# Making Room For Disruption Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/boardvision-6724912/making-room-for-disruption Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/boardvision-6724912/making-room-for-disruption.md Podcast: [BoardVision](https://stenobird.com/podcast/boardvision-6724912) Published: 2025-05-21T13:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://share.transistor.fm/s/aea2eab3 Audio file: https://media.transistor.fm/aea2eab3/6f515fbc.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/boardvision-6724912/episodes/making-room-for-disruption Duration seconds: 2050 ## Resource When faced with disruption, companies may feel compelled to pause business plans. To the contrary, RSM tax partner Karen Galivan believes, they must continue to innovate. In this episode, Galivan speaks with NACD advisor Susan Paley about how boards and companies are handling disruption amid geopolitical uncertainty, including tariff impacts. They define what a “disruptor” is and discuss the practices and structures that can be put in place to create resilience. Host: Susan Paley , NACD advisor Guest: Karen Galivan , tax partner, RSM US LLP; board member, RSM US, Junior Achievement of Chicago RSM is a NACD sponsor, providing directors with critical and timely information, and perspectives. RSM is a financial supporter of the NACD. Related NACD Resources: Navigating Changing US Policy: Key Board Implications (landing page) How to Tackle Organizational Blind Spots and Disruption Visit nacdonline.org for further research and information. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/boardvision-6724912/episodes/making-room-for-disruption/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/boardvision-6724912/making-room-for-disruption.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.