The Resilient Journey

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.

Welcome to the Resilient Journey!  We’re continuing our first series of episodes dedicated to the biggest risk facing organizations today - cybersecurity.  My guest in Episode 2 is Patrick Bourk.  Patrick is the National Practice Leader for HUB International’s Cyber Liability Practice.   Listen as Patrick talks about trends in the cybersecurity industry, incident response plans, how to leverage legal counsel and why smaller companies cannot afford to ignore the cybersecurity risk.   A shout out to my friends at ClearRisk for sponsoring The Resilient Journey! Want to learn more from Patrick?  Click here. Want to speak with Mark?  Reach out here.   Special thanks to Bensound for the music.

Welcome to the Resilient Journey!  Our first four episodes are dedicated to the biggest risk facing organizations today - cybersecurity.  We'll discuss insurance, cyber response, learn what a breach coach does and get some technical tips from a managed security service provider. The cyber world is rocking right now.  Ransomware is off the charts.  You can’t go more than a few days without news of another major attack from Colonial Pipeline to Kaseya to T-Mobile!  We are experiencing a surge and the cyber insurance industry has never had a more challenging year. My guest in Episode 1 is Kaitlin Upchurch.  Kaitlin is a Cyber Practice Leader for Marsh.  She’s a senior insurance broker and risk advisor focused on corporate cybersecurity risk management. Listen as Kaitlin explains what's going on right now with cyber insurance! A shout out to my friends at ClearRisk for sponsoring The Resilient Journey! Want to learn more from Kaitlin?  Click here. Want to speak with Mark?  Reach out here.   Special thanks to Bensound for the music.