career, Anna worked as an Estate and Gift Tax Attorney for the Internal Revenue Service, where she examined high profile tax returns.Thank you for listening to Trust Me!Trust Me is Produced by Foley Marra StudiosEdited by Cat Hammons and Todd Gajdusek

My conversation with Eric starts at about 35 minutes in to today's show after headlines and clips Subscribe and Watch Interviews LIVE : On YOUTUBE.com/StandUpWithPete ON SubstackStandUpWithPete Stand Up is a daily podcast. I book,host,edit, post and promote new episodes with brilliant guests every day. This show is Ad free and fully supported by listeners like you! Please subscribe now for as little as 5$ and gain access to a community of over 750 awesome, curious, kind, funny, brilliant, generous soul On YOUTUBE.com/StandUpWithPete ON SubstackStandUpWithPete Follow Eric on Blue Sky Read Eric on Dorf on Law Listen to Supreme Myths Podcast Eric Segall teaches federal courts and constitutional law I and II. He is the author of the book Supreme Myths: Why the Supreme Court is not a Court and its Justices are not Judges. He has served on the Executive Committee of the AALS section on federal courts, and has given numerous speeches both inside and outside the academy on constitutional law questions and the Supreme Court. He appears regularly on the national XM Radio show StandUp with Pete Dominick talking about the Supreme Court and constitutional law. On YOUTUBE.com/StandUpWithPete ON SubstackStandUpWithPete Listen rate and review on Apple Podcasts Listen rate and review on Spotify Pete On Instagram Pete on Blue Sky Pete on Threads Pete on Tik Tok Pete on Twitter Pete Personal FB page Stand Up with Pete FB page Gift a Subscription https://www.patreon.com/PeteDominick/gift Send Pete $ Directly on Venmo All things Jon Carroll 

Rebecca sits down with futurist Rebecca Ryan for a conversation about why and how small towns need to stop planning for the past and start envisioning multiple possible futures. They discuss the PHOEBE energy assessment, the three futures framework, and why traditional stakeholder-based visioning often fails. It's one of those episodes that both challenges how you think while also encouraging you to work in your strengths, build trust over polish, and remember that the future isn't something that just happens to us—we happen to it too. About Rebecca: Rebecca Ryan is a noted top 50 professional futurist, economist, best-selling author and entrepreneur. She is the founder of NEXT Generation Consulting through which she partners with government leaders across the country. Looking a generation ahead, she outlines strategies in urban planning, economic development and workforce development to ensure communities are well equipped for future trends and challenges. Rebecca is a graduate of Drake University with a certificate in Strategic Foresight from University of Houston; she is the Resident Futurist at the Alliance for Innovation and on the Executive Committee of the global Association of Professional Futurists. In this episode, we cover: How Rebecca Ryan became a professional futurist and why that career path even exists The PHOEBE assessment and its four energy patterns: Visionary, Collaborator, Organizer, and Driver Why most strategic plans are just last year's document with updated dates The three futures framework: expectable, challenging, and visionary Why trust is the invisible force multiplier that makes or breaks community work Links + Resources Mentioned: Keynotes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQcg7ED38gI Substack: https://rebeccaryanfuturist.substack.com/ Training: https://rebeccaryan.com/what-we-do/training/think-like-a-futurist YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@rebeccaryan620 Want to get your business in front of our audience? We are looking for podcast sponsors! Each season, we feature a select group of Small Business Partners—brands that share our mission to celebrate small-town life and big ideas. With a 4–6% average Facebook engagement rate (well above the industry average), 2,600+ loyal followers, and 45,000 monthly content views, we have an amazing, highly engaged audience of people who can't wait to learn more about you. When we feature you, your story, and your product/service, it's like a friend's recommendation, because it is. Want to know more? Reach out to us at hello@growingsmalltowns.org We have a membership! Join the GST Club — a virtual support community built for those leading change in small-town America. For $30/month, you'll get twice-monthly live calls with Rebecca, access to a private network of fellow small-town changemakers, replay recordings, frameworks, and early access to GST events. It's for anyone from volunteers and entrepreneurs to city officials who believe small towns deserve big ideas and better leadership. Part think-tank. Part pep-talk. Part creative jam session. All support.  We Want to Hear From You! We really, really do, and if you'll let us, we'd love to feature your actual message just like we did with Terri's (with your permission, of course!) Some of the best parts about radio shows and podcasts are listener call-ins, so we've decided to make those a part of the Growing Small Towns Podcast. We really, really want to hear from you! We're have two "participation dance" elements of the show: "Small town humblebrags": Call in and tell us about something amazing you did in your small town so we can celebrate with you. No win is too small—we want to hear it all, and we will be excessively enthusiastic about whatever it is! You can call in for your friends, too, because giving shout-outs is one of our favorite things.  "Solving Your Small-Town People Challenges": Have a tough issue in your community? We want to help. Call in and tell us about your problem, and we'll solve it on an episode of the podcast. Want to remain anonymous? Totally cool, we can be all secretive and stuff. We're suave like that.  If you've got a humblebrag or a tricky people problem, call 701-203-3337 and leave a message with the deets. We really can't wait to hear from you!  Get In Touch Have an idea for a future episode/guest, have feedback or a question, or just want to chat? Email us at hello@growingsmalltowns.org Subscribe + Review Thanks for tuning into this week's episode of The Growing Small Towns Show! If the information in our conversations and interviews has helped you in your small town, head out to Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or Spotify, subscribe to the show, and leave us an honest review. Your reviews and feedback will not only help us continue to deliver relevant, helpful content, but it will also help us reach even more small-town trailblazers just like you!

