MentorCore

Episode 31: Kelly Willenberg

MentorCore — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 09:00:00 -0500

MentorCore - Kelly Willenberg

This week we welcome Kelly Willenberg (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelly-willenberg-04418a6 ) to the show. Kelly is a clinical oncology nurse, clinical trials nurse, and billing compliance expert. Kelly is the founder of Kelly Willenberg and Associates https://kellywillenberg.com.

In this episode we chat with Kelly about how her role as a clinician helped her be a better compliance professional, along with a host of other topics:

What are the benefits and risks of entering a role without experience?
How does working in clinical trials and as a nurse affect one’s perspective on compliance?
What is the right balance between gaining experience in preparation for a role vs jumping in and doing it in the role itself?
How can consideration for what led to something help better understand reasons for compliance?
How does life experience and mentoring add to the in-job experience in preparing you for a role?
How to maintain wellness in a state of being “always on” and the value of stepping away from the screen?
What’s exciting and what’s on tap from the next generation of compliance professionals as they continue to grow in the field?
Why is it important to deeply connect with people beyond the superficial layer?

Stay tuned to find out how being a Disc Jockey helped Kelly’s compliance career, along with the best advice she ever received from a mentor.

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Special Guest: Kelly Willenberg.

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Episode 30: Stef Tschida

MentorCore — Fri, 20 Jan 2023 13:00:00 -0500

This week our special guest is Stef Tschida, founder of Tschida Communications (https://www.tschidacommunications.com), a strategic communications company. Stef also founded Minnesota College Essay Coach (https://www.mncollegeessaycoach.com), an organisation aiming to help bring better communications skills to those seeking enrolment at universities.

In our discussion with Stef, we cover:

What are some of the most important things to remember when communicating with others?
How to know if the communication you tried landed with the recipient and was understood?
How best to know what your audience wants and needs to hear?
How can people overcome the fear of being told, “you should know this” or “you’re the expert” when asking a question or asking for advice?
What’s been valuable to you from a mentoring perspective as Stef became an entrepreneur?
How to balance working, growing a business, outside interests and life, and keeping well-being in the mix?
What’s the difference between urgent and important?

And stay tuned for the best advice Stef ever received from a mentor!

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Special Guest: Stef Tschida.

Episode 29: Liz Dunshee

MentorCore — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 13:00:00 -0500

We are very excited to be joined this week by Liz Dunshee, Managing Editor at CCR Corp., publishers of a wide array of media on the corporate compliance field.

Liz’s background in Securities Law Compliance & Corporate Governance and current role in publishing on the topic focuses on what should and does rise to the level of board involvement, ensure that the board is set up right. A product of parents that were business owners and auditors, this career path was almost inevitable!

In the episode, we chat with Liz on:

When and how did the huge increase in touchpoints of the board of directors with new areas like information security, ESG, and other topics become such a hot topic?
How can an organisation get started with this dramatic increase in focus expected of boards today?
What experience was valuable in making the shift from practitioner to the editing/publishing of topical content part of Liz’s role, and what is recommended for practitioners to work on if they want to make such a pivot?
What does Liz find exciting in the corporate governance field right now?

We also get to hear the best advice that Liz has ever gotten from a mentor - and it’s some great advice (actually a couple pieces of advice)!

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Special Guest: Liz Dunshee.

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Episode 28: Tami Dokken

MentorCore — Tue, 20 Dec 2022 09:00:00 -0500

This week, we are joined by Tami Dokken, the Chief Data Privacy Officer at the World Bank. Tami’s storied career begins in law and continues into privacy.

Mentors and listening to them (or deciding not to take their advice)
The importance of having mentors of varying backgrounds, ages, and experiences
Career paths involving the law (or not) when considering privacy
Ideas to effectively share data privacy with your organisation and the community.

Data Privacy Day is January 28th and the World Bank is holding another in a long series of wonderful events this year. You can see the past agendas and more on their site including in-person events: [https://live.worldbank.org/event-finder?title=privacy&field_short_description_value=privacy&field_start_date_value=&field_end_date_value_1=&field_regions_target_id=All&field_topics_target_id=All]

Thanks for sharing your story, Tami. And thanks for sharing the best advice you ever got from a mentor, too!

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Special Guest: Tami Dokken.

