Trent Russell

The Audit Podcast

Business EN ↓ 348 episodes

On the show you can expect to hear from everyone: from the intern, to the IT audit director, CAE and audit committee members because all of their opinions are important. We'll talk about integrating tech into audit, how to get quick wins, the latest SOX guidance and whatever other topics the guests want to talk about and whatever you want to hear about. Be sure to subscribe to the show in whatever you're listening to it on now and we'll talk to you soon.

Author

Trent Russell

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Business

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theauditpodcast.com

Latest episode

Jul 7, 2026

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Episodes

Ep 75: How finding fraud helped to solve a murder w/Robert Nordlander 01.12.2021

Robert Nordlander joins the show to share his experience as a forensic accountant. As a former special agent with 20 years of experience, Robert now runs a boutique forensic accounting and tax resolution firm, and he is the Host of the Fraud Fighter Podcast. On The Audit Podcast, he walks us through a typical fraud case, the best way to pursue a career in forensic accounting, and how finding fraud...

The Audit Room: Culture analytics ft. Philip Lillies 24.11.2021

Previously recorded in The Audit Room on Clubhouse co-hosted with Tracie Marquardt and Trent Russell. Special thanks to Philip Lillies for being our guest!   Resources from the show: Auditing Organizational Culture: Employees Survey Analysis Using Python Join Tracie and Trent live every Tuesday to listen in or ask your questions. 6 pm Berlin 12 pm New York 11 am Chicago

Ep 74: Sprints, Scrums, and Agile Audit w/Raven Catlin (Raven Global Training) – Part 2 23.11.2021

Raven Catlin is BACK with more advice about Agile auditing! Raven, CEO of Raven Global Training, joins us for her second week to tell us how teammates can hold each other accountable, what are the responsibilities of a scrum master, and how to effectively schedule Sprints to optimize productivity. Raven is a recognized, international leader in Internal Audit and Risk Management who specializes in...

The Audit Room: How to Become a Cyber Auditor ft. Julio Tirado 17.11.2021

Previously recorded in The Audit Room on Clubhouse co-hosted with Tracie Marquardt and Trent Russell. Special thanks to Julio Tirado for being our guest! Join Tracie and Trent live every Tuesday to listen in or ask your questions. 6 pm Berlin 12 pm New York 11 am Chicago

Ep 73: How to effectively use Agile w/Raven Catlin (Raven Global Training) – Part 1 16.11.2021

This episode was so good we had to split it into two! Raven Catlin, CEO of Raven Global Training, joins us this week and NEXT WEEK to talk about Agile. Raven is a recognized, international leader in Internal Audit and Risk Management who specializes in training and keynote presentations. On the show, Raven walks through the process of an Agile audit, defines what a Sprint is, and what book she rec...

Ep 72: If you're a leader allow your teammates to fail w/Mario Kodrata (SOX Program Governance Advisor at Fannie Mae) 10.11.2021

Mario Kodrata, SOX Program Governance Advisor at Fannie Mae, is a risk and assurance leader, risk management specialist, and manager with a knack for growing and developing team members. On the show, Mario shares his thoughts on leadership, making internal audit more interesting, and helping team members improve on their skills. Be sure to  connect with Mario on LinkedIn. Also, be sure to follow u...

The Audit Room: The Great Resignation in Internal Audit ft. Tom Gresosky 10.11.2021

Previously recorded in The Audit Room on Clubhouse co-hosted with Tracie Marquardt and Trent Russell. Special thanks to Tom Gresosky for being our guest! If you're looking to make a move to another organization, then shoot Tom a message or check out Falcon Search . Join Tracie and Trent live every Tuesday to listen in or ask your questions. 6 pm Berlin 12 pm New York 11 am Chicago

The Audit Room: EHS Audits - Peace of Mind or Pain in the ...? ft. Julie Thompson 04.11.2021

