Starting a second career in Risk Management is not the expected path of a former producer of Talk Radio shows. But for Steve Pottle of Thompson Rivers University, it makes perfect sense. During his conversation with Katie and Hunter at The World of Risk, Steve offers the inside scoop about working as the Director of Risk Management in higher education. The cool parts, the difficult parts, and how a degree in communications gives him a leg up when offering solutions to a university’s Board of Directors.

Key Takeaways:

• The Director of Risk Management Services is responsible for wearing many hats at TRU.

• The TRU campus was in peril due to the wildfires of August 2021.

• While there were interface plans in place, the fires of 2021 offered lessons in risk management and mitigation.

• Steve worked in talk radio before slipping into his second career, Risk Management.

• The Ontario chapter of RIMS fostered Steve’s career development.

• Steve shares how his communications degree helps him in risk management.

• Working in higher education has a lot of structure and challenges.

• The attributes that make a good risk manager.

• Enterprise Risk Strategies of a university is cool but a multifaceted endeavor.

• Risk management is industry agnostic.

• Steve would insist his younger self enjoy each moment.

Mentioned in This Episode:

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