Podcasts about Smarsh

In dieser Episode ist Johanna Smarsh, online bekannt als Johanna Midsize Fashion, bei Patricia und Janina zu Gast. Johanna ist Content Creatorin, Mama von zwei Kindern und spricht offen über Midsize Fashion, Motherhood und Mental Health. Sie erzählt über das Leben als Military Family, ständige Neuanfänge, Mutterschaft, postpartum Depression und darüber, wie aus der Suche nach Gleichgesinnten ein erfolgreiches Creator-Business entstanden ist. Außerdem berichtet Johanna, wie sie als Deutsche in den USA ihre Kinder erzieht und welche Werte und Traditionen sie ihnen mitgeben möchte. Zum Schluss teilt sie praktische und ehrliche Tipps für Mamas, die sich in ihrem Körper gerade nicht wohlfühlen oder morgens vor dem Kleiderschrank stehen und nicht wissen, was sie anziehen sollen. Eine Episode über Selbstbewusstsein, mentale Gesundheit, Familie und den Weg zurück zu sich selbst.

In this session of UC Today, host Kristian McCann sits down with Simon Peters, Director of Channel Sales at Smarsh, to unpack one of the most pressing questions facing regulated industries in 2026: Is your compliance solution really secure — and is its AI even compliant?It's a wake-up call for compliance, risk, and IT leaders who assume ticking the compliance box equals airtight data protection. As global fines for compliance and data breaches continue to climb — including over $63 million in penalties in early 2025 alone — this conversation exposes the two blind spots most organizations still overlook.Peters explains how compliance and security aren't interchangeable, why third-party AI models can create new compliance gaps, and how Smarsh has built “compliant AI by architecture” — keeping all data, transcripts, and analysis inside customers' own sovereign environments.Key discussion points include:Why compliance ≠ security — and how most tools leave key data unprotectedThe hidden AI compliance gap: when “smart” systems leak sensitive data externallyHow Smarsh's regional AI architecture ensures zero data leakage and full audit readinessThe real-world consequences of breaches — from SEC fines to reputational damageNext steps:Visit Smarsh.com to download the “Compliance Must-Haves” checklist and the Seven Hidden Voice Data Risks guide.

Ever worried you're missing your shot at breakthrough growth because your leadership team is stuck in old patterns?This episode is a raw look inside the mind of Sheldon Cummings, former Chief Operating Officer at Mailchimp and current President and General Manager at Smarsh, who's steered brands across continents and navigated acquisition into one of the world's most powerful tech companies. Cameron Herold digs deep into resilience, ruthless prioritization, and the magic of connecting culture to results, all delivered with a straight-shooter's clarity. If you're tired of shallow “success stories” and want the playbook for leading teams through uncertain times, this is your urgent reality check.Don't wait for your competitors to outpace you. Listen now! The invisible skills (and mistakes) revealed here will save you from costly setbacks, wasted energy, and slow, silent failure. These exclusive insights aren't recycled elsewhere. Your team (and your sanity) can't afford to miss this.Timestamped Highlights[00:00] – The one moment that reset Sheldon Cummings's entire career path… and how he engineered opportunity from chaos06:42 – How a bold toolkit-first mindset kept propelling him up—across continents, industries, and uncertain times11:07 – “Can you run a business you don't ‘make'?” The surprising truth from global CPG frontlines17:05 – The #1 underdog advantage in modern marketing—why Mailchimp doubled down on it during COVID18:36 – What nobody tells you about integrating remote teams after a billion-dollar acquisition22:58 – Ruthless prioritization in product roadmap: When discipline trumps ideas (and keeps customers loyal)24:41 – Find the real numbers that matter: How top execs slice through data noise (and ignore 9,000 distractions)35:40 – How to unfreeze middle management and create instant buy-in during relentless changeAbout the GuestSheldon Cummings is the former Chief Operating Officer for Mailchimp. Before stepping into his leadership role at Mailchimp, he had a dual role as a VP Intuit Sales in addition to serving as Intuit's Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer (CDEIO). Since joining Intuit in 2017, Sheldon has led a number of leadership positions across Intuit's Sales, Marketing, Global Partnerships, and Global Operations teams. Prior to Intuit Sheldon has had a number of roles across industries and countries, including leading a European business for 6 years headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. Sheldon, a native of New York City, graduated with a BA from Wesleyan University, and received his MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management with concentrations in Finance, Marketing, and Strategy. He is currently the President and General Manager of Smarsh.

.entry-img img{ display:none !important; } .single .hentry .entry-img{ display:none !important; } https://open.spotify.com/episode/0OACVC3ORVz0myWlYqkdz1 Stepping into a first CFO role is rarely a smooth promotion from finance manager to “bigger calculator.” In this GrowCFO episode, host Kevin Appleby speaks with Ian Goodkind, Chief Financial Officer at Smarsh, about the often‑overlooked capabilities that determine whether a new CFO becomes a true strategic leader or struggles with imposter syndrome. The conversation underscores how the modern CFO role has shifted from pure financial stewardship to that of strategic, tech‑savvy, trusted advisor at the center of complex, AI‑driven and heavily regulated businesses. Against the backdrop of Smarsh, a profitable, AI‑native leader in communications data compliance and intelligence, Goodkind explains how today's CFO must understand macro forces, regulation, and technology while also managing non‑finance functions such as IT and operations. He shares practical, experience‑based advice for aspiring and newly appointed CFOs on building external peer networks, developing strategic and listening skills, embracing AI for both efficiency and value creation, and navigating the psychological shift into the C‑suite. The episode delivers a clear message: technical finance skills get a professional into the CFO seat, but it is strategic thinking, curiosity, and people‑centric leadership that keep them there and drive impact. Key topics covered: Smarsh's mission, regulatory moat, and AI‑native product strategy as the context for Ian Goodkind's CFO role and growth mandate. The evolution of the CFO from “number cruncher” to strategic leader and trusted advisor, requiring deep understanding of the macro environment and industry dynamics. The importance of building and leveraging a peer network of CFOs to counter isolation, share best practices, and overcome imposter syndrome in the early stages of the role. How active listening, cross‑functional relationship‑building, and regular conversations with sales, strategy, IT and other leaders expand a CFO's lens beyond purely financial metrics. Practical ways finance teams are already using AI for repetitive and manual processes, freeing capacity for higher‑value work while scaling without equivalent headcount growth. Why future‑ready finance functions must recruit and develop talent with automation and AI skills, positioning AI as an efficiency and empowerment tool rather than a headcount reduction lever. Links Ian Goodkind on LinkedIn Kevin Appleby on LinkedIn GrowCFO Mentoring Timestamps:  0:00:00–0:00:02 – Introduction to Ian Goodkind and Smarsh; mission, customer base, regulatory focus, and the AI‑driven surveillance and compliance platform that frames his CFO mandate. 0:00:02–0:00:04 – Dual role of the CFO as steward of AI governance internally and advocate of secure, AI‑native products for highly regulated customers; addressing hallucination and data security concerns. 0:00:04–0:00:07 – Strategic “bowling pin” growth framework: moving from archiving to data capture, surveillance, and intelligence; using proprietary data and regulatory specialization as a durable moat. 0:00:09–0:00:12 – Advice to aspiring and new CFOs: study the macro environment, understand industry risk beyond the “four walls” of the company, and embrace the role as a core strategist. 0:00:12–0:00:15 – Transition from finance operator to trusted advisor: understanding what keeps the C‑suite and board awake at night, widening the lens beyond pure financial risk. 0:00:15–0:00:19 – Managing the psychological shift into the CFO role: imposter syndrome, the loneliness of the C‑suite, and how a structured peer network and mentoring mitigate these pressures. 0:00:19–0:00:22 – The role of active listening, curiosity, and deliberate calendar design—spending time with sales enablement, customers, and reading widely—to build a holistic, strategic viewpoint. 0:00:22–0:00:25 – Overseeing IT as a CFO: why previous collaboration on systems, ERPs, and audit committees makes the transition manageable, and how strong IT leadership complements the role. 0:00:25–0:00:28 – Concrete examples of AI in finance like automating repetitive accounting, payroll, and manual processes; setting explicit AI efficiency goals for each sub‑team. 0:00:28–0:00:31 – Experimenting with AI in day‑to‑day management (e.g., job descriptions, process benchmarking) and the challenge of training and upskilling finance teams in a rapidly evolving AI landscape. 0:00:31–0:00:33 – Reframing AI as a scaling and engagement tool, using automation to avoid adding headcount while removing boring, repetitive work so finance professionals can focus on higher‑value activities. 0:00:33–0:00:34 – Why intelligence and risk insight on top of longstanding archiving and capture capabilities represent the next game‑changing phase for regulated industries. Find out more about GrowCFO If you enjoyed this podcast, you can subscribe to the GrowCFO Show with your favorite podcast app. The GrowCFO show is listed in the Apple podcast directory, Spotify and many others. Why not subscribe there today? That way, you never miss an episode. GrowCFO is a great place to extend your professional network. Join GrowCFO as a free member today and participate in our regular networking events and webinars. Premium members can also access our extensive training center and CFO Digital Toolkit. You can enroll in our flagship Future CFO or Finance Leader programs here. You can find out more and join today at growcfo.net

