A look at the top priorities for CFOs and finance leaders in the coming year — among them, security and privacy of data, financial and strategic planning and analysis, leadership, and enhanced data analytics — reveals a tale of transformation for CFOs whose responsibilities continue to widen. Protiviti recently conducted its latest Global Finance T…

In this episode of Powerful Insights, we talk about all things around readiness for an initial public offering, or IPO. And spoiler alert, there is a lot to address: accounting, financial reporting, cybersecurity, and even ESG and climate reporting. Our guests are Stephen Alicanti and Kristy Balsanek from DLA Piper, and Charlie Soranno and Andrea V…

Supply chain management continues to be a hot topic in countless organizations in light of ongoing geopolitical challenges, evolving impacts of climate change, new tariffs, changing labor markets, and much more. How can supply chain and procurement leaders attack these and other challenges? It starts with building and implementing a strategic sourc…

Hear from riders and coaches on how the Black Key Bulls won the 2024 Little 500 cycling race.

Protiviti and NC State University's ERM Initiative have conducted the 12th annual Executive Perspectives on Top Risk Survey, in which we poll board members and C-suite executives from around the world on the risks they see as most significant for their organizations over the next 12 months and the next 10 years. For this year’s survey, we asked exe…

As of August 25, 2023, large technology companies providing hosting services, online platforms and search engines, are required to put processes in place to be notified of illegal content and to act on notifications under the European Union’s Digital Services Act (DSA). Tech firms that do not meet a 45-million-user threshold have to comply with man…

The volume of CFO priorities has increased for years. In the past 12 months, the intensity of these urgencies also spiked, forcing finance leaders to make higher-stakes decisions more quickly and implement major adjustments with far-reaching implications. Results from the latest Global Finance Trends Survey conducted by Protiviti show that CFOs rec…

The results from this year's Global Technology Audit Risks Survey, conducted by Protiviti and The Institute of Internal Auditors, reveal a complex and multifaceted landscape of technology risks. Cybersecurity is the top priority and by a wide margin. AI is an emerging risk with gaps in organizational preparedness and audit proficiency. The talent g…

In this episode, we discuss digital maturity in finance. Or more specifically, how more finance organizations are employing ERP systems, moving to cloud-based systems, transitioning more to analytics, and with that, understanding the talent management and risk management needs that are required with these major changes. Sharing their insights on th…

In this episode, we dive into SOX compliance – specifically, the findings of and key takeaways from Protiviti’s latest Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Survey. The results of our research are featured in our just-released report, The Evolution of SOX: Tech Adoption and Cost Focus Amid Business Changes, Cyber and ESG Mandates. Offering their insights and p…

In June, nearly two years after issuing their proposal for third-party risk management (TPRM), the U.S. banking regulators – the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation – finalized their guidance. In this podcast, Brian Kostek from Protiviti interv…

ChatGPT is the talk of the town today. But as we all know, generative AI is much more than this one tool. Gen AI represents a new frontier of promise, productivity and capabilities for organizations around the world. But it also comes with risks that these organizations must understand and manage if they’re going to capitalize successfully on these…

In the wake of a world-changing pandemic and amid current uncertainties in the global economy, organizations have made, and are making, some significant adjustments in their operations. For most, the procurement function is at or near the top of the list. These changes are critical for procurement leaders to navigate and manage as global supply cha…

Well, it looks like a recession is coming. Or maybe it's not. Or maybe it is. It seems like it's been a long wait for the other economic shoe to drop. And in the meantime, many questions are arising around managing costs in organizations. CFOs and finance leaders continue to have a lot of questions, and get even more from their internal stakeholder…

As manufacturing organizations assess new ways to innovate and transform their operations, one area they continue to explore is the development of agile factories. In this episode, we talk with Protiviti Managing Directors Sharon Lindstrom, David Petrucci and Robert Giacobbe. Together, they explore the concept of agile factories and the importance …

McGuire Wolfe and Jack Handlow ride 3 laps of the Nashville 90 in pursuit of 300 mile ride.

Top-performing internal audit groups share similar traits: They focus more on streamlined, tailored, impactful communications and reporting. They evolve and adapt routinely, and they push themselves to find and build talent and resources from both within and outside their organizations. But guess what? Fewer than six in 10 internal audit functions …

A team called the Cutters won the 2023 Little 500. Riders (Torin, Peyton, Jacob and Judah) and coaches (Jason and Jim) discuss the journey this team went on to win the race. Special thanks to James Welch for guest interviewing.

Chris shares stories from his Little 500 experience. Winning the race as both rider and coach, Chris pushed his competition to be better.

Abby Green, Grace Washburn, Lauren Etnyre , Nora Abdelkader and James Welch talk about winning the 2023 Little 500.

One of the most significant decisions a CFO faces is selecting the right technology or tool to help them run the finance organization and deliver expected results and value for the business. But technology selection is only the first step. There also is implementation, a just as important stage that can make or break the success of the technology a…

Little 500 individual time trial winners Gavin Goode and Jenna Rodgers.

Cutters and Alpha Chi Omega won the 2023 Little 500 qualifications.