This week, Ivy Slater, host of Her Success Story, chats with her guest, Paige Zandri. The two talk about Paige's unconventional journey from tax law to family law, the founding and growth of Artese Zandri PLLC, a firm dedicated to handling highly contested divorces and agreements with a focus on personal connection, and the critical role of mentorship, professional networks, and values-driven teamwork in building a thriving legal practice. In this episode, we discuss: How Paige's career took a sharp turn from tax law to family law after law school, when she realized she wanted a more direct connection with clients than tax consulting at Deloitte could give her, and her parents' early instincts turned out to be surprisingly right. What gave her the courage to leave Deloitte, go solo, and start from scratch by cold-emailing Brooklyn Law alumni, finding one solo-practitioner mentor, and trading support services and court help for real-world training and income. Why she knew solo practice wouldn't be the endgame: she wanted a team, realized she wasn't a litigator and didn't want to become one, and partnered with a former law school friend and courtroom attorney to create a complementary business and life partnership. How the firm evolved from solo work into a growing boutique practice, and why building the right team culture has been one of the hardest and most important parts of leadership, especially when your goal is to run the firm like a family, with warmth, boundaries, and accountability. Why she believes leadership in a group like Women Owned Law matters: the organization has become a place where ideas are welcomed, collaboration is real, and the "scaffolding" of a shared mission is visibly taking shape over time. Paige Zandri is a founding partner at Artese Zandri PLLC and is the firm's lead mediator. Paige handles highly contested divorces, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements. Paige brings to the firm her experience as a tax consultant for high-net-worth individuals before shifting her focus to representing clients in matrimonial and family law matters. Having represented clients both in and out of court for over a decade, Paige's ability to de-escalate and find creative solutions to resolving conflict underlines her approach to client service. Paige is trained and certified as a divorce mediator to help clients resolve the nuanced aspects of complex issues, including the division of property, calculation of spousal support, custody and support of children, and more. Paige's tax background is particularly useful for clients who hold sophisticated assets with varying tax consequences that impact their value in a negotiated property settlement. Paige also has extensive experience drafting and negotiating prenuptial, postnuptial and divorce settlement agreements. Paige approaches every client and every issue with personalized attention, compassion, and diligence. Education Brooklyn Law School, JD 2009 CUNY Baruch, MS 2009 SUNY Albany, BS 2002 Admissions New York State Bar Memberships Women Owned Law (501(c)(3)), Board Member and Executive Committee, DEI Committee Chair, Symposium Committee Chair, Virtual Programming Co-Chair New York City Bar Association New York Women's Bar Association New York State Bar Association Professional Philosophy: The best way I can serve my clients is to listen deeply to their fears and concerns - to look beyond the basics of their matter and engage with them as I would a family member. Each client should walk through this experience knowing that I have done everything I can to listen, understand, and protect them.  Personal Philosophy:  At the risk of sounding "eat-pray-lovey"...My personal philosophies are simple: keep your mind and body active, be kind, find the humor, and eat and sleep well. Hobbies: Athletics and outdoor adventures, fancy charcuterie boards, and making people laugh.  What I love most: The right song at the right moment.  Top Memorable Moment: Father-daughter dances. Website: https://www.artesezandri.com/ Social Media Links: https://www.linkedin.com/company/artese-zandri-pllc/      

We are delighted to welcome Natalie De Fazio, Founder and CEO of Pinnacle Live, as today's guest. Natalie is a seasoned entrepreneur with a strong background in leadership and consulting, including roles at consulting firms such as KPMG. Over the years, she has collaborated with many leading names in AV production within the meetings and events industry and is now focused on building and growing her new brand. Stay tuned to hear Natalie's story and the insights she shares today. Natalie's Journey Natalie began her career in consulting after studying business and economics, working across multiple industries and building expertise in strategy, analysis, and leadership. After working at several firms, including KPMG, she became an independent consultant and soon realized the value of bringing a fresh perspective to organizations. Her work with Freeman introduced her to the events space, where she fell in love with the people and the experiences they offered. She went on to co-found Pinnacle Live in 2021. A Customized Experience Pinnacle Live was created to fill a gap in the audiovisual services space within hotels. They focus on delivering a more customized, higher-touch experience rather than trying to be everything to everyone. This positioning