Come join us for a story or two and tap the shoulder of the storyteller in you. Sarah Hadden and Hemma Lomax were simply enchanted by a presentation by Michelle Beistle and Ashley Dubriwny on the art of story building at the SCCE Compliance and Ethics Institute in Chicago earlier this year and couldn’t wait to share this experience with the GWIC community. Michelle and Ashley literally wake up every day to save the planet in their roles as compliance professionals at The Nature Conservancy (TNC). They have a magnificent talent not only for spinning together an engaging story that awakens the senses and achieves impact, connection, and relevance but also for helping others recognize that we all have it in us to create inspiring and poignant stories. With the help of some simple building blocks and concrete steps, Michelle and Ashley show us that all humans are innately capable of using everyday experiences to build relevant and engaging stories and to share powerful and memorable messag

Audrey Harris, this week’s guest, shared a quote with us that is very meaningful to her. It is from Theodore Roosevelt, about “The Man in the Arena. Since this is #GWIC, we have expanded this to the women in the arena. That is the woman who is actually in the arena, not the critic or the person who waits to offer suggestions or say what can be done better after the hard calls are made and who strives to do the work and…spends herself on a worthy cause; who at the best knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if she fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that her place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither knows victory nor defeat.” Audrey Harris is the woman in the arena. She is Managing Director, of Global Anticorruption, Compliance, Ethics & Non–Financial Risk at Affiliated Monitors, Inc., was formerly at two world-class law firms, and has also been a Chief Compliance Officer. She has made hard decisions in real-time and n

As we move towards the end of 2023, and after the major conferences of the year, it seemed like a good time to reflect on the state of the profession. Gwen Hassan, Deputy Chief Compliance Officer at Unisys and host of the #HiddenTraffic podcast, and Kim Yapchai, member of the Board of Directors for DirectWomen and former Senior Vice President, Chief Environmental, Social and Governance Officer at Tenneco joined Ellen Hunt and Lisa Fine talk about where the ethics and compliance profession has been, where we are today, and where we are going. They discuss what makes them optimistic, and what gives them pause. The Great Women in Compliance Podcast is on the Compliance Podcast Network with a selection of other Compliance-related offerings. GWIC is also sponsored by Corporate Compliance Insights, where we have a page where you can hear every episode. If you are enjoying this episode, please rate it and/or provide a review.   Corporate Compliance Insights is a much-appreciated sponsor and s

Today's episode features Renee Rajkumar, a Risk and Compliance Manager at the University of Arts, London. Hemma was very excited to host her long-time friend and compliance mentor to talk about how compliance is the conscience of the organization. Renee shares tips on how to overcome negative perceptions of the compliance function, how to build trust, motivate risk awareness and compliance, and leverage the strengths of your business partners while doing so. Learn about a new form of AI in compliance called "Added Intelligence" - first coined here. Grab a blanket and a cup of tea and tune in to hear how with a little love and care, compliance can be the heart and pulse of an organization - and create the conditions where our internal business partners are the best source of compliance intelligence and risk management. Hailing from the warm island of Trinidad and Tobago, Renee is enthusiastic about life and the happiness of people. She believes in the value of genuinely caring for other

Welcome back to the Great Women in Compliance podcast. In today’s episode, we kick off our new roundtable format with two special guests joining Hemma and Lisa in discussing leveraging our connections to have an impact at scale in our work. As compliance professionals, we take on more and more and are often involved in complex and novel issues that are difficult to solve alone with confidence. Tune in to hear how Fatema Merchant and Karin Johnson have navigated this during their professional journeys and how they not only send the elevator back down but also help each other ensure they support each other when they are on their way up. Tune in to hear how Karin and Fatema have prioritized connection in their compliance work both from an in-house and outside counsel perspective. We acknowledge that we are in an incredibly challenging moment as we watch with deep sadness and emotion what is happening in Israel, Gaza, and beyond. These events were very much on our minds during the recordin

Welcome back to the Great Women in Compliance podcast. In today’s episode, Lisa talks with Lizette Arias, who went through this and is now thriving. Today, she is the Director of Ethics and Compliance at Conagra and was recognized as an Emerging Leader in this year’s Diversity MBA Top 100 Under 50. Providing a safe environment for people to raise concerns is a priority for any Ethics & Compliance officer, but what happens when that person learns first-hand that the safe space does not exist? Like many of us, she raised concerns about an individual’s expenses. However, her experience was one where she was stonewalled, told to stop investigating, and then suffered from retaliation. During all this, she stood up for what she believed was right, and the lessons she learned made her better understand what a whistleblower goes through. She talks about how she brings that insight and empathy into all her investigations. Lizette hopes that her willingness to “speak out about speaking out” will

Welcome back to the Great Women in Compliance podcast. Today's episode was recorded by the full GWIC 2.0 team, Lisa, Hemma, Ellen Hunt and Sarah Hadden during the Society for Corporate Compliance and Ethics conference (CEI) in Chicago. It was a fantastic event, and all four women valued the opportunity to connect with friends and meet some new people as well. The episode was recorded before Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco spoke, but all were looking forward to hearing that. In this episode, each one of the group mentioned some highlights from the beginning of the conference, and their advice about how to get the most out of the SCCE (or any conference). They also discussed things that they are looking forward to discussing on the podcast this fall - in particular, Ellen mentioned how to make the investigation process better for reporters and people involved in investigations, and Sarah is excited to bring her perspective as a business leader and publisher to the discussions.  The G

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Hemma Lomax. GWIC is back to start the 2.0 era! We are very excited to be back, and to start out our new format and hear your views. One consistent thing about the GWIC community is how much you all accomplish and that happened with Lloydette. As you will hear, Lloydette has been offered an amazing government appointment. One of the downsides is that she needed to re-evaluate some of her public commitments. It made the most sense for her to step down from GWIC. During the hiatus, the inaugural Women in Compliance Summit took place, and it was a huge success. Hemma has also been a guest of the podcast (Episode 145), and an advocate of “Sending the Elevator Back Down, “ and was already helping behind the scenes. We are thrilled to have Hemma as a co-host, and Ellen Hunt of Spark Compliance and Sarah Hadden of Corporate Compliance Insights as part of the GWIC team and supporting our larger discussions. All four o

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, hosted by Mary Shirley and Lisa Fine. It all started with a casual conversation between friends in October 2018 at an evening event in Las Vegas, and shortly thereafter, the Great Women in Compliance podcast was born, the first podcast on the Compliance Podcast Network that was not hosted by Tom Fox. For the last 4.5 years, Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley have worked on developing the podcast to best bring listeners quality content and this week, they reach their 200th episode. At this juncture, Mary passes the baton to Lloydette Bai-Marrow, who will be joining Lisa Fine as the newest #GWIC co-host. Join them after a summer break to tune in to the new iteration of the podcast. In the meantime, this episode features mini interviews between Lisa and Mary, as well another round of the GWICies - the recognition (sometimes tongue in cheek) that Lisa and Mary have given during certain milestones since their 100th episode. As she puts down the micr

Join Mary Shirley, co-founder of The Great Women and Compliance podcast, as she reflects on the difficulties of finding the perfect guest for the show without it becoming a paid infomercial in her latest hosted episode. She also shares some fun behind-the-scenes information and announces her departure from the show. But don't fret, because the remaining episodes are packed with compelling discussions on self-awareness, promoting diversity and inclusion in the workplace, and implementing off-channel communication policies. You'll gain valuable insights and tips from experts that will challenge your ideas and provoke your thinking. So don't miss out, tune in now! You can find the Great Women in Compliance Podcast on the Compliance Podcast Network where you can find several other resources and podcasts to keep you up to date in the Ethics and Compliance world. You can also find the GWIC podcast on Corporate Compliance Insights where you can learn more about the podcast, stream prior episo

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, hosted by Mary Shirley and Lisa Fine.   As part of the countdown to 200, Lisa and Mary have their last two episodes before the GWICies and the summer hiatus before GWIC 2.0.  Today, we get to announce our new co-host, Lloydette Bai-Marrow, who was featured in Episode 110.  She is the founding partner of Parametric Global Consulting ,a former prosecutor at the UK’s Serious Fraud Office, is a member of the Board of Spotlight on Corruption, a UK-based anti-corruption charity that tracks how the UK implements its anti-corruption laws and has a commitment to anti-corruption in Africa and particularly Sierra Leone. She is also committed to sending the elevator back down and our community.  In the episode, she discusses how she decided to make time to add co-hosting this podcast to her full plate, and some of her ideas for GWIC 2.0.  Lloydette also talks about the impact that Mary has had in the E&C world, and how that inspired her to join Lis

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, hosted by Mary Shirley and Lisa Fine.   Today's Great Women in Compliance episode is a crossover one with LRN's Principled Podcast. Meredith Hunt, Ethics and Compliance Specialist at LRN, makes her podcast debut hosting, #GWIC Co-host, Mary Shirley. Change is hard; we fight to hold on, yet we fight to let go, and deciding which direction to go in can have a huge impact for not only your journey, but of those around you. Meredith interviews Mary about some critical coaching questions to ask yourself when at a crossroads that are particularly helpful if you're questioning whether you should stay or go from the status quo.    They also discuss favorite ways to send the elevator back down to those around them and share tips for leveling up your Compliance program, including a spoiler idea from Mary's soon-to-be released book on innovative and trail blazing ways to level up your Compliance program, called Living Your Best Compliance Life. Lo

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, hosted by Mary Shirley and Lisa Fine.   Over the past few years, it seems like fantasy sports and online gaming have a higher profile than ever, and they are part of a rapidly growing industry. Today's guest, Carolyn Renzin, is the Chief Legal and Compliance Officer at FanDuel, which is one of the leaders in that space. In a wide-ranging discussion, Carolyn and Lisa discuss building a compliance function at the same time an industry framework is being built, and how she has grown her team. She also talks about FanDuel's commitment to integrity - both as an organization and for professional sports in general. Her analogy between sports and her role is one we can all keep in mind - "you play offense, we play defense, and we need each other."   You can find the Great Women in Compliance Podcast on the Compliance Podcast Network where you can find several other resources and podcasts to keep you up to date in the Ethics and Compliance world

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, hosted by Mary Shirley and Lisa Fine.  Today, however producer Tom Fox guest hosts Mary and Lisa.  The Great Women in Compliance podcast is not quite at 200 episodes. However Lisa, Mary and Tom wanted to do special joint episode, looking back on the last 4.5 years of #GWIC. Tom leads this episode by putting questions to Lisa and Mary while sharing his own perceptions and observations about the journey so far.  The team discusses some behind-the scenes content about how the episodes were put together in light of the goals Lisa and Mary had for their audience.  They discuss the lighter moments and memorable times from various perspectives and what the community support has meant to them. This episode sets the stage for the 200th episode which we invite you to join us for on 5 July 2023. Some of the highlights include: ·      How the kernel of GWIC began and how it still resonates today.  ·      How Mary and Lisa helped several guests over

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, hosted by Mary Shirley and Lisa Fine.   Most E&C professionals know that you can have the best practices and policies, but if they are not understood by your employees and teams, they cannot be effective. And some of us, like today's guest, Nicole Di Schino, help us with that next step in our training programs. She calls herself the "Compliance Education Fanatic," and you will understand why after hearing this episode. Nicole discusses the importance of having creative and interactive training, and also how using training with a choice of a "best" answer is better than letting people pick a clear right answer. Nicole and Lisa also talk about how different ways to communicate with and provide training for those in different generations, particularly with Gen Z. You can find the Great Women in Compliance Podcast on the Compliance Podcast Network where you can find several other resources and podcasts to keep you up to date in the Ethics a

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, hosted by Mary Shirley and Lisa Fine.   Elaine Pretorius is even more of an international citizen than Mary.  She shares her fascinating journey to today where she is a leader at McKinsey & Company's Compliance function to the #GWIC audience.  Elaine gives some sage advice to listeners about implementing transformational change, being an extremely well-respected leader and diplomacy in the workplace.  Mary and Elaine shout out one of Elaine's former team members, Melissa Lempa because they are huge fans of Melissa's for being a true Great Woman in Compliance and legendary at her job.  Elaine shares some great personal anecdotes in this episode, join us to benefit from her wise advice. You can find the Great Women in Compliance Podcast on the Compliance Podcast Network where you can find several other resources and podcasts to keep you up to date in the Ethics and Compliance world. You can also find the GWIC podcast on Corporate Complian

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, hosted by Mary Shirley and Lisa Fine.   A few years ago, Lisa committed to doing one solo episode a year, and here is the 2023 episode.  As she prepared (which is always a strange experience as it isn't for a conversation with someone else, but a soliloquy), this became a theme of "threes" - she talks about 3 topics, all of which start with "C" the third letter of the alphabet.   These are change, culture and community. In the change section, she gives some spoiler updates on the GWIC 2.0 format, among other things.  She also talks about some of the things on her mind about organizational culture and how that has changed - and not changed - as we continue into a post-pandemic life.  Lastly, in terms of community, she reflects on our E&C community, some exciting upcoming events and her appreciation of all of the support in moving forward from Mary and so many #GWICs. Corporate Compliance Insights is a much-appreciated sponsor and support

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, hosted by Mary Shirley and Lisa Fine.   Mary has known of Vera Cherepanova for a long time due to her contributions on the FCPABlog but they only just met in person for the first time at the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics ECEI in Amsterdam at the conference in March 2023. Mary was delighted to invite Vera to the #GWIC podcast to talk about her specialty subjects matter areas of behavioral change, behavioral risk and speaking up. We’re pleased to feature Vera who is very accomplished as the author of the first book on corporate compliance in Russian. You can find the Great Women in Compliance Podcast on the Compliance Podcast Network where you can find several other resources and podcasts to keep you up to date in the Ethics and Compliance world. You can also find the GWIC podcast on Corporate Compliance Insights where you can learn more about the podcast, stream prior episodes and catch up on Mary's monthly column "Living Yo

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, hosted by Mary Shirley and Lisa Fine.   A #GWIC can be lots of things - which is one of the best parts of this community. Today's guest is a true advocate and supporter of women while also being one of the architects of this profession and one of our best.  It's Joe Murphy, who co-authored the first book ever written on compliance, and is currently the Editor of Compliance and Ethics: Ideas and Answers. Getting to know Joe is an honor and a privilege, and if you do, you will immediately learn about his passion for dance. He's a #CCO and #GWIC in his role as Chief Cha-Cha Officer at Haddonfield Dance, and a Great Waltzer in Compliance. Lisa was lucky to speak with this about and a number of other topics, including the genesis of Compliance and Ethics: Ideas and Answers. They also speak about what Joe sees as the best design for a CECO role to set them up for success, and about the power dynamics that are inherent in roles.   Just as the

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, hosted by Mary Shirley and Lisa Fine.  The Great Women in Compliance podcast has covered speaking up from many angles over the last several years because it’s such an important and perennial topic that Compliance Officers need to keep thinking on to maximize effectiveness.   This week’s unique speak up angle comes from the former Chief of the Office of the Whistleblower at the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Jane Norberg is now a partner at Arnold Porter and shares some insightful observations and advice that leverage off her knowledge from receiving whistleblower tips over nine years.  She tells the #GWIC audience how the Office of the Whistleblower focuses their priorities and how the SEC typically works with whistleblowers.  Jane talks about the well-known phenomenon that many whistleblowers do make an attempt to report internally before they turn elsewhere and Mary asks her about some of the specific areas of opportunity that c

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, hosted by Mary Shirley and Lisa Fine. In today's episode, the Great Women in Compliance podcast delves into training and learning with Maria D’Avanzo, who is the Chief Evangelist Officer for Traliant.  Prior to joining Traliant, Maria was the Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer and Chief Privacy Officer for Cushman & Wakefield. Like Lisa, many of you may be wondering what a "Chief Evangelist Officer" does in compliance, and Maria's role is one which is more often seen in tech companies, where there is a person who is dedicated to improving the customer experience in all areas, from product development to customer servicing, using her perspective as an E&C officer.  She shares some of what she has learned from customers and her views on trends and current issues, including the use of AI and best practices.  She also talks about her experiences in financial compliance, and may be the first podcast guest who holds NASD Series 24, 7, and 63

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, hosted by Mary Shirley and Lisa Fine. As Lisa and Mary return from seasonal break, they have some big news about the next chapter of the podcast.  Join this episode to hear about Mary’s planned departure from Great Women in Compliance at the 200th episode milestone and the exciting plans that Lisa has in mind to change things up and keep them fresh for #GWIC listeners when returning from an extended Summer break later in the year.  We look forward to celebrating the 200th episode with all of our listeners on 5 July 2023!  Lisa and Mary also take the opportunity this episode to talk about some topical issues in Compliance, including Artificial Intelligence,  in relation to recent conferences and share information in relation to The Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics ECEI, Consero’s Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer Forum and the upcoming Compliance Week Women in Compliance Summit which will be held in Atlanta in June.  Check ou

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, hosted by Mary Shirley and Lisa Fine. Today’s guest on the Great Women in Compliance podcast is one of the groundbreaking women in the E&C field, Amii Barnard-Bahn.  Amii is a former Fortune 50 executive, the founder and CEO of Barnard-Bahn Coaching and Consulting, and recently joined Kaplan and Walker as a partner in February 2023.  She is also the author of the Promotability Index and the PI Guidebook: How the Promotability Index® Can Help You Get Ahead in Your Career.  Lisa and Amii discuss some of Amii’s recent work about listening and team building, and specifically about the importance of active listening.  She focuses on the difference between listening to understand vs. listening to respond.  They also discuss the challenges for women to speak up, and at the same time making sure you are listening and speaking effectively, and how to address this when you are working with someone who only listens to respond.  Amii has also been

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, hosted by Mary Shirley and Lisa Fine. It’s fitting that for this International Women’s Day that we feature one of the brightest sparks in the Ethics and Compliance space, Krista Muszak. It can be difficult to change industries in Compliance. Some organizations look for exact industry experience and pigeonhole individuals into one track of practice. Krista is someone who manages to transition between industries with ease and offers her tips for doing so.    She shares a bit about what it’s like to focus on SOX Compliance, as she did in her previous role and now on Mergers and Acquisitions risk, which she is doing now. Congratulations to Krista on her new role! Mary’s favorite part of this episode is when Krista talks about who she admires (spoiler alert, it’s one of the GWIC team), closely followed by a fabulous and innovative idea Krista shares to help sales folk look at Compliance from another angle that also serves the purpose of acti