Over the past year, as one crypto organization after another has been beset by fraud or declared bankruptcy, countless headlines have surfaced warning of the death of the crypto industry. Yet the damage has been largely contained. The developments have raised many questions about digital assets, cryptocurrency and blockchain technology as well as r…

Randy, Dave, Shawn and Tyler share memories about their Little 500 experience and winning the 1994 race,

Stories about how Randy and Steve Reisinger built one of the Mose successful Little 500 teams. The D-Chi dynasty won 7 out of 10 races and set the stage for the Cutter team.

Chris shared stories about riding and coaching the Little 500.

The level of uncertainty in today’s global marketplace and the velocity of change continue to produce an array of potential risks that can disrupt an organization’s business model and strategic plan on very short notice. The results of the latest Top Risks Survey from NC State University’s ERM Initiative and Protiviti indicate the business landscap…

The greatest IT audit concerns lie with cybersecurity-related breaches and related risk issues. Data governance and data integrity are being scrutinized. Regulatory compliance burdens and risk are increasing rapidly. These are among the key takeaways from the results of the latest IT Audit Technology Risks Survey from ISACA and Protiviti, in which …

Riders: Jeff Hilligoss, George Grubb, Cary Sterzputowski and Chris Richardson. Coach Tom Schwoegler. Acacia fraternity wins the 1983 Little 500.

Innovation, transformation and the introduction of more advanced technologies are on the agendas of most groups in an organization today. The same certainly holds true for internal audit functions – but perhaps not at the same levels of engagement as departments such as finance and IT. In fact, the results of the latest Next-Generation Internal Aud…

Organizations are investing an average of 41% of their SOX internal costs for outsourced resources, compared with 37% last year. In this podcast, Protiviti Managing Directors Clint McPherson and Seth Schrank discuss opportunities to pursue procedural and structural changes in SOX compliance programs, most notably through the use of third-party deli…

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Conversation with riders and coaches of the Phi Delta Theta cycling team. They share their experience with training and racing the Little 500 cycling race.

Riders Abby Tead, Juli Torbik, Grace Williams and Abby Green share their story of how they prepared and won the Little 500. Coach James Welch gives insight on what made this team special.

Rachel Brown shares how

Abby Hummels, Audrey Lavalle, Jessica Schueter and Olivia Hubbard talk about winning the Little 500 spring series event Team Pursuit.

Jimmy Kulik and Grace Williams talk about winning the 2022 Miss and Out.

“It's the end of the work as we know it, and I feel fine.” Our colleague Joe Kornik, Editor-in-Chief of VISION by Protiviti (http://vision.protiviti.com), wrote this in his latest feature article. This is true, but there also are many questions around the future of work, how we're going to balance work schedules, when and how frequently we’ll go in…

2022 Little 500 ITT’s were raced on 3/30/22 and 3/31/22. The weather ranged from 38 - 70 degrees with wind and rain. Jimmy and Grace both rode exceptional races.

Kevin shares how IU and Little 500 affected his life. We break down the 2017 race.

The past two years have seen unprecedented levels of innovation and transformation among organizations worldwide. Many organizations are operating in a significantly different manner than they did just a few years ago — focused on resilience, data access and governance, predictive analytics, enabling technologies, and more. Innovation and transform…

Ongoing challenges triggered by a once-in-a-century airborne pandemic continue to unfold, reminding executives that the seemingly countless uncertainties in the market have triggered an overwhelming landscape of ever-changing risks they must manage. Staying abreast of emerging risk issues and opportunities is becoming increasingly difficult. Consid…

In this episode, Jackie Sanz, Managing Director leading Protiviti’s Canadian Risk and Compliance solution, interviews Vlad Tasevski, Chief Operating Officer and Head of Product at Purpose Investments, and Elliot Johnson, Chief Investment officer and Chief Operation Officer at Evolve ETFs. Jackie, Vlad and Elliot discuss the current and future state…

1991 Little 500 had a premier crop of sprinters and Mike pushed everyone to their limits. He shares how his Christian faith guided him through Little 500 and life.

Cybersecurity continues to be a critical area of concern for organizations and virtually any leader you ask – board members, CIOs, CFOs, and many more. But as elevated as those risks are today, the real threat may be just around the corner, particularly concerning cryptocurrency. Crypto has been viewed as highly secure, but the rapid emergence of q…

From Little 500 to the Olympics Benjamin shares how meaningful bikes have been for him.

It has been an active and often wild ride in the IPO market over the past year. After a slow period during the heart of the initial COVID-19 crisis, market activity has reignited at a blistering pace, driven by optimism in the global economy and the emergence of special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, among other factors. There is ample ex…

Like organizations in virtually every industry today, utilities are addressing a number of critical challenges and trends in the market, from infrastructure demands, to calls to improve the customer experience, to talent demands, and much more. How will the future for utilities evolve? In this informative podcast, Peter Tumminello and Claire Gotham…

The current and future state of suspicious activity monitoring and reporting is being transformed by technology and the use of data, analytics and robotics. In this episode, Mark Highton – Managing Director leading Protiviti’s Financial Crimes Consulting practice, interviews Vishal Ranjane – Head of Global AML Strategies, Solutions and Transformati…