enables the company to serve venues that require a more customized solution, while maintaining a strong emphasis on relationships, service quality, and consistency. An Outside Perspective Pinnacle Live's key advantage comes from not being originally rooted in the events space. Questioning "why" and challenging the way things have always been done opens the door to new ways of thinking. Bringing in ideas from other industries helps avoid an echo chamber and encourages innovation, curiosity, and solutions more closely aligned with customer needs. Innovation Natalie believes that innovation is about trying new things that actually drive value, rather than simply changing for the sake of change. Creating a culture where people are willing to try and fail fast opens the door to better ideas. Maintaining a smaller-company feel while growing allows every voice to be heard and ideas to flow freely, regardless of role or title. Data Data highlights trends, indicators, and direction, but it does not tell the whole story. Combining data with anecdotes and opinions creates a far more complete picture. Clear KPIs across leadership, regular review, and accountability ensure alignment, while avoiding overreaction to short-term fluctuations. Transparency A high level of transparency around financials, performance, and goals helps employees understand the bigger picture and their role within it. Sharing both positive and bad results builds trust, encourages ownership, and creates a more engaged workforce. Natalie applies the same transparent philosophy to her customers. Hiring For Natalie, recruiting is about more than competencies and professional experience. She looks for people who believe in the vision, feel fulfilled by the work, and are excited to be part of building something. It has to be a match because even highly capable people won't perform at their best if they're not genuinely invested in the role and the company's direction. Creating Experiences Events are no longer just about sitting in a room and watching presentations. People want immersion and a sense of belonging. The role of an AV and production partner is to understand the objectives and bring creative ideas to life through sound, light, and visuals, creating a feeling and environment that delivers on those goals. Trust Establishing trust is paramount for Natalie. Communication, proactive planning, and reliability are essential for delivering a seamless experience. The best feedback comes from being easy to work with, dependable, and consistently delivering on expectations, driven entirely by people who are both passionate and well-trained. AI Natalie feels that AI saves time and removes manual work. That gives teams more time to focus on more valuable work, such as working with customers,  innovating, and developing better experiences. However, human input remains essential to ensure it is thoughtful, strategic, and correct. In-Person Experiences Still Matter Natalie believes that people still want to connect, collaborate, and share their experiences. Virtual and hybrid events have their place, but they are not quite the same. When people come together, their experience must feel intentional and immersive, and be something they are part of rather than just watching. Maintaining Quality While Scaling Natalie wants to ensure that Pinnacle Live continues to deliver high-touch services, tailored solutions, and real relationships. For her, that means constantly asking how to improve the experience and making sure her team fully understands the required standard. Looking Ahead Natalie wants Pinnacle Live to continue delivering consistently for clients and continue building strong relationships with hotel partners. She also sees growth in the broader production space, expanding beyond hotels into more complex production work. Her goal is to continue building the business while staying true to its founding goals. BIO: Natalie De Fazio Natalie De Fazio is the Chief Executive Officer of Pinnacle Live, a leading provider of premium event technology and production services. A seasoned executive with more than 20 years of experience in strategy consulting, operations, and corporate leadership, Natalie specializes in transforming organizations, building high-performing teams, and driving sustainable growth. Before becoming CEO, Natalie served as Founding President of Pinnacle Live, where she played a central role in shaping the company's strategic direction, expanding capabilities, and strengthening its people-first culture. Prior to founding Pinnacle Live, she served as Vice President of Corporate Strategy at Freeman Company and was a member of the Executive Committee at Encore Event Technologies. Earlier in her career, Natalie held leadership and consulting roles at KPMG, Stax Inc., Aon Hewitt, and Accretive Health, and founded her own consulting firm, NMD Strategy. Known for her pragmatic, data-informed leadership style and passion for innovation, Natalie is committed to elevating live event experiences and advancing an industry built on meaningful human connection. Connect with Eric Rozenberg On LinkedIn Facebook Instagram Website Listen to The Business of Meetings podcast Subscribe to The Business of Meetings newsletter Connect with Natalie De Fazio On LinkedIn Pinnacle Live  

