Latest Podcasts
Stress-Testing the Future: Simulation Strategy & AI Readiness with Chris Lynch
In this conversation, PreparedEx host Rob Burton sits down with Chris Lynch — a Certified FEMA Master Exercise Practitioner and strategist in AI readiness and crisis simulation. Chris breaks down his approach to building exercises that don’t just tick compliance boxes but drive real organizational learning. We explore how well-crafted…
Past Episodes:
An Update from Rob Burton
In Episode 101 of the podcast Rob reflects on 17 years in business, ICMC 2022, as well as his DRJ presentation coming up in the Fall.
Building a Resilient Business – An Interview with Brian Zawada
In our 100th Episode we interviewed Brian Zawada the Chief Strategy Officer of Castellan Solutions. Brian provided insight into his career and the correlation between his work and wine growing which is something he does in his spare time. He spoke about the substantial changes that the resiliency space has gone through in recent years…
Managing Crises in a City That Never Sleeps – An Interview with Kelly McKinney
In Episode 99 of the podcast Kelly McKinney discusses how he got into emergency and crisis management back in 2001. Kelly also spoke about the challenging roles throughout his career as well as how he is part of a team that helps make NYU Langone Health safer and more resilient network. Finally, Kelly spoke to…
Receiving Timely Notifications During Critical Events – An Interview with Erik Endress
In Episode 98 of the podcast Rob interviews Erik Endress of Share911. Erik discusses the importance of receiving timely and accurate information during those first few seconds of an emergency. Erik also provided an insight in the the types of scenarios that require an immediate response as well as the importance of alerting those that…
Critical Decision-Making for Crisis Management Teams – An Interview with Chris Paton
Decision making is easy in a predictable and slow-changing world, but we are a long way from that right now. In episode 97 of the PreparedEx podcast, Chris Paton discusses what effects decision making, how our biases and heuristics influence us, and the impact this has on tempo. Chris will also touch on some simple…
Leading a Crisis from the Eye of a Storm – An Interview with Tony Kaufman
In episode 96 Tony Kaufman walks us through his personal experience with managing the Diamond Princess Cruise COVID-19 crisis. Tony, who was a member of the senior leadership at the time of the crisis managed the response from the moment of the outbreak through to recovery. Tony goes into detail about how they managed the…
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