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, hosted by Mary Shirley and Lisa Fine. In today's episode, Lisa speaks with Tracy Saale, who is Conduct Risk Management, Managing Director and Corporate Responsibility Officer at Charles Schwab.   This is her second career, and while we often hear from attorneys who have gone in-house, or were assigned to compliance, Tracy started out as a prosecutor and then at the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), where she worked all over the globe, and advised in ethics and compliance during her career there. She discusses the importance of advising law enforcement officials on what is - or is not - permissible, particularly when they are dealing with criminal behavior and security issues. When she started at the FBI, they had approximately 14% women agents, and while that has increased into the 20% range, there is a way to go, so she recounts her experiences. While Tracy was a bit guarded given her experiences with corporate malfeasance,

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, hosted by Mary Shirley and Lisa Fine. The Great Women in Compliance podcast’s guest for this week is Julie Bregnard, a Compliance professional who is relatively early into her career and going places fast.  Mary interviews Julie with a special focus on the job search, as Julie has just moved into a new role after five years at her first “real” job.  As discussed in the GWIC New Year episode several weeks ago to kick off 2023, the market for certain levels of Compliance staff is extremely favorable now.  Julie and Mary share some tips for further increasing job hunter success in the search.  Julie also reflects on her time as a new graduate looking for her first job after university.  Mary asked Julie to give some tips on subject as she received a request to do an episode that is helpful to students.  Though further back in time, Mary still remembers how painful and demoralizing the search for your first professional full-time role can b

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, hosted by Mary Shirley and Lisa Fine. Have you ever wondered about corporate intelligence?  What it means, how it is done, and how it relates to our work in ethics and compliance.  In today's episode, Lisa speaks with Jen Hoar, who is a Managing Director at Forward Risk and Intelligence.  Jen calls herself a "recovering journalist," and reflects on how that career path brought her to where she is today. Lisa and Jen discuss what corporate and human source intelligence are, and the strategies she uses to obtain relevant information.  She also explains the distinction between corporate intelligence and corporate espionage.  They talk about the art of interviewing in her world, and how it is similar - and different - to internal investigations and what many of us do.  Jen also provides some great tips and advice for talking to and connecting with people.   A special thank you to Kelly Paxton for this recommendation, and if you haven't list

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, hosted by Mary Shirley and Lisa Fine. Today’s episode on Trade Compliance, with Ellen Smith, is a celebration of male allyship. Ellen was nominated to be on the Great Women in Compliance podcast by Matt Silverman. It is always a joy for Lisa and Mary to see men supporting women and leveraging off the #GWIC podcast to achieve this goal.  Ellen joins Mary and walks us through some Trade Compliance hot topics of the moment and helps us understand what boycotts are and how they fit into the Trade Compliance landscape. She also shares her journey about how she came to specialize in this subject matter area and tell us about hanging her own shingle in the space. One other way you can improve your workplace is with employee recognition, and Mary's "Living Your Best Compliance Life" column at Corporate Compliance Insights can provide some great insights on the benefits of doing so and some ideas that can brighten someone's day.  The Great Women

If CEOs have Larry Fink's Annual Letter to CEOs, then Lisa has Ellen Hunt's "Hunt Report."  Ellen is Principal Consultant Advisor at Spark Compliance and is well known as a mentor and advocate to many in the E&C community. Ellen has finished her first year as a "Sparkie," and will update us on how that is going and what she is seeing and learning through her work.  For the past few years, Lisa and Ellen have talked about retaliation and what we can do better to protect people who raise concerns and those who are witnesses in investigations.  While we have seen some improvements, there is still a long way to go.  They also look at this in light of organizational justice and our workplaces. They also continue the discussions of the past few weeks about kindness, fairness and equality, and how these impact our programs.  This can impact how we collaborate with DEI and ESG teams, to ensure ethical workplaces. One other way you can improve your workplace is with employee recognition, and M

Axiom is a company that outsources legal and compliance professionals to client companies to help them with temporary cover – essentially a placements of secondments.  Kerry works with Axiom and Mary, who has always been curious about Axiom, took the opportunity to find out what this working arrangement is like.  They journey to earlier on in Kerry’s career before Compliance as an employment law professional and how that background and skillset lends well to Compliance.  Kerry’s wheelhouse now is life sciences and she shares particular risks for Compliance Officers working in that industry.  Listen in as well for what Kerry advises Compliance Officers should be thinking strategically about at the moment and she shares her favorite motivational quote. The Great Women in Compliance Podcast is on the Compliance Podcast Network with a selection of other Compliance related offerings to listen in to.  If you are enjoying this episode, please rate it on your preferred podcast player to help o

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley and to the new GWIC year. Many of us, especially women, think about the importance of being nice and kind, but have you thought about the differences between those two concepts? And is it a problem to be nice at work? In this episode, Lisa speaks with Amy Schuh, a partner at Morgan Lewis, talks about the distinction – and how being nice works only when things are going well, and being kind also includes being genuine, supporting your team and is critical to building a successful compliance function. In particular, she talks about an article Reasons to stop being nice at work (fastcompany.com) which is incredibly thought provoking.    Amy sees her career path as a “jungle gym,” where she has moved between law firms to legal and compliance roles in large companies, and has successfully avoided monitors. She shares her experiences in both, and how they have influenced her current work and how she bui

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley and to the new GWIC year. Mary and Lisa are back, and looking forward to another season of interesting discussions with fabulous people where we can learn, talk and build our community.  We are always looking to continue these discussions, so please reach out to us, and don't miss Mary's monthly column on Corporate Compliance Insights called "Living Your Best Compliance Life." In this episode, Lisa and Mary kick off the year with a New Year's Resolution themed-episode discussing what compliance officers should commit to, focus on and/or prioritize in 2023.   They discuss various substantive issues, such as the DOJ statements on ephemeral communications, what they understand and how much they are looking forward to the forthcoming guidance. Mary also discusses some of the recent cases and developments at the end of 2022, and Lisa includes her thoughts about the intersection of ESG and Compliance.  

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. One of the most critical aspects of the role of a Compliance Officer is establishing the reputation of the function as being one which is approachable and reliable.  One of the colleagues Mary has admired the most in being successful in this respect, is Karina Vollmer.  The two worked together at Tata Communications in Singapore and take a walk down memory lane to share some thoughts from the past that allow introverts like Mary to learn from extroverts like Karina.  Karina is originally from Indonesia and takes the opportunity to share with the GWIC audience some of the unique cultural aspects of the country that may impact the role of global compliance officers in multi-national corporations. As a mother of two and a Chief Compliance Officer, Karina has a lot going on.  Her discussion builds on an earlier podcast episode with Sue Scott (Great Women in Compliance episode #173) where she addresse

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. One of the best things about the longevity of the GWIC podcast is that Mary and Lisa get to build some of their own ideas and traditions.  Some are things like "bonus episodes" - a great idea by Mary, the #GWICies, and one of Lisa's, which is to do her last podcast interview of the year with someone who is not only a leader in the E&C community due to her expertise, but also someone who is always a mentor and support to so many people (including Lisa).  This year, Lisa is speaking with Jacki Cheslow, who was on the podcast a few years back and since then has moved from a large corporate organization, Avis/Budget, to the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers - the IEEE, which is the world's largest non-profit technical organization. Jackie talks about her experience with IEEE as a mission-driven organization, which is to develop technology to benefit humanity, and how that influences he

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. One of the things about social media is that it is always changing and always a challenge for us to address in ethics and compliance.  Today, Lisa is speaking with Kortney Nordrum, VP, Regulatory Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at Deluxe.  Kortney has been a thought leader in this area through many changes, or as Lisa thinks of it, "from Facebook to TikTok." In this wide-ranging discussion, Kortney provides insight on how to develop effective policies to address the use of social media, particularly if there are inappropriate statements.  She talks about the importance of constantly adapting to changes, and how we can use social media in our field.  She also shares her views about ephemeral communications like WhatsApp and WeChat, and how to address the concerns that they raise. These days, no conversation about social media and compliance would not be complete without a discussion of Twitte

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. This week we feature another life after Compliance story with Sue Scott.  Sue, originally from South Africa and currently residing in the United Kingdom, is a Compliance veteran with 20 years of experience at HSBC. But this episode doesn’t focus on financial services Compliance, instead we hear Sue’s journey as she considered moving away from Compliance and trying something new.  Mary asks her about her thought process and considerations in making such a big life decision and Sue shares what some of the biggest challenges are for clients at the moment (we’re willing to bet the majority of the Great Women in Compliance audience will find something here relatable – mom/mum guilt anyone?) and Sue shares some coaching advice for how to address some of these issues.  If you’ve been thinking about getting into coaching, moving into a new area or simply advance planning for your future, this episode wil

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. We have not done a training episode in a while so this week we invited Harper Wells, Chief Compliance Officer of Learning Pool, to share her insights as a Compliance expert working for a training company. Harper shares what it's like being a CCO within a service provider and then takes us on a journey of the latest and greatest elements of training in Ethics and Compliance programs.  Harper and Mary address some considerations on the potentially controversial topic of testing out of Compliance training. We end this episode with some advice and encouragement for non lawyers like Harper, with their eye on the prize for a CCO role. The Great Women in Compliance Podcast is on the Compliance Podcast Network with a selection of other Compliance related offerings to listen in to.  If you are enjoying this episode, please rate it on your preferred podcast player to help other likeminded Ethics and Compli

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. This week we are pleased to feature Joelle Thorne-Peters who is a Compliance Audit expert.  She shares with us her thoughts on what Compliance audit is about, what to look for when hiring audit professionals and commentary on the enjoyable phrase "You don't have to be a clown to audit the circus". She also shares some perennial issues that are always worth keeping in mind as stones to turn over, an emerging risk for our radars, espouses a view on where Compliance audit should sit in the organization and thoughts on how Compliance can better work with internal audit. The Great Women in Compliance Podcast is on the Compliance Podcast Network with a selection of other Compliance related offerings to listen in to.  If you are enjoying this episode, please rate it on your preferred podcast player to help other likeminded Ethics and Compliance professionals find it.  If you have a moment to leave a rev

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. Today is the second part of a 2-part series that we have been planning for a while, and the timing turned out to be perfect.  Lisa is speaking with an all-star panel of Audrey Harris, Bethany Hengsbach and Dionne Lomax,  Managing Directors from Affiliated Monitors.  Audrey’s area is  Global Anticorruption, Compliance, Ethics & Non–Financial Risk, Bethany focuses on Global Corporate Compliance, with a focus on healthcare, and Dionne works in Antitrust and Trade Regulation, as well as being a professor at Boston University. The timing for this series turned out perfectly, as the group was able to get into an in-depth discussion about Lisa Monaco’s statements in September about the Monaco Doctrine and some of their key takeaways.  In Part 2, the group discusses the statements about compensation and clawbacks, and the importance of appropriate resources, among other topics. They also provide their in

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. Today is the first part of a 2-part series that we have been planning for a while, and the timing turned out to be perfect. Lisa is speaking with an all-star panel of Audrey Harris, Bethany Hengsbach and Dionne Lomax,  Managing Directors from Affiliated Monitors.  Audrey’s area is  Global Anticorruption, Compliance, Ethics & Non–Financial Risk, Bethany focuses on Global Corporate Compliance, with a focus on healthcare, and Dionne works in Antitrust and Trade Regulation, as well as being a professor at Boston University.   In Part 1, we get to hear more about their backgrounds and the road to their current roles.  They also explain more about work as a monitor, including how they are appointed, what they do as monitors, and the field in general.  They also share their experiences in reviewing programs and what impresses them when they are assessing a program, and, conversely, what concerns them. T

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. The 2022 Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics, Compliance and Ethics Institute took place last week in Phoenix, Arizona.  There was a mix of both in person and virtual attendees with a person presence significantly bolstered compared with the 2021 crowd, the first in person ECI since the pandemic hit.  In 2023 it really felt like things were back and the Great Women in Compliance podcast hosts, Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley, debrief listeners with a roundup of highlights and musings from the conference, as well as handing out a few prized GWICies.  Lisa and Mary both critically analyze some aspects of the conference and sessions, as well as take their usual lighthearted and informal approach to discussing what they thought went well, where there were areas of opportunity, surprises and how they each dealt with unforeseen challenges – from the beginning of the conference and throughout – includ

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley.  As Lisa and Mary prepare for the end of 2022 with their fall hiatus, they thought they would mix it up by posting their Ethics Experts episodes.  We've heard from Mary, and now it's Lisa's turn.  In 2021, Lisa finally met Nick Gallo in person at the SCCE conference, and they talk about how they became "conference BFFs."  In the episode, they talk about the importance of ethical decision-making and how to empower employees to do that.  In particular, they also discuss how to grow and stretch yourself by doing things that scare you, and that's where Lisa committed to her annual solo episode. The release date is also the last day of the 2022 SCCE CEI, and Mary and Lisa will be back next week with their joint episode which will include some event highlights. The Great Women in Compliance podcast is excited to look at topics like this one, and we are always open to suggestions for guests. The Great W

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley.  For the next two weeks, the GWIC team are presenting a collab with ComplianceLine: GWIC X The Ethics Experts!  Mary and Lisa start their throwback Wednesday sessions by harking all the way back to the early days of COVID19, where Mary’s episode was recorded while she was in the New Zealand coronavirus lockdown. Gio Gallo interviewed Mary about her leadership style – especially focused on giving (junior) staff substantive, meaningful work and wings to fly while setting out a safety net, how not to slip into complacency in your Compliance program by being reassured of historical achievements and understanding that there is no lowest common denominator.  Learn how you can use surveys to tap into your most vulnerable areas you don’t even know you have.  Check out Lisa’s interview on the Ethics Experts, here on the Great Women in Compliance Podcast on 19 October!  On 26 October, Mary and Lisa will re

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. In late 2018, Mary and Lisa began advertising the launch of the Great Women in Compliance podcast, which would air on 6 December 2018. Margarita Derelanko was one of the people who saw the marketing collateral and grew excited about the incoming podcast. She affords Lisa and Mary the opportunity to hear what the launch of the podcast was like from the other side of the fence – the to-date missing aspect of their origin story – what the listenership was thinking and how the podcast was received. Margarita shares how the podcast has impacted her life, including her takeaways from having her first article published, and the benefits she has gained from the encouragement of the hosts and guests. Unlike many of the GWIC and certainly unlike Mary and Lisa, Margarita had the opportunity to choose whether or not to be in Compliance and she shares what it’s like for the new generation to consider joining

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. One of the key components of a compliance program is a risk assessment. However, how to develop the right one for your organization is an art, not a science, as is how to best use the findings and report the results. In this episode, Rebecca Walker, one of the founders of Kaplan & Walker LLP, takes a deep dive into the subject. Rebecca has been in the compliance field for over 20 years, and has always been an advocate for a holistic and well-rounded view of compliance. She speaks regularly on many topics, and here, Lisa and Rebecca talk about various aspects of risk assessments including how to tailor your risk assessment to your organization, or if you know there is a risk, do you need to then do an assessment. They also touch on the distinction between risk assessments and program assessments. Rebecca also talks about the beginning of her career in a large law firm, and the challenges of starti

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley.  Even if we weren’t in Compliance, the need to hold difficult conversations is part and parcel of participating in life in the human race.  And it’s also true that Compliance Officers sometimes need to deliver bad news or talk people out of ideas they are very attached to.  These responsibilities can lead to the need to invite important stakeholders to a crucial conversation with complex emotions involved.  Donna Schneider returns to the GWIC podcast to give us a lesson on Crucial Conversations after teaching courses on this topic in the past.  Since Donna last appeared on the show, she has been busy with her Compliance portfolio and shares an update on what she’s been up to with respect to risk assessments.  Donna shares her best tips for successfully navigating difficult conversations and difficult people on the other end.  Mindset is key and Donna sets us up for success from this perspective. 

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. In this episode of Great Women in Compliance, Lisa speaks with Megan Zwiebel, who is Director of Operations & Delivery at R&G Insights Lab, which is an analytics and behavioral science practice, affiliated with the law firm Ropes & Gray. Megan started her career at a large law firm at a litigator, and used her natural curiosity and skill set to move into journalism, and now into her current role, where she and the team are helping to build innovative and practical solutions for organizations and legal practices in using data and science. In this discussion, Megan talks about how the R&G Insights Lab compliments traditional law firm work, and how it is different, with respect to supporting E&C programs. She talks about the importance of "telling the story," and how we can best use these tools to build our programs and to work cross-functionally. Like Lisa, Megan started her career at a large law f

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. The Great Women in Compliance team are always pleased to observe progress whenever the library of Compliance offerings grows.  Ola Tucker published a book all about Anti-money laundering in July 2022, called “The Flow of Illicit Funds: A case study approach to anti-money laundering compliance” and Mary spoke with Ola about several of the topics included in the book.  Fun fact: Ola is also a contributor to GWIC work “Sending the Elevator Back Down: What We’ve Learned from Great Women in Compliance”.  Ola explains the impetus for the book, why she went with a case study approach to presenting the information, some money laundering pitfalls, the dangers of cryptocurrency in relation to AML and how AML impacts terrorist financing. The Great Women in Compliance Podcast is on the Compliance Podcast Network with a selection of other Compliance related offerings to listen in to.  If you are enjoying this

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley.  Eleanor Roosevelt (at least it is attributed to her) said "do something that scares you every day."  There have been a lot of scary things over the past few years, but the idea of leaving your comfort zone is an important one.  Last November, Lisa told Nick Gallo on the Ethics Experts podcast, that she fears doing solo episodes, and made a vow to herself that she would do that once a year.  It's August, and here is that episode. Lisa talks about a few topics.  One thing that is top of mind is what makes a great E&C leader and manager, and she goes through the things that are important to her and what she has learned from her managers and organization leaders.  Not surprisingly, being loyal, listening, and empowering team members to try new ideas are just a few of the qualities of note. Lisa had also said that she would follow along with Matt Kelly's lead and try to speak with the Blenderbot AI t

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. Deb Barrett is Chief Compliance Officer of Qualcomm.  She shares some insights of what it was like being in a company that has undergone some regulatory scrutiny.  She and Mary Shirley discuss some ways to combat Compliance fatigue – important for any company with a robust Compliance program to consider but particularly ones that have prioritized Compliance initiatives for a period of years.  The episode is rich with takeaways and ideas, including Deb’s thoughts on Compliance KPIs.  Are you planning on heading to the SCCE CEI in Phoenix in October?  Check out Lisa and Mary’s speaking sessions on the agenda and sign up!  We invite you to say hello and introduce yourself during the conference – it’s going to be a great time.  The Great Women in Compliance Podcast is on the Compliance Podcast Network with a selection of other Compliance related offerings to listen in to.  If you are enjoying this ep