In this episode, Candice sits down with Tracy Ward, founder and president of Forward Talent Strategies, a boutique HR consulting firm that helps businesses strengthen their people strategy, build strong workplace cultures, and create environments where employees can truly thrive. With a background in HR leadership, organizational development, and talent strategy, Tracy brings deep insight into what it takes to align people, purpose, and performance.   In this episode, they discuss: Why company culture must be intentional and clearly defined from the top down How misalignment in values leads to hiring and retention challenges The role leadership plays in modeling and reinforcing culture daily How onboarding experiences shape an employee's long-term engagement Why employees want to feel part of something bigger than just a job How feedback, communication, and listening improve retention and morale The impact of purpose-driven work and philanthropy on team connection   This episode is a powerful reminder that culture is not just something you talk about. It's something you live, build, and reinforce through every action, every hire, and every conversation!   About Tracy Ward: Tracy Ward is Founder & President of Forward Talent Strategies, a boutique HR consulting company that partners with businesses to strengthen their HR strategy and HR practices, develop their organizational vision, and build programs to attract, engage and retain top talent. Tracy previously held HR executive roles with oversight of Human Resources, Organizational Development and Risk Management, and is passionate about helping companies cultivate positive workplace cultures and environments for employees to thrive. Tracy has a degree in Sociology with minor in Law & Society from the University of California, San Diego, and holds the Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), California (PHRca) and Global Professional in Human Resources (GPHR) certifications. Tracy serves on the Board for SDHR Forum, is active in ProVisors, serving on the Executive Committee for the Human Capital group and Diversity & Inclusion Committee, and volunteers as a resume coach for the Veterans Career Transition Assistance Program.   https://forwardtalentstrategies.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracy-ward-shrm-scp/ https://www.instagram.com/forwardtalentstrategies   ----- Connect with Candice Snyder! Website: https://www.podpage.com/passion-purpose-and-possibilities-1/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/candicebsnyder?_rdr Passion, Purpose, and Possibilities Community Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/passionpurposeandpossibilitiescommunity/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/passionpurposepossibilities/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/candicesnyder/ Shop For A Cause With Gifts That Give Back to Nonprofits: https://thekindnesscause.com/ Fall In Love With Artists And Experience Joy And Calm: https://www.youtube.com/@movenartrelaxation

Join us in Vegas for Podjam 3! Subscribe and Watch Interviews LIVE : On YOUTUBE.com/StandUpWithPete ON SubstackStandUpWithPete Stand Up is a daily podcast. I book,host,edit, post and promote new episodes with brilliant guests every day. This show is Ad free and fully supported by listeners like you! Please subscribe now for as little as 5$ and gain access to a community of over 750 awesome, curious, kind, funny, brilliant, generous souls Follow Eric on Blue Sky Read Eric on Dorf on Law Listen to Supreme Myths Podcast Eric Segall teaches federal courts and constitutional law I and II. He is the author of the book Supreme Myths: Why the Supreme Court is not a Court and its Justices are not Judges. He has served on the Executive Committee of the AALS section on federal courts, and has given numerous speeches both inside and outside the academy on constitutional law questions and the Supreme Court. He appears regularly on the national XM Radio show StandUp with Pete Dominick talking about the Supreme Court and constitutional law. On YOUTUBE.com/StandUpWithPete ON SubstackStandUpWithPete Listen rate and review on Apple Podcasts Listen rate and review on Spotify Pete On Instagram Pete on Blue Sky Pete on Threads Pete on Tik Tok Pete on Twitter Pete Personal FB page Stand Up with Pete FB page Gift a Subscription https://www.patreon.com/PeteDominick/gift Send Pete $ Directly on Venmo All things Jon Carroll 

European countries struggling with the energy crisis caused by the US-Israeli war against Iran are getting zero sympathy from Donald Trump. This morning, the US president vented his frustration, posting on Truth Social, "You'll have to start learning how to fight for yourself, the U.S.A. won't be there to help you anymore, just like you weren't there for us." Julianne Smith, who served as Ambassador to NATO under President Biden, joins Bianna to discuss.  