In Episode 9 of The Resilient Journey podcast, sponsored by ClearRisk, we begin a four-part series on Crisis Communications. My first guest in this series is Molly Baker McPherson.  Molly is an author, keynote speaker, public relations, and crisis communications expert. Recently I had the opportunity to take a deep dive into Molly’s new book “Indestructible” and got to the heart of how to build an effective crisis communications strategy. Big thanks to my friends at ClearRisk for sponsoring The Resilient Journey! Want to learn more about Molly?  Click here Check out Molly’s excellent podcast.  Click here Want to read Molly’s book?  Click here Want to speak with Mark?  Reach out here.   Special thanks to Bensound for the music.     Welcome to the Resilient Journey!  We’re continuing our first series of episodes dedicated to helping Resilience Professionals articulate the value we bring to the table. My guest in Episode 6 is Ashley Goosman.  Ashley is the business continuity and crisis management manager for Liberty Mutual Insurance.  She’s a frequent conference speaker, blogger, has her own website dedicated to disaster resilience and…is one of the co-founders of the Resilience Think Tank.  Listen as Ashley discusses some valuable tips for Resilience Professionals to incorporate into their program as we seek to demonstrate value. A shout out to my friends at ClearRisk for sponsoring The Resilient Journey! Want to connect with Ashley?  Click here. Check out Ashley’s website!  Disaster Empire Want to speak with Mark?  Reach out here.   Special thanks to Bensound for the jingle.    

We wrap up our series helping Resilience professionals demonstrate value by coming to the realization that sometimes, it’s time to move on. My guest in Episode 8 is Sean Watson.  Sean is the Managing Director – Risk, Resilience and Cyber Security at Andersen Steinberg. Listen as Sean tells us the state of the Resilience job market and as he explains why some organizations are going to lose some very valuable people. Big thanks to my friends at ClearRisk for sponsoring The Resilient Journey! Want to learn more about Sean Watson?  Click here. Want to speak with Mark?  Reach out here.   Special thanks to Bensound for the music.  

Our focus on helping resilience professionals articulate value continues. My guest in Episode 7 is Susan Graves.  Susan is a career confidence coach who encourages us all to have confidence in our own value. Listen as Susan explains how we can journal our successes to remind ourselves how much we’ve achieved.  A more confident person is more likely to demonstrate value. Susan also provides some great advice for dealing with an intimidating boss. A shout out to my friends at ClearRisk for sponsoring The Resilient Journey! Want to learn more about Susan Graves?  Click here. Want to speak with Mark?  Reach out here.   Special thanks to Bensound for the music.

Welcome to the Resilient Journey!  We’re continuing our series of episodes dedicated to helping Resilience Professionals articulate the value we bring to the table. My guest in Episode 6 is Ashley Goosman.  Ashley is the business continuity and crisis management manager for Liberty Mutual Insurance.  She’s a frequent conference speaker, blogger, has her own website dedicated to disaster resilience and…is one of the co-founders of the Resilience Think Tank.  Listen as Ashley discusses some valuable tips for Resilience Professionals to incorporate into their program as we seek to demonstrate value. A shout out to my friends at ClearRisk for sponsoring The Resilient Journey! Want to connect with Ashley?  Click here. Check out Ashley’s website!  Disaster Empire Read Ashley's PreparedEx article:  Click here. Want to speak with Mark?  Reach out here.   Special thanks to Bensound for the jingle.

My guest in Episode 5 is James Green.  James is an award winning Risk and Resilience thought leader, keynote speaker and a co-founder of the Resilience Think Tank. Listen as James explains how we need to have a clear definition of value and how aligning with your organization’s culture can go a long way in helping you demonstrate value to your organization.  James says “I don’t think you can succeed in our industry without building relationships.”  See why in this episode. And James has some interesting advice for those of you stuck in a situation where your organization only wants to check of boxes to be compliant (rather than actually being resilient). A shout out to my friends at ClearRisk for sponsoring The Resilient Journey! Want to learn more from James Green?  Click here. To learn more about the Resilience Think Tank, Click here. Want to speak with Mark?  Reach out here.   Special thanks to Bensound for the music.

In the first three episodes we've focused on insurance and response techniques.  In Episode 4 we focus more on technology by speaking with Sean Sullivan, CEO of Uzado. Listen as Sean provides recommendations regarding backups, training and breach response. A shout out to my friends at ClearRisk for sponsoring The Resilient Journey! Want to speak with Mark?  Reach out here. Want to connect with Sean?  Click here. Special thanks to Bensound for the music.

A Breach Coach is the person provided by your insurance company to quarterback your team after a cyberattack. In Episode 3 - I'm interviewing the Tom Brady of cyber quarterbacks, Imran Ahmad.  Imran has incredible insights related to responding to a cyberattack, protecting legal privilege and how to navigate through the process of paying ransom. Listen as Imran guides us through the process of interacting with a Breach Coach. A shout out to my friends at ClearRisk for sponsoring The Resilient Journey! Want to speak with Mark?  Reach out here. Contact information for Imran:  Click here.   (Also includes links to various publications by Imran). Special thanks to Bensound for the music.