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31 Days to More Effective Compliance Programs

31 Days to a More Effective Compliance Program – Day 17 – Podcasts for Compliance Training and Corporate Culture

One of the biggest benefits of podcasting is that it allows a compliance function to connect with their audience on a more personal level. Unlike traditional forms of advertising, which often come across as impersonal and sales-driven, podcasts enable businesses to build a loyal following by offering valuable and engaging content. This can include interviews with industry experts, behind-the-scenes glimpses of the business, and informative discussions on relevant topics.

Now take these same concepts of audience engagement and apply them internally to an organization. What do you potentially have? A mechanism to engage your employees, to engender trust, and to improve your overall corporate culture. Do you think this is a crazy way to improve culture? Think again about all the advantages podcasting has in place already.

A major US consumer product company started a podcast and had corporate executives on it. Who were the biggest fans of the podcast? It turned out it was the company employees, many of whom had never met their corporate executives. This allowed the executives to be humanized in a way no number of town hall meetings or other similar corporate events could ever achieve.

Since you are only limited by your imagination in compliance, why not use some of that imagination to be creative in your compliance training and communications?

Three key takeaways:

1. Using podcast storytelling to tell longer, more involved stories about compliance.

2. You can use compliance department-branded podcasts to have ongoing communications about compliance.

3. A Daily Compliance News show will drive engagement.

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Innovation in Compliance

Innovation in Compliance – The Podcasting for Business Conference

Innovation comes in many areas, and compliance professionals need to not only be ready for it but embrace it. One of those areas is podcasting. Tom Fox’s guest in this episode is Megan Dougherty, co-founder of One Stone Creative.

They discussed the upcoming Podcasting for Business Conference. In this virtual conference, scheduled for November 13-15, there will be a deep dive into strategies and best practices for effective business podcasting. Additionally, the Conference will cover a wide range of important factors that impact the success of a business podcast, including interviewing techniques, collaboration with remote teams, podcast reach, guest selection, and real-life examples of podcasts connecting brands with audiences. To conclude the conference, Megan will present her annual State of Business Podcasting Report, which provides valuable insights and data on best practices for podcasting businesses.

Key Highlights:

  • Translating Complex Information for Podcast Audiences
  • Maximizing Podcast Reach with Strategic Guest Selection
  • Podcast Power: Real-Life Brand-Audience Connections
  • Insights and Strategies for Business Podcasting

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Megan Dougherty on LinkedIn

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Fox on Podcasting

Fox on Podcasting – Megan Dougherty on the Podcasting for Business Conference

Sometimes you just have to go meta. After having recorded, produced, hosted and guested in over 5000 podcasts; Tom Fox decided it was time to have a podcast about what else–podcasting. In this podcast series, Tom will visit with podcast hosts to learn about their love of podcasting, what they have been able to achieve through podcasting and why you need to consider starting your own podcast. Fun, witty, chatty with a dash of joie de vivre this series will be entertaining and educational. Join Tom Fox as he explores the world of podcasting and get ready to be inspired to start your own podcast. In this episode, Tom visits with Megan Dougherty, co-founder of One Stone Creative about the upcoming Podcasting for Business Conference which will be held virtually November 13-15.

Megan Dougherty is a renowned figure in the podcasting industry, known for her expertise in strategies and best practices for effective business podcasting. Her perspective on the subject is shaped by her extensive experience in podcast business development and her success in launching podcasts. Megan emphasizes the importance of providing valuable information for podcasters who use their podcasts to support their businesses. She believes in the power of translating expert information to a layperson audience, the significance of remote team collaboration in podcast management and production, and the need for a holistic approach to measuring podcast reach beyond just downloads. She also highlights the potential of social media tools in expanding podcast engagement. Join Tom Fox and Megan Dougherty as they delve deeper into these insights on the next episode of the Fox on Podcasting podcast.

Key Highlights:

·      Translating Complex Information for Podcast Audiences

·      Maximizing Podcast Reach with Strategic Guest Selection

·      Podcast Power: Real-Life Brand-Audience Connections

·      Insights and Strategies for Business Podcasting

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Megan Dougherty on LinkedIn

One Stone Creative

Podcasting for Business Conference

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Daily Compliance News

Daily Compliance News: June 6, 2023 – The Filthy Ritual Edition

Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen to the Daily Compliance News. All from the Compliance Podcast Network. Each day we consider four stories from the business world, compliance, ethics, risk management, leadership, or general interest for the compliance professional.

  • How to prepare for increased ESG reporting requirements. (WSJ)
  • New great podcast on fraudsters. (Filthy Ritual Podcast)
  • Circuits split on Forum Selection clauses for shareholder actions. (Reuters)
  • The Pope warns of corruption risk in missionary fundraising. (AP)
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Compliance Podcast Network Podcasts Honored by the 2023 Communicator Awards

Recently multiple podcasts on the Compliance Podcast Network have been selected by the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts to be recognized as a Communicator Award winner for podcast excellence. I wanted to thank our listeners and fans who voted for us and have made the Compliance Podcast Networkone of the most award-winning podcast network in the country.

