Shaz Kahng is a serial CEO and Board Director and with a wealth of experience running companies and businesses and is also an award-winning author of two novels, with a third underway.  In this episode she talks about the power of diverse perspectives on management teams and boards, and the tremendous impact it can have. Thanks for listening! We love our listeners! Drop us a line or give us guest suggestions here. Links Shaz’s website https://www.ceilingsmashers.com/ Amazon for The...

Jane Chwick, the former Co-Chief Operating Officer of Goldman’s technology division, and a seasoned board member, talks about the critical impact of having a technologist on a board. Thanks for listening! We love our listeners! Drop us a line or give us guest suggestions here. Quotes Getting my first board seat. The simplest way to say this, I followed the advice I had given to more junior people in my organization for years. I let people know what I wanted, I told everybody who asked me...

From living on a dirt street in rural new Mexico living in poverty as her parents struggled paycheck to paycheck, to rocket scientist, CEO, board member extraordinaire and bestselling author, Sylvia Acevedo’s story is an inspiring story of transformation. Thanks for listening! We love our listeners! Drop us a line or give us guest suggestions here. Quotes On writing "Path to The Stars:" My Journey From Girl Scout to Rocket Scientist “I chose middle school because the way the world is...

The role of legal counsel for organizations and boards varies wildly depending on the situation, but in all instances provides a valuable resource for companies at every stage of evolution. In the episode, Eric Dale - who has served as a legal advisor in many capacities for a wide range of companies – discussed the important, often critical. Role that a company’s legal advisor can plan. Thanks for listening! We love our listeners! Drop us a line or give us guest suggestions here. Quotes ...

In this episode, Brad Feld, Mahendra Ramsinghani and Matt Blumberg talk about their new book, it is an incredibly inciteful and comprehensive look at Startups and all boards.  An instruction manual for CEOs who are building and leading a board and a valuable reference for existing board members, aspiring board members and venture investors. Thanks for listening! We love our listeners! Drop us a line or give us guest suggestions here. Links Startup Boards – Buy on Amazon Quotes Matt:...

In this episode, Terry Johnson, an attorney who advises management and board members of both private and public companies, talks about what clients are facing regarding ESG risk identification and management, and how boards are responding to the growing push back against mandated board diversity and stakeholder capitalism.   Thanks for listening! We love our listeners! Drop us a line or give us guest suggestions here. Bio Terry is a corporate and securities partner at the law firm of...

Anthony Goodman is the leader of the North American Board Effectiveness Practice for Korn Ferry, and he understands the challenges boards face meeting the challenge of becoming a high performing board – and maintaining excellence.  In this episode we discuss some of those challenges. Thanks for listening! We love our listeners! Drop us a line or give us guest suggestions here. Links Anthony Bio Analyzing emerging trends in board evaluation practices How boards can adapt to support ESG...

In a very short time - six, seven years - we’ve gone from impact investing being referred to as "invest for less" to “companies responsibly harnessing technology to solve big problems will outperform.”  In this episode we discuss how ESG has helped to drive that shift and the impact it is having on investing and board governance.   Thanks for listening! We love our listeners! Drop us a line or give us guest suggestions here.   Links   Board education & certification:...

In this episode, Mark A. Pfister, the “Board Architect,” talks about how to build a board, what that means and the powerful impact it has on any company or organization.   Thanks for listening! We love our listeners! Drop us a line or give us guest suggestions here.   Links   Board education & certification: https://www.pfisterstrategy.com/exceptionalboarddirector     Book on Board Architecture: https://www.pfisterstrategy.com/books   Quotes The architecture component of a...

Todd Sears is the founder and CEO of Out Leadership, the first company in history whose sole product is LGBTQ+ equality. Todd has spent over 20 years working at the intersection of finance and equality. He began his career as an investment banker before joining Merrill Lynch as a financial advisor. There, he brought almost $2 billion of new assets to the firm from LGBTQ+ couples and nonprofit organizations. In this episode we talk about Out Leadership, its role as a B Corp, merging business...

David Chun is the founder and CEO of Equilar, one of the most trusted names in the corporate governance community. He has been recognized as one of the most 100 influential players in corporate governance by the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD).  In this episode we discuss how the Thanks for listening! We love our listeners! Drop us a line or give us guest suggestions here. Links Equilar website: https://www.equilar.com/ Equilar Diversity Network:...

Roberta has been a CEO, a founder-entrepreneur, and a corporate executive as well as a highly experienced board member who has served in executive and board leadership positions on a variety of private, public and non-profit boards.  In this episode, we talk about the vital importance of board governance – and how valuable it can be to any company or organization.   Thanks for listening! We love our listeners! Drop us a line or give us guest suggestions here.   Links   Roberta Sydney...

