Innovation comes in many areas, and compliance professionals must be ready for and embrace it. Join Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, as he visits with top innovative minds, thinkers, and creators in the award-winning Innovation in Compliance podcast. This series is introduced by Tom Fox and hosted by Roxanne Petraeus. Ethena sponsors this special five-part series on Innovation in Compliance.

In this episode, Roxanne Petraeus welcomes Karen Oddo, Senior Managing Counsel and Legal Compliance at Unity Technologies. Karen shares insights on Unity’s software platform, which is predominantly known for video game development, and its expansive global footprint. The discussion dives into best practices for compliance training, emphasizing the importance of user experience and personalized content to engage employees effectively. Karen highlights the significance of targeted risk-based training and the benefits of leveraging advanced analytics to improve compliance programs. With anecdotes from her experience and her value in working with Ethena’s customizable and responsive platform, Karen offers practical advice for compliance leaders looking to enhance their training efforts.

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Innovation comes in many areas, and compliance professionals must be ready for and embrace it. Join Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, as he visits with top innovative minds, thinkers, and creators in the award-winning Innovation in Compliance podcast. In this episode, Tom visits with Kerri Reuter, AVP, Legal Counsel at SageSure.

Reuter shares her extensive law, compliance, and athletics background, including her journey from being a volleyball player to her professional career in the insurance industry. The discussion covers SageSure's business operations as a managing general agency (MGA) and the importance of collaboration and strategic thinking in her role. Reuter also highlights the significance of robust compliance programs in regulated industries, the implementation of the Athennian tool for corporate governance, and future growth plans, emphasizing the need for efficiency and forward-thinking in compliance and legal departments.

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Innovation comes in many areas, and compliance professionals must be ready for and embrace it. Join Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, as he visits with top innovative minds, thinkers, and creators in the award-winning Innovation in Compliance podcast. In this concluding episode of a three-part series, Tom Fox visits with Jen Hardy, Chief Operations Officer at the Academy Of MotivAction, to discuss how stress affects communication and delve into why communication often breaks down under stress.

They highlight the role of psychological safety and emotional regulation. Jen shares a personal story illustrating the importance of self-awareness and self-regulation in maintaining effective communication during stressful times. She also introduced the C.A.R.E.S. framework, which provides practical tools for managing tough conversations and establishing trust. Irina Alexander, founder & CEO of the Academy of MotivAction, joins to give a call to action, emphasizing the significance of their approach to improving professional and personal relationships through enhanced communication strategies.

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Innovation comes in many areas, and compliance professionals must be ready for and embrace it. Join Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, as he visits with top innovative minds, thinkers, and creators in the award-winning Innovation in Compliance podcast. In this part 2 of the 3-part series, Tom Fox and Irina Alexander, founder & CEO of the Academy of MotivAction, explore tactical resilience and how awareness and self-mastery shape performance.

They use the metaphor of stress 'driving the bus' to highlight the various ways unmanaged stress manifests, from irritability to substance abuse and eventual burnout. Irina also distinguishes between burnout and breakdown, noting that while burnout is cumulative stress, a breakdown is a singular event. The discussion extends to the corporate world's awareness of the costs of stress and the importance of self-awareness in improving performance and emotional well-being. Irina shares actionable steps to cultivate self-awareness and sheds light on the pitfalls of equating control with strength. She emphasizes that authentic leadership requires flexibility and adaptation. The episode concludes with a teaser for the next episode, covering emotional regulation and trust rebuilding in high-pressure situations.

Join us tomorrow, where we conclude our 3-part series by visiting with Jen Hardy on Communication, Emotional Stability & the Power of Trust.

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Innovation comes in many areas, and compliance professionals must be ready for and embrace it. Join Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, as he visits with top innovative minds, thinkers, and creators in the award-winning Innovation in Compliance podcast. Today, we begin a 3-part podcast series with Irina Alexander and Jen Hardy, the founders of Academy Of MotivAction. In part 1, we discuss the hidden cost of high-stress careers.

We take a deep dive into the costs and impacts of high-stress professions. They discuss the universal toll of pressure in male- and female-dominated fields, the detrimental effects of hustle culture, and how societal norms often glamorize overworking. Jen and Irina emphasize the importance of self-awareness, emotional regulation, and the need for proactive care. They share personal anecdotes and professional insights on mitigating the negative impacts of stress, providing practical and neuroscience-based strategies through their CARES program. The discussion aims to destigmatize seeking help and promote healthier, more sustainable work habits.

