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The PERSUIT Podcast — 153 episodes

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National Grid's Justine Campbell on Leadership, Regulation and Keeping the Lights On

2

Executive Presence, ChatGPTing Yourself and Getting "Weirdly Excited" About RFPs

3

Re-Play: Owning the AI Narrative (Before Someone Else Does)

4

Get the Right People in the Room, with Chris Grant of Goodwin

5

Demystifying Legal Accruals with Chris Perry of Apperio

6

Law Firm Pricing is More Bespoke Than You Think

7

New FinServ and AFA Legal Spending Data Will Surprise you

8

Sebastian Lochen: Thyssenkrupp - Innovations and Challenges in Legal Compliance

9

Samallie Kiyingi: Standard Chartered Bank - Building Resilience and Trust

10

Tia Sherringham: DoorDash - Making Legal the Department of "Yes, And"

11

Lynn Charytan: Comcast Cable — Building a Strong Legal Department

12

Angelique Strong Marks: Cars.com — AI, Diversity, and Crafting a Winning GC Narrative

13

Nisreen Al-Shaker: Nokia — The Rise of Legal Operations and Its Strategic Impact

14

Damien Atkins: Aura —Transforming In-House Culture to Drive Value

15

Otilia Phiri: Microsoft — Shaping the Future of Legal Tech

16

Porter Merriman: AutoDesk — Why “Belonging” Has Earned Its Spot in DEIB

17

Ulrike Schwarz-Runer: Boston Consulting Group — Building a Psychologically Safe Legal Department

18

André Wright: NiSource — How to Get Buy-In for DEI Initiatives in Legal

19

Kailee Goold: Cardinal Health — Contribution Over Perfection in Building a Better Legal Department Culture

20

Brent Dyer: Trend Micro — Run Your In-House Legal Department Like a Business

21

Veronica Gromada: Shook, Hardy, & Bacon L.L.P. — Run for the Fire Hose Instead of the Fire Exit

22

Ben Adams: Western Union — Why CLOs Must Be True Problem Solvers

23

Sue Manik: Standard Chartered Bank — How Legal Ops Teams Can Justify Value

24

Sterling Miller - Hilgers Graben: The Art of Embracing Opportunities

25

Shane O’Connor – Commonwealth Bank: Successful Change Management in Legal

26

Maui Gevero – PERSUIT: Successfully Navigating Mass Arbitration

27

Inderpreet Sawhney: Infosys — AI’s Impact on the Lawyers of Tomorrow

28

Jim Delkousis: PERSUIT —The Power of Value-based Pricing

29

Cynthia Lareine: PERSUIT — Bridging Client and Law Firm Values

30

PERSUIT: David Falstein — The Alternative Fee Arrangement Myth

31

How AI Will Disrupt the Future Legal Landscape

32

Unlocking the Power of Value-Based Pricing: An Introduction to AFAs

33

Chris Grant: HSBC — Forget About the Input; Price for Output

34

Gregg McConnell: Corteva — Always Look for the Next Disruptor in Legal Ops

35

Shannon Thyme Klinger: Moderna — How Generative AI Will Transform Legal

36

I. Stephanie Boyce: JUSTICE — Everyone Deserves a Seat at the Table

37

Maui Gevero – PERSUIT: Killing the Billable Hour Through Positive Disruption

38

Twitter v. Wachtell: How it will end…and what comes next?

39

Catheryn O’Rourke: Reckitt — Can Legal Teams Slay Soul-Crushing Work With AI?

40

Twitter v. Wachtell: A Reckoning for Firm Sourcing?

41

Mark Gregory — Rolls-Royce: Fixing the Legal Ecosystem Using AI

42

Sarah Flint: HubSpot — Embracing AI & ESG in Transformative Legal Operations

43

Rozan Simoni: COFCO International — Freedom Works

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Cornel Fuerer: Corteva Agriscience — Feeding the World One Change at a Time

45

Alex Guajardo: Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP — Legal Ops: Who They Are. What They Do. Why We Need Them.

46

Damon Hart: Liberty Mutual Insurance — Efficiency Is No Longer a Choice

47

Norfolk Southern: Dana Pierre-Louis — What You Do Today Impacts Generations Forever

48

Standard Bank Group: Renee Du Preez - You Justify Your Existence By Outcomes

49

LaTanya Langley: Edgewell — Embrace Your Differences as Your Strengths

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Megan Beauregard: Enel North America — Powering DEI Initiatives in the Energy Industry

51

Veta Richardson: ACC — Take a Hand, Take a Stand, Take Command

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Maui Gevero: PERSUIT — What Is a True Market Price for Legal Services?

