I interviewed Verona Dorch | Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, and Secretary at Providence Health on Monday, August 17th, 2020.

We discussed several topics such as:

• Her Move to the frontlines of the war on Covid  
• Her time at Peabody Energy and Leading in Crisis
• Streamlining Outside Counsel from 100+ firms to 12
• Requiring Diversity with Outside Counsel
• How she joined a For-Profit Board  
• Leadership and Those Who Have Helped Her
• Inspiring words for Women and Diverse Attorneys 
• Her Family Immigration Story

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Links referred to in this episode:

• Verona Dorch | LinkedIn Profile
• National Diversity Council | 2020's Top 50 Most Powerful Women in Oil and Gas
• Financial Times | The FT Global GC 20 List
• Black Enterprise Magazine | 2019 List of the Most Powerful Women in Corporate America
• American Bar Foundation
• AdvanceLaw Website
• Law.com Article | Big Company GCs Sign On as Mentors to Foster Big Law Diversity
• Firoz Dattu | Chairman at AdvanceLaw
• Director's Academy Website
• Marsha Simms | Partner at Weil Gotshal & Manges
• Lloyd Johnson | Minority Corporate Counsel Association Founder
• Michele Coleman Mayes | General Counsel & Secretary at New York Public Library
• Tom Sabatino | Previous General Counsel of Aetna & Hertz
• James D. White | Co-Founder & Board Chairman of Director's Academy
• Alfreda Bradley-Coar | CEO and Founder of The Bradley-Coar Group
• Nancy Jessen | Executive Vice President, Enterprise Legal Transformation at UnitedLex Corporation
• Michael Watkins | The First 90 Days
• Phil Jackson | Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success
• Michelle Obama | Becoming
• Chinua Achebe | Things Fall Apart

I interviewed Jeanie Latz | Board and Governance Consultant on Friday, July 17th, 2020.

We discussed several topics including:

• Her Journey to Board Consultant
• Better Results with Diversity 
• Helpful Tips for Getting Involved with Boards
• Board Composition Trends
• The ESG Question 
• Signs of an Effective Board  
• Bringing Work In-House & Managing Legal Spend 
• A Hostile Takeover Story
• Bill and Melinda Gates 

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Links referred to in this episode:

• Jeanie Latz | LinkedIn Profile
• National Association of Corporate Directors Website
• Society for Corporate Governance Website
• Adam J. Epstein | The Perfect Corporate Board: A Handbook for Mastering the Unique Challenges of Small-Cap Companies
• Netflix | Inside Bill's Brain 

I interviewed Mark Roellig | Senior Client Advisor at Perkins Coie on Friday, June 26th, 2020.

We discussed several topics such as:

• Embracing Self-awareness 
• Surrounding Yourself with Diverse People & Perspectives
• What General Counsel look for? 
• The Value of an MBA 
• Training People to Leave
• Streamlining the Interview Process
• People that Come to Win vs. to Play
• Board Advice 
• Adding Value to Your Team 
• Career Advice for Those Stuck
• What Do Lawyers Really Bring?
• The Evolution of In-House Counsel
• Recommended Biographies

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Links referred to in this episode:

• Mark Roellig | Perkins Coie Profile
• Mark Roellig | LinkedIn Profile
• National Law Journal | America's 50 Outstanding General Counsel 2016
• Ethisphere | 2016 Attorneys Who Matter List
• ACC Docket | Leadership Lessons: Mark Roellig Reflects on 45 Years of Working
• Charlie Russ | Mentor Profile
• Walter Issacson | The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution
• Nancy Koehn | Forged in Crisis: The Power of Courageous Leadership in Turbulent Times
• Pia Flanagan | Chief of Staff to the CEO at MassMutual
• Dominic Blue | Head of Strategy Planning & Delivery at MassMutual  
• Brian Garner | Editor in Chief of Black's Law Dictionary | Twitter Account
• Charles Craver | George Washington Professor
• Patricia Diaz Dennis | Former Commissioner of the Dept. of Labor
• Jim Collins | Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap & Others Don't
• Eric Schmidt | How Google Works

Hello friends, I had a wonderful conversation with the Chairman and Managing Partner of Spencer Fane.

We discussed several topics such as:

• The Incredible Growth Story of Spencer Fane 
• Profit Margin Expansion through Scaling 
• Humility as the Foundation 
• 200% Headcount Growth with Laterals 
• A Passion for Lifelong Learning & Harvard Business School 
• Leadership and the Potential of Others 
• Family Life & Gratitude 
• Recommended Books & Pat’s System 

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Links referred to in this episode:

• Pat Whalen | Spencer Fane Attorney Profile
• Pat Whalen | LinkedIn Profile
• Harvard Business School | Executive Education
• Clayton Christensen | Professor | Harvard Business School 
• Clayton Christensen | The Innovator's Dilemma
• Clayton Christensen | How Will You Measure Your Life?
• Nancy Koehn | Forged in Crisis: The Power of Courageous Leadership in Turbulent Times
• Dr. Carol Dweck | Mindset: Changing The Way You think To Fulfil Your Potential
• Bill George | Professor | Harvard Business School  
• Bill George, Peter Sims, & David Gergen | True North: Discover Your Authentic Leadership
• Brené Brown | Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts.

I interviewed Sherry Williams | Senior Legal Executive and Former VP, Deputy General Counsel, Global Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer at Jabil on Friday, June 12th, 2020.

