We share a fundamental principle with this week’s guest. Be easy to do business with. As resilience professionals that translates to one thing: Showing value in everyday activities.

Hello everyone and welcome to episode 134 of the Resilient Journey podcast, presented by the Resilience Think Tank.

This week we are joined by Frank Shultz, founder and CEO of Infinite Blue. In this episode Frank and Mark talk about breaking traditional BCP rules, demonstrating value every day and how to not annoy your stakeholders.

Frank says the conversation about value has to be about resilience, not ROI. And that it’s critical for us as resilience professionals to really understand what it is that our organization is trying to achieve.

And what does Mapquest and Waze have to do with all this?

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This week’s episode is a story about the word “and”. It’s a living blueprint about vulnerability AND resilience, love AND compassion, transformation AND empowerment.

Hello everyone and welcome to episode 133 of the Resilient Journey podcast, presented by the Resilience Think Tank.

This week we invite you to listen to an intimate conversation about suicide, life choices and a blueprint for transformation as we are joined by author Wendy Beth.

Wendy explains the changes in her mindset after she survived a suicide attempt 35 years ago. She went from wanting everything to go dark to being a person who has a story to tell and now realizes she has a right to be happy…and to create happiness.

And Wendy has advice that we all need to hear, including a reminder that You. Are. Irreplaceable.

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Special thanks to Bensound for the music.

Last week we talked about change, and how change is constant. This week’s guest says that we need to change and adapt – and frankly the value you demonstrate to your executives could hang in the balance.

Hello everyone and welcome to episode 132 of the Resilient Journey podcast, presented by the Resilience Think Tank.

This week, we are joined by Chad Robbins, Sr. Vice President of Platform Strategy at CL Digital.

Chad and Mark talk about the importance of using data in our resilience programs. Chad emphasizes the need to know your audience when reporting – and use information that demonstrates value – not just statistics. According to Chad, as resilience professionals, we should be able to present valuable information to every level.

This isn’t about how many plans you have and how many BIAs you’ve done. It’s time to change and adapt.

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John F Kennedy said, “Change is the law of life> And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.” Today’s guest puts it this way, “Change is constant”. So how does this apply to us? Stick around and find out.

Hello everyone and welcome to episode 131 of the Resilient Journey podcast, presented by the Resilience Think Tank.

This week, Mark isn’t joined by “A” resilience coach – he is joined by “THE” resilience coach – Russell Harvey.

Russell and Mark talk about VUCA – and how our world is Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous – but that we need to have Vision, Understanding, Clarity and Agility.

Russell encourages us to play to our strengths – and he says that our homework coming out of this will be to go away and do more of the things we love.

This episode is full of curiosity and optimism.

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This is part two of our special polycrisis podcast event. And it’s packed full of information that will make your resilience program better. The real question that we’re answering today is “What does all of this have to do with you”?

Hello everyone and welcome to a very special episode 130 of the Resilient Journey podcast, presented by the Resilience Think Tank.

This week, Mark is joined by resilience legend Regina Phelps.

Regina and Mark continue the conversation about polycrisis, the failing infrastructure and why you should care.

Regina says that we as resilience professionals don’t dig deep enough into world news and the way we sell ourselves in this profession is deeply flawed. She talks about the need for each of us to have situational awareness and be a bit more assertive.

This is a fast-paced, full circle conversation about polycrisis – and you don’t want to miss it.

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Hey, how’s the weather? Do you think it will rain? Is it hot enough for you? You know, it’s not the heat, its the humidity. Everywhere you turn, people are talking about the weather. The thing is – everyone talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.

Hello everyone and welcome episode 129 of the Resilient Journey podcast, presented by the Resilience Think Tank.

This week we are pleased to welcome Staci Saint-Preux to the Resilient Journey as we begin a two-part polycrisis podcast event. Mark and Staci talk about climate change, severe weather and even tacos!

Climate change is an active player in the polycrisis world. Staci explains the impact that severe weather could have on your supply chain. She adds that our infrastructure isn’t equipped to handle the weather that’s coming.

And yes, she says it’s time for those of us in the resilience industry to do something about it. We can start by preparing for the weather we are already experiencing.

There’s even a weather-related conversation about tacos and the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season that you won’t want to miss.

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Special thanks to Bensound for the music.

Several years ago, author Tom Peters asked this question: If there is one thing that you could change – that would fundamentally improve the way you do business, what would it be? On this week’s episode, we’re offering you one very important suggestion.

Hello everyone and welcome episode 128 of the Resilient Journey podcast, presented by the Resilience Think Tank.

This week Mark is joined by Erick Anez who says that he had done business continuity for years but always felt like something was missing. It wasn’t until he got into risk management that business continuity seemed to feel complete.

Erick explains that as practitioners we need to embrace adaptability and flexibility in order to build a program that resonates with our leadership team. He talks about the one thing you may want to do that could fundamentally improve your practice, and that is – really knowing the business.

According to Erick – it’s our responsibility to do so.

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Special thanks to Bensound for the music.

Everywhere you turn, someone is talking about AI. Some complain that AI will make people lazy. Can AI be trusted? What about the ethical concerns of using AI? Well this week’s guest has a pretty good grip on the subject.

Hello everyone and welcome episode 127 of the Resilient Journey podcast, presented by the Resilience Think Tank.

This week we’re doing something different as we welcome Microsoft’s Co-Pilot to the podcast.

You heard me right. This week we are interviewing AI itself. You want to learn about AI…ask AI.

The conversation goes beyond the theoretical use of AI. Mark and Co-Pilot talk about how AI can assist YOU in your business continuity program and provide real life examples of how some companies are using AI to improve resilience.

Co-Pilot offers sound advice on how to start using AI, what to we aware of – and see if Co-Pilot can answer our iconic question about picking walk up music.

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