# Weathering Economic Uncertainty Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/boardvision-6724912/weathering-economic-uncertainty Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/boardvision-6724912/weathering-economic-uncertainty.md Podcast: [BoardVision](https://stenobird.com/podcast/boardvision-6724912) Published: 2026-06-17T10:30:00+00:00 Episode link: https://share.transistor.fm/s/54836f33 Audio file: https://media.transistor.fm/54836f33/27743ca7.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/boardvision-6724912/episodes/weathering-economic-uncertainty Duration seconds: 1615 ## Resource Directors are no strangers to volatility. But how can boards learn to separate signals from noise as the economic playbook they have relied on for years is rewritten? In this episode, Yolanda Daniel, a director on the boards of Leslie’s and Valtir and an experienced finance executive, and Dana Peterson, chief economist at The Conference Board, talk with NACD vice president of strategic engagement Marcel Bucsescu. Together, they discuss the forces reshaping the economy. They also explore the economic indicators directors should be watching, how boards can work with management to evaluate risk and opportunity, and what drives sound capital allocation decisions in an uncertain environment. Host: Marcel Bucsescu , NACD vice president of strategic engagement Guests: Dana Peterson , chief economist at The Conference Board Yolanda Daniel , director, Leslie’s and Valtir; former vice president of finance, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago; former chief financial officer, Grainger Canada Related NACD Resources: Navigating Changing US Policy “Focusing on the Future in Uncertain Times” “How Boards Help Businesses Navigate Uncertainty” Visit nacdonline.org for further research and information. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/boardvision-6724912/episodes/weathering-economic-uncertainty/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/boardvision-6724912/weathering-economic-uncertainty.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.