Episodes

July 1, 2021

Emergency Management and Certification: An Australian Perspective

The profession of Emergency Management isn't always recognized the same way around the globe, neither is Emergency Management certification. I speak with Officer Russell Dippy, the Emergency Management Coordinator for the Sou...
June 24, 2021

June 2021-Regina Phelps - BCM Future, Value on Investment, COVID

It's that time again! It's my monthly discussion with recognized BCM industry expert Regina Phelps. For this month we mix it up a bit and talk about what the pandemic means to the field of Business Continuity, how to promote ...
June 17, 2021

The BCI, Continuous Professional Development, and Mentoring

As Business Continuity Professionals, it's important we keep ourselves up to date on the latest methodologies, incident learnings, and happenings in our industry. I speak with noted industry expert Russ Parramore, FBCI about ...
June 10, 2021

How to Prepare When You Are Not Expecting

What does a Business Continuity Management Systems (BCMS) entail? Join me as I talk with Business Continuity expert Jacopo Capparelli, as he provides insight on what a BCMS program entails. Jacopo will provide some insights o...
June 3, 2021

Adaptive Business Continuity (Part 5)

Join me as I speak to Dr. David Lindstedt and Mark Armour about the the latest happenings with the AdaptiveBC movement, as well as how the Business Continuity industry is changing. We'll touch on such things as Risk Managemen...
May 27, 2021

Regina Phelps - May 2021 COVID Update and Other Topics

Join me for my regular chat with globally recognized industry expert, Regina Phelps. We talk about the latest happenings with COVID-19, vaccines and vaccine rollout and hesitancy, variants, and what's happening in other parts...
May 20, 2021

Well-Being: Creating Resilience in the Teams You Lead

All organization's strive to be more resilient as they move forward. They want resilient processes and operations but without resilient leaders and resilient employees, an organization will never get there. I talk with noted ...
May 13, 2021

Developing a BCM Awareness Campaign

Instilling a sense of Business Continuity Management (BCM) Awareness is much more than a onetime activity. It takes allot more to plan, build, and implement a successful BCM campaign to continually meet the ongoing needs of t...
May 6, 2021

Cyber-Compromised Data Risk Management

Ransomware! Cyber-Crime! Data Risk Management! These are the things that keep Senior Executives awake at night. Join me as I talk with internationally recognized cyber security expert, John Beattie. John will clarify Ransomwa...
April 29, 2021

Building Stronger Organizational Resilience

In today's environment organizations must become resilience, or they risk be passed over by potential partners, customers, and clients. Join me as I talk with a respected leader in the field of Organizational Resilience, Rick...
April 22, 2021

Regina Phelps - April 2021

Join me for my regular chat with globally recognized industry expert, Regina Phelps. We talk about the latest happenings with COVID-19, such as variants, vaccines, and vaccinations, and we also talk about a recent Microsoft r...
April 15, 2021

Using Project Management in Disaster Management

Project Management is a skill set that is used in many situations, even when we don't think it's needed. Dr. Desiree Beekharry talk to us about how Project Management is used during times of Natural Disasters and how it's var...
April 8, 2021

Business Continuity: Cultural Change and Awarenss

Each organization has its own culture and how it perceives Business Continuity, sometimes in a positive light and others no so. BCM industry expert Dwayne Grizzle will talk about his presentation from the BCI World Virtual 20...
April 1, 2021

Cyber Security: A Threat to Your Nation's Influence & Leadership

Cyber Security is one of the biggest threats to nations, organizations, and individuals and ensuring we are well-protected is key to our future. In this episode I speak with ling-time recognized Cyber Security expert, Ray Boi...
March 25, 2021

Regina Phelps: 'Return to the Office' Thinking and a COVID Update

Join me for my regular chat with globally recognized industry expert, Regina Phelps. We talk about the latest happenings with COVID-19, such as variants, vaccines, and vaccinations. We also have a lengthy discussion about 'Re...
March 18, 2021

Crisis Management with Stuart Hotchkiss

Crisis Management isn't always what you think it is and not everything that happens to your organization is a crisis. Join me, as I speak with recognized Crisis Management and Business Continuity expert and author, Stuart Hot...
March 11, 2021

Putting the Cyber in Organizational Resilience

One of the greatest threats organizations have at the moment is the ever-increasing threat of Cyber attacks. It's the new 'new' battleground. I talk with globally recognized Business Continuity industry expert, James Green, w...
March 4, 2021

GLOOM TO BOOM

'Gloom to Boom': How Leaders Transform Risk into Resilience and Value' is the latest book by Andrea Bonime-Blanc (Routledge, 2020). I chat with noted global risk, ethics and governance strategist, and author, Andrea Bonime-Bl...
Feb. 25, 2021

Regina Phelps: February 2021 COVID, Vaccine, and Variant Update

My regular chat with Regina Phelps about the latest in vaccines, variants, and COVID. We touch on what might be in store for us in the coming months and how the variants could disrupt things going forward. We also touch on so...
Feb. 18, 2021

Business Continuity Management: In Practice w/ Stuart Hotchkiss

Successful business continuity requires the creation of and adherence to a plan, which ensure an organization's critical functions are maintained or restored in the event of disruption (e.g. fires, natural disasters, etc.). J...
Feb. 11, 2021

Business Continuity: Is Our Profession at a Crossroads?

The Fall 2020 edition of the Disaster Recovery Journal magazine contained what became a controversial article on Business Continuity Management (BCM) entitled Is Our Profession at a Crossroads? I talk with the author of the a...
Feb. 4, 2021

COVID-19: Business Response, Recovery, and Sustainability

COVID-19 has forever changed the way we do business, think about business, adapt to business needs, and think about our responses to crisis and disaster situations. I speak to renown industry expert, entrepreneur, trainer, an...
Jan. 28, 2021

January 2021 Covid-19 Update w/ Regina Phelps

It's time once again for our monthly talk with expert Regina Phelps and discuss the latest happenings on the COVID19 pandemic. We talk about: - the current state of COVID affairs in the US and Canada, - the current state of v...
Jan. 21, 2021

Conquering the Top 5 BCM Roadblocks

There’s no doubt that business continuity has evolved into a critical team that helps organizations become - and stay - resilient. As the risk to reputational damages moves into the forefront for corporations, many BC teams a...