The administration is telling American diplomats to challenge foreign data‑localization laws, raising fresh concerns for firms that move data across borders. Those rules are multiplying overseas, creating real tension for companies already navigating privacy, compliance and fast‑moving AI demands. To understand the practical implications of this new approach, I'm joined by Robert Cruz, vice president for regulatory and information governance at Smarsh.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association is urging the SEC to modernize its communication and recordkeeping rules. Robert Cruz, Vice President of Information Governance at Smarsh, joins us to explain why the current framework is falling behind, how firms are navigating enforcement risks, and what a workable compliance model could look like.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Actualización de Android permite que empresas lean mensajes SMS, MMS y RCS en móviles laborales administrados  Por Félix Riaño @LocutorCo  En móviles de trabajo administrados, Android permite que empleadores lean mensajes SMS, MMS y RCS para cumplir reglas legales.  Google activó una función de archivado de mensajes en móviles Android administrados por departamentos de TI. Afecta exclusivamente a teléfonos de trabajo entregados por la empresa. Es una herramienta creada para cumplir reglas legales de sectores como finanzas, seguros o entidades públicas. Y genera dudas porque mucha gente cree que la encriptación protege todo el tiempo, cuando solo protege durante el envío. ¿Qué ocurre cuando el mensaje ya está en el móvil laboral?   Apoya el Flash Diario en el Club de Supporters: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/flash-diario-de-el-siglo-21-es-hoy--5835407/support   La función que está generando debate se llama RCS Archival. El nombre puede sonar técnico, pero la idea es directa: cuando un móvil es propiedad de la empresa y está totalmente administrado por el área de TI, los mensajes enviados desde la app Google Messages pueden quedar archivados en un sistema de cumplimiento legal. Esto incluye RCS, SMS y MMS, es decir, mensajes tradicionales y los nuevos mensajes enriquecidos.Google explica que esto permite a organizaciones cumplir reglas de entidades como la Comisión de Bolsa y Valores de Estados Unidos, que exige conservar comunicaciones en sectores regulados. El archivado se activa por medio de apps de terceros que se integran dentro de Google Messages. Todo ocurre dentro del dispositivo, sin enviar datos a Google. Y aparece un aviso claro cuando el archivado está activo. Ante esto, surge una duda natural: ¿qué pasa con los mensajes que la persona creía privados?  El problema llega cuando mezclamos “móvil de trabajo” con “hábitos de comunicación personal”. Mucha gente usa el móvil laboral para conversaciones rápidas con compañeros, amistades o familiares, pensando que los mensajes son privados. Pero en móviles administrados, la empresa controla el sistema y puede activar funciones de archivado. Y aquí aparece el choque entre costumbre y realidad: la encriptación extremo a extremo protege el mensaje mientras viaja, pero cuando el mensaje llega al móvil ya está desencriptado, porque la app debe mostrarlo en pantalla.En esos segundos, una app de archivado aprobada puede copiarlo y guardarlo para cumplir normas de auditoría. No afecta a móviles personales. No afecta a WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal o iMessage. Aun así, muchas personas usan el móvil laboral como si fuera propio. Esto abre una conversación sobre límites, transparencia y confianza en entornos laborales donde cada vez hay más controles digitales.Muchos creen que la encriptación cubre todo, pero no es así.  Es importante entender cómo funciona RCS, el estándar moderno de mensajería en Android. RCS permite ver confirmaciones de lectura, fotos, audio, video y reacciones dentro de la app Google Messages. También permite encriptación extremo a extremo entre móviles Android. Pero todo eso depende del software del dispositivo. En un móvil personal, la app es privada. En un móvil administrado, la app está bajo control del área de TI.Para cumplir reglas legales, esas áreas deben conservar comunicaciones completas de ciertos empleados. Antes, esto se hacía mediante registros creados por operadores móviles. Con RCS, eso ya no funciona porque los operadores no pueden leer mensajes encriptados. La solución fue crear un archivado local, en el propio móvil administrado. Desde allí, la copia pasa a sistemas internos de la empresa que deben garantizar seguridad y confidencialidad.Las herramientas que participan en este proceso son de terceros, como Smarsh, Celltrust y 3rd Eye. Son plataformas usadas en bancos, aseguradoras y entidades públicas para auditorías, demandas, solicitudes de información o investigaciones internas.  El verdadero aprendizaje aquí es práctico: si un móvil es propiedad de la empresa, no debe considerarse privado. El aviso que aparece cuando el archivado está activo sirve para mantener transparencia, pero la responsabilidad también está en cada persona. Por eso, los expertos recomiendan separar completamente lo personal y lo laboral.Google aclara que la función no toca móviles personales, ni perfiles personales dentro de móviles compartidos, ni apps de mensajería externas. Aun así, este cambio abre una conversación más amplia sobre la relación entre privacidad y tecnología en el trabajo. Muchas empresas entregan móviles para facilitar tareas, pero esto genera un intercambio: comodidad por supervisión.Esto puede aumentar en el futuro: otros fabricantes Android podrían adoptar herramientas similares. También podrían aparecer nuevas formas de separar perfiles, donde el perfil laboral tenga archivado obligatorio mientras el perfil personal permanezca blindado. Hasta que eso ocurra, la recomendación es simple: usar el móvil laboral como una herramienta laboral y mantener lo personal en un dispositivo propio.  Google activó un archivado de mensajes en móviles Android administrados por el área de TI. Funciona para cumplir reglas legales y solo aplica en dispositivos de trabajo. Los mensajes personales quedan fuera si se usan móviles privados o apps externas. Es útil conocer estos límites y separar tareas. Sigue escuchando Flash Diario.  Android activa archivado de mensajes en móviles laborales. Tu jefe puede ver SMS, MMS y RCS si el móvil es administrado.  