Also on today's show: Lynn Harfoush, Executive Committee member, Lebanese National Bloc; Nicholas Lemann, Author, “Return­ing”    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Air Canada CEO [Michael Rousseau] to step down in 2026 amid recent controversy over French-language skillsThe Board of Directors of Air Canada has announced that President and Chief Executive Officer Michael Rousseau will retire by the end of the third quarter of 2026, following nearly two decades with the airline.Did the official press release mention the crash?Did the official press release mention the CEO's inability to speak French?Will he remain on the board?According to the Board, when did it start the internal succession planning process?According to the Board, when did it start the external succession planning process?Did the press release stick to Canadian/Quebec language laws and use the appropriate accents in Montreal and Quebec? YES: Montréal, Québec.Some TRUE and FALSE questions from the company's latest proxy statement:TRUE of FALSE: Air Canada “regularly test the linguistic skills of its more than 15,000 public facing employees in respect of Canada's official languages”TRUE of FALSE: The proxy states it has “2 official languages.”TRUE of FALSE: In the CEO's opening letter to shareholders he states that “We are immensely proud of … promoting our official languages.”TRUE of FALSE: Language proficiency is an official skill used to describe directorsTRUE of FALSE: Air Canada is the only airline required to offer services in both official languages in CanadaTRUE of FALSE: “Air Canada uses both official languages of Canada in its corporate, customer and employee communications and is committed to promoting both official languages of Canada across the country, and have policies, programs, procedures and tools to help our employees learn and improve their language skills. Six of the seven members of our Executive Committee are bilingual.”Xerox Board of Directors Appoints Louie Pastor as Chief Executive OfficerWill he be chair or just a director?How many CEOs since 2022?How many CFOs since 2025?What is the average board tenure of a Xerox director?How many different executive positions has Louis Pastor held at Xerox since 2018?How many times has Louis Pastor resigned from Xeros since 2018?On March 25, 2026, Starbucks Corporation held its 2026 Annual Meeting of ShareholdersAverage support for directors?Number of directors with 99% support?Lowest support?Percentage against Say on Pay?The Accountability Board submitted a shareholder proposal requesting supermajority shareholder voting requirements be replaced with majority voting requirements. The board gave no recommendation? What percentage of shareholders supported this proposal?How many supported an SHP asking for an Independent Chair?Why was it so low?Finally, there were 4 anti-SG/anti-woke/anti-DEI. What was their average level of support?Democrats Examine Elon Musk's Role in Suspension of Business Disclosure LawThe Corporate Transparency Act requires companies to report information about their ownership to the government, an effort to combat problems such as money laundering and terrorism.In February, a New York Times investigation revealed that Mr. Musk was quietly operating at least 90 private companies in Texas that would have been subject to heightened disclosure; and that he has used limited liability companies that disclose little about their ownership structure to disguise his spending, including to support Mr. Trump in the 2024 election.The Treasury Department suspended the law last March one day after Mr. Musk posted on X, in response to a user frustrated about the law, that he “can look into it.”Who is the group examining Elon Musk led by?What is Chick-fil-A offering families to ditch phones at the table in push to unplugTotal bill forgiveness“Conversation Cards” sponsored by Chick-fil-AA signed photograph of CEO Andrew Cathy, the third generation of the Cathy family to lead the companyEarly access to new menu itemsIce CreamNetflix cofounder Reed Hastings says his first boss out of college would wash his dirty mugs at 4:30 a.m.—so now he returns the favor for his staff too“One morning I came in very early to the office [at] like 4:30 [a.m.], and I went into the bathroom, and there was my CEO. And he's washing coffee cups,” Hastings explained. “And I was like, ‘Barry, are you washing my coffee cups?' And he said, ‘Yes.' And I said, ‘Have you been doing that all year?'” “He said ‘Yes.' And I'm like, ‘Why?'” “And he said, ‘Well, you do so much for us and this is the one thing I can do for you.'”How does Reed return the favor to his staff?Investors Suing to Vote on ESG Proposals Meet Corporate PushbackChubb Ltd. and BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings Inc. are pushing back against shareholder lawsuits seeking to place ESG proposals on annual meeting ballots.Chubb: 23% F (3/13) with 13% total influenceThere are only 3 women on Chubb's board, how many Michaels do they have?CEO (2004-) and Chair (2007-) Evan Greenberg has been at the helm for 22 years. How many years has he served with Lead Independent Director Michael Connors (2011-)?BJ's Wholesale Club30% F with 14% influenceTwo of 10 key executives at BJ's are women. How many of BJ's 6 key board leadership positions are led by women (3 committee chairs, CEO, Chair, Lead Director)?A CEO trying to reindustrialize America says blue-collar pay is headed for ‘massive hyperinflation' and kids should skip college to become weldersThis is from Hadrian Automation, a high-tech manufacturing company that builds "software-defined factories" for the aerospace and defense industries using AI-powered software, unlike a traditional machine shop which relies on the "tribal knowledge" of veteran machinistsWhat is the name of Hadrian's CEO?Duke ThunderRex ChargerChris PowerBlaze CannonJack HammerDid he graduate from college?

