Episode 31: Kelly Willenberg

Episode 31: Kelly Willenberg

MentorCore - Kelly Willenberg This week we welcome Kelly Willenberg (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelly-willenberg-04418a6 [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 [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. Join our Slack community - https://bit.ly/mentorcoreslack [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://youtube.com/@mentorcore [https://youtube.com/@mentorcore] and watch, subscribe and "like" the episodes. Thanks for Listening! Special Guest: Kelly Willenberg. Links: * Kelly Willenberg | Healthcare Research Compliance [https://kellywillenberg.com/] * Kelly Willenberg | LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelly-willenberg-04418a6/] * Kelly Willenberg (@WillenbergKelly) / Twitter [https://twitter.com/WillenbergKelly] * Health Care Compliance Association -HCCA| Support & Education | HCCA Official Site [https://www.hcca-info.org/]

Episode 30: Stef Tschida

This week our special guest is Stef Tschida, founder of Tschida Communications (https://www.tschidacommunications.com [https://www.tschidacommunications.com]), a strategic communications company. Stef also founded Minnesota College Essay Coach (https://www.mncollegeessaycoach.com [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! Join our Slack community - https://bit.ly/mentorcoreslack [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://youtube.com/@mentorcore [https://youtube.com/@mentorcore] and watch, subscribe and "like" the episodes. Thanks for Listening! Special Guest: Stef Tschida.

Episode 29: Liz Dunshee

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)! Join our Slack community - https://bit.ly/mentorcoreslack [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://youtube.com/@mentorcore [https://youtube.com/@mentorcore] and watch, subscribe and "like" the episodes. Thanks for Listening! Special Guest: Liz Dunshee. Links: * PracticalESG - The Home of ESG Legal News, Discussion and Resources [https://practicalesg.com/] * DealLawyers.com | The M&A Legal Resource for Acquisitive Minds. [https://www.deallawyers.com/home/] * Section16.net [https://www.section16.net/home/] * Event | World Bank Group Data Privacy Day 2022 | World Bank Live [https://live.worldbank.org/world-bank-group-data-privacy-day-2022]

Episode 28: Tami Dokken

This week, we are joined by Tami Dokken [https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamidokken/], the Chief Data Privacy Officer at the World Bank [https://www.worldbank.org/en/home]. 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 [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! Join our Slack community - https://bit.ly/mentorcoreslack [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://youtube.com/@mentorcore [https://youtube.com/@mentorcore] and watch, subscribe and "like" the episodes. Thanks for Listening! Special Guest: Tami Dokken. Links: * Tami Dokken | Chief Data Privacy Officer, World Bank [https://blogs.worldbank.org/team/tami-dokken] * International Association of Privacy Professionals [https://iapp.org/] * Tami Dokken | LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamidokken/] * Data Privacy Day [https://iapp.org/connect/data-privacy-day/] * Brandon Leake [https://brandonleake.com/] * Event | World Bank Group Data Privacy Day 2022 | World Bank Live [https://live.worldbank.org/world-bank-group-data-privacy-day-2022]

Episode 27: Reggie Youngblood

This week we are joined by Reggie Youngblood [https://www.linkedin.com/in/reginald-youngblood-ccep-isb-cissp-57b5435/], Assistant Vice President in AT&T [https://www.att.com]'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. Join our Slack community - https://bit.ly/mentorcoreslack [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://youtube.com/@mentorcore [https://youtube.com/@mentorcore] and watch, subscribe and "like" the episodes. Thanks for Listening! Special Guest: Reggie Youngblood.