Industry leaders from Boomi, Demandbase and Smarsh share hard-won lessons on balancing AI creativity with guardrails, why data quality trumps frameworks, and deploying AI at scale.Topics Include:Three industry leaders share experiences building AI solutions at Boomi, Demandbase, and Smarsh.Smarsh manages trillion communications for financial services, detecting bad actors across multiple channels.Boomi built agent studio, garden, and control tower while spawning 33,000 internal agents.Chris Timmerman used vibe coding to build embeddable Boomi in five months solo.Companies balance creativity with guardrails, starting with IT policies before unleashing innovation.Internal adoption driven by empowering teams to build their own solutions versus top-down.Demandbase saw 70% adoption within six months through grassroots approach and local champions.Measuring success proves challenging, comparable to tracking Excel usage rather than specific KPIs.Companies focus on outcomes like touch-free bug fixes and support metrics versus raw usage.Biggest lesson: Data quality and context determine success more than agentic frameworks.Need scaling framework from low-risk UX improvements to high-risk automation with appropriate guardrails.Industry created fatigue by overpromising; should have started smaller with realistic expectations.Participants:Chris Timmerman – Vice President, Global Services Delivery, BoomiHarshal Dedhia – Vice President of AI, DemandbaseBrandon Carl - Executive Vice President of AI and Product Strategy, SmarshAllison Johnson - AMER Technology Partnerships Leader, Amazon Web ServicesSee how Amazon Web Services gives you the freedom to migrate, innovate, and scale your software company at https://aws.amazon.com/isv/

#SalesforcePartner Rohit Khanna on AI Agents in Customer Service: How Smarsh Achieved 56% Deflection with Agentforce 360 Platform. Rohit Khanna, Chief Customer Officer at Smarsh, reveals how AI agents are revolutionizing customer service automation in financial services compliance. In this episode, learn how Smarsh implemented Salesforce Agentforce to achieve 56% deflection rates, 20% productivity gains, and transformed their customer support operations without hiring additional level-one support representatives.Discover the complete strategy behind deploying AI agents in regulated industries, from building proprietary compliance models to implementing data governance layers that ensure accuracy and regulatory compliance. Rohit shares insider insights on personalizing AI agents (meet "Archie"), managing the transition from chatbots to intelligent agents, and preparing teams for the future of agentic workflows in customer service.Key Topics Covered:- AI Agent Implementation - How Smarsh deployed Agentforce for customer service automation- Real Results - 56% deflection rate, 20% efficiency gains, 25% faster resolutions- Financial Services Compliance - Building AI models for market manipulation, fraud detection, and surveillance- Data Governance - Critical frameworks for deploying AI agents in regulated industries- Personalization Strategy - Why naming the agent "Archie" dramatically increased adoption- Future of Work - From human-in-the-loop to agent-in-the-loop workflows- GenAI vs Purpose-Built Models - When to use general purpose vs specialized compliance AI models- Customer Experience - Balancing automation with trust in financial servicesEpisode Timestamps:00:00 - Introduction to Rohit Khanna and Smarsh02:44 - What is Smarsh? Compliance technology explained04:13 - Building AI from the inside out: Proprietary vs partnered models07:33 - Agentforce implementation journey and challenges12:26 - Results: 56% deflection rate and productivity gains15:25 - The power of personalization: Why "Archie" matters18:21 - Trust and data governance in regulated industries22:11 - Data governance layers and policy management25:49 - Human-in-the-loop vs agent-in-the-loop29:10 - Upskilling teams for the AI-powered future32:11 - Intelligent agents for financial crime detectionAbout Rohit Khanna:Rohit Khanna is the Chief Customer Officer at Smarsh, overseeing global customer support, consulting, migrations, managed services, and Smarsh University. With nearly six years at Smarsh, Rohit has led the company's transformation into AI-powered compliance solutions, managing teams across the Philippines, India, Belfast, Costa Rica, UK, and US.About Smarsh:Smarsh is the leading compliance technology provider for regulated industries, specializing in electronic communications archiving, surveillance, and AI-powered financial crime detection. For 20 years, Smarsh has been the trusted custodian of communications data for major financial institutions worldwide, using proprietary AI models and GenAI agents to detect misconduct, reduce false positives, and ensure regulatory compliance.Resources Mentioned:- Salesforce Agentforce- Salesforce Agentforce for Service- Digital Reasoning (acquired by Smarsh)---Book Enterprise Training — [https://www.upscaile.com/](https://www.upscaile.com/)Subscribe to our free newsletter — [https://www.theaireport.ai/subscribe-theaireport-youtube](https://www.theaireport.ai/subscribe-theaireport-youtube)---What's your experience with AI agents in customer service? #AIAgents #CustomerService #Agentforce #Salesforce #ComplianceTechnology #FinancialServices #GenAI #CustomerExperience #AIAutomation #AgenticWorkflows #DataGovernance #FinancialCompliance #CustomerSupport #AIinBusiness #Smarsh

At the October 14th Kewanee City Council meeting, Chris Berry was officially sworn in as Kewanee's new Public Works Director. Nic Nelson presented updates on Tax Increment Financing, with votes to terminate the Kentville Road TIF District. The council also moved forward on several resolutions, including a $250,000 grant application to IDOT for Safe Routes to School, airport board appointments, and an agreement with SMARSH for archiving city data. The fire department received approval to accept grant funds for new defibrillators and infrastructure upgrades for North Lexington. Discussions followed regarding utility funding and public works vehicles.

National Book Award finalist Sarah Smarsh speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about her career writing memoir, essays, and journalism centered on the experience of the rural working class in the US. Her essay in The Common's fall 2014 issue, “Death of the Farm Family,” became part of her 2018 book Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth, which became an instant New York Times bestseller, was shortlisted for the National Book Award and the Kirkus Prize, and named on President Barack Obama's best books of the year list. Smarsh discusses her most recent book, a collection of essays from 2012 to 2024 titled Bone of the Bone: Essays on America from a Daughter of the Working Class (Scribner, 2024), out this fall in paperback. The conversation ranges from what the media gets wrong about working class Americans to how our understanding of and interest in talking about class and access has changed since the early 2000s. Stick around to hear how Smarsh manages the dual identities of rural Kansas farm kid and nationally recognized writer-commentator on class and culture, and hear what she's working on next. Born a fifth-generation Kansas wheat farmer on her paternal side, Sarah Smarsh is a journalist who has reported for the New York Times, Harper's, the Guardian, and many other publications. Her 2020 book She Come By It Natural: Dolly Parton and the Women Who Lived Her Songs was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. She is a frequent political commentator and speaker on socioeconomic class. A former writing professor, Smarsh has served as a Shorenstein Fellow at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government and a Pritzker Fellow at the University of Chicago Institute of Politics. She lives in rural Kansas, where she is currently at work on a book about the endangered tallgrass prairie ecosystem. ­­Read Sarah Smarsh's essay “Death of the Farm Family” in The Common here. Learn more about her books and work at her website. The Common is a print and online literary magazine publishing stories, essays, and poems that deepen our collective sense of place. On our podcast and in our pages, The Common features established and emerging writers from around the world. Read more and subscribe to the magazine at here, and follow us on Instagram, Bluesky, and Facebook. Emily Everett is managing editor of the magazine and host of the podcast. Her new debut novel All That Life Can Afford is the Reese's Book Club pick for April 2025. Her work has appeared in The New York Times Modern Love column, the Kenyon Review, Electric Literature, Tin House, and Mississippi Review. She was a 2022 Massachusetts Cultural Council Fellow in Fiction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

