Mastering Risk Management Podcast

Here's an interesting topic you might not know a lot about, but it underpins a lot of today's major projects - it's Surety Bonds!

And today's guest, Gary Eastman will explain all. Gary is an attorney turned entrepreneur who has built a seven-figure national surety bond brokerage in what might be the most overlooked industry in America. 

And if you aren't in the USA never fear - these bonds are used globally (...

This episode brings us a chat with Kash Rocheleau, Financial Strategist, Fractional Accountant & CFO and Growth Advisor.

Kash generously shares her journey climbing the corporate ladder all the way to becoming a CEO. She goes on to tell how the role started to take over her life at the cost of those she cared for and the things she had a passion for.

Kash turned the learnings from this experience into her business - Outgrow. The ...

In this episode, we learn just how small the world really is! In all the prep and comms that goes on in coordinating guests for the show, until we connected for the interview, little did I know that he lived just up the road from the Mastering Risk Management headquarters.

My guest is Dan Godden, Director of SolveSimple a firm whose goal is to make technology simple, useful and human.

In our chat, Dan shared some real gems. Firstly, ...

In this episode of the podcast, we hear from Christopher Carter, Chairman and CEO of Approyo who, whilst being an expert in SAP implementations, has 'irons in many fires'!

Chris shares his expertise in how to do an SAP implementation right - and where things can go wrong. Whilst mainly the domain of large organizations, there are many lessons to be learnt for any business implementing software solutions (i.e. every busines...

Today's guest is Jim Wetekamp, CEO of Riskonnect. He is a recognised expert in insurable risk, enterprise risk and organisational resilience.

Jim generously shares his experience leading a global team of risk professionals that help organisations anticipate and manage strategic and operational risks across the enterprise.

Jim also shares how organisations are all at different stages of maturity and how that determines the approa...

Today's episode is my discussion with Chris Maguire, Head of Product and Industry for Corporates at Thomson Reuters. 

Previously, he served as the General Manager of Corporate Risk, where he was responsible for managing U.S. sales, client management, and revenue for corporate CLEAR, Court Express, and other risk offerings. 

Before this role, Chris was the General Manager of Corporate Legal Software, Risk, and Compliance. Chris j...

There is a lot of hype around AI at the moment - it's nice to know there are people around like Walter Haydock, founder of StackAware and my special guest for this episode.

Walter has a fascinating background - think military, Homeland Security and Counter Terrorism - and he brings this diverse experience to assisting clients meet the challenges of AI use, whilst ensuring the business team is not blocked from taking advantage o...

It's here - the final episode in the three-part mini-series on Risk Management Systems and specifically the Corporate Governance Risk CGR Foundation software.

We've heard about the founding of the software and what the problem was that it was designed to address, and we've also heard from a very satisfied client in Funlab via the Chief Financial Officer, Andrew Wilson.

In this episode, Leo Arouca General Manager Austra...

It's here! Part two of our mini series on Risk Management Systems (RMS) and specifically, Corporate, Governance, Risk Foundation or CGRF.

We are joined again by Leo Arouca, General Manager Australia for CGR but we have the great pleasure of having a CGR and ABM Risk client with us. 

Andrew Wilson, Chief Financial Officer of Funlab, joins us to share his experience in implementing an RMS - from defining the problem to be solved, ...

We have something new / different for you in this episode. My guests are Leo Arouca, General Manager, Australia for Corporate Governance Risk (CGR) and Brett Palmer, one of my business partners at ABM Risk Partnership.

In this first of three episodes, listeners will hear about CGR's journey - from humble beginnings in 2010 in the suburbs of Perth, Australia to its present-day status as a leading risk management software provide...

I've found a fun and vibrant HR Executive - and right here in Australia (Melbourne to be exact)!

Robyn Djelassi (please call her Rob) is the Founder of Impact People Solutions a unique 'plug and play' HR solution for organisations needing a seasoned Chief People Officer and best in class HR Policies and Processes when they don't have that in-house.

Their CPO Connect Service gives you all the experience and skills ...

Getting the basics right before exploring Artificial Intelligence projects is the key message from my guest for this episode.

Santosh Kaveti is the CEO and Founder of ProArch, a purpose-driven enterprise that accelerates value and increases resilience for its clients with consulting and technology services, enabled by cloud, guided by data, fueled by apps, and secured by design.

His pro tip? First, get your data sorted - classificati...

My guest for this episode is Craig Taylor who is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), and a 25-year veteran of Cybersecurity. 

Craig's distinguished career includes having worked in major organizations such as Web Hosting for CSC, Finance in JP Morgan Chase, and manufacturing with Vistaprint.

In 2014 he co-founded a cybersecurity training company - CyberHoot - to help SMBs and MSPs learn cyber literacy....

What a fascinating discussion this episode is!

I was lucky enough to interview Darryl Stickel PH.D founder of Trust Unlimited. Darryl has been recognised as one of the world's leading thinkers on trust by Trust Across America and Trust Around the World and includes such noted institutions as Harvard, NYU, Notre Dame and UC Irvine on the list of venues where he has been called upon to speak.

Darryl's book Building Trust: Exc...

My guest for this episode is Matthew Oleniuk, a public sector transformation and leadership advisor and former Chief Audit Executive that has worked globally in multiple roles.

Matthew has a passion, and deep experience, in ensuring governments and organisations reliably deliver on their projects. He has provided oversight of billions of dollars in government transformation projects and through his practice The Risk Insider, he help...

One of the biggest risks for all businesses, government departments or not-for-profits is the people within them. Our guest on the Mastering Risk Management podcast today can help!

Tucker Miller is the founder and owner of Onward Leadership, and with decades of experience helping organisations elevate how they lead, communicate and collaborate, she has answers.

In this episode, Tucker generously shares her experience with examples of...

In this podcast, I chat with Dominic Bowen, one of Europe's foremost experts in risk management, with over two decades of experience in mitigating risks and managing crises across various industries and geographies. 

Dominic has 'earned his stripes' working in various roles in high-risk environments such as Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria. Currently, he serves as a senior advisor at 2Secure, Europe's leading risk man...

This is an interview I was looking forward to doing from the moment it was booked! My guest is Dan Donovan, founder and CEO of Stratoscope and Ingressotek and a leader in safety and security innovation for large scale events and conferences.

And what sort of events? How about the F1 race in Las Vegas, 13 Super Bowls and 7 Olympic Games.

Dan generously shares his vast experience in the sector providing insights into proactive safety &...

My guest today is Rhiannon Albert, the founder of My Trusted HR, and a respected leader in the people and capability space. Rhiannon's mission is to change the view of the HR function as a processor of paperwork to a true strategic enabler in achieving organisational objectives.

Rhiannon shares how she has been helping entrepreneurs tackle their various HR challenges - from avoiding a workplace disaster to expanding into new te...