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The Corporate Director PodcastUnderstanding the PCAOBIn this episode, hosts Dottie Schindlinger and Meghan Day delve into the creation and legacy of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) with insights from notable guests. Mike Levy discusses the implications of a congressional bill which proposed to eliminate the PCAOB and transfer its responsibilities to the SEC. Sherron Watkins and Cynthia Cooper, known for exposing the Enron and WorldCom frauds respectively, share their perspectives on the importance of maintaining strong audit oversight and the potential consequences of dismantling the PCAOB and similar audit oversight bodies.
2025-07-0342 min
Talking TaxUS Audit Board’s Role Still Sparks Debate Two Decades Post-EnronCongress is reconsidering the accounting guardrails it put in place more than two decades ago to ensure investors can trust the revenues and asset values listed companies publish.
Republican budget proposals would abolish the US audit regulator and reassign its work to the Securities and Exchange Commission. While lawmakers negotiate over what will end up in a final version of their tax and spending bill, the proposals have prompted debate over how best to regulate auditors and the role of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
A member of the board and two former executives...
2025-06-2529 min
200: Tech Tales FoundThe Enron Scandal: A Cautionary Tale of Corporate Greed and DeceitThe Enron scandal is one of the most infamous corporate scandals in history. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Enron, a Houston-based energy company, soared to unimaginable heights, becoming one of the largest and most innovative companies in the world. However, behind the scenes, executives like Kenneth Lay, Jeffrey Skilling, and Andrew Fastow were engaging in a complex web of accounting fraud, hiding billions of dollars in debt and making false promises to investors. The company's collapse in 2001 was catastrophic, with over 20,000 employees losing their jobs and investors losing billions. The scandal led to a complete overhaul of...
2025-06-1621 min
レアジョブ英会話 Daily News Article PodcastIs Enron back? If it’s a joke, some former employees aren’t laughingAn elaborate parody appears to be behind an effort to resurrect Enron, the Houston-based energy company that exemplified the worst in American corporate fraud and greed after it went bankrupt in 2001.
If its return is comedic, some former employees who lost everything in Enron’s collapse aren’t laughing.
Once the nation’s seventh-largest company, Enron filed for bankruptcy protection on Dec. 2, 2001, after years of accounting tricks could no longer hide billions of dollars in debt or make failing ventures appear profitable. The energy company’s collapse put more than 5,000 people out of work and wiped out more than $2 billion in emplo...
2025-01-0502 min
Accounts DeceivableSeason 3, E1: The Biggest Accounting Fraud in HistoryWhen Sherron Watkins became an accountant, she was looking forward to a life in the background, happy with making sense of numbers and balancing the books. Little did she know, she was destined to uncover the largest accounting fraud in history.
Find out what happens next in Accounts Deceivable: a new podcast, sponsored by Medius, this season examining the world of corporate whistleblowing. Learn more about Medius at http://medius.com
2024-12-1714 min
The WhistleblowersThe fall of EnronMay 20, 2023 06:03The fall of EnronEnron was one of the biggest energy, commodities, and services companies in the world. Wall Street loved the company right up until it fell apart. John Kiriakou speaks with the former Vice President of Corporate Development at Enron, Sherron Watkins. On this episode of the Whistleblowers, Watkins explains how when Enron’s financial numbers just didn’t add up, she uncovered one of the biggest scandals in corporate history.
2024-11-1727 min
Bookey SummaryUncovering Corporate Greed: The Rise and Fall of The Smartest Guys In The RoomChapter 1:Summary of The Smartest Guys In The RoomThe Smartest Guys In The Room is a book written by journalists Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind that investigates the rise and fall of Enron, one of the largest and most notorious corporate scandals in American history.The book delves into the inner workings of Enron, a Texas-based energy company that, at its zenith, was considered a model of success and innovation. It focuses on the key players involved, particularly CEO Jeff Skilling and CFO Andy Fastow, as well as the company's culture...
2023-11-0908 min
Not Past ItThe Enron WhistleblowerEnron, the Houston-based energy giant, was one of the biggest, most well-respected companies in the 90s. But in 2001, it went from top of the heap to bottom of the barrel, real quick. On August 22, 2001, Sherron Watkins met with the company’s CEO to warn him about the accounting scandal pushing the company to the brink of collapse. This episode originally aired on August 25, 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2023-08-2434 min
Corporate GossipEnron RulesDon't forget to rate and review this podcast!! This is a true Corporate Gossip Exclusive: The ONLY comparative exploration of Enron and Vanderpump Rules. On a summer day in 2012 in a restaurant garden in Weho, waitress Schena Shay confronts Housewife Brandi Glanville about the rumors of infidelity surrounding Brandi's husband, Eddie Cibrian. Narratively, this scene breaks the seam between the women of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and the servers who tend to them. And television's crown jewel is born: Vanderpump Rules. Few know that there was another cosmic seam that ripped at the...
