Michael “Bret” Hood spent 25 years as an FBI Special Agent investigating complex cases while specializing in financial crimes, corruption, and money laundering violations. Upon his retirement in 2016, Bret opened 21st Century Learning & Consulting, LLC, a training and consulting business designed to help prevent people from making the mistakes that first lead them down the slippery slope. Bret was recruited to become an Association of Certified Fraud Examiners faculty member and was awarded the ACFE’s James R. Baker Speaker of the Year award in 2020. Bret was named the top-rated speaker at both the ACFE’s Global Fraud Conference as well as the Institute of Internal Auditor’s Global conference. In addition, Bret also serves as an adjunct professor of forensic accounting for Mt. St. Mary’s University and an adjunct professor of corporate governance and ethics for the University of Virginia. Bret has previously served as an adjunct professor of forensic accounting for the University of Virginia and Florida Gulf Coast University. Bret is also part of the Forensic Accounting Advisory Council at Mt. St. Mary’s University.Some of the top public and private entities in the world have sought out Bret to assist them in creating, adapting, and modifying anti-fraud, anti-corruption, and anti-money laundering programs in order to interweave the latest behavioral and neuroscience research into their prevention programs. Bret continues to publish articles on best practices in Fraud Magazine, Compliance and Ethics Professional magazine, ACAMS Today, National Mortgage Professional Magazine, and Law Enforcement Bulletin.

Dr. Brody is a former regent for the ACFE and is also on the Fraud Magazine editorial panel.  His background in the behavioral side of fraud is aligned with my work in fraud.  I love the fact in his fraud class it is all about behavior and not so much numbers. That is a class I can definitely get an A in even though I love Pivot tables.  I look forward to to his new paper and will let you know when it is published.  Meanwhile take a look at his website and LinkedIn page to get even  more information.

Jennifer Mackovjak 221b Partners Jennifer does investigations, due diligence and litigation support for her firm, 221b Partners, located in Chicago. She has a background in law enforcement but transitioned to the private sector.  She was a speaker at OSMOSIS 2021.  Her firm has worldwide expertise.  I look forward to meeting her in person at OSMOSIS 2022.  I hope to meet you there too.  Show Notes:https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-mackovjak-b2843419/https://www.221bpartners.com/https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55711674-undermoneyhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58446721-the-power-of-regret?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=wVqosYNiuv&rank=5

This is an episode to either get you excited because you are attending Fraud Retreat 2022 or give you the information you need to decide to attend.We can't wait to see you there.  It is the bespoke fraud event.  There will be amazing presentations and also personal development.  It's going to be at the Gaylord Hotel outside of Denver.  Maybe next year in Disney!  You don't want to miss this.  Please reach out to Jo or me if you have any questions.  Show Notes:https://www.auditconsultingeducation.com/fraudretreat/

Rebecca brings so much to her work and her community.  As a Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst she could work 24-7 in today’s world.  But not to worry Rebecca has a balanced and interesting life doing this work but also being part of a wonderful community.  Be sure to check out CyberSquarePeg on Twitter.  Connect with her on LinkedIn.

Celia Aniskovich, Documentary Producer & Director.  Anyone who can make a documentary about fruitcakes and embezzlement is someone you need to meet.  Celia brings the humans, not characters, into her storytelling.  And no spoilers but the end will leave you wanting fruitcake.  Celia is someone to have on your radar for not just true crime but everyday people committing crime and their stories.

Kristy Grant-Hart, CEO of Spark Compliance Consulting, a London, Los Angeles, and Atlanta-based consultancy providing pragmatic, pro-business, proportionate compliance ethics solutions. She is the creator of Compliance Competitor, an facilitated online training game built on business simulation software.She's the author of the best-selling book, "How to Be a Wildly Effective Compliance Officer." In addition, Ms. Grant-Hart was an Adjunct Professor at Delaware Law School, Widener University, teaching Global Compliance and Ethics. She can be found at www.ComplianceKristy.com. She's a board member of the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics and Health Care Compliance Association, as well as the AIDS Healthcare Foundation UK.Show Notes:https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristygranthart/https://www.sparkcompliance.com/

Our GWIF guest today, Ellen Hunt, has recently returned full-time to her hometown of Chicago. I think by the end of this episode you will be reaching out to Ellen to talk all things compliance and careers. I have her to thank for introducing me to Lloydette Bai-Marrow.  GWIF has shown me and hopefully you all the areas of business that intersect such as compliance, fraud, internal audit.  Don’t stay in your silos or fiefdoms as I like to refer to them. Show Notes:https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellenmhunt/https://twitter.com/ethicsintegrityhttps://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2271840

Our GWIF guest today, Cheryl Hyder, always makes me smile when she calls me Pink.  And it’s funny because she is wearing pink today.  We talk all things fraud, pittie rescue, internal bias, neuroscience and lots more. This past week one of my favorite podcasts, The Hidden Brain, did such a good job on how a good person can do bad things. I won’t spoil it for you but it is so good. And shout out to Shannon Slaughter who sent me a note telling me to listen. You guys are awesome.  What else was happening in my content devouring?  Of course more of Bad Blood The Final Chapter. Can’t wait for the verdict.  Totally unsure of how it will go.  It has been one year since my book was released.  What a year it has been.  Not going to lie, it's been the hardest year of my life.  Someday you will hear why.  Did you listen to the Swindled episode about the OB-GYN?  Lots of tweeting this week.  You know how much I love Twitter.  It offers so much and no FOMO there.   Let’s get started with Cheryl’s interview.  https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherylbhyder/https://twitter.com/CherylHyderhttps://www.hydercpa.com/Adopt don't shop!  http://muttloverescue.org/ Really .. adopt don't shop!  http://www.vindicatedrescue.org/https://hiddenbrain.org/

I am excited to have Dan Ramey as a Great Dude in Fraud today.  This episode includes everything from how women and men differ in embezzlement aka pink collar crime, how Dan is constantly adding to his arsenal of fraud knowledge, think crypto, and so much more.  Dan is a big podcast listener and we compare notes on various podcasts.  Dan Ramey Forensic Accountant; Expert Witness; Conference Speaker; Forensic Accounting & ERM Professor and all things fraud.  Dan is a mentor and more importantly a friend to me.  His wealth of experience and knowledge make him a thought leader in the fraud world.  We talk about creativity and embezzlement, crypto and fraud, podcasts, Enron, Rita Crundwell, Collin Street Bakery.  This is another great Great Women in Fraud podcast with a leader in the field.  This past week I took some time to enjoy the holidays but I was able to listen to a lot of podcasts while traveling. Number one crazy was Swindled Episode 74, The OB-GYN.  You must listen.  Truly.  It made me so angry at how this went on for so long. Women’s health and profiting from it.  Wow.  I never could have imagined.  I’m also continuing to listen to Bad Blood the Final Frontier.  The Elizabeth Holmes trial is getting to the home stretch. I really have no idea how it will go.  A friend posted a Washington Post opinion piece, Women can be evil too.  With Ghislaine Maxwell’s trial and Elizabeth Holmes ongoing it seems that women are getting some ink so to speak.  It starts out: Two villainesses have captured the nation’s attention from the courtroom this week. Or is that two victims?  An interesting read for sure.  Let’s get started with Dan’s interview.  Show Notes:https://www.linkedin.com/in/danramey/https://twitter.com/danrameycpahttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bad-bets/id1588735104https://www.abebooks.com/https://swindledpodcast.com/podcasts/season-5/74-the-obgyn/https://www.threeuncannyfour.com/show/bad-blood/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/11/30/elizabeth-holmes-ghislaine-maxwell-trial-feminism/