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Episode 27: Reggie Youngblood

MentorCore — Thu, 03 Nov 2022 10:00:00 -0500

This week we are joined by Reggie Youngblood, Assistant Vice President in AT&T's Compliance Office. Reggie's brings a very diverse career path to the discussion today to share with the community. Having been in . Some of the main topics we cover are:

How can multidimensional companies provide a breadth opportunities for employees to explore?
Why compliance is rarely boring? It's such a broad, wide topic
How engineering is similar to compliance and how that applies to navigating your career path
How should someone look at managing their own career path vs expecting the organisation to manage their career path?
What types of reading and listening can help someone grow their leadership skills?
What is most exciting right now that are changing the compliance and risk professions?
How are compliance (and other guardian fields) undoing decades of misconceptions and historical habits about the field, and the role of compliance in the organisation?

And not to be missed is the best advice that Reggie has ever received from a mentor.

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Special Guest: Reggie Youngblood.

Episode 26: Barbara-Ann Boehler

MentorCore — Wed, 02 Nov 2022 09:00:00 -0500

Barbara Boehler is the Senior Director of the Ethics and Compliance program at Fordham Law and is our MentorCore guest this week.

In our chat, Barbara, Lisa Beth and Dan talk about:

The changes in compliance careers such that it is purposeful to enter the field
What has precipitated that change and why is compliance so exciting to students now?
What opportunities exist for people to transition from security or compliance roles to business-focused roles?
Is it ever too late to start down the road of getting an advanced compliance degree?
How does one find the first opportunity to go back and teach when interested? (Pro tip: contact Barbara if you want to teach compliance!)
How does someone decide that a return to the classroom to get an advanced degree whilst working is right for them, either from education, value, promotability, etc.?
What’s important for people to be thinking about regarding well-being in the compliance profession?

After you’ve heard the best advice Barbara has gotten from a mentor since she was last here, be sure to check out Barbara’s first appearance on MentorCore on our website to hear her answer back then, too!

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Episode 25: Michelle Beistle

MentorCore — Tue, 25 Oct 2022 09:00:00 -0500

Michelle Beistle is the Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer for the Nature Conservancy nature.org

International relations degree turned into a legal career turned privacy officer turned ESG leader Michelle Beistle, Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer for The Nature Conservancy joins Dan this week for a MentorCore chat.

Michelle and Dan talk about:

Finding mentors early in your career
The decision process between consulting and in-house roles
Asking “who does this” function, the answer may end up being “you!”
The Push and Pull of Security and Privacy on each other in an organisation
The role of organisational mission and trust, and how we as “guardians” can help build trust
The rise and role of ESG in the world and why ethics is so important in modern society and organisations
How can you build an ethical culture within your organisation?

And it wouldn’t be MentorCore if we didn’t ask Michelle to share the best advice she has ever received from a mentor!

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Special Guest: Michelle Beistle.

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Episode 24: Jarrell Oshodi

MentorCore — Thu, 20 Oct 2022 09:30:00 -0500

Attorney, Privacy Practitioner, Government Employee, and Training Entrepreneur Jarrell Oshodi joins us this week for another MentorCore discussion. Jarrell is currently the Deputy Chief Privacy Officer for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States.

Farrell, Lisa Beth and Dan get the chance to talk about:

Data subject rights’ move from FOIA requests to broader access to knowing what’s known about you
How we are doing on balancing the privacy of health research data and the broader sharing and availability of health research data for better outcomes
Training as a way to be proactive and further the privacy mission, and the importance of speaking “human”
What methods are most effective to improve understanding of training
What are the privacy topics resonating most with people today?
Turning a passion into an entrepreneurial venture

Jarrell also shares some excellent privacy pneumonic devices you can use yourself or with your team, as well as the best advice she has ever received from a mentor.

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MIND URS
M Map your data
I Implement Privacy by Design
N Notify Employees, Third Parties and Clients
D Develop Privacy Operations

U Understand Contracting
R Risk Assessment
S Security Function Collaboration

Special Guest: Jarrell Oshodi.

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(2) Jarell Oshodi, Esq, CIPP-US, CIPM | LinkedIn

Episode 23: Hussein Syed

MentorCore — Thu, 29 Sep 2022 09:00:00 -0500

Hussein Syed is our guest on MentorCore this week. Hussein is the CISO at RWJBarnabas Health and regular participant on the well-attended Clubhouse weekly Fireside Chat. And this week, he chats with Dan while Lisa is on assignment.