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. A critical topic for any ethics and compliance program is the ability for employees to raise concerns - from the initial speak-up process to the interview to the potential for retaliation: Shannon Walker, the founder, and CEO at WhistleBlower Security, Confidential Ethics Reporting & Case Management Solutions. Shannon started in communications for large organizations in the US and Canada. She founded WhistleBlower Security with a vision to make the process easier and more comfortable for reporters while protecting organizations.  Lisa and Shannon have a wide-ranging conversation about the differences between telephone and online reporters, a provider's responsibility to reporters and how that relates to their responsibilities to an organization and different ideas about how organizations can best "triage" in all parts of the investigation cycle. Shannon has always been committed to diversity and

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. Today's guest is Sarah Powell. Sarah is the kind of person who makes everyone around her stronger. Her work in ethics and Compliance is directly related to her commitment to social justice and making a positive impact through anti-bribery and anti-corruption work. Lisa can vouch for that as she works with Sarah as Global Compliance Counsel, Director, Third-Party ABC Compliance at Pearson. Sarah returned to her home in South Africa from London at the beginning of the pandemic and had her daughter. She discussed how both of these events had impacted her. In particular, she talks about some of her experiences during quarantine, how they showed the resilience in South Africa and how the pandemic could also breed corruption. She also shares her views on what those of us outside South Africa can learn from their experiences, particularly how they talk about the past and issues. This episode is a great

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. Mary met Archana Shastri on her first day of work as Legal and Compliance Counsel at Tata Communications in Singapore in 2010.  The two were peers and became fast friends, bonding quickly as two of the quieter colleagues and, in fact, the only two Compliance colleagues in the Singapore headquarters.  Archana, though now a Singaporean citizen, originally hails from India, and Mary asked Archana about some of the country's cultural characteristics that might be of interest to Compliance Officers.  Archana also generally shares an update on the Asia Pacific region and comments on levels of activity from some of the local Compliance regulators and authorities.  Mary asked Archana what she would like European and US-headquartered companies to know about the Asia Pacific region – Mary wholeheartedly stands behind Archana's points on this one!  Archana also details what it was like to study for her Mast

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. In this week’s episode of Great Women in Compliance, Mary brings the team back from break with an interview with Mia Reini, a Compliance leader at the Home Depot. Mia tells us about her efforts to bring Home Depot’s Compliance awareness initiatives external to the company as a goal, discusses the difference between risk management and compliance, and gives tips for policy governance. We often get asked whether we accept recommendations or nominations for GWIC guests – the answer is absolutely! We’ll be happy to receive any suggestions and feedback – send them through to [email protected] detailing what makes the individual stand out as a great woman in compliance. Please note that we are not an advertising agency and do not accept nominations for vendor marketing to ensure consistently high-quality episodes. The Great Women in Compliance Podcast is on the Compliance Podcast Netwo

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. Mary and Lisa end the second GWIC semester with Wendy Badger. Wendy is Global Compliance Counsel at Tennant Company, where she oversees their global ethics and compliance program. She has worked in-house and in law firms, taking her experiences from one space and applying them to others. She is also an author, regular speaker, friend, and mentor to many - and one of the "OG GWICS" who has made this community grow. Lisa and Wendy discuss a number of different topics, starting with remote investigations, which is top of mind for many of us these days. They talk about pitfalls, lessons learned, and some practical tips, including one from Wendy about how she makes interviewees more comfortable. They also talk about the impact of remote work on networking over the past few years, focusing on women and how that may change as the world continues to open up. Wendy also shares some of her favorite advice

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley.  Trigger warning: This episode contains a baby loss story and theme.  The Great Women in Compliance Podcast often covers instances of “doing the right thing”.  We’ve previously done it regarding respect and dignity in the hiring process and today’s episode focuses on empathy and compassion by employers when employees suffer a tragedy.  Jill Atstupenas shares her and her husband’s story of losing their dearly desired baby girl, Hadley Maeve and provides some thoughtful considerations for how managers and company staff more broadly can respond in a way that shows support for the colleague and lets them know they are a valued member of staff.  Her ideas are practical, tangible and actionable items that will guide managers who truly care about their staff.  The title of today’s episode is our tribute to Hadley Maeve.  Jill also discusses how peers and other colleagues can help a colleague going throu

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley.  Adam Balfour is known as a "GGIC" - a great guy in compliance, and he is also Vice President and General Counsel for Corporate Compliance and Vice President for Global Risk Management at Bridgestone America. Initially from Scotland, Adam has supported diversity throughout his career, and recognizes the importance of different viewpoints as part of analyzing risk. Adam has become known for a number of things, including his "Sunday Morning Compliance Tip," which is on LinkedIn every week, and now being published by Corporate Compliance Insights.  Lisa and Adam talk about how this passion project has grown and how a community has evolved around it. They also discuss how projects like these can enhance your professional career as well as the opportunities they can provide for people to build their networks and experiences. Anothing thing Adam is known for is the philosophy of "ethics and compliance

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley.  Alison Taylor is one of Mary’s favorite thought leaders. After last appearing on the show in 2020 with Lisa, we invited Alison back to hear about her latest project, a book you’ll hear about and her latest musings on ESG including challenges for companies and what Alison is predicting about the future of ESG – you won’t want to miss it! We ask Alison who she would give an ethical award to up until this point in 2022 and we think you’ll be in agreement with her thoughts on this leader who has exemplified tone from the top.  The GWIC team sends their thanks for all of the well wishes received for their milestone 150th episode last week.  The Great Women in Compliance Podcast is on the Compliance Podcast Network with a selection of other Compliance related offerings to listen in to. If you are enjoying this episode, please rate it on your preferred podcast player to help other likeminded Ethics and

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. It's the 150th episode of the Great Women in Compliance podcast. This is a special episode because Mary and Lisa decided to do a joint episode in the middle of a season. And in honor of the 150th episode, they have brought back the GWICies. This year, they call out some things that resonated with them - the best new podcast, the best innovation this year, the best swag at a conference, the program that can be a phoenix and rise up, while still providing lessons to learn, and the best "outside compliance," success story, among others.  The other part of the episode is a recap of the recent Compliance Week conference. Lisa and Mary give their feedback about some highlights and some lessons learned in the panels. They both felt very fortunate to be a part of this live conference, and the opportunity to connect in person. Lastly, Lisa and Mary want to thank the Compliance Podcast Network and Corporat

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. Today's episode is a joint episode of the "Great Women in Compliance" and "Great Women in Fraud" podcasts. Lisa speaks with Kelly Paxton, who is a Certified Fraud Examiner, investigator, teacher and a well-known expert on "pink collar crime." Lisa and Kelly discuss what makes a "Great Woman in" Compliance and Fraud, and is there a crossover between the two professions. They focus on the importance of mentors, removing barriers and what challenges are unique to our gender, professor, either or both.  The talk about how someone in an organization who is less senior, but very experienced employees can be very susceptible to the fraud triangle. They also discuss the human decisions that impact fraud and compliance, and what they wish they knew earlier and the reminder that #whistleblowersareheroes.   We hope that you enjoy this episode and you can hear it here and we hope you visit the Great Women in

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley.  Not too dissimilar from Lisa and Mary, Niina and Anna partner on a project to further knowledge to others in the Ethics and Compliance community.  Their Nordic Business Ethics Initiative is a wonderful contribution to practitioners.  We invite you to hear the story about how they got started and what they provide to others in the field.  Niina and Anna discuss some of the recent findings in their benchmarking survey with Mary sharing some commentary on a surprising finding and how global practitioners might use this data to target their speak up campaigns accordingly.  They also share their advice for anyone else thinking about launching a not for profit idea to serve the Compliance community and Mary wraps up the interview with some advice regarding interpreting signals of anger and what they mean vis-a-vis guilt in investigations.  Each of the GWIC team; Lisa, Tom and Mary, is speaking at Comp

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. Today Lisa speaks with Ann Sultan, Partner and Practice Lead for the Europe-Caucasus-Asia Practice Group at Miller & Chevalier. Ann helps multinational companies build their compliance programs and conduct global investigations to support their anti-corruption, anti-harassment, and anti-discrimination objectives. Ann has spent most of her career in law firms and talks about how she built her practice and career, noting how the support of more senior women at Miller & Chevalier was impactful in her career growth. Lisa and Ann also discuss the topic of diversity as a regulatory issue, and how the NASDAQ guidance on this topic and the UK FCA statements make this even more clear. Ann also contributed to "Sending the Elevator Back Down: What We’ve Learned From Great Women in Compliance," (CCI Press 2020), and Lisa and Mary will be guests at the Seven Elements Book Club on May 11 on Zoom to discuss the

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley.  Kristy Grant-Hart was one of the Great Women in Compliance podcast’s inaugural guests, whose episode launched on 6 December 2018. She agreed to be on the show before we had a track record and reputation – we’re grateful to her for supporting us right from the start. We invited Kristy, one of the Compliance community’s most respected voices, to return to the show to share with us how adult learning theory can best be applied to your compliance training to make it more effective. Listen in to get a baseline understanding of adult learning theory and Kristy’s tips for enhancing your training program. We also hear about how Compliance Competitor is going and what the ever moving and shaking Kristy is up to next. Are you attending Compliance Week’s annual conference? The GWIC team of Lisa, Tom and Mary will all be speaking and look forward to saying hello to listeners of Compliance Podcast Network li

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley.  One of the interesting things about ethics & compliance as a field is that we look at ethical decision-making and policies and working to be innovative and approachable.  In today's episode Lisa speaks with Hemma Ramrattan Lomax,  Senior Corporate Counsel, Integrity and Compliance at Snap, Inc.   As you may have heard last week with Nicole Diaz, Snap is doing exactly with their Code of Conduct and how they center so many things around their core value of kindness.   Hemma elaborates on this and the career she has built through the art of integrity. When she was younger, Hemma's goal was to be the first female Secretary General of the UN (which still has not happened), and Hemma talks about how this brought her into law as she grew up in the UK, to deciding to come to the US to work for the SEC, and eventually to Snap.  She mentions how her work now relates to her earlier goals, and that radical

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley.  In 2021, Snap Inc. released a new code of conduct with a theme of kindness evangelism. Hear Nicole Diaz, Global Head of Integrity & Compliance Legal talk about how the team worked on putting it together and why they considered it important to have a focus on kindness in a company code of conduct. Nicole also shares some of the compliance considerations when working in a social media/tech company, as well as what’s on the agenda for the Snap Compliance program in 2022. We hear about her commitment to DEI also and how this has impacted Nicole’s approach to ethics and compliance. The Great Women in Compliance Podcast is on the Compliance Podcast Network with a selection of other Compliance related offerings to listen in to. If you are enjoying this episode, please rate it on your preferred podcast player to help other likeminded Ethics and Compliance professionals find it. You can also find the GWI

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley.  In today's episode, Lisa speaks with one of the "OG GWICs," and one of the first interviewees, Ellen Hunt.  Ellen joined Spark Compliance in 2021, and is always a supporter for women in compliance, and in compliance as a whole.  Today, we follow up on her 2021 podcast, where Lisa and Ellen discussed how the E&C profession is addressing retaliation, and the importance of anti-retaliation as part of speaking up. The main discussion is about organizational justice, and particularly aspects of procedural justice, as this is one where compliance professionals can have a huge impact.  They discuss the concept of consistent discipline and fairness, and what that can mean.   They also discuss when Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars telecast from an organizational justice standpoint, and how similar issues play out in corporations. You can subscribe to the Great Women in Compliance podcast on an

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley.  Welcome to the Spring Season for the Great Women in Compliance Podcast. Today, we have a first on the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, our first guest host. Our producer, Tom Fox recently interviewed Edye Edens, a Consultant in Human Subject Research Compliance for First Class Solutions, Inc. Tom contacted us and said the interview was more a #GWIC style podcast than his standard interview and asked if he could post it on the Great Women in Compliance Podcast and we said yes.  Tom and Edye discuss her background growing up in a small town in Oklahoma and then explore her academic and professional background at length and how each role has influenced her career in compliance. Edye has worked for a large academic institution in Indiana and has been involved in numerous human rights-focused, non-governmental organizations both in the U.S. and abroad while also living overseas.  Edye now works in

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley.  Today is the day after International Women's Day, and we are so pleased to welcome Alison Hinds-Pearl.  Alison is the Chief Compliance Officer and Assistant General Counsel at Revlon and previously had senior roles at MasterCard and Bayer.   Her career is remarkable in many ways, particularly as she has been in three very different industries, finance, pharma and now beauty and self-care products.   Alison talks about the differences and similarities in these different industries, particularly as finance and pharma are so heavily regulated.  Alison also started at Revlon during the pandemic and discusses her experience. Lisa and Alison discuss the importance of diversity in our organizations, and Alison shares some insight from her experience, as a woman and as a woman of color, including an early experience at the Bronx District Attorney's Office.  This is a great discussion not only for Women'

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. Following on from our Part 1 from last week, we invite Debbie Sabatini Hennelly back for the second part of series where we discuss how a book became a deliverable that helped Debbie work through burnout which ties in nicely with the burnout discussion commenced in the first episode.  As someone who was previously an environmental lawyer, Debbie is one of the few people who is legitimately an ESG expert and shares with us some thoughts about how companies ought to approach ESG, as well as giving her view on whether or not Compliance should own ESG.  We also ask for Debbie’s advice about being a great leader and how to manage upwards when you have a difficult boss.  The Great Women in Compliance Podcast is on the Compliance Podcast Network with a selection of other Compliance related offerings to listen in to.  If you are enjoying this episode, please rate it on your preferred podcast player to he

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. In Part 1 of a two-part series with Debra Sabitini Hennelly, we focus on three major themes of psychological safety, burnout and culture. In Google studies, psychological safety has been the number one factor of successful teams. It’s therefore important that we cultivate cultures with psychological safety as a critical part of our culture of integrity. Environments of psychological safety are safe places where stakeholders know that they can share their views without fear or retribution – that it is a safe place to speak freely. There also needs to be inclusiveness and a sense of belonging by members of the community and we discuss this in further detail in this episode. Deb shares some thoughts on burnout and we emphasize that feelings of burnout do not just occur when you’re overworked and overtired. Burnout can occur when you’re going through very traumatic situations at work or at home so we

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley.  As this is Black History Month, we are thrilled to have Jennifer Newton join Lisa on this episode. Jennifer is the founder and CEO of the National Association of Black Compliance and Risk Management and Compliance Professionals ("NABCRMP"), NABCRMP, which is dedicated to networking, promotion and the advancement of Black Risk Management Professionals NABCRMP, which is dedicated to networking, promotion and the advancement of Black Risk Management Professional. In the past 18 months in particular, it has grown in numbers of employees, influence and incredible work to move our profession forward.   Jennifer shares some of the work that NABCRMP has done, including their first annual meeting, the building of networks, and the significant corporate sponsors supporting their initiatives.   Jennifer and Lisa also discuss the importance of having a diverse team - how can a team without different viewpoi

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley.  In this week’s episode we take a deep dive into the latest in data security so that our listeners who are not experts in this area can learn from one. Rachel Pashkevich Koontz is Senior Corporate Counsel, Cybersecurity Compliance at T-Mobile and helpfully gives us the latest updates in data security.  We asked Rachael to walk us through the Colonial Pipeline case from last year and the lessons learned, her tips for what we should focus on with regards to cyber security controls in 2022 and Rachel tells us about a risk that she took earlier in her career that paid off.  The Great Women in Compliance Podcast is on the Compliance Podcast Network with a selection of other Compliance related offerings to listen in to.  If you are enjoying this episode, please rate it on your preferred podcast player to help other likeminded Ethics and Compliance professionals find it.  You can also find the GWIC podc

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley.  In today's episode, Lisa talks to Amy Landry, who is one of the original GWICs, and a part of the podcast community since Day 1.  Amy is an External Oversight and Risk Analyst for Vaya Health, and has experience in ethics, compliance and privacy.  She is also someone who has a non-linear career. Amy spent a lot of her career working with E&C vendors, and when her job was impacted during COVID, she decided that she wanted to move to the in-house side.  She shares how she made that decision, and what steps she took to grow her knowledge base. Amy is also known for how she has built a great network, and she  has a great network and she talks about how she built and grew it by starting a blog when she was looking for her in-house role and about her experience looking for a job during the pandemic. We also discuss the intersection of DEI and ethics and compliance, and Amy provides some of the insight

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley.  In 2011, Mary attended a conference in Singapore and listened to a learned lawyer speak about the FCPA.  Her name is Wendy Wysong and though they did not speak, Mary remembered Wendy’s name and many years later, connected with her on LinkedIn and ten years later asked Wendy to be on the Great Women in Compliance podcast.  Such was the lasting impression Wendy left from her talk that day.  Wendy is an American based in Hong Kong and shares some of her experiences of what work and life has been like during the pandemic.  The two GWIC discuss the lessened guidance coming from US regulators in 2021 vs 2020, making adaptions to investigations during the pandemic with less ability to travel and how data privacy requirements have changed the way Wendy thinks about doing business.  This episode is snappy and right to the point with astute observations from Wendy packed into a relatively short timeframe

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley.  Corporate Integrity is something that is a core component of a strong compliance program, and today's guest is a leader in helping organizations globally understand and provide guidance on in this area, as well as hosting a wonderful podcast on this topic "The Human Factor: Why Corporate Integrity Matters."  Sonja Stirnimann is the Founder and Managing Director at Structuul AG, a consultancy based in Switzerland which focuses on preventing fraud and non-compliance, as well as hosting her podcast.   Lisa had the opportunity to discuss how Sonja defines corporate integrity, as well as why humans are the key to building a strong program (as well as indicators of one that needs improvement). She shares some of the challenges she has faced as a woman leader and entrepreneur, and also one where she had her own integrity challenges very early in her career. We also have the chance to Sonja to share som

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley.  Welcome to the first Great Women In Compliance episode for 2022. Lisa and Mary are really excited about starting off another year of connecting, communicating and celebrating our GWIC family. While Mary and Lisa usually start out each quarter with a joint discussion, this time they do a joint interview with a guest who was there when this podcast was born. Jonathan Armstrong is a strong supporter of women in compliance, diversity, and is an expert in GDPR, Brexit, and many other multinational issues, as well as a partner at Cordery Compliance, and is based in the UK. He is also on the Compliance Podcast Network as a co-host of the "Everything Compliance" and "Life with GDPR" podcasts.  In this episode, we talk about what he thinks should be top of mind for E&C professionals in multinational organizations, how Brexit has impacted compliance programs, and what is new in the world of GDPR and data