This week Steve and Yvonne interview Natalie Woodward of Warshauer Woodward Atkins (https://warlawgroup.com/) and Dax López of DelCampo Grayson Lopez Attorneys at Law (https://dglattorneys.com/).   Remember to rate and review GTP in iTunes: Click Here to Rate and Review   View/Download Trial Documents   Guest Bios: Natalie Woodward Anyone who meets Natalie Woodward feels like they have known her their entire life. It is this ability to put people at ease that makes her such an effective trial lawyer. Natalie secured a $77.7 million psychiatric malpractice verdict in September 2022 for the Carusillo family who's son was forced out of a mental health facility without his medication in 2017. Watch the News Nation interview about the case. In 2010, she tried her first jury trial as lead counsel in a wrongful arrest case and secured a $1 million verdict which is the largest verdict of its kind in Georgia history. In 2021, she was interviewed about this trial. https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-e8jnd-101dc94 Her cases have made international and national news including her fight to protect the rights of children on social media. https://youtu.be/cfGYpv8iKIE In 2014, she argued before the Georgia Court of Appeals to obtain increased protection for children targeted on social media. https://caselaw.findlaw.com/ga-court-of-appeals/1680364.html Natalie has also led the fight to secure justice for victims of childhood sexual abuse. Natalie is a proud native of Powder Springs, Georgia and is a venerable “Double Dawg.” She received undergraduate degrees in Journalism and Political Science from UGA and then graduated from UGA Law in 2002. While in law school, she was a member of the 2001 Champion Intrastate Moot Court Team, President of her Second Year Class and Chair of the Moot Court Board. Natalie serves on the Executive Committee for the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association and the Bench and Bar Committee of the State Bar of Georgia. She has been recognized by her peers as one of the best lawyers in the State for the past six years and was selected as one of the Best Young Lawyers in Georgia by Atlanta Magazine. Read Full Bio Here Dax López For nearly 11 years, Dax served as a judge on the State Court of DeKalb County where he presided over complex criminal and civil matters.  As only the second Hispanic judge on a court of record in the history of Georgia, Dax was known to be an efficient, fair, and just jurist who earned the respect of lawyers and litigants alike. A native of Ponce Puerto Rico, Dax attended Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt Law School where he was an editor on the Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law and the president of the Vanderbilt Bar Association.  After law school, Dax served as the law clerk for federal judge Hector M. Laffitte in the Federal District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. Prior to his appointment to the bench, Dax was a trial lawyer at three prestigious law firms in Atlanta specializing in complex civil matters, business litigation, product liability, and employment law. Throughout his legal career, Dax has received numerous recognitions.  Dax has been named as one of the Top Fifty Industry Leaders by the Atlanta Business Chronicle, as among Georgia's Legal Elite by Georgia Trend magazine, and as a Rising Star in 2009 and 2010 by the SuperLawyer Magazine.  In 2010, Mundo Hispanico named Dax to be the Funcionario Destacado del Aňo.  In 2011, Dax was named by Georgia Trend Magazine to be among the best and brightest 40 Under 40 and by The Fulton Daily Report to be among those in the legal profession who were “On the Rise.”  He is also the recipient of the Justice Benham Community Service Award. Dax served on the Board of the Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials for 15 years, and as President of the Georgia Hispanic Bar Association from 2006-2008.  He is also a past president of the Cooper Inn of Court.  Currently, he is a Trustee on the Board of Leadership Georgia, a member of the Board of Councilors for the American Jewish Committee, and a member of the Anti-Defamation League's regional board.   He is also a member of the State Bar of Georgia's Board of Governors and a member of the Standing Committee of Interpreters. In 2015, President Barack Obama nominated Dax to a vacant seat on the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.  Unfortunately, Dax did not receive a hearing in the U.S. Senate and his nomination expired at the end of President Obama's term. Read Full Bio   Show Sponsors: Legal Technology Services - LegalTechService.com Harris Lowry Manton LLP - hlmlawfirm.com   Free Resources: Stages Of A Jury Trial - Part 1 Stages Of A Jury Trial - Part 2

