Shannon Davis joins the show and gives a free mentoring lesson to the listeners! Shannon also shares why she's such a good mentor, what her Audit Committee measures her on, what her team is doing to be more efficient, and offers advice for anyone entering the profession. Be sure to connect with Shannon on LinkedIn for more! Also, be sure to follow us on our new social media accounts on LinkedIn , Instagram , and TikTok . Also be sure to sign up for The Audit Podcast newsletter and to check out m...
Jun 22, 2021•30 min
Previously recorded in The Audit Room on Clubhouse co-hosted with Tracie Marquardt and Trent Russell. Special thanks to Julio Tirado for for being our special guest this week. Join Tracy and Trent live every Tuesday to listen in or ask your questions. 6 pm Berlin 12 pm New York 11 am Chicago
Jun 16, 2021•27 min
Bud Schrock joins the show to talk about what he cares about as a Chief Audit Executive. Bud also gives his advice to auditors as he's nearing the end of his audit career, the advice he gives the young auditors that he coaches, advice for studying for the CIA, and what he disagrees with about the audit profession. Be sure to connect with Bud on LinkedIn and check out his project, Obviyus, where "If you, or your team, can do 'X', Obviyus is about developing and sharing ideas and practices to help...
Jun 15, 2021•28 min
Clay Montgomery joins the show to talk about the lessons he's learned in leading the analytics team within the Internal Audit department at International Paper. Clay also talks about common challenges with analytics, the best first step when starting out, the best next step for advanced analytics teams, and the process they follow for picking analytics projects. Connect with Clay on LinkedIn and check out his "Featured" section for his presentation "Driving a Successful Data Analytics Program." ...
Jun 08, 2021•27 min
Previously recorded in The Audit Room on Clubhouse co-hosted with Tracie Marquardt and Trent Russell. Special thanks to Julie Thompson and Elisa Gismondi for stepping on the stage. Join Tracy and Trent live every Tuesday to listen in or ask your questions. 6 pm Berlin 12 pm New York 11 am Chicago
Jun 02, 2021•31 min
Founder and CEO of AARC-360 Neil Gonsalves joins the show to help make IT compliance a little less confusing. Neil talks us through how Internal Audit can play a more dominant role in IT compliance, examples of controls that are ripe for automation, and the primary IT compliance areas we should consider. For more, connect with Neil on LinkedIn or visit the AARC-360 website. Also, be sure to follow us on our new social media accounts on LinkedIn , Instagram , and TikTok . Also be sure to sign up ...
Jun 01, 2021•30 min
Previously recorded in The Audit Room on Clubhouse co-hosted with Tracie Marquardt and Trent Russell. Special thanks to Thomas Mullinnix from Re-Vision Management Consulting for coming on as a guest and to Julio Tirado for stepping on the stage. Join Tracy and Trent every Tuesday to listen in and ask your questions. 6 pm Berlin 12 pm New York 11 am Chicago...
May 26, 2021•27 min
Audit leader at the Tampa Airport, Laura Tatem joins the show with a use case for changing the perception of audit. Laura discusses the steps she took to change the perception of audit when she started at the airport, the risks new airport tech is bringing, and why she moved from The Yellow Book to The Red Book . Also, be sure to follow us on our new social media accounts on LinkedIn , Instagram , and TikTok . Also be sure to sign up for The Audit Podcast newsletter and to check out my favorite ...
May 25, 2021•27 min
Previously recorded in The Audit Room on Clubhouse co-hosted with Tracie Marquardt and Trent Russell. Special thanks to Joe Horowitz for coming on as a guest and to Jo Erven for stepping on the stage. Be sure to check out the Threat Feed from Stetson CyberGroup to stay updated on all things security. Join Tracy and Trent every Tuesday to listen in and ask your questions live. 6 pm Berlin 12 pm New York 11 am Chicago...
May 19, 2021•27 min
Chief Audit Executive at Draper and former United States Marine, Jason Mack joins the show to about leading Internal Audit. Jason discuss how to actually get Audit, Compliance, and Risk Management to work better as a team, what he enjoys most about leading Internal Audit, why he isn't the typical auditor, and advice on how to become a Chief Audit Executive. For more, connect with Jason on LinkedIn . Be sure to sign up for The Audit Podcast newsletter and to check out my favorite part of the inte...
