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Great Women in Compliance: Beth Colling – Common Sense and Compliance

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance podcast on the Compliance Podcast Network, sponsored by Corporate Compliance Insights.

In this episode, Lisa speaks with Beth Colling, Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer at CDM Smith. Beth joined organizations after they had to address a significant regulatory change or investigation, and she worked to operationalize and then maintain a compliance program. Lisa and Beth specifically talk about how, as issues inevitably arise, compliance officers will get the resources they need to make and implement changes, but over time, memories fade, and the attention and resources may diminish. Beth provides her insight on this.

Beth uniquely evaluates her work and program by “firing herself” on Friday and re-hiring herself on Monday to examine it with new eyes. After the past several years, with the pandemic and hybrid work, this review became even more relevant. This leads to a discussion of “common sense,” not just within a compliance program but also in terms of personal responsibility and how employees rationalize bad behavior.

One of Beth’s (and Lisa’s) childhood heroes was “Wonder Woman,” and Beth may be Wonder Woman. Outside her work, she coaches young adults to enjoy running, and by the end of 2024, she will have completed 5 of the 6 “World Marathon Majors.”

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Beth Colling: The Public Speaking Guru


Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. In episode 53 of the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, we speak with Beth Colling, the Chief Compliance Officer of CDM Smith, a global engineering and construction company.
In this packed episode we ruminate about several topics including the false sense of security low risk countries can provide, keeping up with an exercise routine as a busy professional and hear what it’s like for an executive to shuttle between two different cities regularly – Beth’s home base is in Charlotte and CDM Smith is headquartered in Boston – Beth lives in both cities!
Beth’s reputation as a popular and engaging public speaker precedes her – she is one of the best of the best. If you see her on a conference agenda, you will not regret going to her session. In light of that we asked Beth for her public speaking and presentation secrets to help you in your next Compliance training or conference presentation.
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