We discussed several topics such as:

• Her Experience in Working with Recruiters
• 2 Myths Believed of Recruiters
• Advice for Optimizing the Recruiter/Professional Relationship
• What Sets Apart Recruiters & the Biggest Area of Needed Improvement
• Rewards of Leadership and Clear Communication
• Her Own Leaders & Heroes
• The Art of Shameless Self-Promotion
• Private Practice vs In-House | A Different Kind of Hard Work
• Advice for Diverse Attorneys in 2020’s Racial Landscape
• Her Personal Fears & Hopes for Change
• Managing the Chaos of Being a Parent & a Professional
• Her Superpowers & Kryptonite

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Links referred to in this episode:

• Sherry Williams | LinkedIn Profile
• Stuart Singer | Partner | Boies Schiller Flexner
• Gregg Breitbart | Office Managing Partner | Kaufman Dolowich Voluck 
• Albert “Bert” Cornelison | Retired General Counsel | Halliburton
• Thurgood Marshall | First African American Supreme Court Justice
• Barbara Jordan | U.S. Congressional Representative from Texas
• Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
• Charissie Lillie | CEO | CRL Consulting 
• Benjamin Wilson | Chairman | Beveridge & Diamond
• Joseph West | Partner & Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer | Duane Morris
• Kim Rucker | Member of Board of Directors | Celanese
• Janet Langford Carrig | Previous SVP, General Counsel, & Corporate Secretary | ConocoPhillips
• Don Prophete |A Black Partner Responds to GCs on Law Firm Diversity
• Ben Wilson & Scott Bolden |‘This Has to Be a Seminal Moment’: Black Law Firm Leaders on Inequity, Ire and What Comes Next
• Ben Wilson |‘A Leader Must Be Fearless’
• Joseph West |Talking ‘The Talk’: Words Seem Futile When Videos Speak for Themselves

I interviewed Cheryl Heisler | President and Founder of Lawternatives on Friday, May 1st, 2019.

We discussed several topics such as:

- 4 Steps for Exploring Alternative Career Paths
- Leaving BigLaw for Kraft’s Marketing Department
- You Got Out. Can You Help Me?
- Meeting Ben & Jerry from Vermont
- From Litigator to Golf Passion
- Advice for Lawyers Consider a Change
- Becoming a Mixologist
- Check Out Her Cocktail Recipe
- Hobbies & Reading

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Links referred to in this episode:

• Cheryl Heisler | LinkedIn Profile
• Lawternatives
• Mixed metaPours
• American Bar Associations Career Center Board
• Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
• Kraft Foods
• My Father's Paradise: A Son's Search For His Family's Past by Ariel Sabar

I interviewed Kristin Stark | Principal at Fairfax Associates on Monday, May 11, 2020. We discussed several topics such as:

• How She Became a Legal Consultant 
• Hildebrandt, The Golden Years and Launching Fairfax Associates 
• Law Firm Merger Advice and Leadership types 
• What is Motivating Partner Departures 
• Managing Debt & Real Estate Post-COVID-19
• Thinking Ahead and the Big Four
• Peer-based Leadership
• Family Life & Summer Plans

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Links referred to in this episode:

• Kristin Stark | LinkedIn
• Fairfax Associates
• McKenna Long Completed Merger with Luce Forward by Washington Post
• Aligning the Stars by Jay Lorsch & Thomas Tierney
• The Little Book of Leadership Development by Scott Allen & Mitchell Kusy

I interviewed Mary Moorkamp | Chief Legal Officer, External Affairs Officer, & Corporate Secretary of Schnuck Markets on Friday, May 8th, 2020.

We discussed several topics such as:

• Ingenuity, Creativity & Community during Covid-19 Crisis
• The Servant and Relational Leadership Model
• Career Advancing Advice for Attorneys
• Give the Straight Story as In-House Counsel
• Family Life and her book Five More Minutes 
• For the Love of St. Louis

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Links referred to in this episode:

• Mary Moorkamp | LinkedIn Profile
• Schnuck Markets
• 2018 Missouri Lawyers Weekly Women’s Justice Award Article
• St. Louis Business Journal's Most Influential Business Women 2005 Award
• John Maxwell | Author on Leadership
• Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg
• Explore St. Louis

I interviewed Craig Katerberg | General Counsel of Anheuser-Busch on Tuesday, February 25th, 2020.

We discussed several topics such as:

• His Journey to Becoming a Corporate Attorney and Going In-House
• Who Inspired Him to Lead 
• The Weekly Email 
• AB’s Approach for Hiring Outside Counsel
• Supporting Commercial Strategy with Legal Tech
• Going In-House Advice 
• Love for M&A Deals
• ExPat Travel & Family
• Reading Recommendations
• His Superpower 

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Links referred to in this episode:

• Craig Katerberg | LinkedIn Profile
• Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC
• Sabine Chalmers | LinkedIn Profile
• John Blood | Company Leadership Page
• Cascade Brewery in Tasmania
• The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
• Haruki Murakami | Author
• Straight Man by Richard Russo
• Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel García Márquez 
• Ragtime by E.L. Doctorow
• I Just Became a General Counsel, What do I do Next? by Mark Roellig

I interviewed Craig Katerberg | General Counsel at Anheuser-Busch on Friday, May 15th, 2020. 

We discussed several topics such as:

• How Anheuser-Busch knew about Covid-19 before it hit the United States 
• Top Priorities of the C-Suite
• Crisis Advice for General Counsel 
• Transitioning to a New Normal
• A Reflection on Leadership seen During the Crisis 

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Links referred to in this episode:

• Craig Katerberg | LinkedIn Profile
• Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC
• Anheuser-Busch Delivering More Than 500,000 Bottles of Hand Sanitizer for COVID-19 Relief Efforts
• Anheuser-Busch Will Redirect Sports & Entertainment Investments to Support Those on the Front Lines of COVID-19
• Brewery Tour | St. Louis