The Resilient Journey

We’ve all heard the phrase ‘fight fire with fire’, but how do you fight bias?  Do you fight bias with bias?  And how do you handle the very dangerous unconscious bias? Hello everyone and welcome to the Resilient Journey podcast sponsored by ClearRisk.  Today we wrap up our series on diversity in the resilience industry by speaking with two of my co-founding members of the Resilience Think Thank, L...

Hello everyone and welcome to Episode 15 of the Resilient Journey podcast sponsored by ClearRisk.  Today we continue our series on diversity in the resilience industry by speaking with my good friend and massive contributor to the resilience industry Rina Singh. Rina is the host of the Resilience Pod podcast and is chair of the BCI’s women in resilience group.  She’s insightful and deliberate abou...

It’s episode 14 of The Resilient Journey!  Our conversation with Vince Davis continues right where we left off at the end of episode 13.  Our conversation about racial inequity continues with practical advice about confidence and never being outworked. Vince has a storied career in emergency management including time spent with FEMA, Homeland Security and even some work in the private sector.  He’...

Without a doubt, this is the most important set of conversations I’ve ever had in my career.  Today we start a four-part series on diversity in the resilience world.  Trust me, you won’t want to miss this. You may be a little hesitant to listen to a conversation about diversity.  Maybe you even rolled your eyes when you saw the title of this episode.  But believe me, this will be an informative se...

Be sure to follow this podcast to be notified of future episodes!  Plus, it helps us in our rankings! Today we wrap up our series on Crisis Communications with episode 12 of The Resilient Journey podcast, sponsored by ClearRisk. My guest today is Dianne Chase.  Dianne is the President and CEO of Chase Media.  She founded Chase Media after an award-winning career in broadcast journalism as a news d...

Welcome to The Resilient Journey sponsored by ClearRisk !  Please follow The Resilient Journey to be alerted when new episodes are released! In Episode 11, we’re continuing our series on Crisis Communications with one of North America’s leading media trainers – Warren Weeks. Warren teaches spokespeople the art of the great media interview and he tells us how media training has changed over time. I...

Welcome to The Resilient Journey!  Please follow The Resilient Journey to be alerted when new episodes are released! In Episode 10, we’re continuing our series on Crisis Communications with Mr. Media Training himself, Brad Phillips! Brad is the President at Throughline Group, a public speaking and media training firm based in NYC with offices in Washington, DC.   He hosts The Speak Good Podcast, w...

In Episode 9 of The Resilient Journey podcast, sponsored by ClearRisk, we begin a four-part series on Crisis Communications. My first guest in this series is Molly Baker McPherson.  Molly is an author, keynote speaker, public relations, and crisis communications expert. Recently I had the opportunity to take a deep dive into Molly’s new book “Indestructible” and got to the heart of how to build an...

We wrap up our series helping Resilience professionals demonstrate value by coming to the realization that sometimes, it’s time to move on. My guest in Episode 8 is Sean Watson.  Sean is the Managing Director – Risk, Resilience and Cyber Security at Andersen Steinberg. Listen as Sean tells us the state of the Resilience job market and as he explains why some organizations are going to lose some ve...

Our focus on helping resilience professionals articulate value continues. My guest in Episode 7 is Susan Graves.  Susan is a career confidence coach who encourages us all to have confidence in our own value. Listen as Susan explains how we can journal our successes to remind ourselves how much we’ve achieved.  A more confident person is more likely to demonstrate value. Susan also provides some gr...

Welcome to the Resilient Journey!  We’re continuing our series of episodes dedicated to helping Resilience Professionals articulate the value we bring to the table. My guest in Episode 6 is Ashley Goosman.  Ashley is the business continuity and crisis management manager for Liberty Mutual Insurance.  She’s a frequent conference speaker, blogger, has her own website dedicated to disaster resilience...

My guest in Episode 5 is James Green.  James is an award winning Risk and Resilience thought leader, keynote speaker and a co-founder of the Resilience Think Tank. Listen as James explains how we need to have a clear definition of value and how aligning with your organization’s culture can go a long way in helping you demonstrate value to your organization.  James says “I don’t think you can succe...

In the first three episodes we've focused on insurance and response techniques.  In Episode 4 we focus more on technology by speaking with Sean Sullivan, CEO of Uzado. Listen as Sean provides recommendations regarding backups, training and breach response. A shout out to my friends at ClearRisk for sponsoring The Resilient Journey! Want to speak with Mark?  Reach out here. Want to connect with Sea...

A Breach Coach is the person provided by your insurance company to quarterback your team after a cyberattack. In Episode 3 - I'm interviewing the Tom Brady of cyber quarterbacks, Imran Ahmad.  Imran has incredible insights related to responding to a cyberattack, protecting legal privilege and how to navigate through the process of paying ransom. Listen as Imran guides us through the process of int...

Welcome to the Resilient Journey!  We’re continuing our first series of episodes dedicated to the biggest risk facing organizations today - cybersecurity.  My guest in Episode 2 is Patrick Bourk.  Patrick is the National Practice Leader for HUB International’s Cyber Liability Practice.   Listen as Patrick talks about trends in the cybersecurity industry, incident response plans, how to leverage le...

Welcome to the Resilient Journey!  Our first four episodes are dedicated to the biggest risk facing organizations today - cybersecurity.  We'll discuss insurance, cyber response, learn what a breach coach does and get some technical tips from a managed security service provider. The cyber world is rocking right now.  Ransomware is off the charts.  You can’t go more than a few days without news of...