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley.  Nick and Gio Gallo are the heads of ComplianceLine, a reporting hotline company that offers myriad other Compliance (Ethics & Compliance Solutions | Compliance Management Systems & Software services as well.  Nick and Gio are known as two good guys in Compliance – they espouse a servant leader model and know that a successful business is one that prizes ethical treatment of employees.  Mary speaks to the brothers about their management style and the importance of ethics in the workplace extending to how we treat our most valuable resources – our people. Nick and Gio have private equity backgrounds and are no strangers to the realities of dealing with business executives.  They advocate for an ROI approach for dealing with your board and other executives.  Listen in to this episode for advice on how to do that effectively.  As specialists in hotlines, Nick and Gio share expert information about b

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley.  As we are getting to the end of 2021, which has been a challenging year in many ways, we also have a lot of wonderful people and work in the ethics and compliance community to celebrate.  Lisa Beth Lentini Walker is one of those people.  Lisa F wanted to end the year with Lisa Beth to reflect on this year, some lessons she learned, but mostly to talk about Lisa Beth and Stef Tschida's great book "Raise Your Game, Not Your Voice: How Listening, Communicating, and Storytelling Shape Compliance Program Influence" (CCI Press 2021), which is a great resource for compliance professionals and others about how to get your message out efficiently and collaboratively. She also talks about the characteristics of being a scholar in your work, one of which is persistence, and how to balance keeping your message and voice while at the same time adapting to other viewpoints and what you will learn.  Lisa Beth

As with Lisa’s episode last week, Mary brings a memorable former colleague onto the Great Women in Compliance show, Alexis Wermuth. Alexis is a Compliance executive at Getinge, a medical device company. It is an exceptional few in Compliance who are creative or artistic. Alexis is one of those people and made an invaluable contribution to the internal marketing team at Fresenius Medical Care North America’s Compliance department (see episode with Sarah Hadden for more on this initiative). After talking about some of the risks in the medical device field, Alexis talks about injecting creativity into her Compliance program and reminisces with Mary about some of their favourite projects when working together with ideas for listeners to implement in their own programs.  After finishing up at Fresenius Medical Care, Alexis moved to New Jersey and discusses the considerations she weighed up when deciding to make the move and a new job opportunity. She also shares a favorite productivity hack

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley.  For some people, working in ethics and compliance is a destination, and for others, it is a stop on the journey.  How do you figure that out?  In today's bonus episode, Lisa talks with Kris Brown, who is the President of Brady, which is the leading advocacy group in the United States to end gun violence.  Prior to joining Brady, she was the Chief Legal Officer at gategroup, and also worked at a large law firm. If this sounds a little familiar, that is because Kris is a colleague and mentor to Lisa, and in fact, got Lisa started on her career in compliance.  So Lisa and Mary thought that it would be good to share Kris's journey into -- and out of -- compliance. They discuss how Kris found herself in compliance, and how a significant fraud situation impacted her role, and was the backdrop of building a global compliance program.  She talks about what she has learned from that experience and how it

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley.  Michelle Dewarrat has been incorporating corporate social responsibility into her Compliance program long before many of us started bandying about the term ESG. As today’s guest, Mary seeks Michelle’s advice for how to make a start thinking about the ESG topic for Compliance Officers grappling with introducing the concept into their workload. Currently, Michelle is Head of Compliance at CSG and has recently been building out her team after starting in her new role earlier this year.  She discusses the recruitment challenge of hiring during the Great Resignation and in light of there being very high demand for candidates, as well as how she has succeeded through the challenge. Michelle has climbed the corporate ladder while also raising her son as a single mum.  She talks about some of the lessons from the motherhood experience and how they’ve informed her approach in the office.   As they round

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. ESG, CSR, Sustainability...it seems like the thing that everyone is talking about lately. In today's Great Women in Compliance podcast, Lisa speaks with Michele Abraham, Senior Director - Ethics & Compliance, Associate General Counsel at Cooper Standard. Michele is a leader in this area and has worked to integrate ethics and compliance and ESG. She talks about what she thinks that compliance officers must to when they are starting to develop an ESG program, and also how the "E" of ESG - "environmental" is often more operational, but the "S" and "G" - Social and Governance - is at the forefront of what E&C professionals are doing today. Michele is an advocate for Gretchen Ruben's "The Four Tendencies," which discusses four personality types and how to work with them. There is a quiz, so she is asked to guess Lisa's tendency. And she concludes with some of the best advice she received...from her mo

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley.  Thanks so much for the brilliant response to the Halloween episode, we’re glad it provided amusement and a fun way to commemorate Halloween. Today is Lisa’s turn to be interviewed by Mary.  Lisa shares her path to Compliance and talks about her specialist interest areas including some advice for conducting investigations.  Lisa reflects on the last year and discusses some opportunities for growth with respect to her role as a Compliance professional and as a person.  Join us for this episode to learn something new about Lisa! The Great Women in Compliance Podcast is on the Compliance Podcast Network with a selection of other Compliance related offerings to listen in to.  If you are enjoying this episode, please rate it on your preferred podcast player to help other likeminded Ethics and Compliance professionals find it.  You can also find the GWIC podcast on Corporate Compliance Insights where L

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. As a nod to Halloween Lisa and Mary host a joint episode after Fall break which contains Compliance horror stories – we couldn’t accommodate all of the poor practice ghosting stories in the hiring process – please step it up the integrity hiring teams! The idea for this episode came about right at the beginning of the year when Mary was in conversation with GWIC and friend of the podcast Diana Trevley. Diana suggested a horror story episode to mark Halloween and have a laugh about the disasters experienced by GWIC. We’re very grateful to the numerous entries that we received and also offer heartfelt support to those going through horror stories that don’t have a humorous aspect. Keep holding on. Hear about compliance initiatives that were turned on their head, conflicts of interest come to life and life’s annoying moments in this episode. The Great Women in Compliance Podcast is on the Compliance

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. Some people consider ethics and compliance officers as risk averse given our roles in organizations. However, so many people in our professional community have taken risks and evaluated opportunities for both their personal and professional lives. Today's guest is one of those people. Cristina Revelo started her career at KPMG, and then moved WalMart, and also relocated to Arkansas to take on this role. Today, she is Deputy Director, Corporate Monitoring and Compliance Services at Affiliated Monitors, Inc. Cristina talks about her experiences when she joined WalMart, and in particular about going to Colombia and taking on an interim country lead role.  She talks about opportunities that she took early on and challenges that she encountered, being less senior than some others and being a woman, There were also times where she looked at an opportunity and decided it was not the right one, and how s

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. This week the Great Women in Compliance podcast shines a spotlight on the Asia Pacific region again with Mary and guest Yuet Ming Tham getting into the nitty gritty of conducting investigations in Asia. They discuss common trends that Yuet has observed from her vantage point in international law firm private practice. One of the greatest headaches for Compliance Officers in recent years is dealing with data that is housed within text messaging or chat apps. Yuet gives her advice for companies to best control data flow and custody, as well as opines on whether there is still utility in conducting email reviews. This episode wraps up Mary’s last for the summer season and Lisa will conduct the last interview of the season next week. During their seasonal two-week break, Mary and Lisa will be preparing their next joint episode – a Halloween special on 27 October. They invite listeners to participate

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley.  As Lisa and Mary started the Great Women in Compliance, they envisioned a larger community of women and those who support the careers of women in ethics and compliance. In early 2021, Women in Compliance Global (WEC) was born, and, as they say, they "aspire to create an invaluable network of peers, learning, and career-building without borders and biases."  In just a short time, WEC has moved their mission and impacted women in ethics and compliance globally. In honor of that, Lisa and Mary did their first joint GWIC interview with Luciane Mallmann and Gina Green, who are the Chair and Vice-Chair of WEC. They discuss their journey to form WEC, everything that they have done thus far, and some exciting plans for the future. We also get to know these two women who are just a part of WEC's founding team. Luciane, Gina, Mary and Lisa also share some of the best advice they have received when dealing

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley.  Colleen Dorsey, our Great Woman in Compliance of the week, is well known for influencing Compliance careers early – she leads the University of St Thomas Compliance programming, preparing our Compliance Officers of tomorrow. Get a behind the scenes look into the evolution of Compliance education at the tertiary level.  Also in this episode Colleen gives the GWIC listenership a run down on using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Compliance programs. In Compliance, as with everything else, it’s important to keep up with new developments and tools that can help us achieve our goals more accurately and more efficiently. Those who don’t keep up will most certainly get left behind. Fortunately Great Women in Compliance listeners are invested in their own professional development and keep up with the wealth of information provided by GWIC guests. Colleen gives basic understanding to lay t

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley.  Today is a special GWIC episode in remembrance of the 20th anniversary of 9/11. Lisa was in Washington, D.C., and she shares some of her personal recollections of that day, including the chaos as the day unfolded, the contrast of the beautiful sky that day and the fear, and the sense of community while at the same time knowing things would never be the same. It has also been on her mind over the past year, especially after living through the insurrection on January 6, and the similarities and differences between the events in 2001 and in 2021.   Lisa also reflects on how these two events have shaped her path and particularly about how she thinks about ethical decision-making and compliance. In particular, how global issues can be local, and how can we improve our local community - whether that is inside or outside our organizations. The Great Women in Compliance Podcast is on the Compliance Podc

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley.  At the Great Women in Compliance podcast, we strive to find a variety of different voices, view points and vantage points to canvas a large number of perspectives from various practitioners of Compliance across the globe. For this week’s episode, we’ve invited Sofia Tirini who works at the OECD in Paris. Sofia shares some of her experiences, including the educational background she pursued in Compliance and how she got into her line of work. Sofia also shares some tips for listeners who would also be interested in a stint with the OECD themselves. One of Sofia’s interest areas is in the role of youth in the fight against corruption. Tune in to this episode to hear about this angle. The OECD is a great organization to follow for anti-corruption and integrity resources – Mary in particular recommends looking out for their studies which can provide useful hard data – check out their website here: h

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley.  One of the best things about the Great Women in Compliance podcast is the community that we have built, and it is the theme of this week's episode.  Lisa interviews Rashada Timkee, Compliance Risk Management Officer, VP, at Citibank, and has built her community with a service mindset.  Rashada has been involved in various outreach activities over several years, which pre-dates her compliance career, and that work has shaped her views and ways of working. Rashada is a first-generation college graduate and continues to give back.  Rashada has used her background in the banking industry and retail to support underserved communities and has been a mentor and support to many people - and she has pivoted to new volunteer endeavors online during this pandemic.  She talks about how this outreach has also strengthened her work with her team and others. They also discuss Rashada's commitment to Diversity,

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley.  Today’s guest is another Compliance professional that Mary met through volunteering with Compliance Career Connection (CCC).  CCC was formed in the fall of 2020 as a support system for peers in the difficult position of seeking new employment during the pandemic.  It is a group that runs at least monthly events encompassing an activity to help exercise skills required in the job search process.  Jared Knapp is also on the CCC leadership team and a trade governance expert.  He joins Mary in this bonus episode to discuss respect and dignity in the Compliance hiring process.  As Ethics and Compliance professionals, isn’t the onus on us to act ethically when building out our teams?  Jared and Mary think so and outline some of the common grievances job seekers are facing. The discussion focuses on broken aspects of the hiring process and what Jared envisages can be done to make the experience an over

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley.  Today's episode is a "ripped from the headlines" one, where Ellen Hunt joins GWIC talk about some of the recent events of the last couple of weeks that put a light on raising concerns, whistleblowing and retaliation. Ellen is Vice President ~ Compliance Program Operations & Chief Privacy Officer at LifePoint Health, and a leader, sponsor and advocate for everyone in the ethics and compliance space. In this discussion, Lisa and Ellen discuss some of the recent developments in the ActiVision/Blizzard fallout from the lawsuit, and the report that came out about Governor Andrew Cuomo last week. Lisa and Ellen reflect on the reaction of the ActiVision leadership, and how we as compliance officers can best address these kinds of issues. More deeply, they reflect on how to balance all our work to build a speak up culture with the need to protect those who raise concerns. They talk specifically about th

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. Mary’s first guest of this season is Samantha Kelen appearing in “Let’s Get Real”. The two GWIC have gotten to know each other through their volunteer work on the leadership team of Compliance Career Connection, another wonderful example of how when you choose to send the elevator back down, inevitably you will be enriched as well. Sam’s episode has a focus on being genuine, authentic and quite simply, human in this week’s episode, not only in respect of being a Compliance professional, which is a fairly commonly accepted key to being successful in the field, but also as a leader in Compliance with responsibility setting tone and a role modeling example for a team. Samantha and Mary discuss some of the limitations of the concept of bringing your whole self to work, how vulnerability needs to be tempered with a filter and maintaining some semblance of professionalism. They also talk about how wome

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley.  In this episode, Lisa talks with Jenna Waters, Cybersecurity Consultant at True Digital Security. Jenna has had a unique journey into compliance, as she enlisted in the Navy, was in counterintelligence, and then focusing on STEM in college. Jenna talks about the responsibility of being in the intelligence field in national security, what it is like to lead a team as a young woman in the military and how she decided on her career path. She also discusses key things to keep in mind as an ethics and compliance officer as you look at data security, and the importance of appropriate, objective risk assessments. She also distinguishes between cybersecurity and cyber-reactivity, and what that can mean for you and your organization - and how not preparing for cyberattacks can lead to reputational damage and loss of confidence by customers. And for those of you who are "Harry Potter" fans, we get into a

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley.  Lisa and Mary welcome listeners back to a new season with hot seat questions put forward by their audience without time to prepare. They also give a spoiler alert for their next joint episode as something to look forward to and think about your submissions for the future. Here are the questions Lisa and Mary tackled in this episode:   ·       How do you continue to learn in order to stay on top of things in your role? ·       “If your ideal compliance leader was an animal, which animal, and why?” ·       When did you realize that GWIC has grown from the podcast to a larger community?  Was there a moment for you? ·       If you had an extra $10k and had to spend it within the month- what would you do (personal or professional)? ·       As someone who is a global traveler, when you get to go home to New Zealand, once you recover from the flight, what is the first “local”/hometown thing you want? ·

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. Mary and Lisa are delighted to release a special episode that honors and celebrates Pride month. There is even distinctive and special cover art for this episode – check it out!   Our guest today is Ryan Rushing, a graphic design artist at Broadcat. We discuss two main themes with Ryan, leveraging off her specialist skillset of communicating by way of designed documentation as well as how to be a better ally to transgender colleagues in the workplace as well as in a wider societal context. Ryan came out as trans during the pandemic and shares a piece of her story as well as some considerations to help trans and other LGBTQ+ members feel included and respected. This is a must listen episode and the perfect way for the GWIC team to close the season. Lisa and Mary wish their listeners the joy and beauty of all the colors of the rainbow, always and a very happy Pride Month. They sign off for two week

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. In this episode, Lisa speaks with Lloydette Bai Marrow, who is the Founder and Principal Consultant of ParaMetric Global Consulting.  Lloydette is based in London, and prior to starting ParaMetric, she was a Principal Investigative Lawyer within the UK Government’s Serious Fraud Office, and a prosecutor in various UK governmental agencies. Lloydette comes from a very entrepreneurial family and took that mindset and her own experience to build her consultancy. She talks about how she identified what she wanted to do when she left the SFO, and how she and ParaMetric have grown. In particular, she talks about how her experience as a prosecutor has been a great asset, but also how she has adapted to collaborating with organizations in her current role. On the other side, she has used her experience to train investigators and prosecutors in Sierra Leone and globally to help build stronger anti-corrupt

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. Karen Moore came highly recommended to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, including by one of her very own team members. There’s not much better a signal than that that someone is a strong and well respected leader. In this episode Karen and Mary talk about what brought Karen such a great degree of success in her career, including the seemingly inconsequential decision she made in high school to accessorize herself to look cool which led to the international adventures in Compliance Karen has had. The conversation canvasses an array of subjects from there including Karen’s learnings as an adjunct professor, speculation about the future of data privacy/protection law in the United States (yes, we’re doing futurist predictions today), and a lesson learned the hard way. The Great Women in Compliance Podcast is proudly featured on the Compliance Podcast Network and sponsored by Corporate Complian

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley.  In this episode, Lisa speaks with Dr. Susan Liautaud who is the author of " The Power of Ethics: How to Make Good Choices in a Complicated World." She teaches ethics at Stanford University, is the founder of The Ethics Incubator, which is a non-profit, non-profit, independent, cross-sector laboratory and collaborative platform for innovative ethics in our changing world, from AI to our daily lives.  One of the things that make her approach so unique is the manner in which she makes thinking about ethics and decisions approachable and practical. She has outlined 6 forces driving ethics, and Lisa and Susan talk about two in detail, as well as some practical tips for practitioners. For those of you who listen regularly, you know Lisa is a big fan of Dax Shephard's Armchair Expert podcast, and was so excited to hear an episode with a leader in ethics. Lisa took the advice that she and Mary give to m

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. In the episode entitled “The Power of One” Mary Shirley and Fernanda Beraldi talk about an initiative Fernanda has worked on in her community to help bring Compliance principles and techniques to a wider number of organizations. Oftentimes smaller companies don’t have the resources available to them to implement full. We focus on the idea that small ripples can create great waves and how one person’s efforts can truly change the world of those around them. We also talk about how to incorporate a sense of balance for people who thrive on hustle – getting things done as a mover and shaker can exhilarating and satisfying but also can be tiring and draining for those constantly on the go. These types of people often find it hard to say no. Mary and Fernanda discuss what it’s like to be people who like to keep a full plate and give back whole-heartedly while setting boundaries, particularly when it co

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley.  In this week’s episode we travel to the other side of the world to meet with Boon Kim Fam of PVH Corporation. Kim is a Malaysian national living as an expat in China, one of the most interesting jurisdictions for Compliance developments. Mary and Kim sit down for a lengthy session running the gamut from key risks in the apparel/retail industry, the social credit system in China, observations of local anti-corruption enforcement, the role of the Compliance Officer as a leader in an organization and Kim’s takeaways from “Sending the Elevator Back Down, What We’ve Learned from Great Women in Compliance”   The Great Women in Compliance Podcast is on the Compliance Podcast Network with a selection of other Compliance related offerings to listen in to. If you are enjoying this episode, please rate it on your preferred podcast player to help other likeminded Ethics and Compliance professionals find it.

