EM Weekly Podcast

This week we are talking to the CEO of Spin Global Joel Thomas about the economy and emergency management. Joel’s piece on LinkedIn on the Black Restart of the economy. The economic impacts of disasters is one of the areas that we have to think about as we plan for disasters and crisis.
Guest Bio
Joel is a mission-driven consultant and serial entrepreneur focused on emergency & disaster risk management, and homeland security. He has led the development and implementation of innovative award-winning programs at local, state, national and international levels.

He is CEO of SPIN Global and inventor of PlanetReady.com and ResponderCQ.com. He serves as a Senior Fellow at Tulane University's Disaster Resilience Leadership Academy. He is also a founding partner of Pour Taproom.

Specialties: Business, project management, program development and implementation of government and community-based initiatives, including critical infrastructure protection, incident management, information sharing, interoperability, disaster resilience, educational programs, and international development.

Links
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joeldavidthomas/
Black Start the Economy https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6646039099658555392/
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6646039099658555392/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/spin_global
Website: http://www.spinglobal.co
Email: jthomas@spinglobal

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This week we are talking to Dr. Howard Kunreuther about his book the Ostrich Paradox Why we underprepared for disasters. Right now, as we deal with the Coronavirus and witness people making strange choices, Dr. Kunreuther gives us some insight into the issues facing why people don’t prepare.

Links
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Wharton/status/842937356940447745
Website: https://wsp.wharton.upenn.edu/book/ostrich-paradox/?fbclid=IwAR3NsMYKeEH1tHk8ieTIrMdOxpxgoNdY_ioA2pYhWQGDnjiW2QkvnQ3n5ho
Email: [email protected]


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This week we are talking to Amber Rushton about leading teams during crisis and disasters. It is our pleasure to have Amber on as a guest. She is a dynamic speaker and thinker in the space of emergency management. Soon we will be talking about her in the same breath as Simon Sinek.

Links
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amber-rushton-cemc-ep-abcp-capm-9636ab40/
Twitter: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amber-rushton-cemc-ep-abcp-capm-9636ab40/
Website: https://www.jimcollins.com/concepts/the-hedgehog-concept.html


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This week we are talking to Joe Hillis about the Information Technology Disaster Resource Center and what they can do for emergency managers before, during, and after a disaster. Joe’s team is doing great things in the field and you should keep their number in your back pocket!

Links
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/information-technology-disaster-resource-center/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/itdrc

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_itdrc/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/itdrc
Website: https://www.itdrc.org/index


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This week we are talking to Andrew Friend who is the Director of Disaster Management for the Kingdome of Saudi Araba. Andrew is developing the Kingdoms version of FEMA. If you are looking for to break into international emergency management this is the show for you.

Links
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adfriend/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AndrewDFriend
Email: [email protected]

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This week we are talking to Donald Vandergriff the author or Command and Control about how to use control tactics in emergency management. We delve into the concepts of commanders intent, supporting the mission, and allowing the troops to do what you asked them to do.

Guest Bio
Donald E. Vandergriff is considered an expert on Mission Command, Maneuver Warfare and Leader Development using the latest in Learning Methodologies. He is a noted speaker, award winning author, and teacher being named ROTC teacher of the year. He is also the author or editor of six other books and over 100 articles. He is also a retired Marine and Army officer having served 24 years in uniform, and another 12 years as a contractor, both overseas and in the US.



Links
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/don-vandergriff-ma-frsa-66aa8b1/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/donvandergriff

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vandergriffdonald/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/donald.vandergriff.1


Website: http://missioncommand5ws.com/authors/donald-vandergriff/


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This week we are talking to David Marquet about Leadership is Language and how language impacts the role of the leader. This is David’s third book on leadership. David’s research and accomplishments should be the standard in the field of Emergency Management.

Guest Bio
Captain David Marquet imagines a workplace where everyone engages and contributes their full intellectual capacity, a place where people are healthier and happier because they have more control over their work — a place where everyone is a leader.
A 1981 US Naval Academy graduate, Marquet served in the US submarine force for 28 years. After being assigned to command the nuclear-powered submarine USS Santa Fe — that then ranked last in retention and operational standing — he realized the traditional leadership approach of “take control, give orders,” wouldn’t work. He “turned his ship around” by treating the crew as leaders, not followers, and giving control, not taking control. This approach took the Santa Fe from “worst to first,” achieving the highest retention and operational standings in the navy.
After Marquet’s departure from the ship, the Santa Fe continued to win awards and promoted a disproportionate number of officers and enlisted men to leadership positions, including ten subsequent submarine captains. Having visited Marquet’s ship, Stephen R. Covey said it was the most empowering organization he’d ever seen and wrote about Marquet’s leadership practices in his book, The 8th Habit.
A student of leadership and organizational design, Marquet is the author of the Amazon #1 bestseller, Turn the Ship Around!, and The Turn the Ship Around Workbook. Fortune magazine called the book the “best how-to manual anywhere for managers on delegating, training, and driving flawless execution.” Marquet’s new book, Leadership is Language will be released in February 2020.
Marquet retired from the Navy in 2009, and speaks to those who want to create empowering work environments that release the passion, initiative, and intellect of each person. His bold and highly effective framework is summarized as “give control, create leaders.” He was named one of the top 100 leadership speakers by Inc. magazine.
Marquet is a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and in 2015 was named to the American Management Association’s “Leaders to Watch” list.




Links
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidmarquet/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ldavidmarquet
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadershipnudge/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ldmarquet
Website: https://www.davidmarquet.com/our-story/

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This week we are talking about intelligence for emergency management. The difference between information and intelligence is has the information been vetted. AlertsUSA is a great source of vetted information that you can turn into intel fast.

Guest Bio
Steven Aukstakalnis is Founder and President of AlertsUSA. A recognized expert in national security and geopolitics, he is has spent nearly three decades working for and with government and industry in intelligence and direct support of the American warfighter. Steve is an invited instructor and researcher for the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, National Reconnaissance Office, University of Michigan, Pepperdine, Purdue, Dartmouth, and a host of other universities, corporations and government agencies in the U.S. and around the world. Steve has extensive international travel experiences and has lived abroad in both SE Asia and W. Africa. He is a member of the Association of Former Intelligence Officers and the FBI InfraGard Program.



Links
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenaukstakalnis/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alertsusa/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlertsUSA

Website: https://alertsusa.com/


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This week we are talking to the inventor of the Heli-Hydrant an innovative wildland fire tank that will save lives, property and time. It is an amazing tool that EM Weekly thinks that all communities should have and if the community is part of the Urban Wilderness Interface (UWI) this is a must-have.
Guest Bio
Whaling Fire Subject Matter Expert: During his 42 years of firefighting experience, at 7 Fire departments, culminating in 30 years with LA County Fire Department, Battalion Chief Mark Whaling created a rapid wildland hose pack deployment system, designed a “Clean Cab” Command Access Vehicle and invented the Heli-HydrantTM, a patented hydrant for helicopters. Since installing the first Heli-Hydrant in Yorba Linda, CA, Whaling was named one of Orange Counties' most influential people of 2019.



Links
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-whaling-6b97819b/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=mxsW4tFWt-A&feature=emb_logo
Website: https://www.whalingfire.com/
Email: [email protected]


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This week we are talking to Data scientist Dr. David Wild. In his piece in the “Conversation” on how data can solve the wildfire problem in California, I knew I had to have David on the show. We get into machine learning, artificial learning, and more

Links

Website: https://theconversation.com/data-science-could-help-californians-battle-future-wildfires-126316
http://allhazards.net/blog
email: djwild @ indiana.edu

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