May 18, 2021•35 min
Previously recorded in The Audit Room on Clubhouse co-hosted with Rob Berry, Tracie Marquardt, and Trent Russell. Special thanks to Jason Mefford for coming on as a guest and to Thomas Mullinnix for stepping on the stage. Join Rob , Tracy , and Trent every Tuesday to listen in and ask your questions. 6 pm Berlin 12 pm New York 11 am Chicago...
May 12, 2021•30 min
Senior Director of Internal Audit for Raytheon Technologies, Tom Sanglier joins the show to talk about audits role in disruptive tech. Tom goes into detail on the risks of working with vendors offering disruptive tech, how Internal Audit can implement this tech for their own departments, and how we can get more budget to do so. Regardless of how technical you are or aren't, I highly recommend Tom's book Auditing and Disruptive Technologies . As Tom O'Reilly says in the forward, "While every chap...
May 11, 2021•40 min
Chief Audit Executive at the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, Sandra Menjivar-Suddeath joins the show to talk about how she trains new members of the Board on value of Internal Audit. Sandra also gives some really good guidance on how she incorporated analytics into their audit department, why audit departments aren't using analytics, and shares what every audit department should stop doing right now. Be sure to connect with Sandra on LinkedIn for more. Also be sure check out my favorite part...
May 04, 2021•25 min
Former President and CEO of the IIA and current Founder of Richard F. Chambers & Associates, Richard Chambers joins the show to talk about the biggest risk to the profession and how we can continue to get better. Richard also shares the elevator pitch for Internal Audit that we can all model, what he's seeing Internal Auditors in Silicon Valley doing, the impact on culture and talent management as we start to go back to the office, and his thoughts on data analytics in the profession. Links from...
Apr 27, 2021•32 min
A Mindful Leader in Tech, Dana Lawrence joins the show to talk about all kinds of great topics, including mindfulness at work. Dana also tells her story about being in the audit profession while serving tech startups, when a tech startup should consider bringing on a full-time auditor, how to be authentic in public speaking, and few nuggets on data ethics. For an hours worth of nuggets on data ethics, check Dana out at the 2021 Innovative Auditor Challenge . Also, connect with Dana on LinkedIn f...
Apr 20, 2021•31 min
Chief Audit Executive at Home Federal Bank at Tennessee, Paul Arab joins the show to talk about how to rebrand Internal Audit for more advisory work. Paul walks us through the hurdles of making the change that we can look out for, the benefits to the bank as well as the benefits it had on his team. Paul also talks through what we should look for in hiring a good auditor and the biggest problem he sees facing the profession. Be sure to connect with Paul on LinkedIn for more. Also, be sure to foll...
Apr 13, 2021•22 min
Audit Director at Nielsen Media Research, Jessica Fernandez-Simpson joins the show to talk about dealing with constant changes in a decentralized IT environment as well as constant changes in compliance regulations. Some bonus insight from Jessica's time as a recruiter, she also shares how to retain and develop talent in a post Covid world while also offering advice for those new to the profession. Also, be sure to follow us on our new social media accounts on LinkedIn , Instagram , and TikTok ....
Apr 06, 2021•31 min
It's taken about 15 years for me to figure out how to set goals for myself so I wanted to share that today. Also, be sure to follow us on our new social media accounts on LinkedIn , Instagram , and TikTok . Also be sure to sign up for The Audit Podcast newsletter and to check out my favorite part of the interview on The Audit Podcast YouTube channel . * This podcast is brought to you by Greenskies Analytics , the services firm that helps auditors leap-frog up the analytics maturity model. Their ...
Mar 30, 2021•10 min
Europe's Leading Internal Audit Communication Consultant, Tracie Marquardt joins the show to share her sixteen years of expertise in coaching communication. Tracie walks us through the need for a good relationship in order to issue a good audit report, how to agile your communication, and gives away actionable takeaways on how to influence (for more on agiling your audit communication be sure to attend Tracie's webinar this week ). Lastly, Tracie talks about the TDF program that she teaches to i...
Mar 23, 2021•37 min
Internal Controls Supervisor at Arbonne Shelby Vignes joins the show to talk about her unique role in the audit profession. Shelby gives a great example of what machine learning is and how she and Arbonne are using it to fight e-commerce fraud, being agile within the controls remediation process, and the importance of the resource strain a controls recommendation can have on the business. Shelby is always on the lookout to meet other passionate auditors so reach out and connect with Shelby on Li...
