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STRAT
STRAT – Strategic Risk Assessment Talk, is a forum with a preparedness mindset. Mitigating risks, creating systems of prevention and recovery to deal with potential threats, and understanding the objectives of a Business Continuity Plan. This is the podcast for leaders who are committed to being prepared. The program is hosted by retired Marine Corps intelligence officer and strategic risk assessment professional Hal Kempfer and investment banker Mark Mansfield.
Episodes
STRATSTRAT | Society & Supply Shocks
On this episode of STRAT, Mark Mansfield and Hal Kempfer tackle the issue of a fragmenting world order, where relative influence and leadership is shifting…
STRATSTRAT | Renewables – Myth, Money & Hope
Co-Hosts Hal Kempfer and Mark Mansfield have returned from a Thanksgiving Break to get back to the reality of what forces and externalities are driving…
STRATSTRAT | Dollar Digitization - Friend or Foe For Reserve Currency Status
There is no question that the US dollar’s position of being the Global Reserve Currency provides unparalleled strength as well as flexibility in borrowing…
STRATSTRAT | Mitigation and Prevention of a Rising Tide of Terror
There is a rising tide of terror in and environment where the events of October 7, 2023 changed everything. Co-hosts Mark Mansfield and Hal Kempfer discuss…
STRATSTRAT | Strategic Business Implications of the War In Israel
Hosts Mark Mansfield and Hal Kempfer discuss a conflict that could potentially upend global supply chains and spur enormous prices shocks here at home. Beyond…
STRATSTRAT | Wargame To Beat The Enemy - Cognitive Biases & Blind Spots
It’s inevitable as a human decision makers, we can fall prey to cognitive/organizational biases.‘STRUCTURE FOLLOWS STRATEGY’ and it must be flexible enough to…
STRATSTRAT | Strategic Advantage: Insourcing vs Outsourcing
On this episode of STRAT: Developing a successful business or government operation inherently means leveraging the right capabilities, knowledge and skills in…
STRATSTRAT | Drones, AI, Business Opportunity, and Conflict
On this episode of STRAT, Mark Mansfield and Hal Kempfer dive into what may be the biggest change in our society since the internet, and before that the…
STRATSTRAT | Seeing Scenarios to Prevent Planning Peril
On this episode of STRAT with Hal Kemper and Mark Mansfield, today’s world is one of strategic risk, where the once ‘unlikely’ is now ‘likely,’ and the ‘never…
STRATSTRAT | Making Sense of Maritime Domain Awareness
The world remains dependent on maritime supply chains. This merits serious attention given the dramatic changes in the overall maritime theater, specifically…
STRATSTRAT | Making Manufacturing a Means of Mitigation
On this episode of STRAT...As global supply chains become increasingly more tenuous, and "de-risking" becomes a strategic by-word in industry and government…
STRATSTRAT | Securing Strategic Sourcing
As supply chains for critical materials, components and products have shifted and are still shifting, so must our strategic plans for making sure the sources…
STRATSTRAT | Neutralizing Natural Disaster
If the “once every 500 year” flood or fire is occurring every 5-10 years, then obviously it is no longer a threat faced once every five centuries. Both natural…
STRATSTRAT | The New Renewable Reality
In this eye-opening episode of STRAT: Strategic Risk Assessment Talk, the hosts delve into pressing issues at the intersection of energy, environment, and…
STRATSTRAT | South of the Border Bonanza
With the rapid decrease in offshoring and foreign investment in China, and the advancement of a concept sometimes called “Fortress North America,” the…
STRATSTRAT | India At A Crossroads
Welcome to STRAT, the insightful podcast hosted by renowned risk assessment expert Hal Kempfer and investment banker Mark Mansfield. In this thought-provoking…
STRATSTRAT | The China Challenge
Hal Kempfer and Mark Mansfield discuss what the China Challenge is for the United States, North America, Europe and the World. They discuss how slowing…