
Episode 16: How Risk, Regulation, and Litigation Shape Background Screening With Pam Devata
Send us Fan Mail How do you navigate an industry where lawsuits aren’t a matter of "if" but "when"? How do you balance legal compliance with running a successful business? And what’s it like being on...
18 Feb 202532min

Episode 15: Fred Giles on Background Screening, Second Chances, and Leading an Industry
Send us Fan Mail How do you take a failing business unit and turn it into a multimillion-dollar success? What’s it like to be at the forefront of an industry before it even exists? And why is giving p...
10 Feb 202529min

Episode 14: Seizing Every Opportunity: How Katie Hartley Balanced Background Screening, Live Music, and Growing Up in a Huge Family
Send us Fan Mail How Do You Become a Leader in Background Screening? Katie Hartley Shares the Secret to Success What does it take to stand out in the fast-moving world of background screening? Accor...
3 Feb 202533min

Episode 13: Fashion, Kindness, and Big Legal Ideas: Angela Preston’s Unique Path in Screening
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I had the privilege of chatting with Angela, a leading legal mind in the background screening industry. From her early days in the fast-evolving world of background c...
27 Jan 202527min

Episode 12: From Hollywood Lights to Investigation Nights: Noelle Harling's Journey to Background Screening
Send us Fan Mail What do Johnny Depp, private investigations, and pre-employment background checks have in common? The incredible Noelle Harling! In this episode, I sit down with Noelle to uncover her...
20 Jan 202534min

Episode 11: Leadership, Legacy, and Muscle Cars: A Pro Conversation with Dean Carras
Send us Fan Mail A full-time career man, a hobby farm, a muscle car museum, and, oh yeah, raising grandkids with the enthusiasm of a sugar-rushed Santa? Enter Dean Carras, a man who’s worn more hats i...
13 Jan 202525min

Episode 10: From Paper Trails to Lean Machines – A Screening Pro’s Evolution With Mallory Opperman
Send us Fan Mail Imagine juggling a high-powered background screening career, chauffeuring kids to sports meets, and still finding time to perfect your golf swing—all without breaking a sweat. If that...
6 Jan 202530min

Episode 9: How Scott Paler Juggles Law, Family, and Packers Fandom
Send us Fan Mail Let me introduce you to my guest for this episode, the brilliant and humble Scott Paler, Esq. Scott isn’t just a partner at the DeWitt law firm—he’s also a soccer dad, Packers fan, an...
16 Des 202429min




