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley.  One of the best parts of GWIC is that we get the opportunity to speak with some of the trailblazers in our field. In the next two episodes, Lisa talks with Pat Harned, the CEO of the Ethics and Compliance Initiative (ECI). Today, Lisa gets to learn about Pat's background, what led her to working at ECI and how the organization evolved before and during her leadership. Pat talks about her experience as a woman in our field and as a CEO. In this episode, we have Part 2 of Lisa's discussion with Pat Harned, the CEO of the Ethics and Compliance Initiative (ECI). In Part 1, they discussed ECI, its mission, the recently released Global Business Ethics Survey (GBES) and Pat's journey to her leadership of ECO. In Part 2, Lisa and Pat discuss the IMPACT Conference, and focus on one of the keynote discussions about reporting and speaking up and retaliation. They discuss the trends identified globally and

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley.  One of the best parts of GWIC is that we get the opportunity to speak with some of the trailblazers in our field. In the next two episodes, Lisa talks with Pat Harned, the CEO of the Ethics and Compliance Initiative (ECI). Today, Lisa gets to learn about Pat's background, what led her to working at ECI and how the organization evolved before and during her leadership. Pat talks about her experience as a woman in our field and as a CEO, This first episode also discusses what ECI does, including the recent ECI IMPACT 2021 conference which was at the end of April. The keynotes and discussions included speakers from outside the E&C function, providing a different perspective in areas like corporate culture. Corporate culture is also a significant part of the Global Business Ethics Survey Trends Report, what was also released this year.  Pat highlights some of the key findings, and a few surprises th

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley.  As we continue our Spring series we bring Selena Evans onto the show to talk about her Brave Space initiative which is an award winning endeavor, including what other companies can do to build something similar.  This episode also focuses on innovation, particularly how to combat the downsides of innovation.  Often when it comes to this topic we are inclined to talk about the positives of moving the dial, the benefits that come with creativity, inspiration and establishing new best practices.  However naturally when new processes or tools are brought in, that means that some aspects of the status quo need to fall by the wayside.  Colleagues who put in place the previous systems can feel discouraged or even resentful.  Similarly when someone brings a fresh idea that proves popular and receives praise for it, the feelings of those around them can cause resentment due to the positive attention lavi

As April is Earth Month, GWIC thought it would be a great time to talk to one of the people who works in E&C and also to protect our natural resources and environment.  Michelle Beistle is the as Chief Ethics, Compliance & Privacy Officer at The Nature Conservancy, and started there in April 2019.  Michelle was one of GWIC's first guests, where she spoke about her path and how she got into compliance through her privacy work.  Her former role was as Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer - Privacy & Ethics at Unisys. Michelle talks about the similarities and the differences that she has encountered moving into a non-profit, as well as her excitement about working in a mission-driven organization.  She also talks about how COVID and the social justice movement have impacted TNC, and how they speak out on behalf of other social causes. TNC also had a change in leadership, so she discusses that change, and how to navigate that as an E&C professional.  And, as it is Earth Month, Lisa took ad

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley.  First, thanks to all who sent messages, encouragement, comments and thoughts related to Great Women in Compliance's 100th episode. We are so appreciative and excited for the next 100. So to start out our spring sessions, here is episode 101 where Lisa is starting some discussions about crisis management and how ethics and compliance professionals can help guide and provide the best impact when a crisis occurs. In the first discussion, Lisa speaks with Lisa Krigsten, who is a partner in the white collar and governmental investigations group at Dentons, as well as the managing partner of the Kansas City office. Before joining Dentons, Lisa received a presidential appointment to serve as a Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General within the DOJ in Washington, DC, and has also been a federal and state prosecutor.   When Lisa was in the government, she prosecuted police officers and departments. I

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley.  Wow...100 episodes! It seems like yesterday and eons ago at the same time that we talked about starting the GWIC podcast. A little over 2 years and at episode 100 it seemed like a great time to reflect on where we started and the amazing community that has grown around the GWIC community. In this episode, Mary and Lisa share some listener feedback about what has resonated with them, what they have learned, and some wonderful memories about past discussions. They also give out some "GWICies," which are recognition of some different organizations, people and work in the E&C community and also a "thank you" to many who help them put together the episodes and keep the podcast and the community evolving. GWIC will be taking a spring hiatus, but we are excited to be back on April 21st with new episodes. And, thank YOU for making the Great Women in Compliance podcast what it has become today. We like t

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. Welcome back to the second episode in a two-part series on Healthcare Compliance, this time with Melanie Sponholz Chief Compliance Officer WCP Healthcare.  We discuss Melanie’s unique story starting out in non-Compliance roles and of course eventually finding her Compliance destiny. Along the way, Mel has lived in a large number of cities and feels comfortable with the idea of re-locating, noting the benefits this can have for one’s career and broadening your mind. We talk about data privacy in Healthcare Compliance as well as the characteristics that make someone successful in Healthcare Compliance. This episode will therefore likely be of special interest to anyone looking to transition into Healthcare Compliance.  We like to share advice and tips on the podcast via our learned guests but some things don’t have immediate answers, including some aspects of what we’ve canvassed today. If you’d li

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. We’re pleased to introduce our latest two part series on Great Women in Compliance this week – a focus on Healthcare Compliance! In part one we speak with Donna Schneider Lifespan Vice President, Corporate Compliance and Internal Audit. In an unconventional start for GWIC, we begin the episode by level setting on the topic of what Healthcare Compliance is compared with similar industry areas and some of the unique topics that fall under Healthcare Compliance, both in the US and internationally before launching into Donna’s fascinating background as a healthcare provider herself initially, before joining the Compliance realm.  Donna shares her subject matter expertise by commenting on pressing issues of the day for Healthcare Chief Compliance Officers. For anyone looking to transition into Healthcare Compliance, you’ll want to tune into this episode as Donna shares her tips for those job hunting a

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley.  In last week's episode, Mary talked about her rants and raves, and when Lisa listened to that episode, it was so interesting and thought provoking that Lisa was inspired to comment on the discussion that Mary started and provided her own thoughts. Lisa had a front-row seat when Mary endured the misogynistic situation she discussed, and was shocked by it at the time, and also surprised that the same individual reached out to her! Lisa thought a lot about how your generation impacts how you view misogyny and how one responds (spoiler alert: Lisa is Gen X, and is more resigned to the behavior, and admires how Mary identified it so quickly and addressed it). Lisa has also thought a lot about the term "thought leader," and what that means to her. We all have the ability to be thought leaders, whether it is visible through LinkedIn, in your work, or just within our community. In other words, you don't

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. We love getting inspiration from great places and what a better a place to gain inspiration for an episode than one of our sister podcasts on the Compliance Podcast Network?! In this week’s episode, Mary channels the Everything Compliance team and walks through her list of rants and raves for the moment. We boo misogyny in the workplace (and well, everywhere if we’re frank), erosion of Chief Compliance Officer authority and treating job seekers with disrespect. We celebrate male allies of feminism in Compliance, those volunteering for Compliance Career Connection and all of our listeners who keep an open mind as to different perspectives while investing in growth and professional development. We like to share advice and tips on the podcast via our learned guests but some things don’t have immediate answers, including some aspects of what we’ve canvassed today. If you’d like to share your thoughts

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley.  In this episode, Lisa speaks with Joya Williams, who has had a front row seat to some of the most fascinating moments in recent ethics and compliance history at Enron and again with the Gulf Oil spill in 2016. After seeing the fallout from Enron in 2001, and working in ethics and compliance immediately thereafter, she saw the impact and need for that work. That has guided her professional life.  Joya talks about her experiences and how she has built a network for herself and others by building the Greater Houston Business and Ethics Roundtable and working with Smith Texas College to build a compliance program. As this is the last week of Black History Month, it was important to recognize the work of someone like Joya, who embodies a GWIC in how she gives back to her community - local, professional and educational. She also talks about the importance of increasing the number of Black Chief Compli

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley.  For those of you who do not know the origin of the Great Women in Compliance podcast, put simply, we are not sure if this podcast would have started without the support and guidance of Tom Fox. He is known as the Compliance Evangelist and has been that and more to so many in our field.  We have wanted to include him as a guest on the podcast, and this turned out to be the perfect time as he is about to release an update of the Compliance Handbook, 2nd edition (LexisNexis) which pulls off the trick of being a practical how-to guide while also including nuanced analysis of the law and regulations.  Mary and Lisa are both a part of this special interview, where Tom discusses the handbook as well as his experience in building the Compliance Podcast Network and how he keeps up-to-date with so much going on in our space. He also discusses what advice he would give to new compliance practitioners.  Lis

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. Lisa and Mary are pleased to present the second bonus episode of the series. For those new to the podcast, bonus episodes identify interviewees who are not Great Women in Compliance but have expertise to share that will benefit the advancement and empowerment of Great Women in Compliance. Jay Rosen is a friend of the podcast and has been an ally for #GWIC from the very beginning. The GWIC team extends their sincere gratitude to Jay for his support and friendship over the years. There is no one better known for their networking skills than Jay, also known as Mr. Monitor due to his day job at Affiliated Monitors. While many folks fell into Compliance, Jay’s start in Hollywood is amongst the least conventional pre-cursor careers. We get to hear his story leading him to Compliance before diving into the substantive topic of how to network like a pro – even if you’re shy and introverted with no existi

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. At the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, we believe in the value of speaking up whilst acknowledging that it often isn’t easy to do so. No one personifies this more than heroic whistleblowers such as today’s guest, Erika Cheung. Erika was one of the Theranos whistleblowers and is featured as our second speaker in this two-part series on whistleblowing. Erika tells her story of what it was like starting at Theranos as a new graduate from university and details the experiences that led to her blowing the whistle on practices at the company thought of at the time as a unicorn and the next big thing. We get to hear about what Erika is working on now as one of us – a new member of the Compliance community and her tips for startups seeking to embed a culture of integrity in their business. We also hear about the personal toll the experience has had on Erika in addition to her successes moving on from

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley.  While there are a lot of women in the field of Ethics and Compliance, there are fewer women who are in forensic risk analysis. Today, Lisa speaks with one of the pioneers in this area, Frances McLeod. Frances is an owner and Founding Partner of Forensic Risk Alliance (FRA) and head of its US offices. She has worked in many areas - data privacy and GDPR, as a monitor in many different matters for the SEC and DOJ and has focused a lot on sanctions as of late. Frances shares her experiences in growing FRA and her commitment to diversity in the field, as well as supporting and empowering women in their careers. She also talks about her experiences in very different monitorships - from being "the data lady" in the City of Ferguson matter, to her recent involvement in the IAV monitorships. We also discuss what compliance officers should be thinking about as Artificial Intelligence grows in importance

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley.   When we think about lawyers in the Compliance context, a number come to mind. Those who represent us in the event of government action taking place, those who help us with investigations, those who help us objectively evaluate our Compliance program, those who give us advice on a point of law when we need it, those who are appointed to us as monitors and so on. One area that doesn’t get a lot of attention is the role of the lawyer as whistleblower representative. This Great Women in Compliance Podcast sheds some light on this advocate role by way of our interview with Mary Inman who heads up the International Whistleblower Practice at Constantine Cannon. In her legal practice, Inman represented the high profile Theranos whistleblower Tyler Schulz, among others. We draw on this fascinating experience to bring you Part 1 of a two-part series on whistleblowing starting with Inman’s perspective as

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley.  In this episode of Great Women in Compliance, Lisa speaks with Tiffany Archer, Regional Ethics & Compliance Officer and Corporate Counsel for Europe and the Americas at Panasonic Aviation Corporation. Tiffany talks about the guideposts that have defined her life and her ethics and compliance career. These pillars are Excellence, Discipline and Integrity, and have led her to undertake challenges and accomplish goals, both personal and professional.  Tiffany provides insight on how these pillars helped her from her time in law firm life to today at Panasonic Aviation.  In particular, she keeps these values in mind while recognizing the importance on building relationships and knowing that there is no "one size fits all" approach to building an ethics and compliance program. Tiffany also talks about how these pillars impacted how she has addressed COVID-19 as a leader and compliance officer, as wel

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley.  The Great Women in Compliance podcast is back!  In this joint episode, Lisa and Mary kick off 2021 with an "ask us anything" episode where the questions were solicited from the GWIC Community.  Mary and Lisa discuss substantive issues including their opinions what may happen in 2021, including whether compliance enforcement will change in the US given the change in administration; how organizations may change their management and leadership in the E&C function, and the "new new normal" from COVID. They also talk about their own goals for 2021 for professional development and growth, both in their full-time jobs and in learning and thought leadership.  As usual, they also laugh and discuss the lighter side of what the amazing compliance community does every day. Lisa and Mary also note that they always appreciate feedback on the podcast, potential guests, and topics to discuss, and solicit any th

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley.  There is a lot to reflect on as we end 2020, and with all of the challenges of the year, it has been a landmark one for the Great Women in Compliance podcast and now the book. When reflecting on the final podcast for 2020, Lisa wanted to do something to commemorate this - and realized that she had never interviewed the person who she sees as the original GWIC, Mary. So, here is a discussion with Mary about things that are important to her, starting with her experience in 2020 both personally and professionally. Mary has started a new role at Fresenius - Head of Culture of Integrity and Compliance Education, and she talks about what this means to her and her goals and objectives for this new opportunity, and her 2021 planning and whether it was impacted by the events of 2020. Lastly, for anyone who knows Mary, she likes to be prepared for everything. So Lisa decided to turn that on its head and g

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. Last year we spoke with Olga Pontes who was in the middle of multiple monitorships at Odebrecht at the time. This week Mary speaks with Angela Main, Chief Compliance Officer at Zimmer Biomet who recently led the company to a monitor certification – big congratulations to Zimmer Biomet for the momentous achievement! Mary was especially thrilled to speak with Angela as they share similarities in having New Zealand heritage and being international citizens. They open the episode by discussing what being an expat really means today. Is the term now outdated? Angela shares her experiences with us about what going through the monitorship was like for a global Compliance department and some of the things she learned along the way, including thoughts on how to best work with the monitor and get the most out of the experience. The natural question for Angela at this stage is, so what next? Angela shares h

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. What’s it like entering a company suddenly in the limelight during a global pandemic? Find out as Mary Shirley speaks with Lynn Haaland about her role at Zoom as Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer and Chief Privacy Officer as well has her fascinating experience working for the DOJ, on boards and Compliance program contributions at PepsiCo. During this episode we also get to hear the Zoom origin story, as well about how Lynn lives one of the company’s values of “caring”. Join us for these topics and more! Have you heard that Lisa and Mary have published a book? Yes, you can get your very own copy of “Sending the Elevator Back Down: What We’ve Learned From Great Women in Compliance” (CCI Press, 2020) on Amazon right now! Enjoyed your copy? Don’t forget to leave a review! Join the Great Women in Compliance community on LinkedIn here.

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. In Part 2 of the 2-part series with Dr. Mary Gentile, the founder of Giving Voice to Values, Lisa talks with Dr. Gentile about how ethics and compliance professionals can use GVV to help build an organization's culture and help with ethical decision-making. In particular, we discuss how E&C professionals can start with 3 questions underpinning GVV: What if I were going to act on my values? What would I say and do? How could I be most effective? This starting point can empower people to make good choices, leading to better decision-making and ultimately a stronger organization. Dr. Gentile provides real-life examples of how GVV has been applied in different contexts, some very practical advice and a lot of resources that can be used to help improve decision-making. Have you heard that Lisa and Mary have published a book? Yes, you can get your very own copy of “Sending the Elevator Back Down: What

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. In this Part 1 of a special two-part series, Lisa welcomes Dr. Mary Gentile who is the creator and architect of Giving Voice to Values (GVV), which is a globally recognized program which shifts the focus from ethical analysis, to ethical implementation. This aligns with the manner in which many ethics and compliance professionals look to support their organizations by helping people act ethically. In this first episode, Lisa talks with Dr. Gentile about how GVV started from her review and analysis of how everyone has internal and external pressures surrounding their decisions, and that some people do voice and act on their values, and some do not. Dr. Gentile's research led to the development of GVV to give practical tools to help people make better decisions. She talks about how to and build a practice to help people move from knowing what the ethical thing is to do, to having the ability to eff

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. We invite back Andrea Falcione to round off this series on documentation by exploring best practices in Compliance policies. Before we do however, we hear about Rethink Compliance’s approach to maximizing the resource of women returning to the workforce or looking for flexible hours. It sounds win-win to us! In this episode we discuss the difference in focus between your code and policies, frequency of revisions to policies, desired tone and message, making the most of learning aids and other hot topics for assembling a collection of best in class Compliance policies.  Have you heard that Lisa and Mary have published a book? Yes, you can get your very own copy of “Sending the Elevator Back Down: What We’ve Learned From Great Women in Compliance” (CCI Press, 2020) on Amazon right now! Enjoyed your copy? Don’t forget to leave a review! Join the Great Women in Compliance community on LinkedIn here.

