CZ and Friends
By Cecilia Ziniti
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Episodes: 43
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CZ & Friends is a podcast about what it takes to lead and evolve legal in an era of exponential change. Hosted by Cecilia Ziniti, former General Counsel turned founder and CEO of GC AI, each episode features candid conversations with legal and business leaders who are building for scale, taking bold bets on technology, and leading with humanity. Whether you're a GC, operator, or in-house counsel, this podcast is your front-row seat to the future of legal.
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Greenfield to Gold Standard: Building Legal From Scratch with Alisha Cieslak, Gordon Food Service
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Jul 29, 2026 |
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The Blackberry Era of Legal AI with Tina Hwang, ClassDojo Head of Legal
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Jul 17, 2026 |
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Building Legal as the Company's Air Traffic Control with Ekumene Lysonge, NerdWallet CLO
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Jun 24, 2026 |
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"Yes If" Thinking: Sharon Johnson of MODE Global on AI, Logistics and Legal Leadership
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Jun 17, 2026 |
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The GC-to-Board Playbook, with Executive Coach Anne Marie Segal
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Jun 10, 2026 |
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The Kanye Clause, Taylor Swift IP, and AI: Mary Ambacher of EverQuote and Lauren Anderson of Wayfair
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Jun 03, 2026 |
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Risk, Calibration, and 5,000 Bad Haircut Lawsuits with David Schellhase, 3x GC and Okta Board Member
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May 21, 2026 |
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The End of the Billable Hour with Bjarne Tellmann, CEO of FjordStream Advisors
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May 06, 2026 |
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Legal Ops at Scale: Sruthi Kosuri and Cindy Prabhakar of Marvell Technology
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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Replace Me: Jimmy Toy of Articore Group on AI, Copyright, and the Future of Legal
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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Inside Real Estate Law: Nicole Komin & Danielle Shainbrown hosted by Laurel Palluzi
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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AI Governance and Why Legal Bottlenecks Start Upstream with Rachel Harris of Suzy
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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Crypto Law, AI, and Legal Leadership with Molly Abraham of Coinbase
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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Gagan Biyani CEO of Maven on AI, Learning, and Building Big
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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AI, Leadership, and Why Great Legal Leaders Let Go: Matthew Campobasso of Zone & Co.
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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AI and the Cost of Getting It Wrong with Sarah Binder of BetterUp & Sophie McNaught of SVB
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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Translating Tech to the Courtroom: Michael Jacobs of JAMS on the Smartphone Wars and AI
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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Scaling Legal in Education: Elana Freeman of Swing Education
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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The Tolstoy Test for Legal Leadership: Ron Bell of Collective Health (ex-Yahoo, Apple)
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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Calm Under Pressure: How Great CLOs Build Trust with Anirma Gupta of Unity
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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Lawyers and Outsiders as Founders: The Operator Mindset with Mallun Yen of Operator Collective
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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Leaving the GC Seat: Matt Gipple of Dryvebox on Product Judgment, Regulation, and Becoming a Founder
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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Becoming the GC Without Losing Your Life with Joseph Schohl of Inside Counsel Academy
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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From One Lawyer to Fortune 500: Maury Bricks & Michele Murray of GPM Investments on Building Trust and AI-Ready Legal
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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From Skeptic to Strategist: Danielle Sheer of Commvault on Trust, AI, and the Future of Legal Leadership
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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Facts Don’t Lie: SEC Insights, AI Risk and Keeping Law Human with Rebecca Fike of Reed Smith
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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Owning Risk, Building Trust: Ben Jacobs of Xero on Leadership, M&A, and Kindness in Law
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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Culture as Strategy: Bill Berry (Chief Legal Officer) and Ariana Goodell (Sr. Counsel) of Verkada on Trust, Boundaries and Better
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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Courage and Conscience: General Counsel Jordan Breslow on Integrity and Plain English Lawyering at Etsy, Opsware, and in General
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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Original by Design: Deepgram GC Holly Hogan on AI Guardrails and Leading with Authenticity
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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Ask.com to AI: Doug Leeds on Curiosity, Persuasion, and Reinventing Leadership
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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Instacart Legal: Making AI Everyday Practice
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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Telehealth, Trust, and AI: CLO of Simple Practice Ali Hartley on How Legal Scales Healthcare
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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Move Fast, Build Trust: Peter Katz on Scaling Legal at Duo and Expel
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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Cleared for Takeoff: Kerrie Forbes of JSX on Playing Fair and Building Legal Strategy in Aviation
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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Legal as a Product: David Morris on IPOs, Global Expansion & Building High-Impact Teams
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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From Engineer to CAO: Diane Honda on AI, Trust, and Leading Change
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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Turning Legal Into a Growth Engine: IRC's CLO Chuck Kable on Strategy, Compliance & Change
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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Quantum & Law: Kaniah Konkoly-Thege on Quantum, Policy & Leadership
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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Navigating Innovation & IP at Scale: Tina Patel on Building Legal at Amazon
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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Leading With Trust: Tricia Kinney on High-Performance Legal Teams at Scale
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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Think Like a Builder: Jeremy Siegel on Being the First Legal Hire Startups Actually Need
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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Built to Scale: Alice Davidson & Jenna Hunt on Evolving Legal at a Global Fintech Tipalti
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Jul 09, 2025 |