As a long-practising CISO, Hussein has vast experience in many different epochs over the growth of information security. As part of our chat we cover:

What has changed over the past de cades about how people need to think about security to be successful at getting security into their organisations?
Is the technology path one that can still lead to the CISO role, or has it become fully business-oriented?
What are the pros and cons of coming into information security today with lots of experience? What about with little/no experience?
Is the CISO role terminal? Can a CISO successfully move beyond the role into other business functions?
Balancing life and work himself and his team?

Once again, the CISO Mind Map by Rafeeq Rehman comes up, and we get to learn the best advice Hussein has even gotten from a mentor.

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Special Guest: Hussein Syed.

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Episode 22: Rupert Evill

MentorCore — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 09:00:00 -0500

Welcome to another MentorCore! We are joined this week by Rupert Evill, Founding Director of Ethics Insight. Rupert is a risk and compliance practitioner, a mentor, and entrepreneuer. In our discussion, we cover a lot of ground on all three topics including:

How to approach bringing a risk mindset into an organisation that may not have it yet
Going out on one's own and starting a business: how to prepare, knowledge and skills-wise to make that change?
Mindset differences between bootstrapping vs getting funded when starting a business
What it takes to get a business through difficult times, including a pandemic, as an entrepreneur
How the act of mentoring others can be a help to oneself in times of difficulty

We also find out how Rupert maintains wellbeing in the workplace, and we hear one of the most straightforward and powerful "most valuable thing you've ever learned from a mentor" we have ever had on the show. Tune in to hear all about it.

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Special Guest: Rupert Evill.

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Episode 21: Melanie Sponholz

MentorCore — Thu, 08 Sep 2022 09:00:00 -0500

Welcome to MentorCore, Melanie Sponholz. Melanie is the Chief Compliance Officer for WCP Healthcare at Waud Capital Partners. Melanie also teaches at Fordham Law. The world of compliance and the world of private equity are fascinating and in our discussion with Melanie we get to learn about how they intersect, the value that comes from that intersection and how compliance can be taught to others by practitioners.

Check out this episode for specific details on:

How does activity on compliance (and security and privacy) affect value when done by those seeking investment from PE?
How do deal structures change as a result of lack of compliance?
What should people do to prepare to come into a compliance role within Private Equity? What are some of the experiences like?
What does teaching in addition to work bring to a compliance professional? How does it benefit the field?
How does adding teaching onto the day job aid or hinder the quest for balance and wellbeing in one’s life? How can we deal with the results?

And of course the best advice that Melanie has ever received from a mentor (and actually she shares two!)

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Episode 20: Mary Shirley

MentorCore — Thu, 01 Sep 2022 11:00:00 -0500

Howdy and welcome back to another MentorCore. We have a return visitor this week. Mary Shirley (https://www.linkedin.com/in/iheartcompliance/), who by day is the Head of Culture of Culture and Compliance Education at Fresenius Medical Care. But there is lots more to Mary than her primary job as she is also a podcaster (Great Women in Compliance Podcast), columnist for Corporate Compliance Insights (https://www.corporatecomplianceinsights.com/compliance-team-building-virtual/) and acclaimed author (Sending The Elevator Back Down: What We’ve Learned From Great Women in Compliance https://www.amazon.com/Sending-Elevator-Back-Down-Compliance/dp/1735028517/ref=sr_1_1 Add to that, she is also a great friend and supporter of MentorCore.

In this week's episode, we speak with Mary about:

Tone from the top in compliance training - from the CEO on down by having them in the training videos and lending their voice to the training.
The idea that CEOs are “a” voice, but not “the” voice that matters to colleagues.. so whose ideas and examples influence people the most closely at work?
How to make and keep time for paying it forward, and prioritising and ensuring there is time for the various commitments both in and out of work?
What should people keep in mind as they seek to enter the compliance field?

We also chat about what Mary is up to over the next few months (spoiler alert: more podcasts, a new book and more!) and as a returning guest we get to hear about the best advice Mary has received recently from a mentor (which interestingly came from another MentorCore guest - find out which one and on what episode!

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Episode 19: Ryan René Rosado

MentorCore — Thu, 25 Aug 2022 09:00:00 -0500

Ryan René Rosado joins us this week to talk about her decade’s worth of journey into and through the field of information security. Ryan is a Demand Manager II at Optiv focused on managed cyber security operations across all industries. She also spent a significant part of her security career in the military intelligence space.

In this episode, we talk with Ryan about:

How time in or working with the military affects the path into private industry and how mentor(s) can make that transition easier,
Things about career growth and management expectations in the military that doesn’t happen the same in the private sector,
Available and recommended career resources for those transitioning from the military to the private sector (check out the show notes for links!).
Approaches on wellbeing for oneself and one’s team. Including some wise advise on how to ask and give people what they may need when they are not at their best.