Mar 16, 2021•27 min
Sr. Director of Risk Management and Internal Audit at Cable ONE, Michelle Bennett is here to talk about Risk Management and tell her story about taking on the Internal Audit department as well. Michelle talks about how she got up to speed on Internal Audit after taking it over, the difference between Risk Management and Internal Audit, and what it means to have grace in a relationship with our auditees. Michelle also mentions the CAE Forum facilitated by Jason Mefford and Hal Garyn as being a hu...
Mar 09, 2021•37 min
Head of Internal Audit at Chewy, Alan Maran joins the show to talk about the steps he's taken to modernize his Internal Audit department with analytics, automation, and other tools. We also talk about how to develop your staff into the auditor of the future, the number one question the Audit Committee is asking, and the number one question we should be asking the Audit Committee. Also, be sure to follow us on our new social media accounts on LinkedIn , Instagram , and TikTok . Also be sure to si...
Mar 02, 2021•31 min
Professor of Audit and Assurance at the University of Technology Sydney and one of the top audit YouTuber's in the world, Dr. Amanda White joins the show to talk about how we can learn to audit better and how we can teach others as well. If you've ever had to train a new hire or someone new to the profession then this episode has what you're looking for. Amanda also recommends starting them off on The Audit Study Guide she put together and to join Auditopia to become part of their on-line commun...
Feb 23, 2021•35 min
Top 10 Internal Audit Thought Leader of 2020 and Managing Director of Audit Executive Advisory Services, Hal Garyn joins the show to provide his expert opinion on a wide range of audit and leadership topics. A timely topic, Hal discusses what audit leaders need to be doing right now to help their organizations think through their approach in coming back to the office. Hal also talks about how audit leaders have become more tactical and less strategic which has led to unintended complacency. How ...
Feb 09, 2021•39 min
Top 10 Internal Audit Thought Leader of 2020 and cybersecurity expert Susan Paul joins the show to talk IT audit. With 2020 being pretty much a nightmare for everyone, we wanted to get Susan's thoughts on the high-risk IT areas to consider for 2021. We also discuss the biggest problems facing the audit profession and some good resources for staying up to date on cyber and phishing news. Links from the show: Richard Chambers article " I Still Believe Internal Audit Shouldn't Report to the CFO " C...
Feb 02, 2021•20 min
CISO at the Grand River Dam Authority and President of the Oklahoma ISSA chapter, Pedro Serrano joins the show to talk security and audit. I always enjoy hearing from folks that have been audited and Pedro has some memorable stories from his experience that he shares. We also talk what topic is going to be in the security world one year from now. For those interested in getting started in security, Pedro talks about the CompTIA Security+ certification as well as joining the security equivalent o...
Jan 26, 2021•27 min
Each episode we pick the best clip and post it to YouTube and LinkedIn. This is a mashup of those clips from the first half of The Audit Podcast. Also, be sure to follow us on our new social media accounts on LinkedIn , Instagram , and TikTok . Also be sure to sign up for The Audit Podcast newsletter and to check out my favorite part of the interview on The Audit Podcast YouTube channel . * This podcast is brought to you by Greenskies Analytics , the services firm that helps auditors leap-frog u...
Jan 19, 2021•46 min
Each episode we pick the best clip and post it to YouTube and LinkedIn. This is a mashup of those clips from the first half of The Audit Podcast. Also, be sure to follow us on our new social media accounts on LinkedIn , Instagram , and TikTok . Also be sure to sign up for The Audit Podcast newsletter and to check out my favorite part of the interview on The Audit Podcast YouTube channel . * This podcast is brought to you by Greenskies Analytics , the services firm that helps auditors leap-frog u...
Jan 12, 2021•28 min
I decided to switch it up and do this one all by myself. Enjoy! Check out the 75 Hard program I mention as well as my two favorite apps from the year: LastPass and Listary . If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. It only took 16 seconds to give myself a five-star rating (beat that!). Also, be sure to follow us on our new social media accounts on LinkedIn , Instagram , a...
Jan 05, 2021•31 min
Long time audit consultant and trainer Michelle Fowler is here to talk about the process for audit departments to follow to be more innovative. Amongst other topics, we also discuss which is more important: understanding the business or understanding audit. Be sure to check out the Fowler and Company website to learn more about Michelle's service offerings including the Internal Audit Career Academy and be sure to also connect with Michelle on LinkedIn . Lastly, if you want to become a more inno...
Dec 29, 2020•43 min