What if the thing that makes you most effective as a leader and speaker… isn't perfection, but authenticity? That it's not about having all the answers, but being willing to tell others that you don't have all the answers?My guest is Judith Smelser, President and GM of Central Florida Public Media, and she shares her journey from journalist to leading a major public media organization and what she's learned about using her voice along the way.We explore why local journalism matters more than ever, how the stories we tell shape our communities, and the responsibility of amplifying voices that often go unheard.But what I especially loved about this conversation is Judith's perspective on authenticity over perfectionism—and how letting go of needing to have all the answers has made her a stronger, more effective leader.We also talk about imposter syndrome (yes, it still shows up—even at the highest levels) and why the real growth comes from stepping in before you feel 100% ready.If you've ever held yourself back because you thought you needed to be more polished, more certain, or more “ready”—this episode is your reminder that your voice matters now.Judith and I talk about:Why local journalism is a public goodHow stories shape communities and decisionsFinding your voice as a leader and spokespersonAuthenticity vs. perfection in speakingA real talk on imposter syndromeAbout My Guest: Judith Smelser is president and general manager of Central Florida Public Media, previously named WMFE, the only local nonprofit news organization serving the nine-county Central Florida region. She began her journalism career in Washington, D.C., before moving to Central Florida in 2004 to join the newsroom at WMFE. Over nearly eight years, she excelled as an award-winning reporter and later as news director. In 2011, she left for Colorado Public Radio, where she held several newsroom leadership roles. In addition to leading Central Florida Public Media, Smelser serves on the Executive Committee of the Board for Florida Public Media. In recognition of her contributions, Smelser was honored as one of ONYX Magazine's 2025 Women on the Move, Orlando Magazine's 2024 Women of the Year and one of the Orlando Business Journal's 2024 Most Influential Leaders.About Us: The Speaking Your Brand podcast is hosted by Carol Cox. At Speaking Your Brand, we help women entrepreneurs and professionals clarify their brand message and story, create their signature talks, and develop their thought leadership platforms. Our mission is to get more women in positions of influence and power because it's through women's stories, voices, and visibility that we challenge the status quo and change existing systems. Check out our coaching programs at https://www.speakingyourbrand.com. Links:Show notes at https://www.speakingyourbrand.com/465/ Central Florida Public Media = https://www.cfpublic.org/ Discover your Speaker Archetype by taking our free quiz at https://www.speakingyourbrand.com/quiz/Work With Us = https://www.speakingyourbrand.com/work-with-us/coaching/ Connect on LinkedIn:Carol Cox = https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolcoxJudith Smelser (guest) = https://www.linkedin.com/in/judithsmelser-cfpm/ Related Podcast Episodes:Episode 454: Your Voice Can Shape Policy: Communicating Science with Influence and Clarity with Deborah StineEpisode 406: Authenticity and Owning Your Story as Women with a Public Voice with Jennifer Adams and Sarah Henry

In this episode, Jon Dwoskin and Craig Zucker discuss the crucial role of proactive legal planning in business. Craig shares how many entrepreneurs skip formalizing agreements early on, leading to preventable conflicts. He stresses the importance of proper documentation and preparing for worst-case scenarios, even in trusted partnerships. Craig Zucker is a shareholder and member of Maddin Hauser's Executive Committee. H co-chairs the firm's Bankruptcy, Restructuring and Debtor-Creditor Rights group. Craig concentrates his practice in bankruptcy and complex insolvency-related matters, serving clients throughout the United States including in New York, Ohio, and Florida. He has a broad range of experience representing debtors and creditors in federal, bankruptcy, and state court proceedings and through out-of-court workouts, mediations, and facilitations. Craig has successfully represented the interests of multi-employer fringe benefit funds, pension funds, health and welfare funds, unions, and retirees in various federal and bankruptcy court proceedings, including Chapters 7, 9, and 11 bankruptcies. He also has gained extensive experience with construction law and construction-related lien and bond rights in federal and state court matters. Craig is AV rated in Martindale Hubbell and has been named in the Best Lawyers in America since 2010. Listed as a Top Lawyer by DBusiness Magazine in litigation-bankruptcy, he also has been recognized as a Michigan Leading Lawyer in the areas of Bankruptcy & Workout Law: Commercial and Creditor's Rights/Commercial Collections Law. Craig was selected by Michigan Lawyers Weekly for induction in their "Hall of Fame" 2023 class, an honor awarded to Michigan legal leaders for their successful careers and valuable contributions to the profession and community. As a presenter at various national and local seminars, Craig shares his extensive knowledge on insolvency, bankruptcy, and debtor/creditor rights.   Connect with Jon Dwoskin: Twitter: @jdwoskin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.dwoskin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejondwoskinexperience/ Website: https://jondwoskin.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jondwoskin/ Email: jon@jondwoskin.com Get Jon's Book: The Think Big Movement: Grow your business big. Very Big!   Connect with Craig Zucker:Website: https://maddinhauser.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-zucker-444447220/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MaddinHauser X: https://twitter.com/MaddinHauserPC Firm LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/maddin-hauser-roth-and-heller-pc/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@maddinhauserlaw                                                                                     *E – explicit language may be used in this podcast.