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley.  The Code of Conduct is kind of a big deal in any Compliance program. It has been referred to as the cornerstone of a Compliance program and for that reason, it’s important to get it right.  Well that’s easier said than done when you’re trying to appeal to literally every employee and external stakeholder you have. So we enlisted in some expert help. Andrea Falcione of Rethink Compliance joins us for this two-part series which starts off taking a hard look at re-vamping Codes of Conduct (we assume you’ve already got one in place and aren’t starting from scratch) and the second installment takes a deep dive into Compliance policies.  In the Code episode we canvass considerations from the outset to get your approach right, discuss frequency of re-vamps, how codes have evolved and what marks a modern code in amongst several other nitty gritty points. Yes folks, it’s a packed episode you won’t want t

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley.  In today's episode, Lisa talks with Matt Kelly, who is the CEO and Editor of Radical Compliance. Matt is a journalist who is a long-time reporter and writer about compliance and GRC. He is also a supporter and advocate of women in compliance and of the Great Women in Compliance podcast, as he was the unofficial tech support, advisor and one of the first podcast subscribers. Matt and Lisa discuss the continuing influence of #MeToo, and how this has impacted organizations and how it relates to the social justice movements and Black Lives Matter. They also talk about how the influence of social media and how it is used as a tool to raise and publicize concerns, and how this impacts corporate culture, investigations and compliance functions. Matt also writes about retaliation - both for reporters, and as an issue for compliance professionals. He also gives his view of things of what someone should d

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley.  In this episode of Great Women in Compliance, Lisa speaks with Danielle Cannata, who is senior counsel at SABIC, which is the Saudi Basic Industries Corporation. In her role, she is responsible for the company-wide Compliance Program and monitoring and promoting compliance at SABIC. Danielle is also an advocate for women around the world. In particular, she is one of the co-chairs of the of the Integrity and Compliance Taskforce for the B20, which convenes before the G20, and where the B20 taskforce will present a report to the G20 Presidency. Danielle will talk about her work on the task force, and specifically about the recommendations for women and recommendations and tools for women to address and report wrongdoing. She also provides her perspective on working in a global role and working with Saudi and the Middle East over her 12 years at SABIC. Join the Great Women in Compliance community

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. In this two-part series we welcome back Mel Stanley, owner of First Woman, to reveal personal branding secrets that can help you stand out positively to colleagues, your network and new connections. Mel shares some thoughts on how Compliance Officers can use personal branding to facilitate our human side being seen as part of our reputation with internal clients and how we as Compliance professionals can demonstrate our expertise without coming across as overly self-promotional or arrogant. Mary asked Mel’s advice on how to determine if our personal branding is showing up right now as seen by others, to help with the process of developing our branding in the direction we wish. Mary shares with Mel and the audience what results she got following Mel’s advice, including an unintended benefit and accordingly recommends all listeners give it a try. Mel generously and graciously pulls off some impromp

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley.  The Great Women in Compliance Podcast is pleased to debut the first of our bonus episodes. These episodes feature guests outside of the realm of Compliance who have subject matter expertise relevant to the advancement and empowerment of women in Compliance, one of the major focus areas of the podcast. Our first guest to feature in a bonus episode is Mel Stanley, owner of First Woman, who shares her considerable knowledge in the area of personal branding. Mel’s strong suit is in helping women to building their own personal brand. Whether you’re a woman in Compliance or another industry, this two part series with Mel will teach you a lot about using your personal brand to promote yourself and get you to reflect on how you show up in the world and whether that’s aligned with how you want to show up. In this first episode we discuss Mel’s experience facilitating a conversation on the brick ceiling,

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley.  Today’s guest is Alejandra Montenegro Almonte, a member of the law firm Miller Chevalier, who has built a practice where she has an international practice focusing on design and implementation of risk-based internal compliance programs and is also a monitor on behalf of a regulatory agency in Massachusetts. Alejandra has returned to private practice after spending time at gategroup as the General Counsel for North American and LATAM. She talks about her experience of going from law firm to in-house, and she has had a unique experience in that she went back to a law firm.  Alejandra was born in Nicaragua and moved to New Orleans at age 4. She talks about how coming to the US at such a young age has influenced her career decision, her view on practicing law and the importance of hearing from diverse voices in all aspects of advising risk and compliance risks. She has had experience being the only

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley.  As many of you know, Mary and Lisa have been working on a book that will be coming out before the holidays and will be the first title from CCI Press. The "GWIC Book" (the title will be announced soon), is a compilation of submissions from women in compliance sharing wit, wisdom and experiences from their work and lives.    This process was new to Mary and Lisa, and they provide some insight into the process of being a first-time author up until this point. They talk about the importance of having a good publisher and editor as they had with Sarah Hadden of CCI Press, and how they were guided and supported through this process. They also talk about how the GWIC Book is a companion to the podcast, and that it is about women and their experiences in ethics and compliance as opposed to substantive guides and information. They also talk about their biggest surprises, what they learned about themselv

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. As we continue this two part episode with the second session, Sonia shares her tips on how project management strategies can be used to maintain the tricky balance of consulting with relevant stakeholders while providing timely deliverables. Mary supports this approach with her recommendation for setting out expectations of roles in advance using RACI charts, another project management tool. Sonia shares how in light of the new normal her compliance program goals and personal goals have re-adjusted for the rest of 2020 and we hear about the chocolatey perks of being a staff member of The Hershey Company. We end this episode with Mary sharing the importance of leveraging relationships and how you can use Reciprocity Rings if the idea of cashing in chips on well established relationships feels uncomfortable. Have you been enjoying our podcast? It’s our pleasure to have found a way in which we can g

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. The Great Women in Compliance Podcast introduces another two-part series this week, featuring Sonia Zeledon of The Hershey Company. Sonia shares the philosophy of the Company: “Doing well by doing good” which seems like a dream environment for a Compliance Officer to walk into and Sonia shares how to not let such a front foot position lead to complacency. Sonia discusses the company’s supplier code of conduct and how it’s at the heart of the company’s supply chain Compliance program. She also canvasses the intersection between privacy and compliance in her role and how the show had to go on during COVID-19. She also draws on her previous experience specializing in national security and shares with us some of the considerations when working in a Compliance function which must prioritize national security risk. Lisa and Mary are currently busy working on the Great Women in Compliance book with Corp

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. In today's episode, Lisa speaks with Neta Meidav, who founded Vault Platform. It is a reporting and resolution platform which is intended to be a safe space to report any form of misconduct and for follow up.     Neta's idea for Vault came out of personal experience as she was harassed at a job earlier in her career. She left that role, and months later she learned of another victim. This stayed in her mind until #metoo, and then started developing this reporting system using her experience and her technology and business acumen. We talk about allegation reporting generally, and how it is important to provide a safe space for victims of harassment, and to make it easier to save information.  This is a very important topic in order to improve our ability in the ethics and compliance world to effectively address the issues brought to light in the Black Lives Matter movement, as well as COVID and #m

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. Lisa and Mary extend their heartfelt thanks to everyone who heeded the call for submissions for their book and told us your stories, experiences and sage advice. We are so looking forward to publishing the book in the coming months and hearing what you all think about it. In the meantime, we are pleased to present our latest episode which is inspired by a listener’s feedback for featuring folks outside the typical Compliance role, for example someone who has gone on to do other things since being a Compliance Officer. Haydee Olinger’s profile fits the bill. Haydee was a dedicated employee to McDonald’s Corporation for over thirty years(!) in a number of roles. She was the company’s first ever Chief Compliance Officer and responsible for building and rolling out their Compliance program. Hear her Compliance story at one of the world’s most recognizable brands and then find out where her journey to

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley.  In this episode of Great Women in Compliance, Lisa catches up with Lisa Beth Lentini Walker, who started Lumen Worldwide Endeavors where she combines her entrepreneurial mindset to consulting and coaching professionals and teams in the areas of risk, ethics and compliance. Notably, earlier this year, Lisa Beth became one of the co-founders of MentorCore, which is an organization created to help risk and compliance professionals connect by identifying mentor relationships, sharing insights and growing the leaders of the future. MentorCore is unique in how it is trying to remove barriers for people in ethics and compliance in connecting with others who could benefit their careers. It is a combination of meeting personally (albeit virtually) while also forging 1:1 connections Lisa Beth also talks about founding Lumen the challenges of COVID. She has pivoted both in her business model and the kind o

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley.  Six years ago, Mary met Scott while the two New Zealanders were working in the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait respectively for generator hire company, Aggreko. As the global Head of Compliance, Mary was Scott’s Compliance Officer and headed out to Kuwait to conduct Compliance training. Not only was Mary thrilled to meet a fellow Kiwi expat at the company, but she was very impressed by how welcoming Scott, then head of the Kuwait business, made her and went to extra effort to ensure that her business trip went smoothly. Scott obviously took Compliance very seriously and a few years later, after both Kiwis had moved on from Aggreko, Scott reached out to Mary to let her know that in his new role as a Commercial Director, he would also be taking on the Compliance portfolio. We hear how Scott has transitioned from being solely in a business role and into a newly fledged Compliance professional. Mary

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. As the Great Women in Compliance podcast continues looking at Black Lives Matter and how our professional community, we are so grateful to Jennifer Newton for joining Lisa. Jennifer is an attorney at GreenbergTraurig and focuses on banking and financial institutions on risk management and compliance matters. She is also one of the founders of the National Association of Black Compliance & Risk Management Professionals (NABCRMP), an organization that is starting out and is dedicated to networking, promotion and advancement of Black Risk Management Professionals.  She has spent her career in the financial and regulatory compliance world and has great insight on that area as a whole. We discuss the importance of diverse viewpoints, and also how the failure to do so can actually increase risk and issues for an organization as not all views are included at senior levels, and "in the room where it happ

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley.  Lisa and Mary are always very pleased to get recommendations for guests to speak on the podcast. It is however rare to get multiple suggestions for the same person, but Asha Palmer is so renowned that she did! This episode starts off by telling the story of Asha’s overseas working experience teaching ethics at university in the Middle East. An expert at creating and evaluating risk assessments and program assessments, we turn technical in this episode as Asha outlines for the audience the difference between the two types of reviews and common mistakes companies make when executing those initiatives. Asha has invested a great deal of time and thought into changing culture and conduct. We benefit from that effort by asking her about her change management tips for the Compliance Officer who has established themselves as a legitimate business partner, but is still working on shaping the culture and

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. There is no question that 2020 has had challenges that were unprecedented. However, the issues that are at the foundation of the Black Lives Matter movement have existed for a long time, and this is a moment where all of us can reflect on our world and also on our profession. Sherry Williams is a distinguished leader in ethics and compliance, and her most recent role was at Jabil as the Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Global Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer. Before that, she was also the Chief Compliance Officer at Halliburton. Sherry graciously agreed to speak with Lisa Fine about the current situation in the US from her perspective - as a Black woman who has worked at the most senior levels of large organizations. She started at a major law firm and speaks about her personal experiences and learnings over the years - from challenging norms to addressing microaggressions. Sherry is

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley.  Compliance Officers are often generalists who dabble in fraud investigations from time to time when they crop up. So we invited Kelly Paxton who gets right in the weeds on fraud as her day job to help enlighten Compliance Officers more on the subject and share her fascinating stories. Did you know that there are some typical characteristics frequently found when women commit fraud or embezzle from organizations? We discuss some of the commonalities, one of which indicates that the glass ceiling is pervasive even in misconduct! Kelly explains Pink Collar Crime (spoiler alert, you don’t need to be a woman to commit pink collar crime, but many women do) and we discuss a couple of red flags that can indicate fraudulent behavior that Compliance Officers and investigators should be on the lookout for. Lisa and Mary invite listeners to send in their essays on efforts to promote diversity and inclusion,

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley.  GWIC is back!  This episode is dedicated to Mary and Lisa answering questions that they received as part of an "Ask Us Anything" call out for questions.  They received questions in areas ranging from the origins and growth of the podcast, how guests are chosen, and podcast production.  They were able to share some of the lessons they learned through this 1 1/2 year journey with "Great Women in Compliance," and the experiences they had in their podcasting experience thus far. They also discuss their views on whether a law degree is essential for compliance officers (spoiler alert: they do not think that is the case, and think a diverse team is the best option), and a discussion on how to address risks in different markets and our biggest surprises in COVID. Mary and Lisa also enjoyed the opportunity to discuss what that have learned from their guests and now apply to their work and public speakin

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley.  In this episode of Great Women in Compliance, Lisa speaks with Jenny Kim, the Deputy General Counsel & Vice President, Public Policy at Koch Companies, Public Sector.  In her role, Jenny supervises the political law and compliance team, and we get the opportunity to speak about lobbying and political ethics and campaign finance. Jenny talks about her move from government roles to a law firm, to her role at Koch. We focus on the challenges of addressing concerns right away with rapid decision-making with ensuring compliance. We also discuss the compliance issues raised by the upcoming election, and how she collaborates with other functions such as government affairs on issues such as "pay to play" and political reporting requirements and keeping up with state-by-state requirements.   She also provides some of her thoughts on the importance of data and some of what she is doing to train employ

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. Thank you to everyone who contributed to this crowdsourcing episode – our first solo episode of the Great Women in Compliance podcast series - and hosted by Mary Shirley. We know that sometimes Compliance budget can be hard to come by and even when it’s available, you do not want to squander it on only a few things – you want to get as much bang for your buck as possible. So, we put a call out for technology solutions that our audience has had success using to save you time trawling through all of the options. In this episode the solicited recommendations cover a number of different aspects of your Compliance program: Infographics, posters, brochures, flyers, social media posts (Visme, Canva, Piktochart) Project management (Trello, Asana) Video conferencing and other communications (Zoom, Slack, Google Meet) Training and Presentations (Kahoot, Prezi, Kapwing, Toonly) Bonus miscellaneous item

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. Like Compliance, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is an area which has had an increasing spotlight over the past few years. As a result, both of these functions have evolved and are more aligned in the past. In this episode, Lisa Fine visits with Alison Taylor. One of the trailblazers in this area is Alison Taylor, who is the Executive Director of Ethical Systems, a Senior Advisor at BSR and an adjunct professor at NYU Stern School of Business. Alison joins Lisa Fine on Great Women in Compliance to discuss CSR and Compliance, how they intersect, and where there may be tensions between them. They discuss how ethics and ethical behavior are the underpinnings of both areas and how this becomes even more important in times like now, with COVID-19. Alison has worked all over the world and discusses her experiences as a woman in some of her roles, including what she wishes she knew when she starte

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. In this episode, Mary Shirley visits with Fabiana Lacerca-Allen, the Senior Vice President of Compliance at Aimmune Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company developing treatments for potentially life-threatening food allergies. Practicing law and compliance for more than 25 years, Lacerca’s passion as a compliance leader stems from values instilled in her at an early age and have helped to shape her career path as a global thought leader in law and compliance. We start the episode off with a bang as Fabiana recalls how her fascinating childhood informed her first lessons in Compliance. With three attempts made to kidnap her as a child, Fabiana is no stranger to the risk to physical safety and shares with us her tips for when she travels alone on business. Don’t miss the article Fabiana co-authored on this topic for more information: https://hispanicexecutive.com/self-defense-white-paper/ Fabiana

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley.  When someone new joins a team, we often think about onboarding from the manager and the new employee's perspective, but often we may think less frequently about how that person's team will be impacted in their work and as team members. In this episode of GWIC, Lisa speaks with two of her peers at Pearson as she is reflecting on her first-year anniversary. Sarah Powell is Compliance Counsel and Director, Third Party Anti-Bribery and Corruption Compliance and Cindy Merlino is the Global Ethics and Compliance Specialist, and both spent considerable time to do everything they could to set Lisa up for success. We discuss how they support a new team member, from preparing pre-first day to the onboarding process, and provide tips on how to do that successfully while continuing their work. We also talk about integrating new people and what qualities are important to them in a new team member. Finally, S

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. In this episode of Great Women in Compliance, Mary speaks with Monica Lopez Reinmiller. She is Managing Corporate Counsel-Compliance at T-Mobile. Monica Lopez Reinmiller has a busy and wide-ranging portfolio at T-Mobile. This hasn’t stopped her from taking a Compliance 2.0 approach to her work. Monica shares some key considerations for building out a Conflicts of Interest program as well as her thoughts on enhancing a supplier compliance program.  We address the relative lack of discussion on supply chain risks and put a call out to listeners for guest speakers who have advanced supplier compliance programs and can join a future panel on best practices and lessons learned in this area. Mary has a special interest in the controls McDonalds has put in place so if you know someone – hook a girl up! In the telecommunications sector there are some risks unique to the industry. Monica sheds light on so

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. In this episode of Great Women in Compliance, Lisa speaks with Anastasia Savvateeva. This episode was recorded before the COVID-19 pandemic, and Anastasia had not yet started her new role as Senior Compliance Officer at Pictet Group. Anastasia is a globetrotter - she was born in Ukraine, moved to Moscow, and received education and started her compliance career in France, before moving to Luxembourg earlier this year. Anastasia's global perspective, particularly working in France, is one that is valuable for any of us that are trying to build a compliance community in a global organization. Anastasia just completed a role at Deutsche Bank and she experienced working in a compliance department that is now under pressure from a very public compliance issue.   In a time where many compliance officers wear many hats, Anastasia talks about the many roles we have every day - and compares them to some un

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. COVID-19 has had a monumental impact all over the world. Every day, we see new public health issues, are living through economic challenges and everyone's daily lives are very different than a year ago, or even 3 months ago. In this special joint episode, Mary and Lisa share various perspectives of the new normal in their day-to-day lives regarding how the Coronavirus has affected both work and home during this era. The discussion runs the gamut from serious to lighthearted topics including contrasting life in lockdown in New Zealand for Mary with Lisa’s observations from the United States. You'll hear a bit about their experiences at work, in the compliance communities and some tips for vendors to facilitate value add outreach to Compliance professions at this sensitive time. Of course, they also share what is on their reading and viewing lists, the exchange of uplifting moments, silver linings

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. In episode 55 we highlight some of the hottest areas in Compliance right now – behavioral and cognitive science. At its core, Compliance is really about shaping behaviors so it is no surprise why Compliance Officers are taking an increasing interest in behavioral economics and how we can use it to better understand our key stakeholders and use the information as tools to help shape the culture of integrity in our companies. The Great Women in Compliance team loves to talk about the issues of the day so we took the opportunity to invite Penny Milner-Smyth, who has a psychology educational background and now uses research to help Compliance teams succeed, to be on the show. Penny speaks with Mary Shirley about how we as Compliance Officers can foster psychological safety in the workplace and use that to encourage deployment of your reporting hotline. It’s critical aspiration for companies to reach

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley.In this episode of GWIC, Lisa speaks with Fatema Merchant, who is an International Trade and White Collar Defense partner at Sheppard Mullin. She is also the first hijab-wearing woman to make partner at a Washington, D.C., Am Law 100 firm. Fatema talks about wearing the hijab in the context of how each of us expresses our identities and some common misconceptions. Many of us, women and men, may feel like our identities impact how others view our roles in meetings and investigations and Fatema speaks about her own experiences.  When Fatema made partner, many South Asian, Muslim and women attorneys reached out to her and she talks about the role of mentorship in creating diverse leaders in the compliance and legal professions. Fatema is also a member of the steering committee for Sheppard Mullin's Organizational Integrity Group. OIG helps clients avoid potential crises by identifying and addressing

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. In episode 53 of the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, we speak with Beth Colling, the Chief Compliance Officer of CDM Smith, a global engineering and construction company.   In this packed episode we ruminate about several topics including the false sense of security low risk countries can provide, keeping up with an exercise routine as a busy professional and hear what it’s like for an executive to shuttle between two different cities regularly – Beth’s home base is in Charlotte and CDM Smith is headquartered in Boston – Beth lives in both cities! Beth’s reputation as a popular and engaging public speaker precedes her – she is one of the best of the best. If you see her on a conference agenda, you will not regret going to her session. In light of that we asked Beth for her public speaking and presentation secrets to help you in your next Compliance training or conference presentation. Have you