National Book Award finalist Sarah Smarsh speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about her career writing memoir, essays, and journalism centered on the experience of the rural working class in the US. Her essay in The Common's fall 2014 issue, “Death of the Farm Family,” became part of her 2018 book Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth, which became an instant New York Times bestseller, was shortlisted for the National Book Award and the Kirkus Prize, and named on President Barack Obama's best books of the year list. Smarsh discusses her most recent book, a collection of essays from 2012 to 2024 titled Bone of the Bone: Essays on America from a Daughter of the Working Class (Scribner, 2024), out this fall in paperback. The conversation ranges from what the media gets wrong about working class Americans to how our understanding of and interest in talking about class and access has changed since the early 2000s. Stick around to hear how Smarsh manages the dual identities of rural Kansas farm kid and nationally recognized writer-commentator on class and culture, and hear what she's working on next. Born a fifth-generation Kansas wheat farmer on her paternal side, Sarah Smarsh is a journalist who has reported for the New York Times, Harper's, the Guardian, and many other publications. Her 2020 book She Come By It Natural: Dolly Parton and the Women Who Lived Her Songs was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. She is a frequent political commentator and speaker on socioeconomic class. A former writing professor, Smarsh has served as a Shorenstein Fellow at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government and a Pritzker Fellow at the University of Chicago Institute of Politics. She lives in rural Kansas, where she is currently at work on a book about the endangered tallgrass prairie ecosystem. ­­Read Sarah Smarsh's essay “Death of the Farm Family” in The Common here. Learn more about her books and work at her website. The Common is a print and online literary magazine publishing stories, essays, and poems that deepen our collective sense of place. On our podcast and in our pages, The Common features established and emerging writers from around the world. Read more and subscribe to the magazine at here, and follow us on Instagram, Bluesky, and Facebook. Emily Everett is managing editor of the magazine and host of the podcast. Her new debut novel All That Life Can Afford is the Reese's Book Club pick for April 2025. Her work has appeared in The New York Times Modern Love column, the Kenyon Review, Electric Literature, Tin House, and Mississippi Review. She was a 2022 Massachusetts Cultural Council Fellow in Fiction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/biography

National Book Award finalist Sarah Smarsh speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about her career writing memoir, essays, and journalism centered on the experience of the rural working class in the US. Her essay in The Common's fall 2014 issue, “Death of the Farm Family,” became part of her 2018 book Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth, which became an instant New York Times bestseller, was shortlisted for the National Book Award and the Kirkus Prize, and named on President Barack Obama's best books of the year list. Smarsh discusses her most recent book, a collection of essays from 2012 to 2024 titled Bone of the Bone: Essays on America from a Daughter of the Working Class (Scribner, 2024), out this fall in paperback. The conversation ranges from what the media gets wrong about working class Americans to how our understanding of and interest in talking about class and access has changed since the early 2000s. Stick around to hear how Smarsh manages the dual identities of rural Kansas farm kid and nationally recognized writer-commentator on class and culture, and hear what she's working on next. Born a fifth-generation Kansas wheat farmer on her paternal side, Sarah Smarsh is a journalist who has reported for the New York Times, Harper's, the Guardian, and many other publications. Her 2020 book She Come By It Natural: Dolly Parton and the Women Who Lived Her Songs was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. She is a frequent political commentator and speaker on socioeconomic class. A former writing professor, Smarsh has served as a Shorenstein Fellow at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government and a Pritzker Fellow at the University of Chicago Institute of Politics. She lives in rural Kansas, where she is currently at work on a book about the endangered tallgrass prairie ecosystem. ­­Read Sarah Smarsh's essay “Death of the Farm Family” in The Common here. Learn more about her books and work at her website. The Common is a print and online literary magazine publishing stories, essays, and poems that deepen our collective sense of place. On our podcast and in our pages, The Common features established and emerging writers from around the world. Read more and subscribe to the magazine at here, and follow us on Instagram, Bluesky, and Facebook. Emily Everett is managing editor of the magazine and host of the podcast. Her new debut novel All That Life Can Afford is the Reese's Book Club pick for April 2025. Her work has appeared in The New York Times Modern Love column, the Kenyon Review, Electric Literature, Tin House, and Mississippi Review. She was a 2022 Massachusetts Cultural Council Fellow in Fiction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-studies

National Book Award finalist Sarah Smarsh speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about her career writing memoir, essays, and journalism centered on the experience of the rural working class in the US. Her essay in The Common's fall 2014 issue, “Death of the Farm Family,” became part of her 2018 book Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth, which became an instant New York Times bestseller, was shortlisted for the National Book Award and the Kirkus Prize, and named on President Barack Obama's best books of the year list. Smarsh discusses her most recent book, a collection of essays from 2012 to 2024 titled Bone of the Bone: Essays on America from a Daughter of the Working Class (Scribner, 2024), out this fall in paperback. The conversation ranges from what the media gets wrong about working class Americans to how our understanding of and interest in talking about class and access has changed since the early 2000s. Stick around to hear how Smarsh manages the dual identities of rural Kansas farm kid and nationally recognized writer-commentator on class and culture, and hear what she's working on next. Born a fifth-generation Kansas wheat farmer on her paternal side, Sarah Smarsh is a journalist who has reported for the New York Times, Harper's, the Guardian, and many other publications. Her 2020 book She Come By It Natural: Dolly Parton and the Women Who Lived Her Songs was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. She is a frequent political commentator and speaker on socioeconomic class. A former writing professor, Smarsh has served as a Shorenstein Fellow at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government and a Pritzker Fellow at the University of Chicago Institute of Politics. She lives in rural Kansas, where she is currently at work on a book about the endangered tallgrass prairie ecosystem. ­­Read Sarah Smarsh's essay “Death of the Farm Family” in The Common here. Learn more about her books and work at her website. The Common is a print and online literary magazine publishing stories, essays, and poems that deepen our collective sense of place. On our podcast and in our pages, The Common features established and emerging writers from around the world. Read more and subscribe to the magazine at here, and follow us on Instagram, Bluesky, and Facebook. Emily Everett is managing editor of the magazine and host of the podcast. Her new debut novel All That Life Can Afford is the Reese's Book Club pick for April 2025. Her work has appeared in The New York Times Modern Love column, the Kenyon Review, Electric Literature, Tin House, and Mississippi Review. She was a 2022 Massachusetts Cultural Council Fellow in Fiction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this inspiring episode of the Cohesion Podcast, Carolyn Clark (VP of Employee Experience Strategy & Transformation at Simpplr) sits down with Sarah Kaplan, Director of Internal Communications at Smarsh. With a unique background in opera performance and a keen instinct for people-first storytelling, Sarah has led major internal transformation at Smarsh—starting from scratch just before a company acquisition and CEO transition. Sarah shares how she evolved the internal comms function from a team of one to a strategic partner to executive leadership. From ruthless prioritization to launching a global employee event across time zones, Sarah's story is full of practical insights and human depth. If you're building a comms team, navigating rapid organizational change, or just curious how opera can shape a corporate career—this one's for you. Topics Covered: Building an internal comms function from zeroBecoming a strategic partner to leadershipBalancing trust with clarity during acquisitions and CEO changeLeading hybrid transitions and global engagement eventsHow performance arts skills translate to leadership and empathy Connect with Sarah Kaplan: LinkedIn Subscribe to get the latest conversations on employee experience, change leadership, and internal communications.

In "Bone of the Bone," Sarah Smarsh brings her graceful storytelling and incisive critique to the challenges that define our times: class division, political fissures, gender inequality, environmental crisis, media bias, the rural-urban gulf. Smarsh, a journalist who grew up on a wheat farm in Kansas and was the first in her family to graduate from college, has long focused on cultural dissonance that many in her industry neglected until recently.

