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Client Conversations With Craig Budner

Client Conversations With Craig Budner tells the stories of dynamic and innovative leaders and their pathways to success. In 60 minutes or less, the podcast provides lessons learned and valuable insights on how unique leaders build effective business operations. The podcast showcases the value of connecting at a human level with the individuals and teams that are the backbone of any organization.

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22 October 2024
Client Conversations With Craig Budner: Interview With Alvin Hall, Television and Radio Broadcaster, Bestselling Author, Podcaster, and Financial Educator

Alvin Hall is a television and radio broadcaster, bestselling author, podcaster, and financial educator. 

24 September 2024
Client Conversations With Craig Budner: Interview With Alison Fragale, Research Psychologist, Professor, and Author

Alison Fragale is a research psychologist, award-winning professor at UNC Chapel Hill, international keynote speaker, and author who empowers ambitious women by providing them with science-based strategies to advocate for their own interests.

11 September 2024
Client Conversations With Craig Budner: Interview With Bill Neal, Writer, Producer, and Director

Bill Neal is an author and writer, producer, and director of several documentary films and television series. 

22 August 2024
Client Conversations With Craig Budner: Interview With Harold Kaufman, Senior Media Relations and Communications Professional

Harold Kaufman is the senior director of media relations and communications for sports and entertainment at Tony Fay PR, serving some of the biggest brands in sports and entertainment as well as supporting the growth of philanthropic entities.

20 June 2024
Client Conversations With Craig Budner: Interview With Jae Broderick, Writer and Motivational Speaker

Jae Broderick is a writer and motivational speaker who uses her platforms to inspire and empower audiences through storytelling and music.

4 January 2024
Interview With Talmage Boston, Commercial Litigator, Bar Leader, Historian, and Keynote Speaker

Talmage Boston is an award-winning commercial litigator, bar leader, historian, and keynote speaker. 

7 December 2023
Interview With Casey Kaplan, Head of Global Compliance at Nike

Casey Kaplan, a K&L Gates alum, is the global head of compliance at Nike where he currently serves as the senior legal director of global ethics and compliance.

22 September 2023
Interview With Bernard Hiller, Hollywood Acting Coach, Business Trainer, and Life Coach

Bernard Hiller is a Hollywood acting coach, author, business trainer, and life coach.

9 May 2023
Interview With Mark Koulogeorge, Managing General Partner of MK Capital

Mark Koulogeorge is the managing general partner for MK Capital, an early and growth-stage venture capital firm that primarily invests in disruptive business-to-business software and technology companies in their A and B stage.

5 January 2023
Client Conversations: Interview With Tina Parker, American Actor and Director, and Co-Artistic Director and Company Manager at Kitchen Dog Theater

Tina Parker is an American actor and director, and currently serves as the co-artistic director and company manager at Kitchen Dog Theater in Dallas, Texas. 

11 November 2022
Client Conversations: Interview With Lacey Bundy, SVP, Chief Legal Officer, and Corporate Secretary at PetSmart

Lacey Bundy is the SVP, chief legal officer, and corporate secretary at PetSmart.

18 October 2022
Client Conversations: Interview With Erin Millender-Rubin, VP of Legal at Hyperscience

Erin Millender-Rubin is the vice president of legal at Hyperscience, an intelligent document processing platform. 

4 October 2022
Client Conversations: Interview With Dr. Julie Bell, Founder and President of The Mind of a Champion

Dr. Julie Bell is the founder and president of The Mind of a Champion, where she has worked with a variety of teams, individuals, and organizations to improve their mindset.

8 September 2022
Client Conversations: Interview With Rudy Rodriguez, Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Human Resources Officer, and Corporate Secretary for CEC Entertainment

Rudy Rodriguez is the Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Human Resources Officer, and Corporate Secretary for CEC Entertainment. 

24 June 2022
Client Conversations: Interview With Libby Duane Adams, Co-Founder of Alteryx

Olivia Duane Adams (Libby) is the chief advocacy officer (CAO) and co-founder of Alteryx and one of only a handful of female founders to take a technology company public. 

24 March 2022
Client Conversations: Interview With Josh Glessing, Vice President of Strategy at Haslam Sports Group (HSG)

In this Client Conversations episode, Craig Budner interviews Josh Glessing, Vice President of Strategy at Haslam Sports Group (HSG).

8 February 2022
Client Conversations: Interview With Anthony Giglio, Client, New York-Based Sommelier, Journalist, and Author

In this Client Conversations episode, Craig Budner interviews Anthony Giglio, a New York-based sommelier, journalist, and author.

13 December 2021
Client Conversations: Interview With Jamal Stockton, SVP and Head of Customer Inclusion at Fidelity Investments

In this episode of Client Conversations, Craig Budner interviews Jamal Stockton, who is currently SVP, Head of Customer Inclusion at Fidelity Investments.

12 October 2021
Client Conversations: Interview With Mo Bunnell, CEO, and Founder of the Bunnell Idea Group

In this Client Conversations episode, Craig Budner interviews Mo Bunnell, CEO, and founder of the Bunnell Idea Group. 

13 August 2021
Client Conversations: Interview With Ron Jordan, Chairman and Founder of Carter-White & Shaw LLC/Diverse Attorneys of Color and Lobbyist Recruiters

Ron Jordan is the founding Principal of Carter-White & Shaw, with over 30 years of experience in attorney placement and law firm mergers and acquisitions.

