RIMScast

In this episode, Justin and Joseph discuss the upcoming RIMS NeXtGen Forum, Joseph’s keynote speech, ESG events and how they impact the risk management community, the current actuarial approach embedded in risk management, and Joseph’s experience with earning his RIMS-CRMP.

This week, Justin is coming to you live from Boston Convention & Exhibition Center during RIMS 2019 Annual Conference! This special episode was recorded on the first day of the conference with Luke Figora — who was just named RIMS 2019 Risk Manager of the Year! Luke is the Senior Associate Vice President, Chief Risk and Compliance Officer at Northwestern University.

This week, Stephen S. Wu of the Silicon Valley Law Group joins the podcast! He is a shareholder at the firm, as well as the 2010-11 Chair of the American Bar Association’s section of Science, Technology, and Law. Also, in 2007, he co-founded ABA’s section committee on Artificial Intelligence and Robotics.

Today’s episode is featuring two award-winning guests — Keese Garcia and Gary Raymond! Keesa is the Risk Manager at NALS Apartment Homes, RIMS Oregon Chapter Secretary, and this year’s RIMS 2019 Rising Star award recipient. Gary is the Lead, Risk and Insurance at FedEx Ground; as well as the recipient of the 2019 Richard W. Bland Award. Many RIMS members also know him as the Vice Chair of the RIMS Risk PAC.

GAN Integrity’s CEO, Neil Lustig, joins Justin Smulison on today’s podcast! Neil is an operational and strategic CEO with 25+ years of experience in software, hardware, and Cloud technology industries. As the CEO of GAN Integrity, he helps organizations take their compliance program to the next level. GAN’s Cloud-based software helps users better manage compliance through transforming the way their program operates by bringing all their data together into a single, integrated platform.

This week, Justin Smulison’s friend and colleague, Stuart Ruff-Lyon, joins the podcast! Stuart is the Vice President for Event and Education at RIMS. He has worked in the events and hospitality industry since 1998 and joined RIMS in 2012 as Director of Meetings and Events, and was promoted in 2016 to his current position. He is also a Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) and a certified Digital Events Strategist (DES).

Today, Justin and Nik are discussing cannabis legislation and legal issues at the state and federal level. They discuss Nik’s views on how influencers within the industry are trying to shape it, unexpected risks for cannabis business owners, how he advises business owners who are trying to get their business off the ground, and much more.

On today’s podcast, Justin welcomes Emily Whitcomb onto the show to discuss fatigue risk management! Emily is the Sr. Program Manager of the National Safety Council for fatigue initiatives. She also led the production of the new National Safety Council Report titled, “Managing Fatigue: Developing an Effective Fatigue Risk Management System,” that encourages companies to create systems that combat the risk of fatigue.

Welcome to RIMScast. Your host is Justin Smulison, Business Content Writer at RIMS, the Risk and Insurance Management Society.

 

Today’s guest is Les Williams, Chief Revenue Officer of the Risk Cooperative — a specialized strategy risk and insurance advisory firm. The Risk Cooperative is based in Washington D.C. and specializes in creating solutions for emerging risks such as cyber liability insurance, political risk insurance, and other complex domestic and global challenges. The firm is also actively involved in assisting clients with common risk needs, such as employee benefits and business insurance.

 

In this episode, Les and Justin discuss critical infrastructure risks in North America and how they impact agriculture and farming industries. They talk about the major risks on Les’s radar for 2019, Les’s tips for risk management professionals, which risks he sees having a lasting impact on North American infrastructures and industries, and some of the efforts being made to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and use more environmentally-friendly materials for creating infrastructures.

 

Key Takeaways:

[:16] About today’s episode.

[:32] About the RIMS Annual Conference 2019.

[:57] Justin welcomes onto the podcast.

[1:26] How can infrastructure problems and issues impact agriculture and farming industries in North America?

[4:10] How has climate change factored into infrastructure over the years?

[6:10] Des Les see aging infrastructure and climate change having a lasting impact on North American infrastructures and industries?

[7:55] Les discusses the efforts made to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the efforts to use more environment-friendly materials for creating infrastructures.

[9:55] Les describes his diagram, “The Wheel of Misfortune,” that shows how all the risks are interconnected.

[12:45] The four major risks on Les’ mind, going into 2019.

[15:12] Les’s tips for risk management professionals in regards to these four major risks.

[16:35] Does Les think that the next wave of risk management professionals has a resiliency mindset?

[17:54] Where blockchain factors into Les’ register.

[19:50] Justin thanks Les for joining him, and reminds listeners to check out RM Magazine, RM Monitor, and email him at [email protected] if you have any questions, suggestions, or feedback for RIMScast.

Mentioned in this Episode:

RIMS Annual Conference 2019

“Cross-Cultural Expansion and Collaboration with Dr. Erin Meyer” (RIMScast episode)

Billie Jean King

Fort McMurray Wildfire

National Geographic on Floods

The World Economic Forum

Les Williams’ “Wheel of Misfortune”

“The Global Risks Report 2019” | The World Economic Forum

Risk Management Monitor

Risk Management Magazine

 

Want to Learn More?

Keep up with the podcast on RIMS.org and listen on iTunes.

Have a question or suggestion? Email: [email protected].

 

Join the Conversation!

Follow @RIMSorg on Facebook and Twitter, and join the RIMS Group on LinkedIn.