National Book Award finalist Sarah Smarsh performs a collection of her essays written from 2013-2024. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile's Kendra Winchester discuss how Smarsh's narration captures the emotional depth of her essays. After growing up on a wheat farm in Kansas, Smarsh went on to join academia and found herself writing about her working-class childhood. Smarsh's essays are full of sharp observations that are as relevant now as when they were first published. Read our review of the audiobook at our website. Published by Simon & Schuster.  Discover thousands of audiobook reviews and more at AudioFile's website.      Support for our podcast comes from Dreamscape, an award-winning audiobook publisher with a catalog that includes authors L.J. Shen, Freida McFadden, and Annie Ernaux. For more information, visit dreamscapepublishing.com.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode, Oren is joined by journalist and best-selling author Sarah Smarsh to make sense of the ongoing political realignment in America's Heartland.Smarsh, who hails from rural Kansas, draws from her own upbringing to explain the forces pushing rural working-class voters away from the Democratic Party, often after decades of voting for it. She and Oren also discuss her new book, Bone of the Bone, which focuses on this shift and other aspects of life in rural America, and the two unpack how it all intersects with the rise of former President Donald Trump and changes in the Republican Party.For more, check out Smarsh's latest book, Bone of the Bone: Essays on America by a Daughter of the Working Class.

The internet is now, decidedly, unsafe for kids...including A.I. generated platforms. At Angel Kids AI, their mission is to use AI to flip the script; making the internet safe for kids.  I brought in Tim Estes, founder of Angel Kids AI, to educate parents about A.I., the harms, the potential and how to introduce our kids to A.I. tools safely and productively. Tim and I dig into online harms, reviewing popular AI products like Amazon's Alexa, ChatGPT and others. Parents will leave this conversation with a healthy understanding of how to introduce AI to our kids in a way that enhances their creativity and doesn't harm them.  In addition to joining the waitlist for Angel Kids AI, here are a few AI tools that Tim recommends trying out with your child: Merlyn Mind Khan Academy Synthesis About Tim: Tim Estes is a pioneering executive in the Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language Processing domain. He founded and led Digital Reasoning from 2000, an AI leader in the space of unstructured data analytics for 20+ years. Estes envisioned a means by which computers could learn to accurately interpret language, understand context, and extract critical intelligence. Digital Reasoning secured investments from In-Q-Tel (IQT), Goldman Sachs, Nasdaq, BNP Paribas, Barclays, Credit Suisse, HCA, and others totaling over $120M. Dubbed “Wall Street's Robocop” by Forbes, the technology in Digital Reasoning became the market standard for applying AI and Natural Language Processing to communications data across text and voice and was adopted by a majority of the Tier 1 Financial Institutions around the globe. It's technology also supported key Defense and Intelligence efforts in the US Government, enabled nationwide cancer screening systems to automate patient detection and prioritization, and created the largest deployed system to support law enforcement in the disruption of child sex trafficking rings in North America. It was merged with Smarsh in November, 2020 to create the market leader in Communications Intelligence for Financial Services. Estes left the acquiring company, Smarsh, at the end of 2021 and is now an active Angel Investor, Advisor, Board Member, and Mentor to CEOs in multiple industries. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scrolling2death/support

[REBROADCAST FROM September 9, 2024] Author and journalist Sarah Smarsh has spent the last decade dedicating herself to correcting stereotypes, misinformation, and prejudice around the lives and beliefs of rural, working-class White Americans. She speaks from experience, as the daughter of two poor Kansas residents. Now, she's collected that decade of writing in her new book, Bone of the Bone: Essays on America by a Daughter of the Working Class. Smarsh joins us to discuss as part of our election series, Get Po-LIT-ical.  

Bone of the Bone by Sarah Smarsh is a collection of essays reflecting on class, politics, the media and related socioeconomic and cultural topics. Smarsh joins us to talk about how she came to this project, her approach to telling a story, her inspirations and more with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over. We end this episode with TBR Top Off book recommendations from Marc and Mary. This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang.                      New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app  Featured Books (Episode): Bone of the Bone by Sarah Smarsh  Heartland by Sarah Smarsh  She Come By It Natural by Sarah Smarsh  Educated by Tara Westover  Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond  Working by Studs Terkel  Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt  Featured Books (TBR Top Off): American Salvage by Bonnie Jo Campbell The Forgotten Girls by Monica Potts

Deaglan McEachern didn't want to be the mayor of Portsmouth. But, as a lifelong lover of people and politics, he couldn't help but join the City Council in his beloved hometown. Believing it's our duty to give back to the world that gives us so much, McEachern is devoted to use his privilege to enrich the lives of those in our sacred community. The mayor title, according to him, is simply a vessel for him to carry out his basic responsibility as a human. In today's conversation from a random office (we got kicked out of his) at Portsmouth City Hall, Portsmouth Mayor Deaglan McEachern and I discuss: Governor Sununu's heroics (00:00) McEachern's extensive education (03:26) Professional rowing career (08:47) Meeting his wife in NYC (13:47) Balancing his other job (22:50) Why he's the mayor of Portsmouth (27:22) The biggest sacrifice he's made (33:07) What's your mission? (39:13) Deaglan McEachern is the mayor of Portsmouth. Elected in 2021, McEachern also holds a full-time job at a tech company called Smarsh. The son of former Assistant Mayor Paul McEachern and nephew of former mayor Mary McEachern Keenan, Deaglan was born and raised on the Seacoast. A graduate of UC Berkeley, McEachern also studied at the University of Cambridge in England. Additionally, he spent 10 years as a professional rower! To support the telling of more ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Seacoast Stories ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠like this one, please FOLLOW this podcast on our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and/or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ feeds. It helps more than you think. This podcast is hosted, written, researched, and produced by Spotify's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Troy Farkas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, who moved to the Seacoast in June 2023. If you'd like to nominate me for Catapult's "10 to Watch" award, which honors hard-working young professionals on the Seacoast, please do so here.

Author and journalist Sarah Smarsh has spent the last decade dedicating herself to correcting stereotypes, misinformation, and prejudice around the lives and beliefs of rural, working-class White Americans. She speaks from experience, as the daughter of two poor Kansas residents. Now, she's collected that decade of writing in her new book, Bone of the Bone: Essays on America by a Daughter of the Working Class, out tomorrow. Smarsh joins us to discuss as part of our election series, Get Po-LIT-ical. Tonight at 7 pm, she will be speaking at the Strand.

Spanning several genres including cultural criticism, political commentary and memoir, "Bone of the Bone: Essays on America by a Daughter of the Working Class" compiles Smarsh's strongest work from the last decade, and solidifies her as one of the country's leading voices on socio-economic class.

In this episode, Danielle Smarsh, PhD, of The Pennsylvania State University, explains how horse owners and barn managers can prepare to feed horses during the colder months. She discusses how a horse's energy needs change with the seasons, how to adjust a horse's forage intake during winter, and ways to ensure your horse is drinking enough water as the temperatures drop.GUESTS AND LINKS - EPISODE 12:Host: Hailey KerstetterGuest: Dr. Danielle SmarshPlease visit our sponsor, who makes all this possible: Ask TheHorse Live, Ask TheHorse Archives – The Horse

We feature a panel of executives from ASAPP, Glean, Smarsh, Socotra and AWS sharing essential strategies, including the role of Generative AI, trust-building, and addressing legal challenges to secure executive buy-in for transformative initiatives.Topics Include:Introductions to panelExample of ideal Executive SellerDepth of business acumen and problem solving are important skills for Executive SellersFraming a customer problem and create the argumentMaking selling to a C-Suite a team sportKeeping sellers and produce C-suite relevantRevolution and renaissance positioningTrust with the C-suite – do salesperson have a texting relationship w decision makers?How is Generative AI driving customer's satisfaction and dissatisfaction?Data is the new oilDefining the business problem for insurance industryHelping customers reimagine business with Generative AI80% of customers report the chatbot makes them madThe data journey is the precursor to the Generative AI journeyThe top unique legal challenges with Generative AILegal now brought into early stage of sales processTurning legal concerns into an opportunityThe book “Never Split the Difference” by Christopher VossCalls to action from each panellistSession wrap-upParticipants:Daniel Rood – Senior Vice President Marketing, ASAPPAJ Tennant – Vice President Sales & Success, GleanNeva DePalma – General Council, SmarshEkine Akuiyibo – Chief Business Officer, SocotraLauren Larscheid – Sr. Sales Leader, Business Applications, AWS