53

Cam Findlay: Archer Daniels Midland — Why GCs are the New CEOs of Legal

54

Michelle Landy: PERSUIT — Keep Expanding Your Discomfort Zone

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Nicole Kelsey: Amyris — Do Something You’re Afraid of Every Day

56

Alan Tse: Jones Lang Lasalle — Legal Gambits With Imperfect Information

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Mike Haven: Intel — Optimizing Legal Ops Without Compromising Quality

58

Phyllis Harris: American Red Cross — Empowering Your Nonprofit In-House Teams

59

Michael Hoffman: NXP Semiconductors — Staying Relevant on Cross-Functional Teams

60

Demetrio Zema: Law Squared — A Legal Firm That Doesn't Track Billable Hours

61

Ann Kappler: Prudential Financial — Advocating for the Underserved

62

Rishi Varma: Hewlett Packard Enterprise — Innovation Powered by Technology

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Laura Spalding: PERSUIT — Scoping is a Muscle Every Lawyer Needs

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I. Stephanie Boyce: JUSTICE — Everyone Deserves a Seat at the Table

65

Bjarne Tellmann: Haleon — Building an Outstanding Legal Team

66

Lisa Mather: Mars Wrigley — Preparing for the Unknown in a Polycrisis World

67

Sneha Desai: Stryker — Getting Comfortable With Your In-House Instincts

68

Dr. Elouise Epstein: Kearney — Revisiting The Changing Landscape of Legal and Procurement

69

Cynthia Lareine: PERSUIT — Bridging Client and Law Firm Values

70

Sabrina Nguyen: Danone UK & Ireland — Peeling Back Cultural Layers

71

Doug Barnard: CF Industries — Overseeing an IPO That Grew Faster Than Google

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Thomas Barothy: Former UBS — A COO’s Shared Strategic Vision in Legal Operations

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Jackie Rice: MillerKnoll — Getting Comfortable With Being Uncomfortable

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Maurus Schreyvogel — Former Novartis: Operational Excellence in Legal

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Standard Bank Group: Rene Du Preez — Test Your Boundaries When Things Get Scary

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Alex Su: Ironclad — The Sh*twork in Measuring Profitability

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American Family Insurance: Asya Alexandrovich — Be Faster than Change

78

David Falstein: PERSUIT — The Alternative Fee Arrangement Myth

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Jim Delkousis: PERSUIT — Curing the Billable Hour

80

Leslie D. Davis: NAMWOLF — Moving the Needle with Minority and Women-Owned Firms

81

LaTrece Johnson: Palo Alto Networks — A Tactical Look at Setting up A Legal Ops Function

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BT Group Plc: Jeff Langlands — Treating Legal Like a Business

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Rabobank: Philip Kirkpatrick — A Deal Fanatic’s Reflections

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Chaman Sidhu: Xero — Adopting Agility in an Innovative Mindset

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Robinhood: Christina Lai — Intentionality in Communicating With Your Team

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Melio: Jonathan Polk - Get the Alligators Closest to the Boat

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Nicole Kelsey: Amyris —Do Something You’re Afraid of Every Day

88

Hopin: Irene Liu - The Use Case For Legal Technology

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McKesson Corporation: Lori Schechter - Finding Fulfillment by Stepping Out of Comfort Zones

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Jim Moffat - JSM Advisors, Inc.: Finding Your Idea of Success

91

Ron Gill - NetSuite: A CFO’s Relationship With General Counsels

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Dr. Elouise Epstein - Kearney: The Changing Landscape of Legal and Procurement

93

Marc Barbeau - Air Canada: Meaningful Careers & the Relationships that Make Them

94

Andrew Brereton - ServiceNow: A Tactical Look at Driving Transformation from Legal Ops

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Ivan Fong - Medtronic: Leadership & Clarity in Crisis

96

Katina Thornock - Providence: How to Grab a Seat at the Table

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Lindsey Haswell - Blockchain.com: Choosing Risk Over Job Security

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Rankin Gasaway - 7-Eleven: The World's Best Legal Department

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Richard Crabb - HSBC: The Legal Industry Is Changing

100

Christoph Feddersen - Collins Aerospace: Retaining Talent Through Culture

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Jay Rosenblum - Assurant: A Career in 3 Acts

