Mastering Risk Management Podcast

If you want to hear from someone that has experienced things that most of us will never (thankfully) have to see or manage, my guest on this program is your man!

Sal Lifrieri, a former NYPD detective, hostage negotiator, and head of the Protective Operations Unit has a wealth of law enforcement experience. Add to that his role as Director of Security and Intelligence Operations for New York city's Office of Emergency Management and we have a very credentialled guest on this episode.

Sal is now President and Founder of Protective Countermeasures Inc. (PCC Secure) with the business advising Fortune 100 companies on crisis leadership, security, investigations, and risk management.

Youi can also leverage Sal's extensive experience by reading his book 'Leading through Chaos: What Decades in Intelligence, Crisis and Chaos Taught Me About Leadership'.

I particularly liked Sal's comment about organisations confronting a stream of crises - 'Calm is not inaction. Calm is control.'

You will absolutely benefit from your investment in time to listen to this episode!

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Here's a fascinating discussion for listeners of the Mastering Risk Management podcast!

My guest for this episode is Gabe McManus, Publisher of Influential Advisor Media. Gabe helps financial advisors grow their businesses through authority marketing. 

What's the link to risk management you ask? Imagine being an expert in your field and not being able to articulate the benefits you offer potential clients. The missed opportunity risk could be enormous!

Whilst Gabe's target audience is the financial advisor community, there is something in this discussion for everyone - especially those operating their own business and dealing with the challenge of getting your value proposition in front of potential clients.

Hope you enjoy the episode! 

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‘Print is dead, right?’ Our latest guest is proof it is alive and well! 

Ed Basse is a third-generation printer, whose family business is in its 99th year of operation. The business is still thriving and has been a great example of resilience and seizing opportunity for the past century. 

The big question this podcast leaves us with is who is going to be the fourth generation of Basse’s in the family business – Albert Basse Associates?

 Hope you enjoy the discussion!

Web - https://albertbasse.com/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/AlbertBasseAssociates

Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ed-basse-1098291/

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My guest today is Michael Zalle, Founder and CEO of YellowBird, an AI-powered platform that helps companies find, manage, and deploy elite safety and risk talent across the USA. 

He might be described as a serial entrepreneur, with over 25 years of experience with leading edge technology, including building and scaling multiple ventures focused on solving complex, high-risk business challenges. 

He also hosts The Canary Report (link below), a podcast featuring conversations with top EHS leaders on emerging safety trends and risk strategies.

In our chat, Michael talks about the highs and lows of entrepreneurship and how, like almost anything in life, it's all about perseverance and grit to get to where you want to be.

If you want to know more, reach out to Michael - contact details below:

• Website: goyellowbird.com
• Personal LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/michaelzalle/
• Company LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/goyellowbird/ 

You can also tune in to Michael's podcast, The Canary Report: Safety and Risk Management Podcast here.

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My guest for this episode is Jessi Beyer, a Mental Health Professional, an international TEDx speaker; the #1 best-selling author of 'How To Heal: A Practical Guide To Nine Integrative Therapies That Can Help Release Trauma'; a crisis mental health professional embedded with law enforcement in Snohomish County, Washington; and a negotiator with Region 1 SWAT.

Jessi talks passionately about how we can support each other in the workplace and reduce the stigma associated with mental health. And she reinforces the fact that whilst some organisations may think they don't have any mental health issues amongst their teams, the reality is that the actual rate of affliction is something like 1 in 5 people. 

Listen for Jessi's description of what represents a 'crisis' for each of us as individuals - because it is different for all of us. She then follows this up with some great indicators that may suggest a colleague is having some coping difficulties.

This was a fascinating discussion - please do invest the time to listen. You may just save a colleague a lot of pain and suffering by thinking about things slightly differently.

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Here's an interesting topic you might not know a lot about, but it underpins a lot of today's major projects - it's Surety Bonds!

And today's guest, Gary Eastman will explain all. Gary is an attorney turned entrepreneur who has built a seven-figure national surety bond brokerage in what might be the most overlooked industry in America. 

And if you aren't in the USA never fear - these bonds are used globally (in Australia they are often referred to as Performance Bonds).

There are some very compelling reasons for using surety bonds - for a start, better use of your organisation's finances on growth not guarantees!

For the other compelling reasons, you'll need to take a listen to this episode. 

You can also touch base with Gary via his email address:

[email protected]

Enjoy the episode!

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This episode brings us a chat with Kash Rocheleau, Financial Strategist, Fractional Accountant & CFO and Growth Advisor.

Kash generously shares her journey climbing the corporate ladder all the way to becoming a CEO. She goes on to tell how the role started to take over her life at the cost of those she cared for and the things she had a passion for.

Kash turned the learnings from this experience into her business - Outgrow. The theme of the business is to help small to medium businesses 'outgrow' the limiting systems / processes that are holding them back from growing their firm. She provides the example of an owner who is doing their own accounts, believing it is saving money.

This description won't do the interview justice - please take the time to listen to this fascinating discussion!

Use the link below to connect with Kash:

(39) Outgrow Accounting and Finance: Overview | LinkedIn

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In this episode, we learn just how small the world really is! In all the prep and comms that goes on in coordinating guests for the show, until we connected for the interview, little did I know that he lived just up the road from the Mastering Risk Management headquarters.

My guest is Dan Godden, Director of SolveSimple a firm whose goal is to make technology simple, useful and human.

In our chat, Dan shared some real gems. Firstly, a reminder that alongside every technology project is a people project - often not scoped or thought about.

Secondly, that sometimes it's best to get an expert to help with this component - a co-sourced change resource can make all the difference in taking your people along on the journey.

Lastly, Dan talked about the 'side-hustle' that these projects often afford - and that is to turn your technical experts into people managers.

This was a terrific chat and will be well worth your investment of time.

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In this episode of the podcast, we hear from Christopher Carter, Chairman and CEO of Approyo who, whilst being an expert in SAP implementations, has 'irons in many fires'!

Chris shares his expertise in how to do an SAP implementation right - and where things can go wrong. Whilst mainly the domain of large organizations, there are many lessons to be learnt for any business implementing software solutions (i.e. every business!).

Not only are there often millions of dollars at stake, but the efficient and effective operation of the business could be dramatically reduced - makes this episode a must listen.

Chris has a diverse portfolio of interests - have a listen to our chat to find out more. Hope you enjoy the discussion!

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Today's guest is Jim Wetekamp, CEO of Riskonnect. He is a recognised expert in insurable risk, enterprise risk and organisational resilience.

Jim generously shares his experience leading a global team of risk professionals that help organisations anticipate and manage strategic and operational risks across the enterprise.

Jim also shares how organisations are all at different stages of maturity and how that determines the approach that Riskonnect takes when implementing its software.

If you want to learn more, get in touch with Riskonnect via their website: Imagine the Possibilities of Risk Under One Roof · Riskonnect

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