And don’t forget that we also ask Ryan about the best advice she has ever received from a mentor.

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Special Guest: Ryan René Rosado.

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Episode 18: Jonathan Feldman

MentorCore — Thu, 18 Aug 2022 09:00:00 -0500

Say hello to Jonathan Feldman, CIO for the City of Asheville, North Carolina, our guest this week on MentorCore. A seasoned leader in both the public and private sector, Jonathan, Lisa Beth, and Dan dive into a myriad of topics that range from working in a public organisation to the view of the "guardian" professions in the eyes of the CIO.

Information Security in public service. How do public service organisations compete to bring in and retain security (and all) talent to serve their constituency?
What can we tell people making their next steps on how to be attractive for roles in the government sector?
What are the critical skills that need to be cultivated in the next generation of leaders?
Is there a path from security into broader IT leadership and what’s needed to get there from here?
The need for partnership in security, technology and all other roles.

And we end, as always, with the best advice Jonathan has ever received from a mentor - and this one will make you go “Oohl!” (as it made Dan do during recording).

Don't miss Jonathan's intriguing and interesting Twitter musings - @_jfeldman

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Special Guest: Jonathan Feldman.

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Episode 17: Ami Barnard Bahn

MentorCore — Thu, 04 Aug 2022 09:00:00 -0500

This we welcome Amii Barnard Bahn, Founder and CEO of Barnard-Bahn Coaching to MentorCore. We have got a great episode this week!

Amii has had an amazing and diverse career including stints in Human Resources, Legal and Compliance & Ethics. She now coaches executives and teams on career growth, culture and more. We talk about a number of these in the episode, including these topics (and more):

What "promotability" factors exist that may facilitate (or hinder) executives in moving up in the organisation
How to approach self-awareness in someone when discussing their growth potential in an organisation
What factors make someone coachable and able to accept necessary feedback?
How can someone get the feedback they are after but don't think they are getting from leaders or colleagues?
What does "getting stuck" within an organisation look like to an employee? What are common blindspots that people have when noticing that they have gotten stuck?

And, as we do each week, we find out the best advice Amii has ever received from a mentor.

Check out Amii's Promotabilty Index on her website https://www.barnardbahn.com

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Special Guest: Amii Barnard-Bahn.

Episode 16: Katie Hanahan

MentorCore — Thu, 21 Jul 2022 09:00:00 -0500

We are joined this week by Katie Hanahan, VP Cybersecurity Strategy at ITSavvy. In a nutshell, this episode covers Katie's journey from selling and supporting military technology efforts to being a virtual CISO and beyond. The bridge from selling security to leading security is one that often has challenges, and Katie shares the things she has experienced and learned while crossing that bridge.

Thanks to Katie for joining us this week and for sharing the best advice that she has ever gotten from a mentor, too!

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Special Guest: Katie Hanahan.

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Episode 15: Jeff Peal

MentorCore — Fri, 08 Jul 2022 09:00:00 -0500

Joining us this week is Jeff Peal, Information Security Officer at Sullivan Potter. Jeff joins us today to talk about these great topics:

The importance of curiosity and wanting to knowhow things work when in information security
Resources available for learning more about how systems work
What is exciting in information security right now?
Key tips for people entering or wanting to enter the information security field now
How does wellbeing fit into our own lives and creating the culture of wellbeing for teams?

And, of course, we learn the best advice that Jeff has ever gotten from a mentor!

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Special Guest: Jeffery Allen Peal III.

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Episode 00: Lori Crever

MentorCore — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 09:00:00 -0500

Our guest this week is Lori Crever, the author of an amazing book, Protégé Power that helps protégés better prepare, understand and benefit from the mentoring process. Over the course of the hour, Lisa Beth and Daniel chatted with Lori about:

How to find pairings of people that make sense to bring successful mentoring
How do you know you are ready for a mentor? What makes a great mentor?
How do you gain the credibility to have your mentoring advise taken seriously? Vikas Narula episode - Inflience
How to bring people into your network to act as your mentor? What’s the elevator pitch to use when asking?
Characteristics and responsibilities of a good protégé
How do mentors hold protégés responsible for work and research in the relationship?
How to push back against what you see as bad advice from a mentor?
Advice for mentors on how to hold up that side of the protégé/mentor relationship.