8 July 2021
Client Conversations: Interview With Mike Haven, Head of Legal Operations at Intel and President of CLOC

In this episode, Craig Budner interviews Mike Haven, current President of Corporate Legal Operations Consortium (CLOC). CLOC is a leading organization focused on the business of law. 

11 May 2021
Client Conversations: Interview With Cami Richardson, Former CFO of American Skiing Company and LGBTQ Community Advocate

In this episode, former chief financial officer of American Skiing Company and LGBTQ community advocate, Cami Richardson, recounts her business career and shares her personal journey on coming out as a transgender woman at 62 years old.

1 April 2021
Client Conversations: Interview With Rich Stoddart, Former CEO of InnerWorkings, Inc. and Leo Burnett

Rich Stoddart’s marketing career spans more than three decades. He was most recently the chief executive officer of InnerWorkings, Inc. and has also served as the chief executive officer for Leo Burnett, one of the world’s largest and most awarded global advertising agencies.

27 January 2021
Client Conversations: Interview With Michael Hoffman, President of MBL Title

For nearly three decades, Michael Hoffman has been a senior executive with several corporations in Dallas, serving as a C-level officer in the commercial title, multi-family property management, and in the communications sectors.

15 December 2020
Client Conversations: Interview With Audrey Andrews, Executive Vice President and General Counsel at Tenet Healthcare

In this episode, we interview Audrey Andrews, the executive vice president and general counsel for Tenet Healthcare. 

9 November 2020
Client Conversations: Interview With Abhijit Mukhopadhyay, President (Legal) and Company Secretary at the Hinduja Group

In this episode, we interview Abhijit Mukhopadhyay, the president (legal) and company secretary at the Hinduja Group, based at the group’s headquarters in London. 

5 October 2020
Client Conversations: Interview With Matthew J. Maletta, Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of Endo Pharmaceuticals

In this episode, we interview Matthew Maletta, executive vice president and chief legal officer of Endo Pharmaceuticals.

9 September 2020
Client Conversations: Interview With Thomas Smith, Direct Energy's General Counsel and Executive Vice President, North America

In this episode, we interview Thomas Smith, Direct Energy’s General Counsel and Executive Vice President, North America.

20 August 2020
Client Conversations: Interview With Bill Farrell, Managing Director and General Counsel at Longford Capital

With early family roots as coal miners in Pennsylvania, Bill Farrell’s father was able to go on to become president and CEO of one of the largest U.S. trade organizations.

9 July 2020
Client Conversations: Interview With L. Song Richardson, Dean and Chancellor's Professor of Law at the University of California, Irvine School of Law

Craig Budner interviews L. Song Richardson, the Dean and Chancellor’s Professor of Law at the University of California, Irvine School of Law, with joint appointments in the Department of Criminology, Law and Society and in the Department of Asian American Studies.

25 June 2020
Client Conversations: Interview With Dr. Heidi Gardner, Harvard Law School Distinguished Fellow, Center on the Legal Profession

Craig Budner interviews Dr. Heidi Gardner. Growing up just outside Lancaster, Pennsylvania in Amish Country, Dr. Gardner went on to live and work on four continents, including as a Fulbright Fellow, and for McKinsey & Co. and Procter & Gamble.

11 June 2020
Client Conversations: Interview With Maria Varsellona General Counsel & Company Secretary Member of the Group Executive Committee of ABB Ltd, Switzerland

Craig Budner interviews Maria Varsellona, General Counsel & Company Secretary Member of the Group Executive Committee of ABB Ltd, Switzerland.

28 May 2020
Client Conversations: Interview With Ken Hersh, Co-Founder and Former CEO of NGP Energy Capital Management and President and CEO of the George W. Bush Presidential Center

Working alongside Richard Rainwater, Ken Hersh co-founded and was the former CEO of NGP Energy Capital Management, a premier private equity investment franchise in the natural resources industry managing over $20 billion of cumulative committed capital since its inception in 1988.

20 May 2020
Client Conversations: Interview With Rich Nichols, Sports Crisis Management Advisor and Former Olympic Contender

In this episode, Craig Budner interviews Rich Nichols, who grew up in New Bedford, Massachusetts, the son of factory workers at the height of America’s racial tensions in the 1970s. 

11 May 2020
Client Conversations: Interview With A. H. Algosaibi & Bros. General Counsel Brett Walter

In this episode, Craig Budner interviews Brett Walter, General Counsel at A. H. Algosaibi & Bros. Listen to how this Wyoming native, turned from being a sociologist to a big-law-firm attorney, and then went in-house to a Saudi Arabia company.

7 April 2020
Client Conversations: Interview With Mo Bunnell, CEO and Founder of Bunnell Idea Group

In this episode, Craig Budner has a conversation with Mo Bunnell of the Bunnell Idea Group.

22 January 2020
Client Conversations: Interview With Hans Albers, Chief of Staff at Juniper Networks & President of ACC Europe

In this episode, Craig Budner interviews Hans Albers - President at ACC Europe and Chief of Staff & Associate General Counsel International Legal Services at Juniper Networks.

4 September 2019
Client Conversations: Interview With Megaport General Counsel Anna Tichborne

In this episode, Craig Budner interviews Anna Tichborne, General Counsel of Megaport.

23 April 2019
Client Conversations: Interview With Tyler Technologies CEO Lynn Moore

In this inaugural episode, Craig Budner interviews Lynn Moore , Jr.

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