102

Tammy Moss Finley - Advance Auto Parts: Growing, Engaging & Rewarding Talent

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Jim Delkousis - PERSUIT: Bringing Digital Innovation to the Legal Community

104

Kristin Sverchek - Lyft: Battling for the Survival of the Company

105

Brandon Pace - LendingClub: Rebuilding Integrity & Public Trust

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Anneliese Reinhold - du: Working in Unfamiliar Cultural Environments

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David Keim - SAS: Commercial Contracts & Entertainment Law

108

Benoit Balmary - Michelin: Achieving Progress in a 130-Year-Old Company

109

Terry Theologides - Fannie Mae: Legal’s Role in Financial Services

110

Meredith Fuchs - Plaid: The Importance of Mission & People

111

Karyn Polak - Transamerica: Owning the Advice You Give

112

Paul Krause - Harley Davidson: Delivering Efficient Results for the Business

113

Karen Gally - Otsuka Pharmaceutical: Award-Winning Diversity Accelerator Program

114

Brandon Smith - CHS: Overcoming Age-Based Perceptions

115

Regina Jones - Baker Hughes: Technological Acumen in Law

116

Jennifer Wuamett - NXP Semiconductors: Unifying the Legal Dept in a Merger

117

Katie Barrett - Anheuser-Busch InBev: Championing Female Leadership

118

Tom Moriarty - CVS Health: A Key Role in the Fight Against COVID-19

119

Thankful for DEI: 13 Quotes for Thanksgiving

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Bindu Cudjoe - Canadian Western Bank: Aiming for Incremental Innovation

121

Caroline Tsai - Western Union: Fintech Innovation & Paying It Forward

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Shanti Ariker - Zendesk: A Personal Board of Directors

123

Maurus Schreyvogel - Novartis: Operational Excellence in Legal

124

Jennifer Hightower - Cox Communications: Mentorship & Telecom Law

125

Daniel Goldstein - Pitney Bowes: Risk in a 100+ Year Old Company

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Debra Counsell - BlueScope Steel: No Issue Too Small to be Investigated

127

Samantha Wellington - TriNet: Managing Enterprise Risk & ESG Initiatives

128

Olga V. Mack - Parley Pro: Courting Opportunities Through Risk

129

Alec Guettel - Knowable: 20 Years of Bringing Innovation to Legal

130

Mary O'Carroll: From Investment Banking to Legal Ops at Google

131

James Kelleher - Liberty Mutual Insurance: Normalizing Legal Technology

132

Tom O’Neill - Exelon - Pivoting From Private Practice to GC and Back

133

Mike Haven - Intel - Data, Optimization, & Communication in Legal Operations

134

Anat Hakim - Eli Lilly - Breaking Down Silos for Better Cultural Alignment

135

Louise Pentland - PayPal: Directing Culture w/ an Eye for Legacy

136

Vanessa Watson- Master Card: Disrupting the Hiring Process & Professional Resilience

137

Vanessa Sutherland - Norfolk Southern: Installing a Legal Ops Team

138

Ann Kappler - Prudential Financial: Becoming the Voice of the Company

139

Sabine Chalmers - BT: Cultivating a Diversity of Perspective

140

Rishi Varma - HPE: Demonstrating Value Through Talent Development

141

Leslie D. Davis - NAMWOLF - A Fair Shake: Moving the Needle with Minority and Women-Owned Firms

142

Akshay Verma - Facebook: Managing Legal Ops with Exponential Growth

143

Alan Tse: Jones Lang Lasalle — Legal Gambits With Imperfect Information

144

Darren Zeidel - Aon: Being a Pathway to the Solution

145

Mark Chandler - Cisco: A Business-Minded Approach to Solving Problems

146

Harvey Anderson - HP: Diversity can be Wasted Without Belonging and Inclusion

147

Bruce Byrd - Palo Alto Networks: Seeking Out Feedback to Advance

148

Thomas Barothy - UBS: A Global COO’s Perspective on the Business of Legal

149

Chris Fowler - BT: Seeing Across the Legal Function as COO

150

Rob Fletcher - Stryker: Why Good Business IQ Is Critical

151

Phyllis Harris: American Red Cross - Sustainability, Diversity, Inclusion, & Equity Champion

152

Cam Findlay: From Government to General Counsel

153

What to Expect from Innovative Legal Leadership