Risky Business: Recent Episodes
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”We have a situation.” It’s the call you never want to receive. As a compliance practitioner, it often feels like you’re on an island thinking through the worst-case scenarios for your organization. Yet, when there’s trouble you’re the first person called upon. Risky Business is where compliance practitioners come to connect, engage, and learn from each other’s ‘oh shit’ moments. It’s real, it’s unfiltered, and it’s created to empower your career. It seems every day there’s a new issue to think about, to stay ahead of and prepare for. Feel confident knowing you’re equipped with timely news and the network to keep you connected with this original show from GAN Integrity. Join hosts Jordan and Adam as they bring on compliance leaders from around the world so that you never lose sleep again worrying about the unknown.
Business leaders need to have a place. One source of truth that’s not overly complicated or a mashup of buzzwords and rhetoric. On Risky Business, that’s what we aim to provide—a show built to help empower your people, that way when unexpected change occurs, the only thing left to do is the right thing.
If disruptions teach us anything it’s the increasing importance of compliance in order to face the relentless challenges we encounter every day. So how can we move away from ‘business as usual to business as it should be?
For Season 2, we are back to demystify the word compliance, covering what you need to know from a community of people who have been in your shoes.
While we recognize much has changed since we were last together and will continue to do so, the foundations of compliance have not.
Join us as we explore the stories of brands who’ve been faced with those same relentless challenges and some who might still be figuring out what to do next.
How do you navigate the political aspects of compliance?
Greg Brower, Chief Global Compliance Officer for Wynn Resorts, has held positions at the DOJ, the U.S. Government Publishing Office, and even the FBI. While not every role was strictly in compliance, Greg has a talent for drawing valuable lessons from challenging situations and applying them to risk mitigation.
In this episode, Greg sits down with hosts Adam Kaiser and Jordan Feise to share some of the lessons he’s learned from his experiences, and why a seemingly minor violation can have a tremendous impact. “Everything I've done before really informs, in some way, what I'm doing now.” As the conversation unfolds, Greg emphasizes the importance of developing relationships and learning the business.
Along the way, you’ll learn:
- Why the little things matter
- Compliance is not the mission
- Why building relationships is key
How can tech innovations and transparency help you build a better business?
Justin Dillon, Corporate Counsel at Red Hat, parlayed a background in white-collar crime investigation to a compliance career in software. At Red Hat, he enjoys an “architecture” role, building their compliance program from the ground up.
In this episode, Justin sits down with hosts Adam Kaiser and Jordan Feise to share his journey and insights on compliance technology, transparency, and the human factor as it relates to both. “Risk is created not only by organizational behavior but by human choices.” As compliance efforts escalate globally, the competitive advantage goes to ethical and trustworthy businesses.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- How transparency is a competitive advantage
- Why the human element will always be needed
- Why “tone at the top” matters
How can you successfully deploy a compliance program during a global crisis?
After starting her career as a chartered accountant in South Africa, Ansie Delport, Head of Compliance Operations at Rolls-Royce, took the long and unconventional route to compliance.
In this episode, she sits down with hosts Adam Kaiser and Jordan Feise to share her story and how she learned to escape old ideas while developing a program at Rolls-Royce.
- In this episode, you’ll learn:
- Don’t make assumptions about your career
- The importance of trusting your judgment
- How to make technology an asset
How should compliance teams handle working with a monitor due to FCPA violations?
Most compliance practitioners dread working with an external monitor, but Catherine Razzano, Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer at Panasonic Avionics Corporation, was able to turn it into a mutually-beneficial, positive experience.
Catherine earned the nickname “the Queen of Compliance” for her enthusiasm and work on high-profile issues and helping companies rebuild their compliance programs after being investigated.
In this episode, Catherine sits down with hosts Adam Kaiser and Jordan Feise to share her story and the lessons she’s learned working in a highly-regulated industry.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- Compliance is more than risk-avoidance
- The importance of building relationships in other departments
- Why ethics and compliance is about asking the right questions
How can compliance teams overcome internal politics to achieve compliance success throughout the organization?
Management can be either an advocate or an adversary to compliance. For Tomell Ceasar, Head of Ethics and Compliance at Careem, the key is finding allies in your organization who will advocate for the importance of compliance.
Tomell’s greatest challenge came while working for a company under a Deferred Prosecution Agreement. Ultimately, it led to one of his proudest accomplishments and is a great place for aspiring compliance practitioners to start.
In this episode, Tomell sits down with hosts Adam Kaiser and Jordan Feise to share his story and lessons learned from his wide-variety of global experience as a compliance practitioner.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- The importance of identifying allies across the organization
- Why compliance should not report to the legal department
- Why the code of conduct doesn’t create ethical behavior
How can compliance teams going through a merger or acquisition ensure the process goes smoothly?
Unlike several of our guests, Stacey Hanna, General Counsel on Ethics and Compliance at Lonza, did not start her legal career in litigation. Rather, Stacey began her career in mergers and acquisitions.
Before starting her first compliance role, she found herself involved in an investigation that could have drastically changed the path of the company.
In this episode, Stacey sits down with hosts Adam Kaiser and Jordan Feise to share what she did next, and how that experience shaped her career as a compliance professional.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- Compliance is more than fighting fires
- Risk mitigation drives business outcomes
- “Best practices” aren’t always the best
After starting her career in criminal defense, Valerie Charles transitioned in-house and discovered a passion for preventative criminal law, or as she calls it, the “sexy” side of compliance.
What’s not sexy is discovering a massive compliance risk just days before a multi-million dollar transaction is completed. That’s the situation Valerie found herself in when a partner sent a voluntary disclosure to a government agency that implicated Valerie’s client.
In this episode, Valerie sits down with hosts Adam Kaiser and Jordan Feise to share what she did next, and how working through situations like this one have led to the proudest moments of her career.
In this episode, you’ll learn why:
- Proactive compliance requires creativity.
- You shouldn’t fear data.
- Risk management is no longer just regulatory.
In this episode, hosts Adam Kaiser and Jordan Feise sit down with Andria Kelly, Director of Ethics and Compliance, Anti-Corruption, and Investigations at Starbucks.
Andria’s career began as a lawyer in a medium-sized firm, but she found her passion for compliance when she joined the investigations department at Microsoft and shifted her focus to prevention.
In this episode, you’ll hear how Andria has responded to the changes to risk management brought on by the pandemic, along with her proudest moment as a compliance professional.
In this episode, Alan Gibson, Assistant General Counsel of Compliance and Ethics for Microsoft, joins hosts Adam Kaiser and Jordan Feise.
Alan’s career began in business, where he started and ran an international sales company before pursuing a law degree. After joining Microsoft, he found himself developing and implementing a program to analyze compliance data, despite having no experience in data or analytics.
As the conversation unfolds, you’ll hear how Alan tackled this unexpected challenge, and how the digital transformation can give you a comprehensive view of your compliance risk.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- How to start small
- The importance of an in-depth understanding of the problem you are trying to manage
- Why speaking the language of ‘business’ impacts success
As a compliance practitioner, it often feels like you’re on an island thinking through the worst-case scenarios for your organization. Risky Business is an original show from GAN Integrity where compliance practitioners come to connect, engage, and learn from each other’s “Oh shit” moments. It’s real, it’s unfiltered, and it’s created to empower your career.