Thinkset Podcast

BRG Managing Director Mark Renzi joins host Eddie Newland to discuss the state of the mergers and acquisitions market and his outlook for 2019 and beyond. Discussion includes the spate of M&A around the world, Mr. Renzi's experience in bankruptcy engagements, and the potential mistakes companies make when going through restructuring activities.

BRG Managing Director Rick Fultineer and Director Bob Lewis join host Eddie Newland to discuss trends in the global construction industry. Topics include current hot spots for infrastructure construction, shortages in qualified labor, and litigation hurdles to avoid during boom times.

Managing Director Peggy Daley discusses the California Consumer Privacy Act, the lasting impact of the General Data Protection Regulation, California leading the way on regulations, and how companies can prepare for the growing regulatory requirements around data protection and privacy.

Managing Director Keith Jelinek joins to discuss the state of the retail industry. Topics include omni-channel retailing, success in the pet store sector, implementing sustainable strategies, trends being adopted in today's market, and what the future looks like for the industry as a whole.

Managing Director Brian Hoyt joins host Eddie Newland to discuss the role provider directories play in today's healthcare landscape. Topics include regulatory requirements at the state and national level for healthcare plans, the financial repercussions for not meeting legal standards and how plans can be proactive in handling provider directories to avoid harmful legal ramifications.

BRG Managing Director Rob Hichens and BRG Senior Associate Amy Lewis discuss the importance of security and privacy culture. Topics include why culture matters to cyber security, the biggest mistakes companies make implementing security protocols, measuring the effectiveness of a corporate privacy culture and reflection upon the meteoric rise of cyber security.

On this episode of the Thinkset Podcast, host Eddie Newland talks with BRG Director Elizabeth Arnold about recent legal developments in employee classifications and what companies are doing to address the evolving challenges in employer regulations. Other topics include the gig economy employees, different methods for analyzing employee classifications, proactive steps companies are taking around employee classification and Elizabeth's work on a new textbook.

On this episode of the Thinkset podcast, host Eddie Newland speaks with Managing Director Dr. Allen Jacobs about rise of cryptocurrency and his take away was from the year that brought Bitcoin into the pop culture zeitgeist. Dr. Jacobs also discusses the continuing evolution of cryptocurrency, the difficulty in valuing different coins, the possibility of future regulation and what potential businesses based on the asymmetric cryptography may look like.

On this episode of the Thinkset Podcast, host Eddie Newland talks with BRG Managing Director Ben Nolan about the evolution of Public Private Partnerships (P3) and what they mean for future infrastructure projects. Ben talks about how different state operations handle P3, Puerto Rico's history of P3 development and how to manage a project's risk profile.

On this episode of the Thinkset Podcast, host Eddie Newland talks with BRG Associate Director Kelly Lynch about the highly regulated world of pharmaceuticals and the role pharmacy benefits managers and specialty pharmacies play in today's healthcare landscape. Kelly speaks about these topics as well as her inspiration for becoming a consultant and the route she took to arrive at BRG in 2012. Topics include: new types of healthcare disputes and investigations (1:15), pharmacy benefits managers role in the healthcare market (2:15), specialty pharmacies and drug pricing (4:00), cost factors in drug pricing (6:30), how data can help combat the opioid crisis (8:37), tools in data analytics (10:30), Kelly's career path to BRG (13:20), advice for joining the consulting industry (16:46).