Welcome to an electrifying episode. 

We're thrilled to have Uzrad Lew, the visionary founder and CEO of YOUNITY, joining us today! With over 25 years as a powerhouse financial advisor, investment banker, and dealmaker—with an MBA from Pepperdine—Uzrad has mastered turning complex financial challenges into real-world wins. 

At YOUNITY, this innovative FinTech startup is on a bold mission to revive the middle class by empowering financially self-sufficient communities with cutting-edge tools for smarter money management and true financial wellness. 

Today, we're zeroing in on a game changer: how mastering corporate expenses isn't just smart business—it's the frontline defense for global compliance, ironclad auditing, slashing risks, and unlocking sustainable growth. 

Buckle up—let's dive in! 

Welcome, Mr. Uzrad Lew. 

Website: https://www.younity.love/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/uzrad-lew-a9ba1816/

Email:  [email protected] 

Contact by Text only:  (310) 890-5044 

Welcome to the podcast! 

I'm thrilled to welcome Mr. Michael K. Burroughs, Founder of Burroughs International, LLC (burroughsinternational.com). He is an experienced and seasoned leadership expert who has coached and placed hundreds of C-suite executives across Fortune 500s and global firms. 

His bestselling book, Before Onboarding, equips leaders to hit the ground running and deliver immediate impact. Burroughs International excels in executive coaching, rapid leader integration, and targeted placements, primarily in healthcare, IT, and nonprofit-building resilient leadership teams that sharpen governance, mitigate risk, and ensure regulatory compliance through smarter transitions and aligned talent. 

Join us as Michael reveals how bold, strategic leadership in management consulting, fueled by his firm’s proven methods, is the secret weapon for mastering global compliance and audit excellence in today’s high-stakes regulatory world!

Welcome to the show, Mr. Michael Burroughs!

Website: burroughsinternational.com

Company LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/segue-consulting-group-llc/about/

Welcome to the podcast! 

Today, I'm pleased to welcome Mr. John Allen, Chairman, Founder, and CEO of Total Systems Development (TSD) (lleanmanufacturingCPI.com), a globally recognized Lean Sensei with deep experience at Toyota Motor Corporation and over two decades leading enterprise-wide continuous process improvement. 

He has designed and implemented Lean CPI programs for the U.S. Air Force, major corporations, and sectors including government, healthcare, manufacturing, and services—driving efficiency, quality, and cultural transformation. 

TSD specializes in holistic Lean Continuous Process Improvement consulting, delivering customized systems for waste elimination, leadership development, and operational excellence that enhance process consistency, reduce variability, and indirectly strengthen financial controls, risk management, and governance. 

Join us as John reveals how strong leadership and disciplined Lean practices in management consulting are essential for achieving reliable global compliance and audit outcomes in today’s complex regulatory landscape!

Welcome to the show, Mr. John Allen!

Welcome to the podcast! 

Today, I'm excited to welcome Marc Freedman, CEO and founder of Expense to Profit (expensetoprofit.com), a Certified Expense Reduction Consultant with over 40 years of experience, and author of the bestseller Expense to Profit: Eliminate the Costs That Sabotage Your Growth. 

Marc has conducted more than 18,500 expense audits, helping leaders identify hidden overpayments, benchmark vendor contracts, and unlock significant cash flow—directly supporting stronger financial controls, risk management, and governance. 

Expense to Profit specializes in risk-free expense optimization across 40+ categories for businesses in healthcare, manufacturing, professional services, and beyond.

delivering average savings of around 18% while enhancing auditing accuracy, reducing regulatory exposure through better vendor compliance, and bolstering overall financial oversight in the financial and operational consulting space. 

Join us as Marc shares invaluable insights on how decisive leadership and strategic expense practices in financial/operational consulting drive robust global compliance and audit success in today’s increasingly complex regulatory landscape! 

Welcome to the show, Marc Freedman.”

We're kicking off the 2026 season of Get NIST-y with some predictions about what's to come in the world of compliance and cybersecurity. At the end of the year, we'll make sure to grade ourselves on how well we predicted things, too. 

The compliance department is frequently viewed by companies as an afterthought. Many companies scramble to bring procedures in place only on time or after it’s too late. Worse still, the position is siloed by several companies, with the sales team seeing compliance officers mostly as too fast to respond "No!".   

Ironically, though, businesses lacking a compliance culture frequently contend with more disciplinary measures and lawsuits than their complying rivals rather than concentrating on operating a profitable company. In other terms, vital resources are saved with a successful compliance policy, covering individuals, time, and capital.

Realistically, building a compliance foundation is the most significant security for an organization to reduce risk. Thus, growing to achieve sales and creating proof of compliance with applicable laws, compliance should be recognized as an internal insurance system. With that, organizations should strive to develop a successful compliance program.

Tom Fox’s guest on this week’s show is Toby DeRoche, a professional auditor and senior manager of risk management at Verizon. He and Tom talk about the importance of risk assessment and how it has changed in recent years.

SIGMA is organizing a series of webinars on the new Global Internal Audit Standards and the changes with regard to the International Professional Practices Framework (IPPF) for public finance and audit professionals in European candidate countries and potential candidates as well as European neighborhood countries.

In this episode, we answer the most frequently asked questions about internal control systems, the COSO framework, and their relationship with audit processes, fraud risk, and compliance.