This episode is unaired from last year due to technical issues with the original audio and video recordings. They have been painstakingly restored through space-age processes which let us bring you this special episode - which is just as fresh today as it was on the day we recorded it. We hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we did recording it with Lori!

You can find more information and all the ways to buy Lori's book on her website https://protegepower.com

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Special Guest: Lori Crever.

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Episode 13: Erik Wille

MentorCore — Thu, 14 Apr 2022 09:00:00 -0500

Offensive or Defensive?
Getting out of the hero mindset in security
Burnout prevention and rehab after burnout
DO you have to be technical to be a security leader or Ciso?
Combatting impostor syndrome
Getting started in the security field

And we ask Erik the best advice he ever got (or gave) to a mentor (or protege).

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Special Guest: Erik Wille.

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Episode 11: Jerry Shafran

MentorCore — Thu, 31 Mar 2022 09:00:00 -0500

Welcome to MentorCore. This week we are joined by Jerry Shafran, founder and CEO of YouCompli, a leading healthcare compliance technology company. In our episode, Jerry focuses on the bridge between compliance and value within the organisations we serve. Specifically, we cover:

How did Jerry get interested in healthcare compliance? How did his journey lead him to create YouCompli?
The challenges of the Compliance Officer today, and the importance of core skills like communication and leadership
What are the drivers to create value from the compliance office when measuring compliance impact is difficult? How can this value be conveyed to those affected by the compliance mandates?
The value of storytelling in compliance

And we end with the most valuable (two) thing(s) Jerry has ever learned from a mentor.

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Special Guest: Jerry Shafran.

Episode 10: Samantha Simms

MentorCore — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 09:00:00 -0500

We are back with another MentorCore. This week we are joined by Samantha Simms, CEO of The Information Collective. Samantha is back with us to talk about the things she has learned while changing location and moving her business along with her. In this episode we talk about things including:

Getting started in business in a new location
Physical presence is important to relationship building
Getting to know the right people
Your reputation and achievements in one location aren’t necessarily portable to another geography
Adapting your business style based on the culture of the geography you are doing business in at that moment
Maintaining wellbeing when establishing yourself or your business in a new location
Keeping the motivation to keep your operational system going after the initial excitement wears off And we get another round of insight on the most valuable advice that Samantha has gotten from a mentor. Enjoy the episode!

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Special Guest: Samantha Simms.

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Episode 9: Russell Eubanks

MentorCore — Thu, 10 Mar 2022 09:00:00 -0500

This week we meet with Russell Eubanks of Security Ever After. Russell's visit to MentorCore covered a lot of ground including:

How working in a factory informed Russell’s career path beyond the manufacturing floor
Going out on your own and being there for your family when they need you
Advice and mentoring comes from lots of places: spouses, friends as well as coworkers and formal mentors
Demystifying topics that may seem hard to understand
The power of analogue activities to open the mind, encourage innovation,
Remembering what It’s like to be new in a field or topic, especially when hiring

And we learn about the most valuable advise that Russell has ever gotten!

Join our Slack community - https://bit.ly/mentorcoreslack. It's free and open to all those in the security, compliance and risk fields, or those looking to become part of the community!

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Special Guest: Russell Eubanks.

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The CISO Fast Track Masterclass - Security Ever After - Fractional CISO

Episode 8: Marcy Twete

MentorCore — Thu, 03 Mar 2022 09:00:00 -0500

This week we welcome Marcy Tweet, CEO of Marcy Twete Consulting and the host of the Table Stakes Podcast. Marcy spent her time with us speaking about ESG and its evolving role within organisations:

What’s changed in the world of ESG since it became a focus until now?
What is the real responsibility of a corporation? Why does it exist?
What does ESG have in common with security, privacy, and compliance?
Can an ESG investment strategy bring good returns?
What’s the role of transparency in ESG? How about data? How do investors
Who does ESG better, public companies or private?
Can the barrier to entry of doing ESG early in a business’ life hamper its growth?

And without fail, we asked Marcy what the most valuable advice she has received from a mentor.

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Special Guest: Marcy Twete.

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Episode 7: Mallory Narang

MentorCore — Fri, 18 Feb 2022 09:00:00 -0500

This week we welcome Mallory Narang, Technical Program Manager and Manager Privacy Technology for Amazon Web Services. Mallory has brought a focus on automation of large volumes of repeatable privacy operations as a way to both ensure they are done consistently as well as to allow her team to have the time to focus on the subset that are unique, unusual or outliers.