The climate crisis is not only a technological or policy challenge — it is also a crisis of worldview. In this powerful conversation, Corinna Bellizzi speaks with Osprey Orielle Lake, founder and executive director of the Women's Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN), about how climate justice movements around the world are working to transform our relationship with nature, power, and community. Osprey's work bridges grassroots activism, Indigenous leadership, international climate negotiations, and legal innovations like the Rights of Nature movement. Drawing from her book The Story Is in Our Bones: How Worldviews and Climate Justice Can Remake a World in Crisis, she explores how systems like colonization, extractive economics, and patriarchy have shaped today's ecological crises — and how new stories rooted in reciprocity, justice, and stewardship can guide the path forward. This conversation explores the role of Indigenous knowledge in climate solutions, the fight against fossil fuel expansion, the growing global push for legal protections for ecosystems, and the importance of community-led restoration efforts around the world. Originally recorded in 2024, this episode remains deeply relevant today as movements for climate justice, land stewardship, and ecological restoration continue to gain momentum globally. Key Topics in This Episode Why the climate crisis is fundamentally a crisis of worldview The role of Indigenous knowledge and leadership in climate solutions The Rights of Nature movement and legal frameworks that protect ecosystems The Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty initiative Climate justice and the risks faced by frontline land defenders Reforestation projects led by women restoring ecosystems and communities Why global transformation requires both systemic change and cultural shifts About Osprey Orielle Lake Osprey Orielle Lake is the Founder and Executive Director of the Women's Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN), an international organization that works with grassroots, Indigenous, and frontline communities to advance climate justice and a just transition to renewable energy. She serves on the Executive Committee for the Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature and the Steering Committee for the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative. Osprey is the author of The Story Is in Our Bones: How Worldviews and Climate Justice Can Remake a World in Crisis and the award-winning book Uprisings for the Earth: Reconnecting Culture with Nature. Transcript - FINAL - CMBB 172 O… Her work has been featured in publications including The Guardian, Earth Island Journal, The Ecologist, and Ms. Magazine. Resources & Organizations Mentioned Women's Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN) The Story Is in Our Bones – Osprey Orielle Lake Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature Movement Rights Regeneration: Ending the Climate Crisis in One Generation – Paul Hawken Green Amendments – Maya van Rossum Guest Links Website:https://ospreyoriellelake.earth WECAN International:https://www.wecaninternational.org Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/ospreyoriellelake LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/osprey-orielle-lake-4286bb12 Related Episodes Stand Up With The Earth: Fighting Fossil Fuels with Tzeporah Berman Regeneration: Ending the Climate Crisis in One Generation with Paul Hawken Green Amendments and Environmental Rights with Maya van Rossum Join the Conversation What stories shape how we see our relationship with nature? Share your thoughts and reflections with us — and tell us what regenerative solutions you're seeing in your community. Join Me at Bioneers 2026 I'll be attending Bioneers in Berkeley from March 26–28 and look forward to meeting Nina in person and hearing her speak live. If you're considering going, now's the time: https://conference.bioneers.org/ ***Use code BRINGAFRIEND for 2-for-1 pricing*** Let's gather, learn, and co-create regenerative solutions together. Support Care More Be Better Care More Be Better is an independent, values-driven podcast. We answer only to our collective conscience. If you believe in regenerative leadership, systems change, and social impact storytelling, please: Subscribe, Rate & Review Share this episode Support the show at: https://www.caremorebebetter.com/support Together, we can care more and be better — and we can even regenerate our leadership models to heal people, planet, and the next generation. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Dr. Carla Finkielstein is an Associate Professor of Biological Sciences within the Biocomplexity Institute of Virginia Tech. She is also Director of the Integrated Cellular Response Laboratory at Virginia Tech, a Member of the Executive Committee of the Susan G. Komen Blue Ridge Board, and past member of the Board of Directors of the Virginia Breast Cancer Foundation. Carla is interested in understanding the mechanisms cells use to measure time to regulate cell division. She hypothesizes that cancer may occur when the clocks within cells signal to the cell to divide too frequently. Carla's goal is to understand how this process occurs so that we can fix the issue, detect the problem early to provide treatment, or prevent it from happening. Outside of science, Carla's favorite hobby is cooking. She loves making new and creative dishes that bring together different colors, flavors, and taste profiles. Cooking is relaxing for her, and it's fun to share dishes she creates with her friends and family. In addition, Carla enjoys reading a wide variety of books about history. Carla received her B.S. and Ph.D. both in Molecular Biology from the University of Buenos Aires in Argentina. Afterwards, she worked as a Research Associate at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. Carla then conducted further postdoctoral research at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center before joining the faculty at Virginia Tech. Carla has been recognized for her research accomplishments with the L. Chely Award for Best PhD Thesis, a Howard Hughes Institute Fellowship for Research, an American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship, the Karin Noss Scholarship for Research Advocacy in Breast Cancer, the Susan G. Komen Award for Junior Investigators, and a National Science Foundation CAREER Award. In our interview Carla shared more about her life and science.