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Boardrooms in Transition

Boardrooms in Transition

By: Philipp Willigmann & Steve Schmith
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Boardrooms in Transition is a five-part series from Inside CVC, built for the leaders who already see the risks on the horizon and still can't get the room to move.

Across five episodes, hosts Philipp Willigmann and Steve Schmith bring together five of the most accomplished voices in board governance, corporate strategy, and venture leadership. Didier Cossin on the "Judgment Gap" and why collective courage is the scarcest resource in the boardroom. Larry Quinlan on governing AI not as an IT tool, but as a fundamental business model shift. Karen Francis on the capital timing trap that turns pioneers into sacrificial lambs. Barry Salzberg on protecting the innovation spigot when the market turns against you. And Penny Herscher on why trust is the only real edge when the stakes are existential.

Each episode is structured as an executive briefing: high signal, no filler, and questions designed to be uncomfortable enough to change what happens in your next board session.

If you govern capital, manage risk, or advise boards in an era of AI and geopolitical volatility, this series was built for you.

Boardrooms in Transition: www.boardroomsintransition/u-path.com
Inside CVC: www.u-path.com/podcast
U-Path Venture Advisors: www.u-path.com

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  • Introducing Boardrooms in Transition | Official Trailer

    Introducing Boardrooms in Transition | Official Trailer
    Jun 19 2026

    Welcome to Boardrooms in Transition, a special limited series from the team behind Inside CVC and U-Path Venture Advisors.

    This is something different.

    Designed as a bingeable five-part series, Boardrooms in Transition brings together five distinguished directors and business leaders for candid conversations about the forces reshaping governance, leadership, and decision-making.

    Across the series, you'll hear:

    • Didier Cossin | Failure to Act

    • Larry Quinlan | Risk and Speed

    • Karen Francis | Investment Under Uncertainty

    • Barry Salzberg | Leadership Under Pressure

    • Penny Herscher | Board Dynamics

    Together, these conversations explore AI, innovation, risk, resilience, culture, and what effective leadership requires in a world defined by increasing complexity.

    All five episodes will be released simultaneously on Monday, June 22, giving listeners the opportunity to experience the series from beginning to end, at their own pace.

    Subscribe now and join us for Boardrooms in Transition.

    A special series from U-Path Venture Advisors the creators of Inside CVC.

    Boardrooms in Transition: www.boardroomsintransition.u-path.com
    Inside CVC:     www.u-path.com/podcast
    U-Path Venture Advisors:     www.u-path.com

    Acknowledgments
    Special thanks to Grammy Award-winning saxophonist and composer Wayne Escoffery for lending his music to the soundtrack of Boardrooms in Transition. A member of the Yale School of Music faculty and one of the leading voices in contemporary jazz, Wayne's work helps bring this series to life. Learn more about Wayne and his music at www.wayneescoffery.com.

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