In the first episode of the new year, Alex is joined by Brightflag’s very own Chief Customer Officer, Kevin Cohn, to discuss his predictions for 2023.

Stephanie Lamoureaux, Senior Director of Legal Operations at Live Nation joins Alex this week to discuss the importance of becoming a generalist in legal operations. Building transferable skills, and gaining exposure to other areas of the business in an intentional way.

Christine Uri, CLO, GC, and CSO at ENGIE Impact, joins Alex this week to discuss how to be a proactive business partner and advocate for your budget. They also chat about how a sustainability mission can help to avoid burnout.

Jessica Vander Ploeg, Senior Director of Legal Operations at Micro Focus joins Alex this week to discuss the benefits of working and learning in an advanced legal ops department and the importance of maintaining a positive mindset.

Elizabeth Miller, VP and Head of Legal Operations at Marqeta joins Alex this week to discuss why her finance skills and inquisitive mindset have been an asset in her legal operations career.

Tommie Ferreira, Director of Legal Operations at Peleton joins Alex on the podcast this week where they discuss her journey from paralegal to legal ops leader throughout her time at HBO, AMC, Rakuten, and Peloton and the lessons learned along the way.

Rosella Tibig, Operations Expert and CAPM at SAP, joins Alex this week to discuss her long career at SAP, the importance of empathy in legal ops, and how her experience working with law firms helped her to understand how best to work with Outside Counsel.

Ken Callander, Managing Principal at Value Strategies, joins Alex this week to discuss the options available to legal teams looking to transition away from hourly billing.

Megan Ostling, Legal Operations Manager at iManage joins Alex this week to discuss how the path to legal operations isn't always a straight line, and how her career path began with sports law.

John Elliott, Legal Operations and Technology Manager at Netflix joins Alex this week to discuss the importance of relationships, open communication, and problem identification when working in a fast-paced business.