In today's episode of Great Women in Compliance, Lisa speaks with Ellen Hunt, who is the Senior Vice President and Audit, Ethics and Compliance Officer for AARP. Ellen has accomplished so much for the compliance community, in the field and is a friend, advocate and mentor to a lot of people, Lisa and Mary included. Following along from the episode a few weeks ago about a dream compliance team, this discussion is about what makes a great Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer (although the title may differ from place to place). The discussion includes a discussion of what the roles and responsibilities are and should be for a new CECO. This includes some thought about how to manage expectations of a Board and executive team, including the idea of looking at a program and seeing what may not be needed before adding new initiatives. Ellen also talks about the best ways to lead a team, balancing the needs of high performers with other team members as a new CECO. She provides a few practical s

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. In episode 51, Mary Shirley, speaks with Sarah Hadden, the Editor of Corporate Compliance Insights (CCI). They visit about an innovation for compliance professionals, cross-pollinated project groups.  One of the best parts of the GWIC podcast for Mary and Lisa is when it has resulted into new ideas for other initiatives. During Sarah Hadden’s interview (check out Episode 36 if you missed it!), we touched on the Fresenius Medical Care North America’s Compliance Department sub-group, the Marketing Team. The idea stemmed from previous Chief Compliance Officer, Lisa Estrada and was brought to life by the cross-pollinated team of staff who would become responsible for department branding, delivering Compliance Week events to 66,000 staff and re-vamp of Compliance Action Line materials. In this conversation, we draw on Sarah’s significant subject matter expertise as a marketing and communications profe

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. In this Episode 50, Mary Shirley and Lisa Fine sit down together for a very special episode.  After getting the chance to speak together about the best professional advice that listeners had ever received at the end of the year, Lisa and Mary received some great feedback from listeners. Some of the responses were about achievements of our community, and they took that feedback and decided to team up again in this latest episode which is all about celebrating in the "wins" experienced by listeners of the podcast who have taken the insight of our guests and people in the podcast community and moved their careers and/or professional development forward.. All of the feedback that Mary and Lisa receive, positive or negative, is important in developing the GWIC podcast and community. But there is nothing that brings more joy and pride than when they hear about how the podcast has resulted in favorable

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. In episode 49, Mary Shirley, speaks with Carrie Penman, Chief Compliance Officer at Navex Global. They visit about the convergence of compliance risk and operational risk. Once referred to by Matt Kelly as a “national treasure”, the GWIC team is pleased to feature Carrie Penman, Chief Risk and Compliance Officer of Navex Global in episode 49. Mary speaks with Carrie about the convergence of operational and compliance risk, what it’s like being a Compliance professional at a Compliance vendor as opposed to in-house in other industries and Carrie shares two of her favorite success stories with us – because GWIC believe it’s important to celebrate in the successes of other women.  Of course, we would be remiss not to tap into Carrie’s insider insights as a specialist within the world of reporting hotlines. So we ask her for a behind the scenes peak as to her thoughts on the common pitfalls companies

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley.In episode 48, Lisa Fine speaks with Gwen Romack, who is the Senior Director of Legal and Regulatory Compliance at VMWare. They visit about creating multi-faceted ‘Dream Teams’ for a corporate compliance function. Almost every compliance practitioner is asked at least once “what do you mean by compliance?” And, the answer is often very different, depending on many factors – public or private sector, non-profit, geography…just to name a few. It’s also hard to build a compliance team to address the different parts of each program. Prior to that her current position of Senior Director of Legal and Regulatory Compliance at VMWare where she has been for the past four years, Gwen spent twenty years at HP, growing her career first outside of compliance and then in the area of ethics and compliance, building a public sector program. Gwen has built many different programs, and Lisa and Gwen start to build

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley.  In episode 47 of the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley are pleased to feature Sofia El Mansouri, a native of Morocco who has spent many years practicing Compliance in the Middle East. Sofia outlines for us the current state of the fight against corruption in the Morocco, including ambitions of the National Anti-Corruption Commission to do its part in focusing on Ethics and Compliance. Sofia also shares the perspective of someone sitting at the desk of a Compliance function in the Middle East and highlights some of the key risk areas as well as give pointers on a couple of key aspects to be aware of to make sure you’re covering adequately if you’re a Compliance Officer outside of the Middle East region but with remit over the area. As a veritable professional media guru, Sofia kindly shares her recipe for crafting value-add LinkedIn posts that create engagement and fac

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. In this episode of GWIC, Lisa speaks with Kim Yapchai, who is the Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer for Tenneco. Kim did not start in the ethics and compliance field by choice - she became responsible for ethics and compliance during the 2008-2009 recession as part of a large staff reduction.  Kim went from an involuntary compliance officer to a leader in the ethics and compliance community by developing a program based on "transformational leadership" - developing a holistic program, working with her team and achieving results in both her prior and current role, both in E&C and in corporate social responsibility. A great deal of Kim's career has been in the automotive and manufacturing industries, two male-dominated industries. She discusses how she has thrived in these industries as a woman, and a person with a blended heritage. Kim is also a great supporter of ethics and compliance professio

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. In this episode, Lisa Fine has a conversation with Olga Pontes, the Chief Compliance Officer at Odebrecht SA. What do you do when faced with the largest foreign bribery case of all time? In Odebrecht’s case they identified a fearless leader who would face the big job ahead of being the new Chief Compliance Officer of the company with optimism and strength. Meet Olga Pontes, the executive and Great Woman in Compliance tasked with leading the Compliance function and post settlement workstreams including project managing multiple monitorships! We speak with Olga, who started out her career as an external auditor at a big four firm, about what it was like commencing the Odebrecht role three years ago compared with how she is feeling further down the track with a lot of hard work under her the belt of her team and seek her advice for other multi-national corporations who are at the beginning of a simi

Today's Great Women in Compliance podcast is a little different. At the most recent SCCE Compliance and Ethics Institute held in September, Lisa and Mary asked the session attendees to provide examples of the best professional advice they received, and we had a lot of great information from women throughout the ethics and compliance community. It was a unique opportunity for Mary and Lisa to be on the same episode, as most of the GWIC podcasts are with one of them interviewing ethics and compliance leaders. We got exceptional insights from this community, and Lisa and Mary thought it would be the perfect way to end the 2019 podcasts. Not only did Great Women in Compliance's first full year brought lots of great discussions on the podcast, it brought out constant reminders of the fantastic individuals that make up the GWIC community. We all hope you enjoy this advice from the GWIC Community and best wishes to you and yours in 2020. Join the Great Women in Compliance community on LinkedI

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. In this episode, Lisa Fine has a conversation with Lidia Lopez Trabalon, who is the Group Compliance Officer at SBM Offshore. We all have biases, conscious and unconscious, and these impact our thoughts every day. But how often do we think about them as part of our programs - both for ethics and compliance professionals and for those with whom we work. In today's Great Women in Compliance episode, Lisa Fine speaks with Lidia Lopez Trabalon, who is the Group Compliance Officer at SBM Offshore, based in Amsterdam, which provides floating production solutions to the offshore energy industry.  Lidia talks about her experience in growing a speak up culture and looking at three phases of speaking up observation, motivation and communication. By focusing on the motivation phase, and what biases may move people to speak up - or choose not to speak up - and how to use this knowledge to encourage speaking

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. In this Part 2 of a special two-part episode, Mary Shirley begins a conversation with Cindy Morrison. Cindy is the Director of Compliance at Post Holdings, Inc. Mary and Cindy re-unite after their first episode in this two-part series to discuss an infliction suffered across both genders – that of Imposter Syndrome. Cindy shares her own thoughts and experiences when suffering self-doubt or a crisis of confidence. Cindy also addresses the resources that she uses to keep up knowledge for her own professional development, despite many years as a Compliance practitioner and some examples of readings and conferences she has recommended to her boss who is new to Corporate Compliance. A resource that has had a profound professional and personal impact on Cindy is the book “The Four Agreements” by Don Miguel Ruiz and she shares some of the main takeaways of this book for her. Cindy’s enthusiasm for the b

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. In this Part 1 of a special two-part episode, Mary Shirley begins a conversation with Cindy Morrison. Cindy is the Director of Compliance at Post Holdings, Inc. Like many great Compliance relationships, Mary met Cindy Morrison through Compliance Connector Jay Rosen at a volunteering event in Las Vegas in the lead up to the 2015 SCCE CEI. Mary identified Cindy as an exemplary candidate for the Great Women in Compliance Podcast because of her calm and unwavering presence in environments of chaos and noise – a key strength for any capable and grounded Compliance Officer. In this episode, part one of a two-part series with Cindy, Cindy shares some of the risks specific to the food industry as she works as Director of Compliance at Post Holdings. Cindy also shares her journey getting to her current position, having started out as a paralegal. She goes on to discuss how her passion for Compliance goes

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. In this episode of #GWIC, Lisa speaks with Renata Moreti, Head of Controls, Compliance and Ethics for Diageo in Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Argentina and Chile.  Renata has had a varied career in ethics and compliance, and has been based primarily in Brazil and Chile, with a short time in Madrid.   When Renata moved to Chile, she wanted to take her understanding of wine to a new level and became so passionate about what she was learning that she became a sommelier...as well as working with sommeliers to be aware of ethics and compliance requirements. Renata talks about how following her passion for wine outside her ethics and compliance life enhanced her professional work - how to amaze employees with ethics and compliance trainings and knowledge as she does with wine and food experiences.  She also discusses her experiences being based in South America and including trainings that have worked for he

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. Today, Mary concludes her two-part episode with Michelle Shapiro, a partner at the law firm of Arent Fox. Michelle is a career white collar criminal defense attorney who has spent nearly 20 years representing individuals and companies through all phases of investigations and criminal proceedings by federal and state prosecutors and regulators, related to myriad high-stakes issues, such as alleged corruption; insider trading; money laundering; tax, health care, securities and accounting fraud; anti-trust violations; and cyber and other crimes. She also conducts internal investigations of potential misconduct by corporate officers, employees, and agents, including multifaceted transnational investigations for Fortune 500 companies. Mary speaks with Michelle Shapiro, a partner at Arent Fox about her Compliance experience from the perspective of external counsel. Episode Two with Michelle opens with

Welcome to Great Women in Compliance. In this Part 1 of a two-part series, Mary Shirley is joined by Michelle Shapiro. Mary and Michelle are not strangers to presenting together, having previously run a three hour workshop on due diligence for life sciences companies in the past. Today they join forces again in a special two part series. In the first episode of this two part-series, Michelle talks about the aspirational goal of many young lawyers – to become a partner in a law firm and explains what it was like as a young professional knowing that she wanted to be successful, but not necessarily sure of what that might look like exactly or what form it might take. Michelle shines the light on the Womens White Collar Defence Association which she is heavily involved in and shares the origin story and motivator for such an association. Mary and Michelle discuss options available to in-house lawyers and Compliance professions wanting to start up their own such networking group. Listen in

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. For some compliance professionals, sometimes the only constant is change. Today, Lisa speaks with Barbara Petitti, Ethics & Compliance Officer, Policy Enforcement and Investigations at Alstom. Barbara started in compliance through a role in Human Resources with a defense contractor and joined Alstom, a French transportation company, seven years ago.  When Barbara started at Alstom, they were in the midst of addressing serious corruption issues which included investigations with the World Bank, the U.S. Department of Justice and the UK Serious Fraud Office. During this time several executives were indicted by the DOJ and ultimately Alstom paid a $772m criminal penalty to the US Department of Justice. That was the start of her story. Since Barbara started at Alstom. Her role evolved, and she addressed changes. Here are a few: Having seven bosses in six years; Acting as North American Compliance O

Great women in Compliance come from all different backgrounds (we love diversity!) but also don’t necessarily work in Compliance Officer roles. There are many Compliance related functions that we interact with and benefit from on a regular basis as Compliance professionals. Today we are pleased to feature one of such wonderful examples – Sarah Hadden who is the owner and publisher of Corporate Compliance Insights (CCI). CCI is a news outlet with articles and featuring podcasts such as the Great Women in Compliance (GWIC) podcast . The best thing about it is that it’s free to access and Sarah intends to keep it that way. Which is welcome news for all of us carefully counting our Compliance budget pennies! Sarah also features on one of our sister podcasts on the Compliance Podcast Network as series regular on Everything Compliance.  We talk about: Sarah’s decision-making when confronted with several forks in the road.The CCI origin story and free of charge offerings for Compliance profes

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. In this week’s episode of Great Women in Compliance, they take things in a different direction as Tom Fox interviews Lisa Fine on the role of a compliance professional in the internal reporting process.  Some of the highlights include:·      Why you must establish a culture of trust to enable effective internal reporting. ·      It takes courage for an employee to step forward and report unacceptable behavior.·      Why a compliance officer must think strategically when evaluating an internal whistleblower report. ·      Always consult with in-house legal.·      Managing expectations both up and down the corporate hierarchy is critical.·      How does the Fair Process Doctrine play into a reporting system? Join the Great Women in Compliance community on LinkedIn here. 

In this episode of Great Women in Compliance, Lisa speaks with Caitlyn Tobey, who is best known for starting and developing a well-known study group for the SCCE CCEP and CCEP-I program.  When Mary and Lisa were discussing potential guests, they both thought about Caitlyn because of the growth of her study groups and network.  Caitlyn is an active member of the GWIC podcast community on  LinkedIn, and at almost the same time, gave feedback saying it would be great to hear from some individuals who are newer to the compliance profession...and was very surprised to get a message asking her if she would participate. Caitlyn is a research and development paralegal at EMD Serono, and started her compliance career in the mortgage industry.  She talks about how she managed to grow her career in healthcare compliance and then started her study group for the CCEP after she benefited from one when she received healthcare compliancer certification.  Remarkably, she does this at no cost to the stu

We recorded a special episode of Great Women in Compliance this week.  A roundtable session was held at the Gaylord Resort and Convention Center at National Harbor -  right from the SCCE CEI.  This year’s conference attracted nearly 1900 attendees and was packed full of interesting sessions from substantive topics to soft skills to motivational and inspirational, which we hope our session “Starting the Great Women in Compliance Podcast.  How an Idea from the SCCE 2018 CEI Evolved into a Podcast and What We Learned” was for some of the attendees.  Podcast hosts Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley were joined for this episode by two popular and prominent Great Women in Compliance, Amii Barnard-Bahn and Ellen Hunt to share insights, observations and learnings from this year’s conference.  We talked about a few of the sessions of the conference and the key takeaways from each, top tips for networking specifically at conferences to make the most of the in person experience, developments in relation

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. In this week’s episode of Great Women in Compliance, Mary Shirley sits down with Kirsten Liston to talk about some of the old school ways of Compliance training and more modern approaches that will help better get your message across. Kirsten’s a pretty darn good authority on effective Compliance training – she’s just released a book on the very subject called “Creating Great Compliance Training in a Digital World”. Some of the highlights include:  Compliance programs used to be evaluated simply by having certain fundamentals in place.  Policies? Check. Training? Check.  Hotline for reporting? Check.   Compliance has now evolved to where regulators are asking questions about whether the aforementioned cornerstones of your compliance program are any good. Are they effective?  Do they help employees do their jobs in a more ethical way? Do employees understand what is required of them?  Do they reta

In this week's Great Women in Compliance Podcast, Lisa interviews Danette Joslyn-Gaul, Vice President of Global Compliance and Associate General Counsel at Pearson.   This episode is also sponsored by Corporate Compliance Insights. In April of this year, Lisa joined Pearson as the Director, Compliance for the Americas.  When Lisa learned about the role, she started researching the company, and Danette.  Danette had been shortlisted for the Women in Compliance awards, both in her individual capacity and for the compliance team.  This was one of the things that made this such a great opportunity for Lisa, and as you will hear in the podcast, it is one great example of the connections that are built in compliance teams and in the compliance community as a whole. In particular, Danette talks about how she became interested in this compliance role while at Pearson, and how her involvement in compliance grew from a perception of compliance as primarily gifts and hospitality, to a fully-forme

There is nothing more inspiring than hearing about someone who has been there and done that.  In today’s episode we feature Kris Robidoux who was involved in the first two anti-bribery cases in Canada and led the way for those after her. Kris is a decorated Legal and Compliance professional with the title of Queen’s Counsel to her name as well as being named one of the Top 100 Women in Investigations by Global Investigations Review and One of Canada’s Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers by Canadian Lawyer Magazine. Mary was introduced to Kris by Compliance colleagues Jay Rosen and Jonathan Armstrong.  It was the beginning of a wonderful friendship.  Kris, Jonathan and Mary would go on to work together as panelists at conferences sharing global Compliance updates with able assistance from Jay who facilitated the interactive aspects of their sessions.  Throughout her time knowing Kris, Mary has considered her to be one of her Compliance role models and knows that she will always be received

On today's episode of Great Women in Compliance, Lisa speaks with Letitia Adu Ampoma, Director, Peverett Maxwell.   Peverett Maxwell provides compliance consulting and advisory services to organisations working in Africa, and she is based in Ghana. Lisa and Letitia met at the 2016 SCCE European conference and heard Letitia speak about the culture of compliance in Africa, and the differences between Africa and the west, and also between countries and regions in Africa.Letitia's career has taken her all over the world, and she started in compliance when she moved back to Ghana just as the UK Bribery Act was introduced.  She has become a leader in global compliance, and discussed cultural differences that all compliance practitioners should consider when working in Africa, the importance of how to focus on processes and goals, and key compliance trends in Africa right now, especially mobile banking and data privacy. Letitia has lived all over the world, and this has impacted her viewpoint

The Great Women in Compliance Podcast is hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley who believe that when women support other women, collectively everyone’s boat rises.  With this in mind, the #GWIC podcast puts the spotlight on women who have trailblazed in Compliance, hold remarkable achievements and have actionable advice to help advance other women in the industry. In this week’s episode feature, Mary speaks with Barbara Boehler, who is currently Director of Programming at Compliance Week, a magazine and events company in the Compliance space.  Barbara is also an adjunct professor at Boston University and the Suffolk Law School in Boston.   Some of the highlights include:The life cycle from lawyer to Compliance Officer to directing events and sprinkling in lecturingThe differences between financial services compliance vs corporate complianceBarbara’s number one tip for success in financial services complianceWhat it’s like teaching the next generation of Compliance Officers about Complia

In this episode of Great Women in Compliance podcast, Lisa Fine had the opportunity to speak with Fernanda Beraldi, who is Senior Director, Ethics and Compliance at Cummins, Inc.  Fernanda started her career in Sao Paolo in Brazil, and started on her path to compliance when she was a junior attorney who worked on one of the first FCPA cases in South America and saw first-hand what can happen when people are not "walking the walk," even if the policies are strong. Fernanda came to the United States for a masters in law program in Indiana, and stayed in Indianapolis.  We discussed a number of different things, including:Overcoming assumptions from others, including those in her LLM program assuming she would be interested in immigration or other South America focused areas;Breaking down cultural barriers and stereotypes as a Brazilian woman in the mid-west United States and about her work-life balanceThe use of American sports lingo and slang in business and some memorable and funny mome

For a long time, compliance was perceived as a part of the larger legal world. Today, compliance is its own profession -- a place where people work tirelessly to make the world a better place, one where doing the right thing is the standard for everyone. There are a lot of amazing and inspirational women who have helped the compliance field develop into what it is today and women who are joining this field every day. They are leading the work on cutting-edge issues and breaking barriers for women. Join Mary Shirley and Lisa Fine as they talk with women in compliance who are making a difference. In today's episode Mary visits with Amy Mertz Brown, Chief Compliance Officer of the SEC. They discussed her role and how it feels to have the responsibility of the head of the Compliance function for one of the most significant Compliance regulators in the world, her tips for success in technology implementations and her takeaways from spearheading the creation of a compliance function in a sta

Have you ever thought about what it would be like to work in a compliance program where you are also trying help those in most need all over the world?  Where your first concern in an investigation is to ensure the safety of the investigator and witnesses?  In this episode of Great Women in Compliance, Lisa talked with Lauren Camilli, the Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary, and Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer at Blumont, which is an international relief organization which supports infrastructure development and provides humanitarian aid globally.  Part of Blumont's role is also to support and protect women in countries where women are most vulnerable.  Lauren talks about her transition from compliance in the defense industry to her current role, her "paradigm shift," and the difference between most compliance roles and the non-profits.  She also provides some information about how those of us in traditional corporate compliance programs can support non-profit and ot

In this episode of Great Women in Compliance, Mary Shirley speaks with Olivia Seet, a Legal and Compliance recruiter, about sought after skills in Compliance, the motherhood penalty and tips for improving your LinkedIn profile.  This episode has a special focus on the Asia Pacific Compliance market which should be welcome in light of the fact that our second and third highest listenership comes from Singapore and New Zealand!  Much of the advice proffered holds true across all geographical regions and the episode rounds out with some insights on the state of the market for Compliance professionals without legal backgrounds.