UC Today's Kieran Devlin speaks to Brandon Carl, EVP of Product Strategy at Smarsh, and Theo Hill, Senior Director of Product Management at Smarsh.In this session, we discuss the following:How Smarsh helps customers innovate while remaining compliant with AIWhat compliance agility means for enterprisesWhat makes Smarsh's AI capabilities stand out

Episode Description: In this episode of Player: Engage, Greg talks with Dan Fox, a seasoned expert in cybersecurity and the leader of the cybersecurity team at ScalePad. Dan shares his career journey, insights into building successful startups, and the importance of staying curious and adaptable in the ever-evolving tech industry. They discuss the role of AI in cybersecurity, the importance of customer experience, and practical advice for aspiring entrepreneurs.Listen Here: Dan Fox - ScalePadTimestamps & Key Takeaways: 00:01.25 - 01:25.08: Greg introduces Dan Fox, highlighting his impressive background in cybersecurity and his role in various successful companies, including Smarsh, Securecast, Carbonite, and Webroot. 09:15.91 - 09:45.14: Startup Challenges and Strategies - Dan shares his experiences in startup environments, discussing the importance of wearing multiple hats, staying adaptable, and learning from both successes and failures. 25:26.28 - 25:58.21: Delivering Value to Customers - Emphasizes the importance of listening to customers, solving their problems effectively, and being an advisory partner rather than just a salesperson. 30:48.71 - 31:37.05: Staying Curious and Lifelong Learning - Dan highlights the significance of continuous learning and curiosity, sharing examples of how he expanded his knowledge through formal courses and self-education. 38:02.03 - 39:37.54: Leveraging AI in Cybersecurity - Discusses the integration of AI in cybersecurity for automating tasks, improving threat detection, and enhancing customer support processes.Key Concepts: Startup Environment: Dan emphasizes adaptability and versatility in startups, highlighting the need to wear multiple hats and learn from both successes and failures. Customer Experience: Dan underscores the importance of understanding and solving customer problems effectively. He believes in being an advisory partner to build strong, lasting relationships and trust. Continuous Learning: Staying curious and committed to lifelong learning is crucial. Dan shares his journey of continuous education, using formal courses and online resources to stay ahead in the tech industry. AI Integration: The integration of AI in cybersecurity is transforming the industry. Dan explains how AI automates tasks, enhances threat detection, and improves customer support processes, leading to greater efficiency and accuracy. Career Evolution: Dan's career demonstrates the importance of being open to new opportunities and adapting to different roles. His journey from customer support to founding successful startups and leading cybersecurity teams showcases the diverse paths to success in tech.

Ego-Free LeadershipKevin Blanco, CIO at Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG), offers a transformative perspective on prioritizing your team and drawing lessons from every experience.While "Command and Control" leadership might offer a temporary sense of power, it often fuels an oversized ego that stifles listening, hampers collaboration, and ultimately hinders success.Instead, embrace Kevin's approach, refined through his leadership roles at SiriusDecisions, Smarsh, Thomson Reuters, and KPMG, which champions humility, teamwork, and continuous learning. By putting your ego aside, you unlock the true potential of your team and drive extraordinary results.You're going to love this interview!Connect with Kevin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevintblanco/ This episode is brought to you by Covenant Technologies: https://cov-technologies.com/and Cybertrust Network: https://cybertrustnetwork.com/

A growing body of research shows that social media is designed to be addictive and feed children age-inappropriate content. This is leading to higher rates of depression and loneliness. As a parent, this is heartbreaking news but not surprising. Concerned parents, legislators, and psychology experts are advocating for abstinence – specifically banning social media and smartphone use until kids reach high school age, and understandably so. But while their intentions are good, our guest, Tim Estes, an online child safety advocate, believes that taking away devices altogether isn't the answer either. He says it creates a "pink elephant paradox." He believes that the more we try to take social media and smartphones away from kids, the more they'll want them. It makes sense. So what are parents to do? Tim advocates for "kangaroo parenting." Who is Tim Estes? Tim Estes is a pioneering executive in the Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language Processing domain. He founded and led Digital Reasoning in 2000, an AI leader in the space of unstructured data analytics for 20+ years. Estes envisioned a means by which computers could learn to accurately interpret language, understand context, and extract critical intelligence. Dubbed "Wall Street's Robocop" by Forbes, the technology in Digital Reasoning became the market standard for applying AI and Natural Language Processing to communications data across text and voice and was adopted by a majority of Tier 1 Financial Institutions around the globe. Its technology also supported key Defense and Intelligence efforts in the U.S. Government. It enabled nationwide cancer screening systems to automate patient detection and prioritization and created the largest deployed system to support law enforcement in the disruption of child sex trafficking rings in North America. It was merged with Smarsh in November 2020 to create the market leader in Communications Intelligence for Financial Services. Tim left the acquiring company, Smarsh, at the end of 2021 and is now an active Angel Investor, Advisor, Board Member, and Mentor to CEOs in multiple industries. His newest startup, Angel AI, uses the latest advances in generative AI to change how kids use the internet to empower and protect them. The mission of Angel is to harness the power of AI to raise healthier and happier humans, starting with our kids. As a parent himself, Tim has dedicated his life to keeping kids safe online. He frequently advocates for change on Capitol Hill and recently briefed the House and Senate leadership on these issues. We are so impressed and so grateful for the work Tim does. This episode is a great listen for parents with kids using the internet. What Did We Discuss? In this episode, we chat with Tim about keeping our children safe online and Kangaroo parenting in this digital age. Here are several of the questions that we covered in our conversation: How do you recommend parents manage devices, social media, and other digital platforms for their kids in this digital world? I know you are an advocate for "kangaroo parenting." Can you tell us more about this parenting style? How can parents instill healthy online habits and boundaries? What is it that parents need to know that you know about the internet and keeping our kids safe online? What is your number one piece of advice for parenting a child in our digital world? Tim's Resources Website: angelkids.ai LinkedIn: Tim Estes Thorn: Tim worked closely with Thorn, an organization co-founded by Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore that combats child sex trafficking. Thank you for listening to this episode! Follow us on our podcast Instagram page @thebabychickchat, and let us know what you think and if there are any other topics you'd like us to cover. Cheers to keeping our kids safe online and allowing them to grow and explore with our guidance! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Watch Carol and Tim LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF. Steve Marsh, Chairman and Founder at Smarsh, discusses the regulatory landscape for businesses. John Kain, Head of Financial Services Market Development at AWS, talks about trends in technology adoption in the financial services industry. Brandon Carl, EVP of AI & Product Strategy at Smarsh, shares his thoughts on the intersection of AI and finance. Rob Mara, Principal, Risk & Regulatory Compliance Tech at EY, discusses how technology is impacting the compliance industry. Tom Padget, President of Enterprise Business at Smarsh, talks about the future of compliance.Hosts: Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec. Producer: Paul Brennan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Washington Post columnist Gary Abernathy and freelance journalist Sarah Smarsh join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the first GOP debate of the election season and the response to Trump's arrest in Georgia. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Washington Post columnist Gary Abernathy and freelance journalist Sarah Smarsh join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the first GOP debate of the election season and the response to Trump's arrest in Georgia. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Washington Post columnist Gary Abernathy and freelance journalist Sarah Smarsh join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the first GOP debate of the election season and the response to Trump's arrest in Georgia. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In the latest eComms episode with Smarsh regarding managing the risks associated with electronic communications (eComms) for financial services firms, Anthony Diana and Therese Craparo are joined by Tiffany Magri from Smarsh. Together, they discuss the messaging from regulators regarding compliance with the eComms regulations, considering the recent guidance, fines and public statements on eComms compliance. The discussion will cover the challenges the financial industry faces in attempting to interpret and comply with regulators' expectations from both a practical and technological perspective. 