Never The Same, How the Russian Invasion Changed the World Forever was a passion project co-hosted by myself and Exiger President and CEO Brandon Daniels. It  was awarded two 2023 Communicator Awards. The first was an award of Excellence for Individual Episodes, in the podcast category of Business. The second was for Excellence in a Featured Series.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine changed the geopolitical landscape forever. It has brought a fundamental challenge to international norms, sovereignty and the rule of law that underpins global business. It made doing business more challenging and complex than ever. In this podcast series, co-hosts Tom Fox and Brandon Daniels discussed five key business areas have changed forever after the Russian invasion. We explored the sea of changes in the area of supply chains, trade and economic sanctions, anti-Bribery and anti-corruption, cyber security and ESG. Check out the entire 5-part series here.

The Big Empty and Economic Issues Facing 21st Century Texas, co-hosted by Tom Fox and Loren Steffy was honored with two 2023 Communicator Awards. The first was for Excellence in the category of Limited Series. The second was for Distinction for Individual Episodes, in the Business Podcasts category.

This series was based on Steffy’s seminal fiction work The Big Empty which tells the story of a small West Texas town on the cusp of the new millennium, a lifelong cowboy wonders if a new semiconductor plant will ensure a future for his son or eliminate the only way of life he’s ever known. The Big Empty set in 1999, is a tale about the sense of place and tells the story of a fictional company AzTech which builds a semi-conductor plant in the dying west Texas city of Conquistador The story presages a series of cultural, economic, geographic and resources conflicts that are embedded in 2023 Texas. The podcast series focuses on current economic and culture issues faced by the state of Texas, its governments and its citizens, all explored through the prism of Steffy’s book, The Big Empty. Over this special podcast series we considered the following issues facing Texas today; including water, power, land investment, housing and the clash of cultures. Check out the full five-part series here.
Coming Conflict with China-Business Challenges and Responses, won 2 awards for Distinction. The first was for a Limited Series and the second was in the Business-to-Business Category.

In this podcast, which I co-host with Exiger President and CEO Brandon Daniels, we considered how in the short span of the 21st Century, the world’s two top powers, the United States and China, have moved inexplicably towards a showdown. This evolved from a commercial competition into something more akin to permanent non-kinetic warfare. What does this mean for US business doing business in and with China? In this special 5-part blog post series, we explore issues diverse as real danger, supply chain, exports, cyber-attacks and IP theft from the business perspective and give the compliance and business executive their viewpoints on what you can do to not only prepare your company but protect it as well. The challenges your company faces and more importantly the responses you make will go a long way towards determining if your organization will weather the coming storm. Check out the full 5-part series here.


Data Driven Compliance. One of the newest podcasts on the Compliance Podcast Network, having premiered in February 2023, was awarded a 2023 Communicator Awards Distinction for Individual Episodes, in the category of Business-to-Business. In this podcast series, host Tom Fox discusses and visits with experts on how to use data to improve and enhance the effectiveness of your compliance program, creating greater business efficiency, all leading to more return on the investment for your compliance regime. The podcast is sponsored by Kona AI. Check out the inaugural episode, where I visit with Kona AI CEO Vince Walden on the develop of data driven compliance.

The Night Sky-a Podcast on the Two Eclipses Coming to Kerrville. Taking a completely different route is my passion project The Night Sky which I co-host with Andrew Gay. This podcast received a Communicator’s Award of Excellence in the category of Individual Episodes-Science & Medicine.

In this podcast series, Andrew and myself celebrate that for two days over the next 18 months, Kerrville, TX will be the Eclipse Capitol of the World. The first will be an annular solar eclipse will occur on October 14, 2023, and the second a total solar eclipse taking place on April 8, 2024. The 2023 annular eclipse will be a partial eclipse that will create a ring of fire around the sun and the 2024 event will be a total eclipse where full darkness occurs. In this podcast, we discuss how the town of Kerrville will prepare for an influx of a quarter million (or more) visitors. For a flavor of the podcast, check out our inaugural episode, where we host Dr. Ben Locwin who explains the two eclipses.

I would love to host you and your podcast on the Compliance Podcast Network. It is the only podcast network dedicated to compliance but as you can see by many of these award-winning podcasts we are not limited strictly to compliance. In fact, the only thing we are limited by is our collective imaginations. So, do you have an idea for a podcast? Do you have a passion you want to discuss? Then give me a call or shoot me an email.

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Daily Compliance News

January 26, 2023 – The Offices Search Edition

Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee and listen to the Daily Compliance News. All from the Compliance Podcast Network. Each day we consider four stories from the business world, compliance, ethics, risk management, leadership, or general interest for the compliance professional.

Stories we are following in today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • PwC, Boston Consulting Group offices search in Dos Santos corruption investigation. (ICIJ)
  • Corp execs now have a duty of oversight in Delaware. (Reuters)
  • 4 top pods on women and working. (FT)
  • British gambler fined for AML failures. (WSJ)
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Daily Compliance News

September 15, 2022 the Toxic Customers Edition

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • Welfare funds for volleyball arena-only in Mississippi. (ESPN)
  • Serial-the power of podcasting. (WSJ)
  • Sun’s owner was suspended, but not sorry. (com)
  • What can you do? (WSJ)
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Sunday Book Review

August 28, 2022 the Podcasting edition

In today’s edition of Sunday Book Review:

Podcasting for Business

The Queen of Podcasts

Podcasts Made Easy

Education is Important, but Podcasting is Importanter