Auditing Media Assets for Compliance with Dr. Yolanda Nollie

Join Tom Fox as he explores the world of podcasting and get ready to be inspired to start your own podcast. In this episode, Tom is joined by Dr. Yolanda Nollie, a US Navy veteran and media governance auditor, about applying audit and compliance concepts to audio, visual, and IP assets in media and creative businesses. Dr. Nollie describes auditing both creators and investors, producing detailed data-driven reports that are transferred confidentially and encrypted, and using audits to help protect IP, support funding decisions, and prevent unfunded liabilities. She explains that audits can be light or in-depth and result in pass/fail findings without “closing down” a business. Ley outlines key concepts such as “shadow IT of media” (risk created by unmanaged asset creation and transfer), IP sovereignty and chain-of-title rigor, “copyright inoculation” at the point of creation, operational drift, decision rights mapping for fiduciary clarity and asset clearance authority, and a hybrid internal/external audit model. Dr. Nollie addresses AI governance risks posed by employees using generative AI on personal devices, advocating embedded technical guardrails and customized “blueprinting” rather than a gatekeeper compliance model, and explains her assessment-to-report-to-remediation approach for identifying and addressing control gaps. They also cover bridging conversations between legal/compliance and creative teams to maintain speed while making outputs audit-ready, and Dr. Nollie shares her background in arts, journalism, media production, podcasting, and documentary work. Resources: Dr. Yolanda Nollie on LinkedIn Clarity for Creatives Website  Artwork Elaine Capers Art by Elaine Tom Instagram Facebook YouTube Twitter LinkedIn