2023-05-051h 26
Whistleblower of the WeekSherron Watkins and Jane Turner on the Campaign to Make National Whistleblower Day PermanentIn this episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast, Enron whistleblower Sherron Watkins is asking the questions as FBI whistleblower Jane Turner serves as the interviewee.On the podcast, Turner announces an exciting new initiative that is wholly by whistleblowers, for whistleblowers: urging President Biden to sign an Executive Order and permanently recognize National Whistleblower Day. Turner and Watkins talk about the specifics of the campaign: what it looks like, who’s involved, and how fellow whistleblowers and advocates can help! Learn more about the campaign to make National Whistleblower Day permanent on WNN's website, and ch...
2023-03-0235 min
Talk CocktailA Whistleblower Stands Up To China: A Conversation with Ashley YablonThink about how different the world is because of whistleblowers. Think about the impact of Daniel Ellsberg, Coleen Rowley, Sherron Watkins, Jeffery Weigand, and Karen Silkwood.Each changed the trajectory of a company or a government for the better, and in doing so risked making their own lives so much worse.So why do they do it? Why do some individuals put their own moral compass ahead of the risks of being a whistleblower?Ashley Yablon might be able to answer some of these questions because he is a whistleblower. His information would have a profound impact...
2022-05-0232 min
Talk CocktailA Whistleblower Stands Up To China: A Conversation with Ashley Yablon
Think about how different the world is because of whistleblowers. Think about the impact of Daniel Ellsberg, Coleen Rowley, Sherron Watkins, Jeffery Weigand, and Karen Silkwood.
Each changed the trajectory of a company or a government for the better, and in doing so risked making their own lives so much worse.
So why do they do it? Why do some individuals put their own moral compass ahead of the risks of being a whistleblower?
Ashley Yablon might be able to answer some of these questions because he is a whistleblower. His information would h...
2022-04-2732 min
Working ItThe reality of whistleblowing at workThis week on Working It we take a step back from day-to-day workplace life and explore the issue of whistleblowing. What drives people to speak up against their employers - and what happens to those staff? Does it necessarily end your career in that company? Isabel talks to Siri Nelson, executive director of the US National Whistleblower Center. Siri has devoted her professional life to protecting the rights of those who speak up. She offers advice for listeners who have seen something wrong and want to report it (first step: get a lawyer). Si...
2022-02-0218 min
The Ethics ExpertsEpisode 100 - Sherron WatkinsIn this episode of The Ethics Experts, Gio and Nick welcome Sherron Watkins, former Vice President of Enron Corporation who alerted then-CEO Ken Lay in August 2001 to accounting irregularities within the company, warning him that Enron ‘might implode in a wave of accounting scandals.’.
2021-11-241h 04
Fraud in AmericaEnron Whistleblower Sherron WatkinsTo learn more about Sherron, click here.------------------Fraud in America Social Links🌐 Website🐦 Twitter📸 Instagram🎥 YouTube👔 LinkedIn------------------To learn more about Fraud in America, visit fraudinamerica.com.Thoughts? Guest suggestions? Email us at info@fraudinamerica.com."Fraud in America" is produced by Jeb White, James King, Emma Bass, and Jacklyn DeMar; research by Kathleen Scanlan, Brian Markovitz, and Max Voldman; edited by Rachel Brooks; original music by Connor Kaos.Fraud in America is a project of Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund, a 501(c)(3) org...
2021-09-1545 minNot Past ItThe Enron WhistleblowerEnron, the Houston-based energy giant, was one of the biggest, most well-respected companies in the 90s. But in 2001, it went from top of the heap to bottom of the barrel, real quick. On August 22, 2001, Sherron Watkins met with the company’s CEO to warn him about the accounting scandal pushing the company to the brink of collapse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2021-08-2536 min
This Week in FCPAEpisode 260 – the Compliance Handbook, 2nd editionAs Tom celebrates the release of The Compliance Handbook, 2nd edition, he and Jay are back to take a look at this week’s stories top compliance and ethics stories which caught their interest on This Week in FCPA in the Trump Organization Indicted edition.Stories
The Compliance Handbook, 2nd edition is released. Learn about it here. Purchase it here.
Four ways to update you ABC compliance program right now. Ann-Maire Zell in the FCPA Blog.
John Wood Group DPA with SFO. Tom has a 2-part series on the FCPA Compliance Report. Part 1-deplorable conduct and Part 2-le...
