It seems like there’s a podcast for everyone these days. No matter what profession you’re in, if you search iTunes odds are you’ll find a podcast geared toward you. But how many podcasts exist that are geared exclusively towards board members? In the corporate governance space, the bar keeps getting higher. There’s a lack of good content out there helping directors navigate as they go. We’re aiming to change that. Welcome to The Corporate Director Podcast. &nbsp;

Why You Should Listen to The Corporate Director Podcast

We are so excited to share with you our very first episode of The Corporate Director Podcast. We kicked off this podcast by interviewing two exceptional guests: Brian Stafford, President and CEO of Diligent Corporation and Betsy Atkins, serial entrepreneur, three-time CEO, and corporate governance &amp; growth expert. This episode is all about modern governance. We’re covering how the role of boards has changed over the past decade and what changes we can expect to see in the future. We know you’re going to love it.

The Modern Board Member — What You Need to Know to Continue Making a Positive Impact

Insights are lifeblood for directors. With today’s increasing flow of rapid data and information, directors want more data and more research, and they need it faster. This week we show board members how to obtain those insights, which research to follow, and how to enable your board to leverage their individual strengths to ask the right questions. This episode is hosted by Dottie Schindlinger and Meghan Day, with special guests Laurie Yoler and  Annie Kors. Laurie Yoler is on the boards of Church &amp; Dwight, Bose, Zoox, and Noon Home. She is also a founding member of the board of directors for Tesla. Annie Kors is the lead researcher for the Diligent Institute, the governance think tank and research arm for  Diligent Corporation.

3 Ways Directors Can Gain Laser-Focused Insights

Digital disruption has impacted nearly every industry. Retail, transportation, and even certain parts of healthcare have been upended, as upstarts have supplanted long-standing companies. Research shows that half of the S&amp;P 500 companies will be replaced over the next 10 years. What does that mean? There’s no escaping digital disruption. The forecast is pretty clear: Disrupt, or be disrupted. We sat down with John Hinshaw, who’s held senior positions and directorships at various companies (like Sysco, Hewlett-Packard, &amp; Verizon Wireless) to discuss how boards today are tackling technological unrest. John’s combined experience as a technology executive and as a director gives him a unique insight. John Hinshaw is currently on the boards of Sysco, BNY Mellon, Docusign and Illumio.

How Digital Disruption Is Challenging Board Rooms

Diversity is an increasingly center-stage topic, in legislation, pop culture, and nearly every work environment. And there’s no place the effects of diversity are more far-reaching than in corporate board rooms. On this episode, we sit down with Erin Lantz and  Jonathan Nelson to discuss the facts on board diversity. Truly, there’s no one with more relevant perspectives better to discuss these issues than these two guests: Erin Lantz is corporate director of TrueCar, and VP and GM of Mortgages for Zillow Group, and has an MBA from Harvard. She’s also part of what we call next-gen board directors (board members under 50). Jonathan pulls his governance expertise from his 10+ years in governance research for a variety of firms. Currently, he is Head of Research at CGLytics, a corporate governance data and analytics platform that covers over 120K people across 5,000 companies. (He has an MA from George Mason.)