Victoria Nolan's guest appearances

Victoria Nolan

The Blind Sport Podcast

RIMScast

BroadEye: An Ophthalmology Podcast

Mike May

Lex Gillette

Paul Adams

Jade Simmons

Kai Kight

Steve Smith

Kyle Robidoux

Gleb Tsipursky

Thomas Cook

Richard Lewis

John Kennedy

Erin Meyer

Michael Harrington

Paul Walker

Luke Wilson

OwlTail

Victoria Nolan shares her story of vision loss due to Retinitis Pigmentosa and how she was drawn to start rowing at age 30, eventually earning a spot on the Canadian national adaptive rowing team. Victoria further shares stories of her experience as a guide dog handler and her current training for the Tokyo Olympic Games.

Retinitis Pigmentosa, Rowing For Gold and Olympic Dreams - Victoria Nolan

Kevin Thomas

Welcome to RIMScast. Your host is Justin Smulison, Business Content Manager at RIMS, the Risk and Insurance Management Society.   This month, RIMS is celebrating Pride Month! Justin is joined by his guests, Kevin Thomas and Victoria Nolan who are both prominent members of the RIMS Diversity &amp; Inclusion Council. Kevin is the Principal Risk Manager at Oracle and Victoria Nolan is the Strategic Business Associate at Clean Water Services.   In this episode together, they discuss the state of the LGBTQ+ community in the risk profession, some of the current issues and challenges they are facing, and some of the RIMS Diversity &amp; Inclusion Council’s initiatives during Pride Month. Kevin and Victoria also highlight some of the micro-trends they are seeing in today’s landscape, some of the approaches organizations should consider with developing a more diverse talent pipeline, and how the pandemic is impacting business leaders and risk managers in reassessing their business operations.   Key Takeaways: [:00] About the RIMS Membership. [:51] About today’s episode and guests, Kevin Thomas and Victoria Nolan. [1:07] About upcoming RIMS webinars! [1:37] About the RIMS Coronavirus Information Center. [1:49] More about today’s episode and guests. [2:10] Justin welcomes Kevin and Victoria to RIMScast! [2:26] What are some things to think about in regards to D&amp;I and risk management in the current landscape? [5:24] Kevin and Victoria highlight some of the key initiatives for Pride Month for the RIMS D&amp;I Council as well as some of the current challenges they are facing due to the quarantine. [8:31] How critical is talent retention at a time like this? And how does it connect to the RIMS D&amp;I Council’s efforts? [11:33] Is there a certain approach that organizations should take to develop a diverse talent pipeline? [13:45] Are people retiring earlier in the risk management field due to the novel coronavirus? [14:50] Has Kevin seen the same micro-trends that Victoria has in risk management? What other trends or challenges is he seeing? [17:40] Since there will be many more virtual job interviews in the long-term, do Victoria and Kevin feel that they will provide opportunities for rising risk professionals that are LGBTQ+? [22:32] When it comes to business strategy, does something like a pandemic provide an opportunity for business leaders and risk managers to reassess their operations and possibly purge some of their bad habits? [23:52] Kevin elaborates on an initiative they’re doing at Oracle to improve diversity and inclusion at Oracle. [25:18] Kevin and Victoria share what diversity of thought means to them. [32:10] Justin thanks Kevin and Victoria for joining RIMScast and highlights some of the important links to check out in today’s show notes.   Mentioned in this Episode:  RIMS-Bermuda 2020 Webinar Series (June 3rd–July 1st) — Register Today  RIMS Advocacy Webinar Series (June 11th–July 2nd) — Register Today  RIMS Diversity &amp; Inclusion Council  RIMS Statement — June 5th, 2020  RIMS Risk Management Talent 2025 Report Upcoming RIMS Webinars RIMS Advisory Services — Ask a Peer RIMS Coronavirus Information Center RIMS Advocacy: Coronavirus Advocacy Information RM Magazine Risk Management Monitor RIMS-Certified Risk Management Professional (RIMS-CRMP)  RIMS-CRMP Stories RIMS Membership — Discover why 10,000 of your peers from more than 60 countries are a part of the RIMS community! Download any episode of RIMScast. RIMScast Episode:  “The Current State of the Risk Management Profession’s Talent Supply, Future Outlooks, and the Influence of Diversity and Inclusion Programs” RIMScast Episode:  “Talking Diversity and ERM at the RIMS ERM Conference 2019” RIMScast Episode:  “Women’s Advancement in the Risk Profession”   Want to Learn More? Keep up with the podcast on RIMS.org and listen on  iTunes. Have a question or suggestion? Email: Content@rims.org.   Join the Conversation! Follow @RIMSorg on Facebook and Twitter, and join the RIMS Group on LinkedIn.   Follow up with Our Guests: Kevin Thomas’ LinkedIn  Victoria Nolan’s LinkedIn