2021-07-0942 min
This Week in FCPAEpisode 260 – the Compliance Handbook, 2nd editionAs Tom celebrates the release of The Compliance Handbook, 2nd edition, he and Jay are back to take a look at this week’s stories top compliance and ethics stories which caught their interest on This Week in FCPA in the Compliance Handbook, 2nd edition.
Stories
The Compliance Handbook, 2nd edition is released. Learn about it here. Purchase it here.
Four ways to update you ABC compliance program right now. Ann-Maire Zell in the FCPA Blog.
John Wood Group DPA with SFO. Tom has a 2-part series on the FCPA Compliance Report. Part 1-deplorable conduct and Part 2-lessons learned.
Alex Cotoia tak...
2021-07-0944 min
FCPA Compliance ReportGreg Keating on the Current State of Whistleblower Regs and LawIn this Episode of the FCPA Compliance Report, I am joined by Greg Keating, well-known employment lawyer who focuses on whistleblower regulation and litigation. In this episode we take a look at the current state of whistleblower regulations, case law and recent SEC awards. Highlights include:
Greg recently changed firms, moving to Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. He tells us about your new firm?
Why was the whistleblower provision of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 so controversial?
What are you counseling clients on regarding whistleblower claims under the Biden Administration?
In addition to the AMLA of 2020, what other regulatory changes hav...
2021-06-0726 minWhistleblower of the WeekSherron Watkins: Part TwoWith the 20th anniversary of the Enron scandal fast approaching, Enron whistleblower Sherron Watkins continues her conversation with Jane Turner. (This is a two-part episode: be sure to listen to the first part here!) In this part, Watkins talks about sending the anonymous memo to Enron’s then-CEO and Chairman Kenneth Lay. Watkins and Jane dive deeper into the fallout from blowing the whistle, how Watkins was retaliated against at work, and the impact Watkins’ whistleblowing had on legislation in the states. Finally, they discuss the restorative power of faith.Listen to the podcast on WNN or on S...
2021-05-1941 minWhistleblower of the WeekSherron Watkins: Part OneSherron Watkins, Enron whistleblower, sits down with Jane as we approach the 20-year anniversary of the Enron scandal. Watkins worked her way up to Vice President of Corporate Development, and later blew the whistle on financial fraud in an anonymous memo to Enron’s then-CEO. Watkins talks about her upbringing in a small Texas town, being a person of faith, and her journey in accounting and financial services. They discuss the fraud and folly Watkins discovered, sending the infamous memo, and what came next. Be sure to tune in two weeks from now and listen to the second part of...
2021-05-0546 min
FraudstersEnron Part IV - Blowing the Whistle with Sherron Watkins [SEASON FINALE]It’s our last episode for this season and for our big finale we talk about the sinking of the Titanic of companies: Enron! The tech bubble burst and changed the game. Journalists began to ask questions and Enron went from ferocious beast to wounded prey. We have our first whistleblower in the show, Sherron Watkins! Who is she? How did she get into Enron? How did she end up as a whistleblower? And finally, we see how white-collar crime can be life-threatening and extremely detrimental to its victims. TIMESTAMPS(03:36) - From predator to prey - ...
2021-04-221h 12
Year 2000 FixThe 2003 California Recall - PART I: The ENRON States of AmericaENRON: the energy and commodities company that proves that when you have enough money, power, influence, and sheer cockiness, you’re free to destroy the career of a state’s governor and install a cheesy action movie-star to succeed them. That sentence sounds ridiculous and yet, ENRON is a big reason Arnold Schwarzenegger took hold of California!
In this three-part series covering the 2003 California Gubernatorial Recall, Jordan starts with something of a “villain backstory” and fulfills a lifelong goal of understanding what in the hell the ENRON scandal even was! Here, you will learn how ENRON’s Chairman/C...
2021-03-1729 min
Mere ChristiansSherron Watkins (Enron Whistleblower)Jordan Raynor sits down with Sherron Watkins, Former Vice President, and Enron Whistleblower, to talk about her experience blowing the whistle on Enron, how mastery puts us “in the room where it happens,” and the tremendous advice her pastor gave her when she was considering leaving Enron to go into more overt forms of ministry.Links Mentioned:Sherron WatkinsSherron Watkins on LinkedInMaster of OneTimeKenneth LayJeffrey SkillingThe Christian’s Secret of a Happy LifeBeing WrongBrené BrownThe Gifts of ImperfectionDaring GreatlyDaron Roberts on TwitterBilly Graham
2020-12-0934 min
Off the BooksThe One Where Steve Meets the Enron WhistleblowerWhat the what? Steve sat down for an interview with Sherron Watkins, the whistleblower at the heart of the Enron scandal, to get the whole scoop on what led up to her reporting the crimes, her life afterword, and much more. It’s a can’t-miss episode! Tune in now!
