In this episode, we have the sextet of Karen Woody, Jonathan Armstrong, Matt Kelly, Jonathan Marks, and Jay Rosen, with host Tom Fox also weighing in on this episode. We also discuss our favorite story of 2021 and end with a veritable mélange of shouts outs and See more +

In this episode, we have the sextet of Karen Woody, Jonathan Armstrong, Matt Kelly, Jonathan Marks, and Jay Rosen, with host Tom Fox also weighing in on this episode. We also discuss our favorite story of 2021 and end with a veritable mélange of shouts outs and rants.

1. Karen Woody reviews the increase in SEC enforcement that the regulators have told us throughout the year that is coming. Karen shouts out to start early Emmy buzz for Ted Lasso.

2. Jay Rosen reviews the Activision imbroglio from the missteps of the CCO to the dissemination of the CEO. Rosen shouts out to civility.

3. Matt Kelly reviews the latest iteration of ransomware attacks and contrasts it with data privacy breaches from the past. Kelly shouts out to the NJ sandwich shop Hometown International, with $35K in annual sales resulting in a $100MM market cap evaluation.

4. Jonathan Armstrong goes back to consider the long-running soap opera, sage, and story of Carlos Ghosn and Nissan. Armstrong shouts out to those who show true leadership in a crisis and the Spirit of Christmas.

5. Jonathan Marks reviews the increased Caremark duties for Boards of Directors coming out of the Delaware courts. Marks expands on his rant about Hall of Fame horse trainer Bob Blaffert.

6. Tom Fox reviews the year in ESG and why compliance is the most well-suited corporate function to lead a corporate ESG effort. Shouts out to John Lee Dumas, who, as a college senior on 9/11, knew that night he was going to war, and to all the men and women who served in combat in America’s 20-year war in Iraq and Afghanistan. See less -