Previously recorded in The Audit Room on Clubhouse co-hosted with Tracie Marquardt and Trent Russell. Special thanks to Julie Thompson for being our guest! To join the EHS Auditor community that Julie runs, check out The Auditing Alliance and sign up - it's free! Join Tracie and Trent live every Tuesday to listen in or ask your questions. 6 pm Berlin 12 pm New York 11 am Chicago

Ep 71: How to maintain productivity in audit w/Janine Wolman 02.11.2021

Janine Wolman, SOX Senior Manager at Convey Health Solutions, is an internal audit and regulatory compliance expert. She is also the President of the IIA Miami Chapter. On the show, Janine shares why nonverbal communication and soft skills are important in audit, how to attract and keep talent at your company, and the best mindset to maintain productivity. Be sure to  connect with Janine on Linked...

The Audit Room: Frauds and Vendor Audits ft. Rick Roybal 27.10.2021

Previously recorded in The Audit Room on Clubhouse co-hosted with Tracie Marquardt and Trent Russell. Special thanks to Rick Roybal for being our guest, for volunteering his time to anyone that would like to start a roundtable audit group for their industry, and for providing the following resources: Join the Oil and Gas Vendor Roundtable (it's free!) Check out Rick's featured article from Fraud M...

Ep 70: How to handle data governance as an auditor w/Spencer Sheehan (Risk and Compliance Engineer at Instacart) 26.10.2021

Spencer Sheehan, Risk and Compliance Engineer at Instacart, is an advocate of automation in security and compliance. On the show, Spencer shares his expertise on governance, risk, and compliance and how data governance affects auditors. He also explains what data pipelines are and how they relate to data engineering. As an avid bicyclist, Spencer is involved with the AIDS/LifeCycle race. His goal...

The Audit Room: Blockchain: Opportunities and Risks for Internal Audit ft. Yves Genest 20.10.2021

Previously recorded in The Audit Room on Clubhouse co-hosted with Tracie Marquardt and Trent Russell. Special thanks to Yves Genest for being our guest and for sharing the resources below: Canadian Audit and Accountability Foundation: Blockchain and Audit COSO: Blockchain and Internal Control Join Tracie and Trent live every Tuesday to listen in or ask your questions. 6 pm Berlin 12 pm New York 11...

Ep 69: Why you need to learn PowerQuery immediately w/Robin Hunt 19.10.2021

Also, be sure to follow us on our new social media accounts on  LinkedIn ,  Instagram , and  TikTok . Also be sure to sign up for  The Audit Podcast newsletter  and to check out my favorite part of the interview on  The Audit Podcast YouTube channel . * This podcast is brought to you by  Greenskies Analytics , the services firm that helps auditors leap-frog up the analytics maturity model. Their a...

The Audit Room: Taking the S.H. out of IT ft. Andrew Lassise Video 13.10.2021

Previously recorded in The Audit Room on Clubhouse co-hosted with Tracie Marquardt and Trent Russell. Special thanks to Andrew Lassise for being our guest and be sure to check out https://rushtech.online/ for more from Andrew. Join Tracie and Trent live every Tuesday to listen in or ask your questions. 6 pm Berlin 12 pm New York 11 am Chicago

Ep 68: The three scenarios of risk w/David Vose 12.10.2021

David Vose, Vice President of Risk Management at Archer Integrated Risk Management, joins the show to talk about the three main scenarios every auditor should keep in mind while assessing risk. We also discuss whether or not you need a statistics background in order to truly understand risk management and the negative impact risk maturity has had in audit. Be sure to  connect with David on LinkedI...

Ep 67: How emotional intelligence can make better auditors w/Danny Goldberg 05.10.2021

Danny Goldberg is a highly-regarded speaker and author on communication, internal audit, and risk. He is also the founder and owner of Gold SRD , a company that focuses on staffing, recruiting and professional development. Danny joins the show to discuss the positive influence emotional intelligence can have within internal audit, how Agile can be used as an effective communication tool, and how h...