2020-11-1127 min
Fraud Eats StrategyWhat Enron Can Teach Us About Future FraudsIn this first episode of Fraud Eats Strategy with Scott Moritz he speaks to former Enron Whistleblower Sherron Watkins about the many red flags that were ignored, the ill-fated board decisions and the wide-ranging complicity that led to Enron’s implosion.
Sherron’s memo to former Enron leadership warned of the accounting irregularities that would cause the company to “implode in a wave of accounting scandals” and sparked what is now one of the biggest fraud and misconduct cases in American history.
For more information visit: https://whitecollarforensic.com
2020-08-2621 min
Champions Mojo for Masters SwimmersCaroline Miller, Love & Performance, Episode #50, 2-11-2020Can positive emotions like love improve your performance? This episode features best-selling author Caroline Miller in a discussion of positive emotions -- like love -- and their effects on performance. It seems that when we connect to powerful positive emotions we can perform better so tune in to learn about tools to use to boost positive emotions and performance. ABOUT CAROLINE MILLER Caroline Adams Miller, who is one of the world’s leading experts on the science behind successful goal setting and the use of "good grit" to achieve hard things. For more than 30 years, sh...
2020-02-1051 min
Grab the Essential Full Trial Audiobooks in Self-Improvement, Career DevelopmentMaster of One: Find and Focus on the Work You Were Created to Do by Jordan RaynorPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381183 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Master of One: Find and Focus on the Work You Were Created to Do Author: Jordan Raynor Narrator: Jordan Raynor Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 53 minutes Release date: January 21, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Career Development Publisher's Summary: What is your one thing? The entrepreneur, thought leader, and best-selling author of Called to Create offers a refreshing invitation: stop trying to do it all so you can thrive in your unique, God-given work. “A compelling case for embracing our vocational limits and...
2020-01-2110 minMere ChristiansChristy Adams (Teacher)Jordan Raynor sits down with his good friend Christy Adams, a masterful educator, to talk about why finding your “one thing” requires a ton of career experimentation, the importance of getting feedback from those you serve (even if they’re middle schoolers), and how the Lord grants us power as we achieve mastery of our crafts.Pre-order Jordan's new book, Master of One, and enter to win a European cruise for two, dinner with Jordan in Barcelona, and a private tour of the magnificent La Sagrada Familia: https://jordanraynor.com/tripLinks Mentioned:Christy Adams...
2020-01-1540 min
American ScandalEnron - A Sense of UrgencyIn the mid 1990s, Enron Corporation solidifies its position as the number one energy company in America. Investment manager Sherron Watkins lands a dream job there, but quickly learns that Enron's office culture and accounting practices make it a treacherous place to work. Want to listen to the remaining episodes of Enron? Episodes 2-5 are available exclusively and ad-free on Wondery+. With Wondery+, enjoy exclusive seasons, binge new seasons first, and listen completely ad-free. Start your free trial in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or visit wondery.app.link/rUic7i1hMNb now.
2019-08-2744 min
Q as in Cucumber PodcastMy Dog Ate My Credit CardWelcome to another episode where our heroines are joined by Tanya's daughter Sofia. We got a question from a member of The Q Crew asking what are some of the most ludicrous answers we have heard. So we dive right in with a list from Lara she heard from customer on why they could not make a payment. Then move into crazy answers in coachings. Finally we tease a little of our upcoming deep dive series on Enron and cross our finger that Sherron Watkins will talk to me.
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2018-06-1845 min
A Tribe Called Yes™ with Daron K. RobertsEp. 009 - Bringing Down Enron: Sherron WatkinsSherron Watkins, known as the Enron Whistleblower who in 2002 was named one of Time Magazine’s Persons of the Year. Sherron is the former Vice President of Enron who alerted then-CEO Ken Lay in August 2001 to accounting irregularities within the company, warning him that Enron ‘might implode in a wave of accounting scandals.’ She was right. Today she travels across the globe sharing her story of bravery and courage and providing companies with a blueprint for restoring integrity. Tribe – let’s listen to Sherron Watkins.Support the show
2016-11-0749 min
OUT-LAW RadioFamed whistleblower approves of new lawWe talk to Sherron Watkins, the woman credited with bringing Enron fraudsters to account, about the international reach of a new US law which guarantees payouts to whistleblowers.
2010-10-2800 min
Discover A Addictive Full Audiobook On Your Commute.Power Failure by MiMi Swartz, Sherron WatkinsPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/165020to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Power Failure
Author: MiMi Swartz, Sherron Watkins
Narrator: Karen White
Format: mp3
Length: 16 hrs and 44 mins
Release date: 07-28-04
Ratings: 4 out of 5 stars, 113 ratings
Genres: Labor & Industrial Relations
Publisher's Summary:
2004-07-284h 44