A regulator has just sent you an inquiry or a subpoena regarding unauthorized use by one of your employees of text messaging or a third-party electronic communications application.  What steps should you take to ensure you can respond effectively to the inquiry? This episode of our eComms series with Smarsh sees Anthony Diana, Kiran Somashekara, and John Lukanski accompany Tiffany Magri from Smarsh to answer this question and more. They discuss what the regulators' expectations are for the inquiry or subpoena and the necessary actions all firms should be taking to minimize their risk.

“There's nothing more American than baseball and apple pie”… if you throw in today's show subject, you may just have the ultimate American trio.  Dolly Parton has been in the music industry for over 50 years and has sold millions and millions of albums.  She's worked with some of the biggest names in entertainment and has made a resurgence over the past 10 years or so (probably doesn't hurt to be Miley Cyrus' godmother either).  Usually show subjects will have some dirt on them or at least something negative to talk about. Dolly has seemed to dodge the headlines with any nonsense over the years, but is there more to the story of the big-boobed beauty?  Check out this rootin' tootin' good time on the latest episode of AHC Podcast.         Intro Music Credits: Cryin In My Beer by Audionautix Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Music provided by FreeMusic109 https://youtube.com/FreeMusic109         Citations: “Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos Pledges to Give Away Most of His Wealth.” BBC News, BBC, 14 Nov. 2022, https://www.bbc.com/news/business-63619512.   Aniftos, Rania. “A Timeline of Dolly Parton's Good Deeds.” Billboard, 3 Aug. 2022, https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/dolly-parton-good-deeds-timeline-9487782/. Cain, Áine. “Dolly Parton Shares the Worst Piece of Business Advice That She Repeatedly Ignored: 'Change My Look and to Go Simpler with My Hair and the Way That I Dressed'.” Business Insider, Business Insider, https://www.businessinsider.com/dolly-parton-shares-the-worst-piece-of-business-advice-2022-4.   “Dolly Parton.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 1 Jan. 2023, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolly_Parton.   Paulson, Dave. “Dolly Parton Remembers Writing 'I Will Always Love You'.” The Tennessean, The Tennessean, 27 Dec. 2015, https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2015/12/26/dolly-parton-remembers-writing-always-love-you/77762172/.   Reneau, Annie. “Watch Dolly Parton Expertly Handle Barbara Walters' Tacky Questions in a 1977 Interview.” Upworthy, Upworthy, 9 Dec. 2021, https://www.upworthy.com/dolly-parton-barbara-walters-interview.   Smarsh, Sarah. “The Rural Poverty That Created Dolly Parton.” Slate Magazine, Slate, 13 Oct. 2020, https://slate.com/culture/2020/10/dolly-parton-biography-she-come-by-it-natural-excerpt.html.     Today Show, “Dolly Parton Turned down the Presidential Medal of Freedom Twice.” TODAY.com, TODAY, 2 Feb. 2021, https://www.today.com/popculture/dolly-parton-turned-down-presidential-medal-freedom-twice-t207752.   Weber, Bo. “35 Interesting Facts about Dolly Parton.” Music In Minnesota, 16 Apr. 2022, https://www.musicinminnesota.com/20-interesting-facts-dolly-parton/  

“It comes back to communication,“ says Brendan on this solo episode of Billion Dollar Tech, where he unpacks the five key takeaways from his recent interview with Iggy Bassi, founder and CEO of Cervest. Iggy founded this data platform, which recently raised 37 million in total funding, first and foremost by articulating his vision specifically, and Brendan expands on the importance of this. He also talks about the balance between quality and efficiency, knowing when it's time to launch, and the importance of finding a clear focused market. One should aim to position oneself on the back of a key trend. Brendan talks about finding a concept that intersects with what you know and care about versus what other people need and will care about in the world today. He lists resources available to even those outside of the industry where you can find companies with existing initiatives in place, whom founders can then piggyback on.  Brendan draws examples from successful businesses such as Oracle, Carta and Smarsh. He shares what he sees as the biggest stumbling block to success, and the most underappreciated skill in a founder.  Quotes: “If you want to get people to invest money in your product, you want to get people to invest their lives and help you build a company, you have to be able to articulate the new world you're creating.” (5:11-5:20 | Brendan)  “You look at Elon Musk, and the ability to market your ability to communicate, the vision is everything.” (5:44-5:50 | Brendan) “It's tempting when you're early on, and everybody comes from different places, but you should just take whatever money is available to you and offered to you. And this may sound like a luxury problem. But for anyone who has seen what it's like to work with unaligned investors, tyrannical investors, are people who just do not understand what it is you're building, the vision you're building, the time it may take to get there, what the hurdles are all of these things, it can create a horrible working relationship.” (10:24-10:55 | Brendan) Connect with Brendan Dell: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendandell/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BrendanDell Instagram: @thebrendandellTikTok: @brendandell39 Buy a copy of Brendan's Book, The 12 Immutable Laws of High-Impact Messaging: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780578210926 Connect with Iggy Bassi:Twitter:@IggyBassihttps://cervest.earth/ Please don't forget to rate, comment, and subscribe to Billion Dollar Tech on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts! Use code Brendan30 for 30% off your annual membership with RiverSide.fm  Podcast production and show notes provided by HiveCast.fm

“In a world where there's so much overwhelming noise, you've got to be specific,” says Brendan in this solo episode of Billion Dollar Tech. This pertains to everything, from the benefit you're providing to how you're helping, to the language you're using, even the difference between your impression of what you're selling versus how other people view it. Too many people try to target multiple personas, and this, as Brendan explains, is one of the biggest mistakes a startup can make.  To illustrate this point, Brendan provides examples from both sides of the issue. He relays an anecdote told to him by Steve Marsh, founder and chairman of B2B tech business Smarsh, about the biggest mistake Steve says that he made. He draws from his own experience with Sudozi and explains what they've done right.  Of course, there are a couple of caveats to this rule. Find out what those are and why the companies you think are exceptions to the rule really aren't.  Quotes: “The foundational element here is strategy.” (1:22-1:24 | Brendan)  “This sentiment is one I hear echoed again and again and it might be the single most common reason that I see other than founder burnout or wrong timing is lack of focus, that keeps startups from winning.” (3:18-3:32 | Brendan)  “These are all things that require a lot of time and expertise that you can't get if you're saying, ‘Well, I want to sell into six different personas across five different industries and so forth.” (5:29-5:42 | Brendan) Connect with Brendan Dell: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendandell/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BrendanDell Instagram: @thebrendandellTikTok: @brendandell39 Buy a copy of Brendan's Book, The 12 Immutable Laws of High-Impact Messaging: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780578210926 Please don't forget to rate, comment, and subscribe to Billion Dollar Tech on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts! Use code Brendan30 for 30% off your annual membership with RiverSide.fm  Podcast production and show notes provided by HiveCast.fm