Ep 66: 99% of what you know about risk management is wrong (Alexei Sidorenko - Chief Risk Officer) 21.09.2021

Alex Sidorenko, author and Chief Risk Officer at EuroChem, gives a bombshell interview on this week's show. He is one of the most influential people in the world on the topic of risk management and strives to make risk management more accessible and easier to understand. Also, Alex walks us through the 16 best books for risk management, creating free resources for Risk Awareness Week, and why 99%...

Ep 65: Learning to do the right audits at the right time w/Larry Harrington 14.09.2021

Larry Harrington, Former Global Chairman of the IIA, gives us an advice-packed episode with a wide variety of topics. Larry covers it all - from how to get that annoying conversationalist to stop talking to you on an airplane to how to do a culture audit on every audit. He also has great advice for all chief audit executives and those in leadership positions. Be sure to  connect with Larry on Link...

Ep 64: Developing new auditors using growth mindset w/Gayle Rudman (IA Director at McMaster-Carr) 07.09.2021

Gayle Rudman joins the show to help us understand what growth mindset means and how leaders in internal audit can implement it into their management style. Using her unique non-audit background, Gayle also shares the best ways for managers to give feedback, how to expose the team to new ideas, and how to accelerate people's timelines to becoming outstanding auditors. This episode has lots of great...

The Audit Room: Root cause analysis ft. Hal Garyn 01.09.2021

Previously recorded in The Audit Room on Clubhouse co-hosted with Tracie Marquardt and Trent Russell. Special thanks to Hal Garyn for being our guest.    As mentioned on the show, be sure to check out the Certified Chief Audit Executive (cCAE) and Hal's article that inspired the show - Getting to the Bottom of It: Why Cause Analysis is Vital .   Join Tracie and Trent live every Tuesday to listen i...

Ep 63: Internal Audit Thought Leaders of 2020 31.08.2021

This week we're hitting the highlight reel to hear from a few of the Internal Audit Thought Leaders of 2020.   To see the full list visit the blog post written by Richard Chambers: 10 Internal Audit Thought Leaders of 2020 .   Also, be sure to follow us on our new social media accounts on  LinkedIn ,  Instagram , and  TikTok . Also be sure to sign up for  The Audit Podcast newsletter  and to check...

The Audit Room: Ethics is sexy ft. Amanda "Jo" Erven 25.08.2021

Previously recorded in The Audit Room on Clubhouse co-hosted with Tracie Marquardt and Trent Russell. Special thanks to Amanda "Jo" Erven for being our guest last week.   Be sure to check out Jo's CPE book club as well as the books Jo has written herself ! Join Tracie and Trent live every Tuesday to listen in or ask your questions. 6 pm Berlin 12 pm New York 11 am Chicago

Ep 62: Data privacy and scaling audit w/Myriam Ormond (HubSpot Internal Audit Leader) 24.08.2021

This week we have Myriam Ormond talking about one of her favorite topics: data privacy.   Myriam also talks about how to scale audit, controls rationalization, and why we should all be in a roundtable group with our peers.   Be sure to connect with Myriam on LinkedIn for more.  Also, be sure to follow us on our new social media accounts on  LinkedIn ,  Instagram , and  TikTok . Also be sure to sig...

The Audit Room: How to shorten your audit reports ft. Tracie Marquardt 18.08.2021

Previously recorded in The Audit Room on Clubhouse co-hosted with Tracie Marquardt and Trent Russell.   Join Tracie and Trent live every Tuesday to listen in or ask your questions.   6 pm Berlin 12 pm New York 11 am Chicago

Ep 61: The robots aren't coming - they're here w/ Nick LeBlanc (Sr. Manager at Rapid7) 17.08.2021

This week we have Nick LeBlanc sharing his guidance on bot implementations.   One of the biggest questions I had for Nick was about the implications on SOX when implementing bots in a SOX process so if you're organization is thinking about bots, which they probably are, then stick around for that piece. Other than bots, Nick also talks about how his network saved him from a potential fraud investi...

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