# start interview (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover start interview. Page: Feed: --- ## [Shannon Nash: Boards, AI Agents, and Human Judgment](https://boardroom-governance.simplecast.com/episodes/shannon-nash-ZrbGY7bz) _2026-08-17 · evan.epstein@pacificaglobal.com (Shannon Nash, Evan Epstein) · Boardroom Governance with Evan Epstein_ (0:00) About the Boardroom Governance Summit (Aug 26-27, 2026) (0:43) Intro (2:08) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel . (2:54) Start of interview. (3:56) Origin Story of Shannon Nash (7:00) Her pivot from Law to Finance (9:15) Her operating and finance career (12:55) Her experience in tech (subscription businesses) and current COO and CFO role at Vibrant Planet… [Listen](https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/c0eb2022-2ab3-40a9-8a2c-2b51e346ba55/311f2a35-6ef3-44e6-b7c6-ea4e3b9ae699/episodes/audio/group/014d6675-bb69-45c3-bb8c-fc6f7185a485/group-item/de99e036-3e86-434a-97fa-8d04590ae041/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=sbYJfftt) ## [Sandra Gobert: European Governance in a Changing World](https://boardroom-governance.simplecast.com/episodes/sandra-gobert-rGc3Yr4g) _2026-08-03 · evan.epstein@pacificaglobal.com (Sandra Gobert, Evan Epstein) · Boardroom Governance with Evan Epstein_ (0:00) About the Boardroom Governance Summit (Aug 26-27, 2026) (1:20) Intro (2:45) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel . (3:31) Start of interview. (4:55) Origin Story of Sandra Gobert (6:04) Sandra’s Career Path (8:56) Guberna and Board Education. Member of EcoDa . (12:00) Family Firms and Control in EU (13:53) Relationship Agreements Explained (examples, Bpost… [Listen](https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/c0eb2022-2ab3-40a9-8a2c-2b51e346ba55/311f2a35-6ef3-44e6-b7c6-ea4e3b9ae699/episodes/audio/group/aabf5d14-c30e-490a-b275-a8ce24078b60/group-item/a8e7b5b9-0121-4336-a4c0-03657637fb55/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=sbYJfftt) ## [Karen Francis and Penny Herscher: The Chairs' View of a Changing World](https://boardroom-governance.simplecast.com/episodes/karen-and-penny-21nkfKHF) _2026-07-20 · evan.epstein@pacificaglobal.com (Karen Francis, Penny Herscher, Evan Epstein) · Boardroom Governance with Evan Epstein_ (0:00) About the Boardroom Governance Summit (Aug 26-27, 2026) (1:17) Intro (2:45) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel . (3:31) Start of interview. (4:39) AI and Governance Today (5:34) Data Center Politics (reference to moratorium by New York State) (6:48) About the 3rd Rome Conference on AI, Ethics and Governance (9:06) AI Hype and Job Fears (14:45) Birth and… [Listen](https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/c0eb2022-2ab3-40a9-8a2c-2b51e346ba55/311f2a35-6ef3-44e6-b7c6-ea4e3b9ae699/episodes/audio/group/2df4fada-b6e7-4257-b9b3-f2c00750a46d/group-item/7564f90d-1bad-4c84-a380-553ba4906929/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=sbYJfftt) ## [Mayree Clark and Linda Riefler: Leading-Edge Stewardship in the Boardroom](https://boardroom-governance.simplecast.com/episodes/mayree-and-linda-Ri2eQ2IA) _2026-07-14 · evan.epstein@pacificaglobal.com (Mayree Clark, Linda Riefler, Evan Epstein) · Boardroom Governance with Evan Epstein_ (0:00) About the Boardroom Governance Summit (Aug 26-27, 2026) (0:55) Intro (2:37) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel . (3:24) Start of interview. (4:23) Origin story Mayree Clark (6:08) Origin story Linda Riefler (8:23) About their Leading-Edge Stewardship framework and personal road-map. (11:38) Teamwork and Long-Term Value Creation (16:03) On board diversity… [Listen](https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/c0eb2022-2ab3-40a9-8a2c-2b51e346ba55/311f2a35-6ef3-44e6-b7c6-ea4e3b9ae699/episodes/audio/group/0b178f19-f512-430b-8986-bd244aa78982/group-item/f9b3e8e8-aee0-4a21-b8a5-5e8e1beef9e1/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=sbYJfftt) ## [AI in the Boardroom: What Directors Need to Know Now](https://boardroom-governance.simplecast.com/episodes/bafus-and-grasso-FRHBWgQl) _2026-07-06 · evan.epstein@pacificaglobal.com (Marie Bafus, Wendy Grasso, Evan Epstein) · Boardroom Governance with Evan Epstein_ (0:00) About the Boardroom Governance Summit (Aug 26-27, 2026) (0:55) Intro (2:44) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel . (3:30) Start of interview. (4:16) Origin story Marie Bafus (5:30) Origin story Wendy Grasso (7:34) Diving into their article AI in the Boardroom: What Directors Need to Know Now (4:14) Why AI Needs Board Oversight (12:00) Caremark and Oversight… [Listen](https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/c0eb2022-2ab3-40a9-8a2c-2b51e346ba55/311f2a35-6ef3-44e6-b7c6-ea4e3b9ae699/episodes/audio/group/1f1f3c80-2707-4707-9294-0feb998d2299/group-item/5e9eb639-d5c5-49ed-b875-4dc00eb26087/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=sbYJfftt) ## [Terry Johnson: Sports, Gaming, and