In our discussion with Mallory we talk about:

The reasons for and value of automating processes to improve efficiency
Being a lawyer and a technologist - how does being one affect how you do the other?
Upskilling, curiosity and finding the information you need to learn new things
Kanban your work and your life to improve efficiency

And, of course, we ask about the most valuable advice that Mallory has received from a mentor

Join our Slack community - https://bit.ly/mentorcoreslack. It's free and open to all those in the security, compliance and risk fields, or those looking to become part of the community!

We also have a video channel on YouTube that airs the "with pictures" edition of the podcast. Please head over to [https://bit.ly/mcoreyoutube] and watch, subscribe and "like" the episodes.

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Special Guest: Mallory Narang.

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Episode 6: Jessica Knott

MentorCore — Thu, 10 Feb 2022 09:00:00 -0500

This week we welcome Jessica Knott back to MentorCore. Jess is the UX and DesignOps Manager at Gravity Works. It should then be no surprise that we talk a lot about design thinking and user experience in our chat.

How we should think about UX as it relates to security, privacy and compliance
Connecting needs with the delivery of a good user experience
The power of a company that thinks about working across internal boundaries and doing the right thing for clients
Ways to better understand what customers actually need
Wellness and hard work: cam they coexist?

Along with the most valuable advice Jess has gotten from a mentor since our last conversation with her in 2021.

Join our Slack community - https://bit.ly/mentorcoreslack. It's free and open to all those in the security, compliance and risk fields, or those looking to become part of the community!

We also have a video channel on YouTube that airs the "with pictures" edition of the podcast. Please head over to [https://bit.ly/mcoreyoutube] and watch, subscribe and "like" the episodes.

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Special Guest: Jessica Knott.

Episode 5: Courtney Kamlet

MentorCore — Thu, 03 Feb 2022 09:00:00 -0500

This week, we welcome Courtney Kamlet, Corporate Secretary at Vontier to the show. With the general topic of connecting with your board of directors, Courtney shares her insights on:

What are the topics that will be big in the boardroom in 2022?
Does ESG have broad-based visibility and acceptance by boards yet? What can the community do to continue to elevate that topic?
Wellbeing in the context of one’s self and the organisations we are part of
Preparing ourselves and those around us to be ready to work in a new normal, remote or hybrid work environment
How can people in the "corporate guardian" professions most effectively communicate with and present to their board of directors

And, of course, the best advice that Courtney ever got from a mentor.

Check out Courtney's podcast, “Women Governance Trailblazers” on a podcast app near you! https://womengovernancetrailblazers.buzzsprout.com

Thanks for listening!

Special Guest: Courtney Kamlet.

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Episode 4: Gwen Lee Hassan

MentorCore — Thu, 27 Jan 2022 09:00:00 -0500

This week our guest is Gwen Lee Hassan.

In our discussion we talk about:

How Gwen found her way into the field of law through an unusual path
Being a lawyer and being in compliance - how they work together and how they can be at odds
Gwen’s move to focus on human trafficking including her new podcast, Hidden Traffic, to help compliance professionals understand trafficking and the regulations around It and how to develop a program for it.
The importance of self-care and maintaining good mental health through daily regimens such as journalling and meditation

And as we do each week, we hear about the most valuable thing that Gwen has learned from a mentor of hers.

We also have a video channel on YouTube that airs the "with pictures" edition of the podcast. Please head over to [https://bit.ly/mcoreyoutube] and watch, subscribe and "like" the episodes.

Thanks for listening!

Special Guest: Gwen Lee Hassan.

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Episode 3: Donna Schneider

MentorCore — Thu, 20 Jan 2022 09:00:00 -0500

Hey, How's it Going? Partnering in Health Care on Compliance and Mentoring.
With Donna Schneider, Vice President, Corporate Compliance and Internal Audit at Lifespan

A discussion about collaboration, compliance and career growth in the health care space.

We also have a video channel on YouTube that airs the "with pictures" edition of the podcast. Please head over to [https://bit.ly/mcoreyoutube] and watch, subscribe and "like" the episodes.

Thanks for listening!

Special Guest: Donna Schneider.

Episode 2: Candice Tal - Part 2: Mentoring During Turmoil

MentorCore — Thu, 13 Jan 2022 09:00:00 -0500

Episode 1: Candice Tal - Part 1: Entrepreneurship During Turmoil

MentorCore — Thu, 06 Jan 2022 09:00:00 -0500