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Risk is Our Business

Michael Rasmussen
Risk Management
Enterprise Risk Management
GRC
Artificial Intelligence
Cyber Risk
Governance
Risk Culture
Sustainability
Digital Risk
Resilience
ESG
Risk Intelligence
ISO 31000
Cyber Security
Storytelling
Operational Resilience
Operational Risk
Reputational Risk
GRC Engineering
Cybersecurity

Welcome to Risk Is Our Business, where we explore the principles of Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance — to reliably achieving objectives, navigating uncertainty, and act with integrity.Here, we follow the Prime Directive of Risk Management: No decision or strategy moves forward without understanding its impact on our objectives, our resilience, and our values. Because risk isn’t the enem... more

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In this episode of Risk Is Our Business, Captain Michael Rasmussen welcomes Ellen Holder, Managing Director and Sustainability & ESG Lead EMEA at Protiviti, for a conversation that asks a deceptively simple question. Is sustainability really about re... more

Recorded live at Corporate Risk Minds 2026 in Berlin, this episode of the Risk Is Our Business Podcast features returning guest Benjamin Lüders, Partner and Risk Consulting Service Leader for Europe West and Germany at EY, for a conversation on how e... more

In this episode of Risk Is Our Business, Captain Michael Rasmussen sits down with leaders from Norway’s Institute of Internal Auditors for a conversation about how culture shapes governance, risk, compliance, and assurance.

The discussion begins wit... more

Recorded live at Risk-!n Conference 2026, this episode of Risk Is Our Business features Bruno Parnet, Manager of Risk Management at Audemars Piguet, for a conversation on the human side of risk management and what it takes to build a program that gen... more

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Recent Guests

Ellen Holder
Sustainability expert at Protiviti
Protiviti
Episode: The Sustainable Frontier: Risk, Value, and the Future with Ellen Holder
Benjamin Lüders
EY risk consulting leader for Europe West
EY
Episode: At the Speed of Trust: Reimagining Risk for the AI Era with Benjamin Lüders
Bruno Parnet
Manager of risk management
Audemars Piguet
Episode: The Sound of Risk: Why Listening Matters More Than Knowing with Bruno Parnet
Aurore Chatard
Leads resilience at SRG SSR
SRG SSR
Episode: Conducting Resilience: Beyond Compliance and Into Action with Aurore Chatard
Adrian Clements
Risk management expert with 40 years in the field, consultant, founder of atypic group
Atypic Group
Episode: Shaking the Prime Directive: Rethinking Risk from the Ground Up with Adrian Clements
Hermann Suter
Head of Group Enterprise Risk Management at Barry Callebaut Group
Barry Callebaut Group
Episode: The Speed of Risk: Controls and Decision-Making with Hermann Suter
Darren Smith
Risk management professional discussing third-party risk at a pharmaceutical company
Episode: The Extended Enterprise: Third-Party Risk at Warp Scale with Darren Smith
Kristina Wiese Tranberg
Consulting professional with Ingeginnets, focusing on internal controls
Ingeginnets
Episode: From Controls to Clarity: Aligning Risk and Control Across the Enterprise with Kristina Wiese Tranberg, Karoline Corfitz & Morten Bjerregaard
Karoline Corfitz
Compliance professional at Ingeginnets, experience with sustainability regulations and controls
Ingeginnets
Episode: From Controls to Clarity: Aligning Risk and Control Across the Enterprise with Kristina Wiese Tranberg, Karoline Corfitz & Morten Bjerregaard

Host

Michael Rasmussen
Host of Risk Is Our Business, framing discussions on risk governance, resilience, and enterprise risk management

Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars from 8 ratings
  • From fry to entertaining

    Usually topics surrounding risk and compliance can be so dry but this podcast made it fun and entertaining. Love the Star Trek theme

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    emalie hartley
    United Statesa year ago

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Usually topics surrounding risk and compliance can be so dry but this podcast made it fun and entertaining.
Strong emphasis on cross-functional collaboration and data-driven decision making makes episodes valuable for sponsors and guests alike.
The host and guests deliver practical frameworks that feel immediately usable in real-world risk programs.

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The Sustainable Frontier: Risk, Value, and the Future with Ellen Holder
Q: I'm sitting down with Ellen Holder of Protiviti. Ellen, for our audience that might not be familiar with you, can you give them a background on who Ellen is?
Ellen describes herself as responsible for sustainability in Europe and for risk in Germany, with a background in philosophy, politics, peace/security studies, and economics, leading to a focus on governance, risk management, and ESG across different GRC functions.
Heatmaps, Histograms and Star Charts: Quantifying Risk with Tony Martin-Vegue
Q: How does the author suggest beginners approach Monte Carlo simulations?
Begin with a simple coin-flip exercise to simulate outcomes, then implement a basic Monte Carlo run in Excel to illustrate uncertainty before advancing to more complex models.
Heatmaps, Histograms and Star Charts: Quantifying Risk with Tony Martin-Vegue
Q: What are the core steps someone should take to start with cyber risk quantification?
Start with understanding objectives, then introduce Monte Carlo simulations in simple terms (even with Excel), build up to formal frameworks like FAIR, and progressively tackle real-world scenarios like ransomware and data breaches while improving risk communication.
Heatmaps, Histograms and Star Charts: Quantifying Risk with Tony Martin-Vegue
Q: Can you explain why Heatmaps may be misleading for modern risk management?
Heatmaps oversimplify risk by forcing a multifaceted reality into a few colors, which can obscure the true distribution and impact of risks; quantitative methods paired with storytelling provide a more nuanced and actionable view for decision-makers.
The Probability Nebula: Digital Twins and Forward-Looking Risk with Florian Worm
Q: What do you see as some of the forward-looking things that risk practitioners should focus on?
Florian outlines a shift toward quantitative, probabilistic risk management supported by digital twins to simulate decisions and improve resilience, emphasizing decision-oriented risk practices over checkbox compliance.

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A thoughtful show exploring governance, risk management, and compliance through practitioner-led conversations with senior risk professionals and GRC experts. Episodes emphasize integrating risk decisions with strategic objectives, leveraging data and technology, and moving beyond checkbox compliance toward proactive resilience and value creation. Noteworthy themes include enterprise-wide risk approaches, AI and analytics in risk, risk culture, and the evolving roles of CISOs and CROs. The format often centers on real-world frameworks, cross-functional collaboration, and practical steps for influencing boardroom decisions, making it valuable for practitioners seeking actionable insights and sponsors looking to reach risk-focused decision-ma... more

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2. Benjamin Lüders
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4. Aurore Chatard
5. Adrian Clements
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