Links: Amazon MSK now offers a new low-cost storage tier that scales to virtually unlimited storage Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) now supports the transfer of Elastic IP addresses between AWS accounts AWS IoT Core announces Location Action to route location data from IoT devices to Amazon Location Service Amazon Connect Customer Profiles now surfaces additional customer information in the Amazon Connect Agent Application  Keeping Pace with FinServ Regulatory Compliance Demands with Smarsh and AWS  Use Alexa devices to initiate customer service with Amazon Connect How USAA built an Amazon S3 malware scanning solution   Vela Games Cuts Game Build Times by 60% Using Infrastructure on AWS Amazon Simple Email Service (SES) helps improve inbox deliverability with new features Increasing sustainability for your Microsoft workloads on AWS How Nomad uses Amazon IVS to scale public court livestreams Export historical Security Hub findings to an S3 bucket to enable complex analytics  How to control non-HTTP and non-HTTPS traffic to a DNS domain with AWS Network Firewall and AWS Lambda 

It's expensive to run for any elected office—something that's reflected in the highly educated, wealthy individuals who make up most of our representatives. Sarah Smarsh, author of Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth, joins Violet Lucca to discuss the potential outcome of the midterm elections. With voting, abortion, and the economy on the line, will the “blue wave”—itself a reductive term—be reversed? They discuss outsider candidates, issues impacting rural voters, and Smarsh's own experience of being asked to run for Senate—and why she decided not to. Read Smarsh's essay: https://harpers.org/archive/2022/11/in-the-running-sarah-smarsh-almost-running-for-office-kansas/ Subscribe to Harper's for only $16.97: harpers.org/save This episode was produced by Violet Lucca and Maddie Crum, with production assistance from Stephanie Hou.

Liz Lockhart, Senior Director (PMO), and Training at Smarsh Carve-outs are incredibly complex. Buying a small part of a target company brings many challenges and can be even more complicated if the acquirer is carving out a public company.  In this episode of the M&A Science Podcast, Liz Lockhart, Senior Director (PMO) and Training at Smarsh, shares her first experience and lessons learned in carving out a competitor.  Liked today's episode? Unlock over 60 courses taught by top-tier M&A practitioners by joining the M&A Science Academy. Use code “academy20%” on the sign-up page for a 20% discount, available on either monthly or annual plans. https://www.mascience.com/academy Want to learn about upcoming interviews, events, and industry trends? Sign up for our weekly newsletter. https://www.mascience.com/newsletter-signup  If you're a head of corporate development and looking to build up a world-class M&A team, reach out to me at kison@mascience.com. This episode is sponsored by FirmRoom, the fastest virtual data room used to get deals done. Leave the pay-per-page world behind by going to https://firmroom.com/

Sam Kolbert-Hyle is the President & CEO of Brandlive. Brandlive helps the world's best brands create experiences that move people — from town hall-style internal meetings with soul to major marketing events that drive revenue. Under Sam's leadership, Brandlive has grown from a handful of employees to over 150. They've hosted marquee events for companies like Nike, Nintendo, Ark Invest, The Wall Street Journal, Square, Google, GoPro, and Adidas. Brandlive was ranked #1 in Live Events on Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies list in 2021 and in the emerging video category in 2022. During the 2020 election, Brandlive helped the Biden campaign to establish its virtual event presence. Brandlive powered 230 campaigns for Biden's team, securing more than $30 million in donations. As a child of two lesbian parents, Brandlive's values of inclusion and equity are particularly important to Sam. He has intentionally built a culture that promotes and values creativity, flexibility, and inclusion. Sam started his career in private equity at Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors in Los Angeles, a private equity firm focused on growth investments in profitable software-as-a-service and other enterprise software businesses. Prior to Brandlive, Sam spent nine years on the executive team of Smarsh, the leading electronic archiving SaaS company valued at over $2 billion. Sam lives in the Irvington neighbourhood of Portland, Oregon with Sarah, and their kids Ari and Sylvia. What you will learn How Sam got his start in the SaaS world Sam shares about his early career working with Smarsh Discover the little-known benefits of a SaaS model for both businesses and consumers Find out more about the idea behind Sam's company, Brandlive Learn how Sam had to pivot Brandlive as a CEO Discover Brandlive's approach to creating remarkable digital events Learn more about the evolution of the events industry Discover why storytelling is so important in the creative process Plus loads more!

This week we're continuing our series on artificial intelligence in compliance. Our guest is Thomas Mangine, Director of AML and Risk Reliance for the Bank of Montreal. In this episode, Thomas shares his unique perspective on staying ahead of adversaries from financial services and defense points of view. He also discusses how data is becoming more valuable and what particular kinds of data are creating new opportunities for emerging forms of AI capabilities. Thomas also details several unique compliance-related use cases and circumstances regarding concerns about sanctions. This episode is part of our broader series on compliance brought to you by Smarsh. If you haven't already, be sure to tune into the previous episodes in this series at podcast.emerj.com to discover more key insights from leaders in the industry.

Today's guest is Arcangelo Grisi, Head of Market Surveillance for the U.S. at HSBC. As one of the largest financial services organizations in the world, HSBC generates approximately $50B in revenue per year. In this episode, Arcangelo explores the monitoring of trades regarding manipulating the markets and monitoring communications. He goes into detail about how challenging and essential this role really is within the enterprise. This episode is part of our broader series on AI and compliance sponsored by Smarsh. Smarsh has given us a broad mandate to reach AI experts in the domain of compliance and learn their best practices for adopting the technology. To learn more about sponsored content and how to engage with the Emerj audience, visit emerj.com/ad1.

Today we're talking to Greg Vesper, CTO of Smarsh; and we discuss how most companies are headed towards having to deal with exabytes of data, and how to set up a strategic data foundation now to future proof your organization. All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! Check out more of Greg and Smarsh at https://www.smarsh.com/

Today's guest is Kai Schrimpf, Global Head of Transaction Monitoring at UBS. UBS is a financial services organization doing more than $35 billion in annual revenue based in Zurich and Basel, Switzerland. In this episode, we dive into compliance in the banking and financial services space. There are three distinct topic areas in today's episode. First, Kai provides a big-picture perspective on the state of compliance in banking and financial services today and current workflows that could be leveled up. Secondly, he discusses specific use-cases and describes areas where he sees data ‘wake up' in terms of its value for keeping firms in line with regulatory standards. Lastly, Kai shares some business advice for enterprise leaders and speaks about what business leaders should know before adopting artificial intelligence in a financial services organization. This episode is part of a series sponsored by Smarsh. In this series, we're focusing on bringing on global experts in compliance to get varied perspectives on where AI and data are adding value today.

In this episode, we're focusing on compliance considerations in the insurance world. Our guest this week is Pardeep Bassi. He is currently Global Proposition Leader of Data Science for WTW, or Willis Towers Watson, a publicly traded financial services firm based in the United Kingdom. This week Pardeep covers two different topics with us. First, he discusses some areas where regulation intersects with AI applications in insurance and what the potential data risks for elements such as transparency, personal data use, etc., are. Secondly, Pardeep dives into how leaders might consider these regulatory rules in their adoption strategy. Not only to meet regulatory compliance rules but also to potentially use AI to address them. This episode is brought to you by Smarsh and is part of a broader series on AI applications for compliance and communications intelligence. To learn more about how to reach Emerj's global executive audience with Emerj Media, visit emerj.com/ad1.

Today's guest is Brandon Carl, EVP of Product Strategy at Smarsh. Smarsh is a substantial player in the compliance domain in financial services, and in this episode, we're focusing on AI applications in compliance for the industry. Brandon discusses three critical points in this interview. First, he discusses what kind of communications data may serve as financial crime signals or, in other words, what varieties of communications data we should pay attention to. The second point Brandon focuses on is how we can use that data to unlock value and detect financial crime with AI. Lastly, he speaks about how leaders can find the low-hanging fruit in their own communications data. This episode is the first of a sponsored series here on The AI in Business Podcast by Smarsh. Be sure to tune in on Thursdays to gain more insights about compliance and communications intelligence with new episodes of this series.