In this episode of Great Women in Compliance, Lisa speaks with Andrea Bonime-Blanc, who has "done it all" during her career in compliance.  Andrea has been a leader in this area since the "greed is good" era in 1980s New York, has developed and implemented risk, ethics and compliance programs, and is currently the founder and CEO of  GEC Risk Advisory LLC.  She talks about her current appointment as the Ethics Advisor to the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico, her experiences as a member of a Board and some practical ideas for women (and men) in the ethics and compliance space to maximize their opportunities to become members of Boards.   She has also just completed a book "Gloom to Boom: How Leaders Transform Risk into Resilience and Value," which provides a practical roadmap for managing environmental, social, governance and technology (ESGT) risk and opportunity and the critical role that high integrity leaders play in creating ethical and sustainable organizat

Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley are the proud co-hosts of Great Women in Compliance. They bring to you some of the top female compliance practitioners who relate some of the challenges they have faced and overcome in the compliance profession. In this episode, Mary visits with Courtney Sander about current trends and best practices in Compliance training, what it means to operationalize your program and how younger leaders can gain credibility with key stakeholders. Great Women is Compliance is a part of the Compliance Podcast Network and can be found on Spotify, iTunes, the FCPA Compliance Report and Corporate Compliance Insights.

In this episode, Lisa speaks with Jacki Cheslow, who is the Director, Business Ethics and Information Management for Avis Budget.  Jackie started her career in records management in a primarily domestic company, and now leads compliance for an employee base of approximately 30,000 people in 180 countries.  She talks about her work in a (formerly) male dominated industry, car rentals, and "speaking the language" of the men and women in the industry. Jacki is always innovating in compliance, and she talks about the success of Avis' Compliance Leader program, and how she has utilized this as part of her risk assessment process and dashboard.

In this special bonus podcast, the co-hosts of Great Women in Compliance, Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley are joined by Tom Fox, host of the FCPA Compliance Reportas well as Amii Bernard-Bahn. We all participated in the recently concluded Compliance Week 2019 and we sat down to provide some of our reflections on the conference. This podcast cross-posts on Great Women in Compliance. The episode is sponsored by Corporate Compliance Insights.  Some of the highlights include: Lisa Fine- the Key Note Presentation by Preet Bharara. Some of the highlights for Lisa were:·     Doing the right thing can often be the most expedient thing as well.·     The problems when you go right up to the ethical line.·     His career advice regarding learning the business side of things.  Mary Shirley- the presentation by Lisa Beth Lentini, Subhashis Nath and Robert Appleton on the behavioral science behind corporate compliance. Some of the highlights for Mary were: ·      The benefits of metrics in a best practic

The conversation about gender equality cannot be held effectively without men being involved. In this episode of Great Women in Compliance, Mary Shirley visits with Mark Stanley,  We invited Mark Stanley, General Counsel of Fresenius Medical Care Asia Pacific and former head of Compliance at the company to speak with us as a noted sponsor and supporter of women. We discussed the daughter effect; which is the phenomenon that men who have daughters hire significantly more women, the role of men in Compliance to advance women in the field, overcoming unconscious bias in the workplace, particularly when hiring and advice for men in high powered positions who mentor women in the wake of the #metoo movement.

On this episode of Great Women in Compliance, Lisa Fine speaks with Stacey Hanna, General Counsel, Ethics & Compliance at Lonza, which is an  integrated solutions provider in the areas of pharma and biotech, and is headquartered in Switzerland. While Stacey started as an attorney, she was in the mergers and acquisition world, and how this influences her approach to ethics and compliance.  She discusses the evolution of her organization's compliance program and how she works to promote business growth, discussing some real-life examples and strategies to build relationships as a compliance officer. Stacey also discusses evolution in other areas, including work and life complimenting one another and in the compliance space as a whole.

In this episode of Great Women in Compliance, Mary visits with Lisa Estrada. They discussed what it is like to go into law and compliance as a second career – Lisa started out work life in politics before going to law school as a young mother,  then working in health law in private practice before joining us at Fresenius Medical Care as the Chief Compliance Officer of the North America business.  Lisa gave advice for those wanting to get into healthcare compliance. Lisa gave her views on the benefits of proactively asking for opportunities at work to make your ambitions known.  We acknowledged that while this might be viewed as an aggressive move or maybe a staff member would be nervous about the reception if their requests were rejected, that overall this is a good tactic if you will for signaling to a manager that you are hungry for more.  While the manager may not be in a position to grant you the precise request at the given time, at the very least it will show an attitude for want

What is life like when your job is quite literally “doing the right thing?” Joining us on this episode is Charlotte Young, the Chief Risk and Compliance Officer at Winrock International. Today we’re talking about the important relationship a compliance officer should have with their board of directors, doing the right thing in and out of work, and two tips based on her decades of experience. Board of Directors: Charlotte has been on both sides of the board: as someone reporting to them, and as a volunteer board member. Reporting to the board is crucial for compliance directors, because you need to be at the top level on the inside, not only to have influence, but also to know what’s going on — so nurture that relationship. Working on a volunteer board, on the other hand, is a rewarding experience, especially because you’re in a position to really bring value and make a difference. Being on both has given her perspectives that she can bring to either role: as a board member, she can ad

What is it like to run a compliance program that encompasses over 190 countries? Today we have Gwen Hassan, Managing Counsel and Trade Compliance Counsel for Global Compliance for CNH Industrial. She runs their compliance program globally, and today we’re talking about international trade, working with multiple cultures, and practical ways to step up in your career. Trade Compliance Trade compliance can be divided into three categories: (1) import, or bringing products into the country, (2) export, or moving products out and across borders, and (3) trade as a political tool, which includes things like boycotts and sanctions and denied parties. If you’re starting out with trade compliance, start with trade sanctions. These apply universally regardless of which side of the exchange you’re on, and it’s very easy to find the law. Best practice trade compliance programs A solid program will cover the three areas mentioned above: A program that addresses import risk and compliance, invo

What does a bird’s eye view of the compliance profession look like? Join us on this episode of Great Women in Compliance with Rebecca Hughes Parker, the Global Editor-in-Chief at Anti-Corruption Report and Cybersecurity Law Report, as she talks about the biggest trends in compliance, what it’s like to be a woman in a senior compliance position, and the future of women in the profession. From litigation to publishing Rebecca used to be a litigation lawyer, where you would have a client and a particular set of facts to focus on to advocate for that client. Now that she’s in publishing, she can step back and examine the law and compliance approaches from all angles, see the bigger picture and communicate it to people in a way that is clear, but also complex and sophisticated. Rebecca shares their growth from small beginnings, starting out as the FCPA Report, to launching the Cybersecurity Law Report in 2015. Biggest trends There is an increasing focus on moving away from rules-based co

How can you make sure you’re not left behind as a woman in compliance? Join us on this episode with Amii Barnard-Bahn, an executive coach and strategic advisor. Today we’re talking about breaking through the glass ceiling, making sure you’re getting your fair share, and stepping up into leadership. Breaking through the glass ceiling Women need to support each other. In terms of breaking through the glass ceiling, Amii shares a pledge of support she took: Don’t tear each other down. Say yes to helping and connecting each other and not filtering support. Reinforce women’s voices. Help each other get credit. And in addition to women supporting women, it’s really critical for all leaders to be aware of their impact on other people. Leaders succeed or fail based on two things: how well they work with others, and how well they know themselves. Negotiating salaries Know the going market rate for your job in your geography. Amii gets this data from three places: asking other colleagues wha

In healthcare, compliance isn’t just about following the rules — how do you manage when it’s a matter of life and death? Joining us on this episode is Virginia MacSuibhne, Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of Roche Molecular Solutions, talking about holding themselves to higher standards, operating on values, and the power of diversity.  Compliance and healthcare Healthcare is a highly regulated industry that essentially boils down to having a comprehensive quality management system. Tests that detect things such as cancer, or HPV, or the Zika Virus need to work and deliver consistent and accurate results.  So there is no need to explain why compliance is important. The whole company gets it. These are test results that people rely on — it could be you, a parent, a sibling, or a grandparent, waiting to ensure that the test result they get is right. So the people working on this hold themselves to a higher standard and are making sure they cross all the t’s and dot all the i’s

How can you assert yourself and rise to the top? Marianne Ibrahim is the Director of Global Compliance for Baker Hughes, a GE company, and on this episode, she talks about building your executive presence, traveling internationally as a woman, and her advice for the next generation of female compliance professionals. Why compliance For Marianne, building a career where one can drive a culture of ethics and integrity is a dream. Compliance has an impact on human rights, and when senior leaders of major corporations truly believe in it, it affects the communities we operate in. A strong executive presence To improve your executive presence and command the room with gravitas, communicate with purpose. Believe in what you do and what you’re saying, look your senior management in the eye, and project your voice. Mind your body language, and don’t be hesitant. A lot of it has to do with how you come across in meetings or day-to-day conversations. Tips for traveling When traveling to a coun

How can being ethical grow a company’s bottom line? Joining us is Erica Salmon Byrne, the Executive Vice President at Ethisphere Institute and the Executive Director Business Ethics Leadership Alliance, as she shares about the Global Ethics Summit, the importance of being proactive when it comes to compliance, and how companies can do well by doing good. Proactive compliance Through the many investigations Erica has been a part of and learning about how or why things went wrong, she learned the value of a proactive and effective ethics and compliance program, not just on the company as a whole, but for the individuals who work for the company. It impacts both finances and team morale. That’s when Erica decided she had enough of a "defensive" compliance approach, and is now helping companies become more predictive and proactive about their compliance programs. Data and analytics There is a sudden proliferation of data that is available to us to figure out what’s actually working. You ca

Have you ever thought of publishing a book on compliance? Deena King is the author of Compliance in One Page and is currently the Director of Compliance at Texas Woman’s University. Today on the show, she’s discussing her book publishing process and what it’s like working at higher education, as well as sharing her best advice for writing a book and springboarding your success.  On writing about compliance Deena was part of the team that designed the initial Brigham Young University compliance program. When she transferred to NV Energy in Las Vegas, she noticed that doing compliance at a university was similar to doing compliance at a utility and decided to document this pattern. This eventually became her book which she finished in 2015. Challenges in publishing No one really tells you how to write a book — so that was a challenge in itself — and because she was new to the compliance profession, Deena decided to self-publish. She learned tons about the many moving piece publishers tak

What is it like to work not only as a woman in compliance, but as a woman in an international company? Stephanie Davis is the Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer for the Volkswagen Group of North America and she’s here to share what it’s like to be the only woman — and sometimes, only American — in the room. Stephanie came to Volkswagen not from a law firm, but from KPMG. How did that impact her career?  An academic background gives a lot of credibility, especially in German companies, as Germany is a country that prides itself on amazing education. In the US, it was the consulting background that was really helpful, because it’s given Stephanie the lens to approach problems more collaboratively. Where legal will say “no, you can’t do that” and end there, she might say, “no you can’t do that — but here’s what we can do instead,” because she understands how businesses are run and knows companies still need to make a profit. Her job is to make sure they do it in the most ethical and in

What is it like to be a millennial compliance officer? And what is it like to work with one? On the show today, we have Samantha Sinclair. She’s the Compliance Communications & Operations Manager at Fresenius Medical Care Asia-Pacific, and has been shortlisted for the Women in Compliance Awards for Junior Compliance Officer of the Year, and today, she’s here to share with us her insights about millennials, as a millennial. What are your tips for women starting out in the profession? It’s extremely important to be proactive, so always ask questions if you’re not sure, and do as much research as you can into the industry you’re working in and the company you’re working for. Millennials often face the challenges of stereotypes in the office. What are your observations, as someone who’s a part of that group? Many of the stereotypes stem from how you manage your millennial staff, and the thing about stereotypes is that they only prove true when people believe them to be true. For exampl

Do tech and compliance mix? Kimberly Kaminski is the Vice President and Chief Ethics Officer at BAE Systems Inc., a global aerospace and defense contractor, and she’s here on the show today to talk about coming into compliance with a tech background instead of a legal one, what it’s like to work in defense, and the golden nuggets she’s gained along the way.  From tech to compliance Kimberly started as an electronics technician after receiving her degree. After 3 decades, she had the opportunity to build a compliance program from scratch. Next came the chance to join BAE, and with the great reputation they had, she was excited to come aboard. Being a tech expert gave Kimberly a good framework for understanding an organization and insight into the requirements to help build products for customers. Being a non-lawyer, she was able to bring a different perspective into the mix, including the different nuggets she’d collected from learning the trade and working with people on the floor.  Wo

Lisa Beth Lentini has worked in the U.S. Federal Government and is currently the Chief Compliance Officer and Co-Chair of the Deluxe Enterprise Risk Council, and one of her greatest passions in life is to help foster greatness in others. On this episode, Lisa talks about focusing on what matters, and why kindness is so important — to others, as well as yourself.  Why is it so important for you to champion other women, including in our industry? There aren’t enough champions for women out there yet, and it's also about being the kind of person you want to be. Being kind and supportive is just as important in professional relationships as it is in personal relationships.  Do you have any ideas on how we can be better at doing this? Carve out a little bit of time for thankfulness and gratitude. Speak up and recognize the greatness that you see in others even when they may not see it in themselves. Or take the time to meet with someone and share what you wish you’d known, or provide connec

On this episode of Great Women in Compliance, we have Michelle Beistle, the Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer for Privacy and Ethics at Unisys. Prior to this, she was an Assistant General Counsel specializing in privacy. What was this career trajectory like? Michelle shares her story and discusses how data privacy and security go hand in hand with compliance. From privacy to compliance Michelle started her compliance career in privacy first, a move that’s often the reverse of the usual career trajectories. As privacy counsel and chief privacy officer, she eventually took on the ethics program as well as becoming chief compliance officer. She sees a lot of synergy and complementariness between the two roles. While privacy is about respecting an individual’s right to control their own data, ethics is about respecting the law and ensuring you’re following rules and regulations. From a programmatic point of view there are some overlaps: plenty of training and awareness, providing a plac

Today we’re speaking with Yvette Lingom, the Associate Director of Programming at C5 Communications, Ltd., a leading global events and business intelligence company. Yvette started with a legal background before moving into compliance and is now doing events. Today, Yvette talks to us about the conferences she puts together, their awards for women in compliance, and some great advice.  What was it like transitioning through the different steps of your career? Would you recommend it to others?  Yvette made from a consulting firm to the consulting industry. It was a natural one, because she was still very close to the legal community but doing things differently. Legan work can be intense, and she recommends this to practicing lawyers or consultants who want to change the way they work. What was the impetus for the Women in Compliance Conference and the associated awards events?  70% of women in compliance roles attend conferences, and fewer than 10% of the 70% were women in senior compl

Today on the show, we have Kristy Grant-Hart, one of the most well-known women in the industry. She became a Chief Compliance Officer at an early age, is the published author of several books, a board member of a nonprofit organization, and is now an entrepreneur with her own compliance consultancy company with its own publishing arm. She is undoubtedly a great woman in compliance, and she’s here to share with us her best advice for women who are ready to level up in this field. What traits do you attribute to your success? We already have good technical skills, but what sets truly successful practitioners apart is the ability to connect with people. It’s an underrated skill, but an absolutely necessary one. What advice do you have for women hoping to make a name for themselves in compliance? Start writing and speaking, even if you start small. When people see you stand in front of them or read what you have to say, you’re not only serving the profession and the community, but you’

In this episode of Great Women in Compliance, Lisa Fine speaks with lawyer Ellen Hunt, the Senior Vice President Audit, Ethics and Compliance Officer at AARP. She has had a wealth of experience working with boards of directors and helping to move the industry forward with education programs designed to help leaders make more ethical decisions.  Relationships with Boards of Directors Ellen has often worked with boards of directors, and one of the paramount considerations is having a good relationship with the people on different committees before challenging issues come up. Gender on Boards of Directors Ellen has most often work with organizations with women not only being on boards, but also n management teams. If you are the only woman in the room however, think about how you can pave the way for others to follow you, and how what you bring to the table, like empathy and good listening is an important and valuable perspective.  Mentoring and Sponsorships Mentors and sponsors are di

Tom Fox, creator of the Compliance Podcast Network, interviews Mary Shirley and Lisa Fine about thier new show, Great Women in Compliance.