 

Follow up with Our Guest:

Les Williams on LinkedIn

 

Want to Learn More?

Keep up with the podcast on RIMS.org and listen on iTunes.

Have a question or suggestion? Email: [email protected].

 

Join the Conversation!

Follow @RIMSorg on Facebook and Twitter, and join the RIMS Group on LinkedIn.

 

Follow up with Our Guest:

Les Williams on LinkedIn

 

Welcome to RIMScast. Your host is Justin Smulison, Business Content Writer at RIMS, the Risk and Insurance Management Society.

 

Today’s episode is a special one! RIMScast will be celebrating Women’s History Month in advance of International Women’s Day by inviting on three fantastic women who are risk management professionals. First up, Justin welcomes on Kathleen P. Crowe of Aon Risk Solutions. She’s also a Chair of the Rising Risk Professionals Advisory Group for RIMS. The second guest of the podcast is Cassandra R. Cole, Department Chair of Risk Management Insurance, Real Estate, and Legal Studies at Florida State University. She’s also the Director of the Master of Science in Risk Management and Insurance Program at Florida State and the William T. Hold Professor in Risk Management and Insurance. The third guest is Soraya Wright, the Founder and CEO of SMW Risk Management Consulting and who was also the Vice President of Global Risk Management and Crisis Management at The Clorox Company for more than 20 years.

 

In the first half of the episode, Justin and Kathleen discuss her impression of women in the industry and whether or not the playing field is level, as well as the women she looks up to in the industry. Next up, Cassandra talks about her curriculum for teaching about risk management, how she incorporates new trends in the industry to her curriculum, and her thoughts on what the industry could do as a whole to get more women to take interest in risk management. Lastly, but certainly not least, Soraya discusses how she got started in risk management, her experience working at The Clorox Company, what led her to start up her own risk consultancy, and her ideas on how to further level the playing field for women in the risk management industry.

 

Join RIMScast in celebrating International Women’s Day in the risk management space!

 

Key Takeaways:

[:16] About today’s episode.

[:50] About the RIMS 2019 Annual Conference.

[1:12] About this week’s featured guests.

[2:10] Justin welcomes Katie to the podcast and asks her what originally drew her to risk management.

[5:05] Katie shares her enthusiasm about the risk management profession!

[8:27] Does Katie feel that knowledge transfer is one of the major challenges in organizations currently?

[10:02] Katie’s impression of women in the industry and whether or not the playing field is level.

[12:13] As Chair of the Rising Risk Professionals Advisory Group for RIMS, does Katie often take time to engage with other young women in the field?

[13:49] A female presence Katie looks up to in the industry.

[17:30] Justin welcomes Cassandra on to the podcast!

[18:17] Cassandra’s background at Florida State University and how her interest in risk management came about.

[22:08] Does Cassandra miss being out in the risk management field or does she prefer working in education?

[23:45] Are there current trends in the news and industry that Cassandra has incorporated into her curriculum when she teaches?

[24:47] In the last few years, has Cassandra found that students are more drawn to the insurance component of the curriculum or more so the ERM and SRM side of things?

[25:37] Does Cassandra think that the natural catastrophes that happened down in Florida contribute to student’s interest in risk management?

[26:43] Does Cassandra keep up with students or have any cool success stories that have come out of Florida State University?

[27:47] Has Cassandra found that female students are more interested in risk management compared to when Cassandra was in school?

[29:03] Cassandra’s thoughts on what the industry could do as a whole to get more women to take interest in risk management.

[31:59] How critical is mentoring when it comes to risk management?

[33:12] Cassandra’s take on the sentiment that most risks are opportunities masked as risks.

[34:44] Justin welcomes on Soraya Wright!

[35:18] How Soraya got started in risk management.

[36:11] Soraya talks about her experience at The Clorox Company and other risk management companies.

[41:18] Soraya talks about her relationship with Laura Cisi (the current Vice President of Global Risk Management at The Clorox Company), their camaraderie, and whether or not there was any knowledge transfer.

[43:36] What led Soraya to start up her own risk consultancy.

[46:57] Does Soraya see a lot of women ending up as risk consultants?

[48:11] Does Soraya think that the playing field in the risk management industry is level right now?

[50:50] Soraya’s thoughts on her current path with SMW Risk.

[52:56] Soraya’s ideas on how to further level the playing field for women in the industry today.

[54:36] Justin closes out this week’s episode and thanks you all for listening!

 

Mentioned in this Episode:

RIMS Annual Conference 2019

Rising Risk Professionals Advisory Group for RIMS

SMW Risk

Risk Management Monitor

International Women’s Day | #BalanceforBetter

“RIMS ERM 2018: Earning the ‘Mandate’ and a ‘Seat at the Table’”

RIMScast presents: “Having A Seat at the Table” (live and uncut)

Laura Cisi (Current Vice President of Global Risk Management for The Clorox Company)

Risk Management Magazine

 

Want to Learn More?

Keep up with the podcast on RIMS.org and listen on iTunes.

Have a question or suggestion? Email: [email protected].

 

Join the Conversation!

Follow @RIMSorg on Facebook and Twitter, and join the RIMS Group on LinkedIn.

 

Follow up with Our Guests:

Kathleen (Katie) P. Crowe’s LinkedIn

Cassandra R. Cole’s LinkedIn

Soraya Wright’s Profile on SMW Risk