Episodi

  • Who Signs the Truth? The Executive Signature That Really Matters
    Jan 9 2026

    Description: Why has the DOJ started asking Chief Compliance Officers to personally certify corporate resolutions?.

    This episode unpacks the "Certification Moment" and what it means for corporate governance.

    In this episode, we cover:

    The Enforcement Pivot: How the DOJ moved from checking policies in binders to demanding proof of who actually owns the compliance program.

    The Reality of Independence: Why the DOJ defines independence not by title, but by seniority, resources, and access to decision-makers.

    Litigation vs. Investigation: Why treating internal investigations and litigation as the same discipline is a "red flag" for regulators.

    The Golden Rule: If the Chief Compliance Officer is expected to sign the certification, the Chief Compliance Officer must lead the investigation.

    Join Dough and Tracy to understand why structural alignment with these expectations is a strategic advantage, not just a regulatory obligation.

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    38 min
  • Adapt or Die: The Fourth Cry of Compliance
    Jan 9 2026

    Thirty six new unicorns in six months. Teams of forty reaching billion dollar valuations. Revenue cycles collapsing from years to months!

    We have entered the era of the "Business Singularity," where the rate of organizational change exceeds the capacity of traditional governance to keep up.

    Join Dough & Tracy as they explore the future of integrity in the age of artificial intelligence. This series argues that when business moves at machine speed, compliance can no longer be a department, it must become an operating system.

    In this podcast, we dismantle the obsolete models of Compliance 1.0 through 3.0 and map out the architecture for Compliance 4.0: a self evolving system that anticipates risk before it happens.

    What We Cover in This Podcast:

    The AI-Native Revolution: Why traditional "binder logic" collapses when companies execute in real-time.

    Compliance as Code: How to translate policies into executable logic that prevents ethical breaches automatically.

    Predictive Integrity: Moving from chasing scandals to using "synthetic audits" and "ethical intelligence" to sense misconduct before it occurs.

    The New CCO: Why tomorrow’s compliance leaders must be "architects of trust" and "designers of intelligent systems" rather than just law enforcers. Whether you are a board member, a regulator, or a compliance officer facing the "AI-native" disruption, this podcast is your guide to ensuring that as machines learn to reason, organizations do not forget how to care.

    Tune in to learn how to build the integrity systems of the future.Analogy for Context:

    To help visualize the shift described in this podcast series, consider the evolution of industry: In the industrial age, machines replaced muscle. In the digital age, networks replaced bureaucracy. Now, in the AI age, intelligence is replacing hierarchy. Just as a steam engine required different safety mechanisms than a horse cart, the AI native company requires a compliance system that runs on code, not just human supervision

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    13 min
  • When Compliance Flies Economy, Your Next Billion-Dollar Fine Boards First Class
    Jan 9 2026

    Is your compliance program a fortress or a facade?


    Most companies think a well paid CCO and a hotline are enough to keep the DOJ away. They are wrong!


    In this episode, Dough and Tracy dismantle the "Compliance Theater" to reveal why your program might be structurally designed to fail.


    They explore the Compliance Reality Test, a new framework exposing why a seat in economy, a parking spot in the overflow lot, or a job title three grades below a sales leader are better predictors of a billion dollar fine than any policy document.


    Stop measuring activity. Start measuring power.


    If your compliance officer has to ask for permission to travel while your sales team has an open budget, you don’t have a compliance program, you have a support function and a check already cut for your next billion dollar penalty.

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    16 min
  • The Multi-Million Dollar Mistake: Why You should Treat a DOJ Investigation Like a Capital Project
    Jan 9 2026

    Episode Description:

    If you were building a £200million factory, you wouldn’t just hire an architect and hope the buildingmanages itself. You would have a Project Manager, a schedule, and a budget.Yet, when companies face a £200 million DOJ investigation, they often hand thekeys entirely to external counsel, and then wonder why costs spiral andtimelines drift.

    In this episode, we challenge the "hiddenassumption" that dominates corporate compliance: that if you hire the bestlawyers, the investigation will manage itself.

    Drawing on deep field experience, we explore thecritical threshold where an investigation stops being a legal exercise andbecomes a management problem.

    We explain why your best lawyers, while essential forlegal judgment, are structurally ill-equipped to manage enterprise execution,cost velocity, and organizational drag.

    Tune in to discover:

    The "Capital Project"Paradigm:Why large investigations behave less like court cases and more like majorinfrastructure projects—and why you need to govern them that way.

    The Cost Fallacy: Why focusing on legal fees is a mistake. We explain why"time compression" is the only metric that matters, and how toachieve it.

    Legal Judgment vs. ExecutionGovernance:How to separate these two functions so your lawyers can focus on the law, whileyour business retains control of the timeline.

    Directing vs. Enduring: How to stop your investigation from becoming a"standing condition" that bleeds resources and leadership attentionfor years.

    The Escalation Matrix: Practical steps for deciding exactly when to bring in a project manager so you don’tover-engineer a simple problem or under-manage a crisis.Whether you are a CEOfacing a crisis or a Compliance Officer trying to regain control, this episodeoffers a blueprint for turning a chaotic legal battle into a managed businessobjective.

    Stop outsourcing yourgovernance. Start directing your investigation.

