Contract Heroes

Amanda Matias, Founder & CEO of Aligned Business & Sports Law, joins Marc to talk about negotiating contracts for small companies across the table from much larger ones. She explains how she reviews long enterprise master service agreements, sets a cli...

In this episode, Joel Gershon, Director, Partnerships at IntelAgree, discusses the changing world of contract lifecycle management (CLM), including the impact of AI, automation, and market consolidation. He shares his thoughts on how companies should c...

Featuring in this episode are Alyse Wilkinson and Otto Hanson to discuss how a global organization successfully implemented a contract lifecycle management (CLM) platform and integrated AI to transform contract review processes. From vendor selection t...

AI is no longer a future concept; it's transforming legal operations today! In this episode of Contract Heroes, Shelle Elzer, Legal Operations Manager at NetApp, shares how her team successfully implemented Agiloft's AI platform, Astra, to streamline c...

AI is no longer a future concept; it's transforming legal operations today! In this episode of Contract Heroes, Shelle Elzer, Legal Operations Manager at NetApp, shares how her team successfully implemented Agiloft's AI platform, Astra, to streamline contract management and drive significant efficiency gains. From navigating a rigorous RFP process to reducing manual redlining and saving hours of w...

In this episode of Contract Heroes, hosts Marc and Pepe welcome back Laurie Ehrlich, a legal leader who has navigated the full spectrum of the industry, from steering the "battleship" at global enterprises to leading a lean startup through a major acqu...

In this episode of Contract Heroes, hosts Marc and Pepe welcome back Laurie Ehrlich, a legal leader who has navigated the full spectrum of the industry, from steering the "battleship" at global enterprises to leading a lean startup through a major acquisition. Laurie shares her whirlwind journey as the former Chief Legal Officer at Dioptra and her current role at Icertis following their acquisitio...

In this episode, Kraig Conrad, Chief Executive Officer of NCMA (National Contract Management Association), explains the role of the NCMA as a neutral forum supporting contract management across the U.S. federal space and globally. He highlights its cer...

In this episode, Kraig Conrad, Chief Executive Officer of NCMA (National Contract Management Association), explains the role of the NCMA as a neutral forum supporting contract management across the U.S. federal space and globally. He highlights its certifications, standards, and focus on professional development. The conversation also explores how the contract management profession has shifted fro...

Everyone's talking about AI for contracts. Not everyone can actually make it work. Brian Powers, Co-Founder and CEO of Markups.ai, has a refreshingly honest take: AI is overhyped, adoption is elusive, and most teams trying to "add AI" to their contract...

Everyone's talking about AI for contracts. Not everyone can actually make it work. Brian Powers, Co-Founder and CEO of Markups.ai, has a refreshingly honest take: AI is overhyped, adoption is elusive, and most teams trying to "add AI" to their contract workflows are going to struggle to show ROI. But when it's set up right — trained carefully on a client's specific workflow, integrated into the to...

Legal operations is growing fast, but there's no standardized pathway for professionals entering the field. That's the gap Colin S. McCarthy and Anne Graue are working to close with Our Legal Community (OLC). On this episode, Colin and Anne share why t...

Legal operations is growing fast, but there's no standardized pathway for professionals entering the field. That's the gap Colin S. McCarthy and Anne Graue are working to close with Our Legal Community (OLC). On this episode, Colin and Anne share why they created OLC—a global community focused on certification, knowledge sharing, and career growth for legal ops professionals. They pair newcomers w...

In this conversation, Jessica Vander Ploeg, Vice President of Legal Operations at Belron, shares her unconventional journey from interior design and market research to leading global legal teams. Now Vice President of Legal Operations at Belron, she ex...

In this conversation, Jessica Vander Ploeg, Vice President of Legal Operations at Belron, shares her unconventional journey from interior design and market research to leading global legal teams. Now Vice President of Legal Operations at Belron, she explains how she oversees strategy, technology, and process enablement across multiple countries.  The discussion dives into practical approaches to l...

In this discussion, Nate Kostelnik, a lawyer now handling contracts and IP for the Oncology Nursing Society, explains that contract lifecycle management (CLM) isn't "dead," but is improving with AI while still relying on core components such as intake,...

In this talk, Patty Corey shares her path into legal operations and what she's learned along the way. She explains how focusing on good processes, precise data, and teamwork between legal and procurement teams can make contract management smoother. Pat...

In this talk, Patty Corey shares her path into legal operations and what she's learned along the way. She explains how focusing on good processes, precise data, and teamwork between legal and procurement teams can make contract management smoother. Patty talks about how to clean up data, choose the right metadata fields, and build helpful playbooks that help teams work faster and more accurately....

Meet Kyle Myers, Chief Product Officer at IntelAgree, one of today's leading AI-powered CLM platforms! Starting the conversation, Kyle shares his path from working at KPMG on automation and process improvement to joining IntelAgree soon after its found...

Meet Kyle Myers, Chief Product Officer at IntelAgree, one of today's leading AI-powered CLM platforms! Starting the conversation, Kyle shares his path from working at KPMG on automation and process improvement to joining IntelAgree soon after its founding in 2018. He explains how the company was built with a clear goal to make contract management faster, smarter, and easier through native AI. Kyle...

In this episode, Samir Bhatia, CEO of Brightleaf Solutions, talks about his journey and how his company uses AI to improve contract management. Brightleaf first worked with law firms, but under Samir's leadership, the focus shifted to helping corporate...

In this episode, Samir Bhatia, CEO of Brightleaf Solutions, talks about his journey and how his company uses AI to improve contract management. Brightleaf first worked with law firms, but under Samir's leadership, the focus shifted to helping corporates manage large volumes of contracts. Their first big client was British Telecom, and since then, Brightleaf has built powerful AI software to extrac...

In this episode, Sarah Brouwer, Senior Corporate Counsel at Trudell Medical International, joins Marc Doucette, CEO and Co-founder of Koho Consulting, to discuss the real-world challenges and strategies behind a successful contract lifecycle management...

In this episode, Sarah Brouwer, Senior Corporate Counsel at Trudell Medical International, joins Marc Doucette, CEO and Co-founder of Koho Consulting, to discuss the real-world challenges and strategies behind a successful contract lifecycle management transformation. Together, they share insights from Trudell’s multi-phase CLM rollout, including lessons in change management, phased implementation...