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Dancing with the Black Elephant

Andrew Boyarsky

Sponsored by the MS in ERM Program at Yeshiva University's Katz School- Dancing with the Black Elephant (DWBE) is a podcast series focused on the topic of enterprise risk management and rela...

Episodes

20 of 33 episodes

Measuring What Didn’t Happen: Quantifying Emergency Management Value

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...

42:42Aug 5, 2026

The Walls Are Closing In: AI’s Impact on Emergency Management, Governance, and De-Skilling

Summary This episode features Justin Kates, Senior Business Continuity Advisor at Wawa and former government emergency management leader, di...

33:42Jun 29, 2026

FEMA Reform at a Crossroads: What Local Emergency Managers Need to Know

Summary I spoke with Dr. Charles Jennings, founder of John Jay College’s emergency management program, about the new FEMA reform blueprint c...

44:13Jun 25, 2026

Logistics Makes or Breaks Emergency Response: Logistics Ninja LN Lurie

Summary This episode features logistics leader LN Lurie about “burning issues” in emergency management. She makes the case that logistics is...

40:16Jun 17, 2026

Slow Down to Speed Up: Jonathan Spector on Establishing AI Guard Rails

Summary Jonathan Spector, Founder & Principal Advisor at Converge Strategic Partners, joins the podcast to unpack how emergency managers — e...

32:31Apr 13, 2026

Speed Up to Slow Down: AI as a Force Multiplier EMs with Tom Sivak

This episode features Tom Sivak, Chief Emergency Manager at EM1, where we discuss why artificial intelligence is no longer optional for the...

30:34Mar 23, 2026

Empowering Emergency Management through Project Management: A Conversation with Ashley Morris

This episode features Ashley Morris, EM Coordinator for Gillespie County and Fredericksburg, Texas, about using project management to stop t...

29:08Mar 10, 2026

How Improv Theater Unlocks Better EM Collaboration with Andrew Phelps

What if the secret to better emergency collaboration isn't another FEMA course—but improv theater techniques? In this episode, Andrew Phelps...

36:11Mar 2, 2026

Patrick Beckley on Disaster Mental Health: Preparedness, Vulnerability, and Supporting Responders

This episode features Patrick Beckley, Director of Emergency Management for the Long Island Rail Road and former Suffolk County Fire, Rescue...

35:39Feb 20, 2026

Effective Stakeholder Management and Leadership in Emergency Management

Effective Stakeholder Management & Leadership in Emergency Management Projects This podcast episode features Adam Suktkus, an instructor at...

28:32Jan 20, 2026

Business Continuity Insights with Erika Andresen: Lessons from Hurricane Helene

Business Continuity Insights with Erika Andresen: Lessons from Hurricane Helene In this episode, Erika Andresen, a recognized business conti...

35:04Jan 15, 2026

The 12 Laws for Effective Emergency Response-Michael Stone, IFRC Alumni Assoc. President, Part 1

In part 1 of this insightful interview, Michael Stone, President of the IFRC Alumni Association, shares his extensive experience in humanita...

53:43Dec 23, 2025

Leadership and Team Dynamics in Emergency Management

Part 2 of my podcast with Michael Stone, President of the IFRC Alumni Association features a discussion on leadership and team dynamics with...

36:32Dec 23, 2025

Navigating Crisis: Leadership Insights from Global Retail Titans- Andrea Davis, The Resiliency Initiative

The principal focus of our discussion centers around the critical importance of risk management as a foundational element in emergency manag...

41:43Dec 10, 2025

Resilience Thomas Croall

In episode 19 of Riding the Wave- PM4EM, my guest was Thomas Croall. We spoke about organizational and operation resilience, how corporation...

34:27Feb 25, 2024

Stakeholder Mgt with Kit Lee-Demery

Kit Lee-Demery is an emergency management professional with public, private, and higher education sector experiences. Kit is the Senior Mana...

22:27Dec 8, 2023

Risk And Recovery with Todd De Voe, EM Network

We are kicking off a re-inauguration of the podcast, and I have as my guest Todd T. De Voe. In this episode we discussed risk and recovery t...

40:22Sep 28, 2023

Preparedness Matters with Vincent Davis

I spoke with Vincent B. Davis, Founder of Preparedness Matters Consulting and serves as Director of Disaster Services for Feeding America. P...

43:35Mar 3, 2021

Managing Expectations and Role of EM - Todd DeVoe EM Weekly

I spoke with Todd De Voe, an emergency management educator and the host of EM Weekly, Business Continuity Today, Natural Disaster & Emergenc...

41:04Mar 1, 2021

Cyberinsurance- Celia Seigerman Levit, VP Risk Management at Olive Tree Holdings

This episode features Celia Seigerman-Levit, VP Risk Mgt., Olive Tree Holdings. Prior to Olive Tree Holdings, Celia was the Director of Risk...

17:17Jan 11, 2021