Family Business Governance](https://boardroom-governance.simplecast.com/episodes/terry-johnson-p7BJbicy) _2026-06-29 · evan.epstein@pacificaglobal.com (Teresa Johnson, Evan Epstein) · Boardroom Governance with Evan Epstein_ (0:00) About the Boardroom Governance Summit (Aug 26-27, 2026) (0:54) Intro (2:15) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel . (3:01) Start of interview. \*Reference to prior episode with Terry ( E131 ) from 2024. (3:50) About Terry's role as Co-Chair of WilmerHale's Sports & Gaming Practice (4:52) Sports Investment Boom, now including institutional investors and private… [Listen](https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/c0eb2022-2ab3-40a9-8a2c-2b51e346ba55/311f2a35-6ef3-44e6-b7c6-ea4e3b9ae699/episodes/audio/group/96a19128-8590-4db7-ad46-c654b7d00c6f/group-item/e4d911d3-8c95-4eb1-9338-64893989a4c1/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=sbYJfftt) ## [Keith Giarman and Tony Abate: Private Equity Boards and the Turnaround Playbook](https://boardroom-governance.simplecast.com/episodes/keith-giarman-and-tony-abate-NoanHxCQ) _2026-06-22 · evan.epstein@pacificaglobal.com (Keith Giarman, Tony Abate, Evan Epstein) · Boardroom Governance with Evan Epstein_ (0:00) Intro to this episode (2:52) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel (3:39) Start of interview (4:18) Keith Giarman 's origin story. About DHR Global (9:33) Tony Abate 's origin story. Current boards: Wolfspeed , GTT Communications , Mitel , and Tacora Resources . (23:52) Turnaround Board Playbook . Three phases: 1) Fix the balance sheet; 2) Turnaround… [Listen](https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/c0eb2022-2ab3-40a9-8a2c-2b51e346ba55/311f2a35-6ef3-44e6-b7c6-ea4e3b9ae699/episodes/audio/group/0f2ed847-1621-4c17-9cce-c83e52d8efb3/group-item/b1207409-8424-40e8-b463-ce0f905af1b2/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=sbYJfftt) ## [Emily Liggett: Informed Oversight Without Operational Interference](https://boardroom-governance.simplecast.com/episodes/emily-liggett-a2rJgdjK) _2026-06-15 · evan.epstein@pacificaglobal.com (Emily Liggett, Evan Epstein) · Boardroom Governance with Evan Epstein_ (0:00) Intro \*Reference to the Boardroom Governance Summit at Limerick Lane Cellars, Healdsburg, California (Aug 26-27, 2026) (2:12) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel . (2:59) Start of interview. (4:00) Origin Story of Emily, and Stewardship (6:15) From Engineer to CEO (7:14) Companies that she led: Elo Touch Systems (97-00), Capstone Turbine (02-03), Apexon… [Listen](https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/c0eb2022-2ab3-40a9-8a2c-2b51e346ba55/311f2a35-6ef3-44e6-b7c6-ea4e3b9ae699/episodes/audio/group/ac5eff43-d9f7-4402-8a61-f48541d9e491/group-item/e80e2dea-9610-421b-9606-e6c056bd74f9/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=sbYJfftt) ## [Greg Gretsch: Venture Capital in the AI Supercycle](https://boardroom-governance.simplecast.com/episodes/greg-gretsch-2026-_qu3Hzym) _2026-06-04 · evan.epstein@pacificaglobal.com (Greg Gretsch, Evan Epstein) · Boardroom Governance with Evan Epstein_ (0:00) Intro, \*Reference to the Boardroom Governance Summit (Aug 26-27, 2026) (2:42) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel . (3:28) Start of interview. \*Reference to prior episode with Greg ( E136 ) from 2024. (5:14) Market Boom and AI Supercycle (6:14) AI Is Changing Everything (9:06) How does a VC use AI (venture business: sourcing, selection, and stewardship)… [Listen](https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/c0eb2022-2ab3-40a9-8a2c-2b51e346ba55/311f2a35-6ef3-44e6-b7c6-ea4e3b9ae699/episodes/audio/group/06a8e106-070e-49b2-89ec-d80f13368814/group-item/3005786b-0a41-49e3-a524-6fac5e8ea543/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=sbYJfftt) ## [From any door to your door (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/yOkF86KwU27Z) _2026-06-04 · **Sponsored**_ Book rides, errands, deliveries, groceries and home help in one app ## [Laurie Yoler: Boards at the Edge of Innovation](https://boardroom-governance.simplecast.com/episodes/laurie-yoler-8ka0Sk9M) _2026-05-18 · evan.epstein@pacificaglobal.com (Laurie Yoler, Evan Epstein) · Boardroom Governance with Evan Epstein_ (0:00) Intro (1:47) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel (2:34) Start of interview (4:12) Laurie's origin story (6:19) From Management Consulting ( Accenture ) to Product Innovation ( Visa ). "What they all had in common was that I got to start with a blank sheet of paper." (8:52) Toward Venture Capital and Board Governance. From Sun Microsystems to Packet Design… [Listen](https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/c0eb2022-2ab3-40a9-8a2c-2b51e346ba55/311f2a35-6ef3-44e6-b7c6-ea4e3b9ae699/episodes/audio/group/e2abac69-9d17-416e-851a-7dd2b3a42581/group-item/24143dd2-67da-47ff-9458-149cec8b3f4f/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=sbYJfftt)