Join us tomorrow where we discuss Tactical Resilience: How Awareness & Self-Mastery Shape Performance.

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Innovation comes in many areas, and compliance professionals need to be ready for it and embrace it. Join Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, as he visits with top innovative minds, thinkers, and creators in the award-winning Innovation in Compliance podcast. In this episode, host Tom Fox visits Matt Rasmussen and Ryan Frye from ModeOne and their innovative approach to compliance data collection and cybersecurity.

They discuss their professional backgrounds, the founding of ModeOne, and their solutions to common challenges in data collection for compliance purposes. The conversation covers the shift from full data extraction to targeted data collection, navigating the complexities of encrypted communications, and the evolution of cloud compliance and AI integration. Key takeaways include the importance of targeted data collection, the use of AI in compliance monitoring, and strategies for balancing data privacy and protection.

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Innovation comes in many areas, and compliance professionals must be ready for and embrace it. Join Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, as he visits with top innovative minds, thinkers, and creators in the award-winning Innovation in Compliance podcast. In this episode, host Tom Fox visits with Coni Meyers, an expert in crisis preparedness and sustainability.

Coni discusses her extensive background, including her time as a FEMA inspector and trainer, and how it led her to her current mission of educating communities on disaster resilience through her initiative, Be Prepared Be Ready. The highlight of their conversation is Coni’s Kits for Kids initiative, which empowers young people to become spokespeople for emergency preparedness in their communities, thereby addressing broader concerns, including mental health and sustainability. Throughout the episode, Coni emphasizes the importance of local community involvement and innovative solutions in disaster preparedness and sustainability, making a strong case for proactive measures to mitigate the impacts of increasing climate-related disasters.

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Innovation comes in many areas, and compliance professionals must be ready for and embrace it. Join Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, as he visits with top innovative minds, thinkers, and creators in the award-winning Innovation in Compliance podcast. In this episode, host Tom Fox views Jackson Calame, a dynamic entrepreneur dedicated to helping other entrepreneurs get out of their way.

Jackson shares his journey from a less-than-stellar academic record to professional success in leadership consulting and podcasting. He emphasizes the importance of infrastructure in scaling businesses and draws an interesting analogy using Batman and Alfred to explain his role in supporting entrepreneurs. Jackson also delves into the value of developing a strong company culture, the significance of effective leadership, and the eight layers of sustainable revenue growth. He further explains the importance of understanding and building personal and corporate power brands in today’s market. Wrapping up, Jackson talks about fostering environments where great leaders can emerge by following and learning from others.

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Innovation comes in many areas, and compliance professionals need to be ready for it and embrace it. Join Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, as he visits with top innovative minds, thinkers, and creators in the award-winning Innovation in Compliance podcast. In this episode, host Tom Fox welcomes Nikki Rausch, the Sales Maven, to visit her unique journey and expertise in neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) and sales coaching.

Nikki shares her professional background and foray into NLP and how it transformed her communication skills, leading her to start her own business, Sales Maven. We cover key insights on simplifying the sales process using strategic conversations and frameworks like the ‘Selling Staircase’ and debunking common misconceptions about sales. Nikki emphasizes the importance of building rapport and permission-based selling, making the process more collaborative and less daunting for sellers and buyers.

Tom and Nikki also touch upon the importance of storytelling in making content memorable and techniques for scaling businesses by training teams to recognize buying signals and create curiosity. Whether in the corporate world of compliance or an entrepreneur looking to scale your business, this episode offers valuable strategies that can be applied across various fields. Don’t miss Nikki’s gift—a free training course on asking the right questions in sales calls, available through her website.

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Innovation comes in many forms, and compliance professionals need to be ready for it and embrace it. Join Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, as he visits with top innovative minds, thinkers, and creators in the award-winning Innovation in Compliance podcast. In this episode, host Tom Fox welcomes Christine Uri to discuss her insights and experiences in AI governance.

Christine shares her extensive background as a legal executive and outlines her current work in advising general counsels on governance and sustainability issues at her consulting firm, CURI Insights. Christine emphasizes the importance of a cross-functional committee to oversee AI governance and highlights AI technology’s rapid evolution and inherent risks. The episode also covers the implications of the EU AI Act, the urgency of building AI literacy, and the challenges of managing AI risks in a dynamic regulatory landscape. As AI continues to evolve at a breakneck pace, Christine offers practical advice on how companies can keep up and ensure robust governance frameworks are in place to mitigate risks.

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