Alexander Lowry is a professor at Gordon College in Wenham Massachusetts where he is the Executive Director of the Master’s in Financial Analysis program and the creator, voice and driving force behind ”Boardroom Bound”  - a weekly podcast about boards of directors, how to become a board member, how to excel at the job and the important impact that boards have on business and our society.    Thanks for listening! We love our listeners! Drop us a line or give us guest suggestions here.   ...

After a fascinating career at Goldman Sachs, Lisa Shalett “retired” in 2015 - and two years later started what has become Extraordinary Women on Boards, EWOB, a peer-to-peer community of hundreds of women directors from the US and around the world, focused on advancing board excellence, modernizing governance and increasing board diversity. In this episode Lisa talks about how Extraordinary Women on Boards started, how its membership exploded and how it has become an extraordinary force in...

Bob Rosenfield was the CEO of the second largest company in the $4 billion US auto glass repair replacement and claims services market, he learned that “it isn't as hard as you think to do the right thing and doing the right thing can be very good for business if you do it right.” He founded and is managing director of Cape Vista Capital, a family office investment entity focused on renewable energy, sustainability and broadening the availability of housing, healthcare, and a healthy food...

Joe Hurd is a public and non-profit board director and early-stage investor. As an operating executive, Joe is the Operating Partner at SOSV, LLC, a $1B early-stage venture fund, where he leads strategy and business development efforts for the fund’s life sciences, deep tech hardware and mobile portfolio companies. In this episode, we talk about how technology is impacting every business and differences between US and UK boards

Rob and Josh are each co-founders of BanyanGlobal Family Business Advisors which advises family owners on business, finance, ownership, philanthropy, and a wide range of other issues. They are each leaders in the field of family-owned business. They recently co-authored the Harvard Business School publication: “Family Business Handbook: How to Build and Sustain a Successful, Enduring Enterprise.”

Marcus Peacock is the Chief Operating Officer of the Business Roundtable, an association of Chief Executive Officers of America's leading companies. In this episode we discuss the Business Roundtable, its highly publicized Statement of Corporate Purpose (August 2019) and what it’s like to administer the BRT board of directors, composed of more than 20 CEOs of large US companies.

Maria Castañón Moats is the leader of PwC’s Governance Insights Center and previously served as the firm’s Chief Diversity officer. In this episode she discusses the critical importance of incorporating diversity - and a clear understanding by board members of the board’s role - to achieve board effectiveness.

Michael is the CEO of Foxford Capital a strategic financial advisory and investment firm. General Partner at Eastward Capital Access Fund, a late-stage venture debt fund. He serves on several Boards including Veritiv Corporation, iAnthus Capital Holdings, Epicenter Experience, and he serves on the board of advisors to Dubai-based Botho Emerging Markets Group. In this episode he discusses different roles boards and board members play and the importance of treating being a board member as a job.

Annalisa Gigante has been an award-winning innovator for 30 years. She serves as a board member of the Henry Royce Institute for advanced materials research and innovation and Cambridge Enterprise, Cambridge University’s seed funding and entrepreneurship hub. She is Chair of Foundations for Learning, the Co-Chair of Women Corporate Directors in Switzerland.  In this episode she provides a European perspective of ESG, talks about the governance of innovation and bringing innovation to the real...

Guy Primus is currently the CEO of Valence Enterprises, which creates new paths to success for Black professions, and is launching the BONDS executive development community this summer. Guy is also Co-Founder of The Board Challenge, whose mission is to improve the representation of Black directors in the boardrooms of U.S. companies. In this episode he talks about ongoing efforts to accelerate the diversification of boards of directors in U.S. companies.

Ralph Ward is an internationally recognized speaker, writer and advisor on the role of boards of directors, how benchmark boards excel, and the future of governance worldwide. He publishes the online newsletter, Boardroom Insider, editor of the Corporate Board, as well as six acclaimed books about boards and governance. In this episode Ralph talks about how increased transparency into a board’s actions are accelerating changes in behavior in the boardroom and in how boards are composed.

Micho Spring has been a highly respected political and business leader for many years, beginning as a young Chief of Staff to Mayor Kevin White and now as an advisor to companies around the world as the leader of Weber Shandwick’s Global Corporate practice and the Chair of the Board of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce. She talks about the critical importance of corporate culture, and for companies and company leaders to deliver on the values they claim to hold.

Matt Blumberg is  the author of Startup CEO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Business, the second edition of which was published last year, and Startup CXO, the sequel to Startup CEO, coming out in May, and also the co-author of the second edition of Startup Boards scheduled to be published in the fall. In this episode he talks about the importance of creating a great board for startup companies.