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    50 min
  • When Compliance Flies Economy, Your Next Billion-Dollar Fine Boards First Class
    Jan 8 2026

    Is your compliance program a fortress or a facade?


    Most companies think a well paid CCO and a hotline are enough to keep the DOJ away. They are wrong!


    In this episode, Dough and Tracy dismantle the "Compliance Theater" to reveal why your program might be structurally designed to fail.


    They explore the Compliance Reality Test, a new framework exposing why a seat in economy, a parking spot in the overflow lot, or a job title three grades below a sales leader are better predictors of a billion dollar fine than any policy document.


    Stop measuring activity. Start measuring power.


    If your compliance officer has to ask for permission to travel while your sales team has an open budget, you don’t have a compliance program, you have a support function and a check already cut for your next billion dollar penalty.

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    34 min
  • The Multi-Million Dollar Mistake: Why You should Treat a DOJ Investigation Like a Capital Project
    Jan 8 2026

    Episode Description:

    If you were building a £200 million factory, you wouldn’t just hire an architect and hope the building manages itself. You would have a Project Manager, a schedule, and a budget. Yet, when companies face a £200 million DOJ investigation, they often hand the keys entirely to external counsel, and then wonder why costs spiral and timelines drift.


    In this episode, we challenge the "hidden assumption" that dominates corporate compliance: that if you hire the best lawyers, the investigation will manage itself.


    Drawing on deep field experience, we explore the critical threshold where an investigation stops being a legal exercise and becomes a management problem.


    We explain why your best lawyers, while essential for legal judgment, are structurally ill-equipped to manage enterprise execution, cost velocity, and organizational drag.


    Tune in to discover:

    The "Capital Project" Paradigm: Why large investigations behave less like court cases and more like major infrastructure projects—and why you need to govern them that way.

    The Cost Fallacy: Why focusing on legal fees is a mistake. We explain why "time compression" is the only metric that matters, and how to achieve it.

    Legal Judgment vs. Execution Governance: How to separate these two functions so your lawyers can focus on the law, while your business retains control of the timeline.

    Directing vs. Enduring: How to stop your investigation from becoming a "standing condition" that bleeds resources and leadership attention for years.

    The Escalation Matrix: Practical steps for deciding exactly when to bring in a project manager so you don’t over-engineer a simple problem or under-manage a crisis.Whether you are a CEO facing a crisis or a Compliance Officer trying to regain control, this episode offers a blueprint for turning a chaotic legal battle into a managed business objective.


    Stop outsourcing your governance. Start directing your investigation.

    Mostra di più Mostra meno
    13 min
  • Who Signs the Truth? The Executive Signature That Really Matters
    Jan 8 2026

    Description: Why has the DOJ started asking Chief Compliance Officers to personally certify corporate resolutions?.

    This episode unpacks the "Certification Moment" and what it means for corporate governance.

    In this episode, we cover:

    The Enforcement Pivot: How the DOJ moved from checking policies in binders to demanding proof of who actually owns the compliance program.

    The Reality of Independence: Why the DOJ defines independence not by title, but by seniority, resources, and access to decision-makers.

    Litigation vs. Investigation: Why treating internal investigations and litigation as the same discipline is a "red flag" for regulators.

    The Golden Rule: If the Chief Compliance Officer is expected to sign the certification, the Chief Compliance Officer must lead the investigation.

    Join Dough and Tracy to understand why structural alignment with these expectations is a strategic advantage, not just a regulatory obligation.

    Mostra di più Mostra meno
    14 min
  • Adapt or Die: The Fourth Cry of Compliance
    Jan 8 2026

    Thirty six new unicorns in six months. Teams of forty reaching billion dollar valuations. Revenue cycles collapsing from years to months!

    We have entered the era of the "Business Singularity," where the rate of organizational change exceeds the capacity of traditional governance to keep up.

    Join Dough & Tracy as they explore the future of integrity in the age of artificial intelligence. This series argues that when business moves at machine speed, compliance can no longer be a department, it must become an operating system.

    In this podcast, we dismantle the obsolete models of Compliance 1.0 through 3.0 and map out the architecture for Compliance 4.0: a self evolving system that anticipates risk before it happens.

    What We Cover in This Podcast:

    The AI-Native Revolution: Why traditional "binder logic" collapses when companies execute in real-time.

    Compliance as Code: How to translate policies into executable logic that prevents ethical breaches automatically.

    Predictive Integrity: Moving from chasing scandals to using "synthetic audits" and "ethical intelligence" to sense misconduct before it occurs.

    The New CCO: Why tomorrow’s compliance leaders must be "architects of trust" and "designers of intelligent systems" rather than just law enforcers. Whether you are a board member, a regulator, or a compliance officer facing the "AI-native" disruption, this podcast is your guide to ensuring that as machines learn to reason, organizations do not forget how to care.

    Tune in to learn how to build the integrity systems of the future.Analogy for Context:

    To help visualize the shift described in this podcast series, consider the evolution of industry: In the industrial age, machines replaced muscle. In the digital age, networks replaced bureaucracy. Now, in the AI age, intelligence is replacing hierarchy. Just as a steam engine required different safety mechanisms than a horse cart, the AI native company requires a compliance system that runs on code, not just human supervision

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    41 min