Welcome to RIMScast. Your host is Justin Smulison, Business Content Manager at RIMS, the Risk and Insurance Management Society. This month, RIMS is celebrating Pride Month! Justin is joined by his guests, Kevin Thomas and Victoria Nolan who are both prominent members of the RIMS Diversity &amp; Inclusion Council. Kevin is the Principal Risk Manager at Oracle and Victoria Nolan is the Strategic Business Associate at Clean Water Services. In this episode together, they discuss the state of the LGBTQ+ community in the risk profession, some of the current issues and challenges they are facing, and some of the RIMS Diversity &amp; Inclusion Council’s initiatives during Pride Month. Kevin and Victoria also highlight some of the micro-trends they are seeing in today’s landscape, some of the approaches organizations should consider with developing a more diverse talent pipeline, and how the pandemic is impacting business leaders and risk managers in reassessing their business operations. Key Takeaways: [:00] About the RIMS Membership. [:51] About today’s episode and guests, Kevin Thomas and Victoria Nolan. [1:07] About upcoming RIMS webinars! [1:37] About the RIMS Coronavirus Information Center. [1:49] More about today’s episode and guests. [2:10] Justin welcomes Kevin and Victoria to RIMScast! [2:26] What are some things to think about in regards to D&amp;I and risk management in the current landscape? [5:24] Kevin and Victoria highlight some of the key initiatives for Pride Month for the RIMS D&amp;I Council as well as some of the current challenges they are facing due to the quarantine. [8:31] How critical is talent retention at a time like this? And how does it connect to the RIMS D&amp;I Council’s efforts? [11:33] Is there a certain approach that organizations should take to develop a diverse talent pipeline? [13:45] Are people retiring earlier in the risk management field due to the novel coronavirus? [14:50] Has Kevin seen the same micro-trends that Victoria has in risk management? What other trends or challenges is he seeing? [17:40] Since there will be many more virtual job interviews in the long-term, do Victoria and Kevin feel that they will provide opportunities for rising risk professionals that are LGBTQ+? [22:32] When it comes to business strategy, does something like a pandemic provide an opportunity for business leaders and risk managers to reassess their operations and possibly purge some of their bad habits? [23:52] Kevin elaborates on an initiative they’re doing at Oracle to improve diversity and inclusion at Oracle. [25:18] Kevin and Victoria share what diversity of thought means to them. [32:10] Justin thanks Kevin and Victoria for joining RIMScast and highlights some of the important links to check out in today’s show notes. Mentioned in this Episode: <a href="https://www.rims.org/events/risk-management-academy/bermudawebinars2020" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> RIMS-Bermuda 2020 Webinar Series (June 3rd–July 1st) — Register Today</a> <a href="https://www.rims.org/advocacy/advocacy-webinar-series" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> RIMS Advocacy Webinar Series (June 11th–July 2nd) — Register Today</a> <a href="https://www.rims.org/community/diversity-inclusion?utm_source=Informz&amp;utm_medium=Email&amp;utm_campaign=Campaign&amp;_zs=StBBc1&amp;_zl=9TQq6" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> RIMS Diversity &amp; Inclusion Council</a> <a href="https://www.rims.org/docs/default-source/default-document-library/rims-statement-june-2020.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> RIMS Statement — June 5th, 2020</a> <a href="https://www.rims.org/about-us/newsroom/news/rims-risk-management-talent-2025-report" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> RIMS Risk Management Talent 2025 Report</a> <a href="https://www.pathlms.com/rims/events" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Upcoming RIMS Webinars</a> <a href="https://www.rims.org/resources/ask-a-peer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RIMS Advisory Services — Ask a Peer</a> <a href="https://www.rims.org/covid-19" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RIMS Coronavirus Information Center</a> <a href="https://rims.org/advocacy/coronavirus" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RIMS Advocacy: Coronavirus Advocacy Information</a> <a href="http://www.rmmagazine.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RM Magazine</a> <a href="https://www.riskmanagementmonitor.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Risk Management Monitor</a> <a href="https://www.rims.org/certification/rims-crmp/about" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RIMS-Certified Risk Management Professional (RIMS-CRMP)</a> <a href="https://www.rims.org/certification/rims-crmp/rims-crmp-stories" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> RIMS-CRMP Stories</a> <a href="https://www.rims.org/membership" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RIMS Membership</a> — Discover why 10,000 of your peers from more than 60 countries are a part of the RIMS community! Download any episode of <a href="http://rimscast.libsyn.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RIMScast</a>. RIMScast Episode: <a href="https://rimscast.libsyn.com/the-current-state-of-the-risk-management-professions-talent-supply-future-outlooks-and-the-influence-of-diversity-and-inclusion-programs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> “The Current State of the Risk Management Profession’s Talent Supply, Future Outlooks, and the Influence of Diversity and Inclusion Programs”</a> RIMScast Episode: <a href="https://rimscast.libsyn.com/talking-diversity-and-erm-at-the-rims-erm-conference-2019" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> “Talking Diversity and ERM at the RIMS ERM Conference 2019”</a> RIMScast Episode: <a href="https://rimscast.libsyn.com/womens-advancement-in-the-risk-profession" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> “Women’s Advancement in the Risk Profession”</a> