Rephonic
Artwork for Riding the Wave-Project Management for Emergency Managers

Riding the Wave-Project Management for Emergency Managers

Andrew Boyarsky
Emergency Management
Artificial Intelligence
Project Management
Disaster Mental Health
Governance
Logistics In Emergency Management
Risk Management
Hurricane Helene
Stakeholder Engagement
Covid-19
Asheville, United States
Business Continuity
Leadership
Psychological First Aid
Incident Command System
Wildland Fire
FEMA
Risk Assessment
Walmart
Disney

Emergency management is a growing discipline as our world has become increasingly more complex, interconnected, and vulnerable to hazards both natural and human caused. The role of the emergency manager, including leaders in public safety, has expanded and become more vital to cities, counties, states, and large organizations, and much of this work can be contained and effectively managed within p... more

PublishesTwice monthlyEpisodes45Founded9 years ago
Number of ListenersCategory
Business

Listen to this Podcast

Artwork for Riding the Wave-Project Management for Emergency Managers

Latest Episodes

Summary

In this episode, I spoke with Fire Chief Dr. Eric Saylors. Dr. Saylors has spent 30+ years asking a question most of the profession struggles with: how do you prove the value of a disaster that never happened? In this episode he lays out a p... more

YouTube

Summary

This episode features Justin Kates, Senior Business Continuity Advisor at Wawa and former government emergency management leader, discusses his Pracademic Summit talk on four pressures facing emergency management: legitimacy, growing expecta... more

YouTube

Summary

I spoke with Dr. Charles Jennings, founder of John Jay College’s emergency management program, about the new FEMA reform blueprint calling for a roughly 50% workforce reduction, shifting responsibility to states, tribes, territories, and loc... more

YouTube

Summary

This episode features logistics leader LN Lurie about “burning issues” in emergency management. She makes the case that logistics is often underestimated, but determines whether operations succeed. Using examples from wildland fire, festival... more

YouTube

Key Facts

Accepts Guests
Accepts Sponsors
Contact Information
Podcast Host
Number of Listeners
Find out how many people listen to this podcast per episode and each month.

Similar Podcasts

People also subscribe to these shows.

The Daily
The DailyThe New York Times

Recent Guests

Eric Saylors
Fire Chief, El Cerrito–Kensington Fire Department
HEN Technologies (product lead)
Episode: Measuring What Didn’t Happen: Quantifying Emergency Management Value
Justin Kates
Senior Business Continuity Advisor at Wawa, Inc.; former Director of Emergency Management for Somerville, MA and Nashville, NH
Wawa, Inc.
Episode: The Walls Are Closing In: AI’s Impact on Emergency Management, Governance, and De-Skilling
Charles Jennings
Dr. in emergency response, fire protection and urban planning; founder of the Emergency Management Program at John Jay College
John Jay College; consultant
Episode: FEMA Reform at a Crossroads: What Local Emergency Managers Need to Know
LN Lurie
Logistics and operations leader known for turning complex operations into scalable systems
Logistics Ninja
Episode: Logistics Makes or Breaks Emergency Response: Logistics Ninja LN Lurie
Jonathan Spector
Founder and principal of Converge Strategic Partners, advisory leader for AI adoption in executive teams
Converge Strategic Partners
Episode: Slow Down to Speed Up: Jonathan Spector on Establishing AI Guard Rails
Tom Sivak
Chief Emergency Manager at EM1, AI and preparedness advocate
EM1
Episode: Speed Up to Slow Down: AI as a Force Multiplier EMs with Tom Sivak
Ashley Morris
Emergency Management Coordinator for Gillespie County, Texas and the City of Fredericksburg
Gillespie County Emergency Management
Episode: Empowering Emergency Management through Project Management: A Conversation with Ashley Morris
Andrew Phelps
Chief Operating Officer, AC Disaster Consulting
AC Disaster Consulting
Episode: How Improv Theater Unlocks Better EM Collaboration with Andrew Phelps
Patrick Beckley
Director of Emergency Management for the Long Island Rail Road
Long Island Rail Road
Episode: Patrick Beckley on Disaster Mental Health: Preparedness, Vulnerability, and Supporting Responders

Host

Andrew Boyarsky
Host of Riding the Wave and related EM PM content.

Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars from 2 ratings
  • Ounce of Prevention=Pound of Cure

    As "the Black Elephant" I can highly recommend this podcast to anyone who wants to learn more about the subject of enterprise risk management (ERM) and related topics. The podcast features a variety of speakers from the risk, emergency preparedness, and disaster recovery and resonse fields; definitely will help an organization identify the "ounce of preventative measures" to avoid the "pound of cure" by not acting.

    N.B. this is, of course, the podcast Author

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Pinnacle Performance Mgt
    United States9 years ago

Listeners Say

Key themes from listener reviews, highlighting what works and what could be improved about the show.

Practical, field-tested guidance for EM leaders.
Guests bring real-world experience and actionable insights.
Strong focus on leadership and stakeholder dynamics in crises.
A solid deep-dive into enterprise risk and preparedness.
Great mix of policy context and hands-on tactics for project PM in EM.

Top Business Podcasts

Talking Points

Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.

Measuring What Didn’t Happen: Quantifying Emergency Management Value
Q: How can you translate technical findings into a value proposition for stakeholders?
By pairing hard data with real-life case studies, communicating in terms stakeholders care about (costs, lives saved, service continuity), and presenting both the data and its practical implications in a clear, relatable story.
Measuring What Didn’t Happen: Quantifying Emergency Management Value
Q: How should data and risk be defined in terms of threats, consequences, and vulnerabilities?
Risk is a mix of threats, consequences, and vulnerabilities; while threats and consequences may be hard to eliminate, focusing on reducing vulnerabilities and measuring outcomes helps demonstrate value and guide prevention strategies.
Measuring What Didn’t Happen: Quantifying Emergency Management Value
Q: What measures should be identified during project initiation to avoid proving value after the work is completed?
The guest suggests defining concrete measures up front, including how to frame risk (threats, consequences, vulnerabilities), identifying outcomes rather than just outputs, and planning exercises or applications that demonstrate value through case studies and quantifiable impacts before the project ends.
The Walls Are Closing In: AI’s Impact on Emergency Management, Governance, and De-Skilling
Q: What governance measures should organizations implement when adopting AI in emergency management?
Organizations should establish guardrails, authorize specific tools, train staff on safe usage and limitations, plan for data protection, and ensure fallback to manual processes in case of outages or failures.
The Walls Are Closing In: AI’s Impact on Emergency Management, Governance, and De-Skilling
Q: Where is AI encroaching on tasks emergency managers typically perform?
AI is encroaching on non-routine tasks that historically required human critical thinking, including planning, scenario development, and grant-related activities, while routine tasks have traditionally seen automation.

Audience Metrics

Listeners, social reach, demographics and more for this podcast.

Listeners per Episode
Gender Skew
Location
Interests
Professions
Age Range
Household Income
Social Media Reach

Frequently Asked Questions About This Podcast

What is This Podcast about and what kind of topics does it cover?

The show centers on applying project management practices to emergency management, covering governance, funding, stakeholder engagement, and cross-sector collaboration. Episodes frequently examine how federal policy, logistics, AI, mental health, and business continuity intersect with local preparedness, planning, and response. Notable themes include practical playbooks for incident management, the role of volunteers and public-private partnerships, and leadership approaches that scale from small teams to large organizations. A distinctive strength is bringing operational rigor and process-oriented thinking to urgent public safety challenges, often illustrated with real-world deployments, crises, and leadership lessons. This makes it a stro... more

Where can I find podcast stats for this podcast?

Rephonic provides a wide range of podcast stats for this podcast. We scanned the web and collated all of the information that we could find in our comprehensive podcast database. See how many people listen to this podcast and access YouTube viewership numbers, download stats, audience demographics, chart rankings, ratings, reviews and more.

How many listeners does this podcast get?

Rephonic provides a full set of podcast information for three million podcasts, including the number of listeners. View further listenership figures for this podcast, including podcast download numbers and subscriber numbers, so you can make better decisions about which podcasts to sponsor or be a guest on. You will need to upgrade your account to access this premium data.

What are the audience demographics for this podcast?

Rephonic provides comprehensive predictive audience data for this podcast, including gender skew, age, country, political leaning, income, professions, education level, and interests. You can access these listener demographics by upgrading your account.

How many subscribers and views does this podcast have?

To see how many followers or subscribers this podcast has on Spotify and other platforms such as Castbox and Podcast Addict, simply upgrade your account. You'll also find viewership figures for their YouTube channel if they have one.

Which podcasts are similar to this podcast?

These podcasts share a similar audience with this podcast:

1. The Daily

How many episodes of this podcast are there?

this podcast launched 9 years ago and published 45 episodes to date. You can find more information about this podcast including rankings, audience demographics and engagement in our podcast database.

How do I contact this podcast?

Our systems regularly scour the web to find email addresses and social media links for this podcast. We scanned the web and collated all of the contact information that we could find in our podcast database. But in the unlikely event that you can't find what you're looking for, our concierge service lets you request our research team to source better contacts for you.

Where can I see ratings and reviews for this podcast?

Rephonic pulls ratings and reviews for this podcast from multiple sources, including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Castbox, and Podcast Addict.

View all the reviews in one place instead of visiting each platform individually and use this information to decide if a show is worth pitching or not.

How do I access podcast episode transcripts for this podcast?

Rephonic provides full transcripts for episodes of this podcast. Search within each transcript for your keywords, whether they be topics, brands or people, and figure out if it's worth pitching as a guest or sponsor. You can even set-up alerts to get notified when your keywords are mentioned.

What guests have appeared on this podcast?

Recent guests on this podcast include:

1. Eric Saylors
2. Justin Kates
3. Charles Jennings
4. LN Lurie
5. Jonathan Spector
6. Tom Sivak
7. Ashley Morris
8. Andrew Phelps

To view more recent guests and their details, simply upgrade your Rephonic account. You'll also get access to a typical guest profile to help you decide if the show is worth pitching.

Find and pitch the right podcasts

We help savvy brands, marketers and PR professionals to find the right podcasts for any topic or niche. Get the data and contacts you need to pitch podcasts at scale and turn listeners into customers.
Try it free for 7 days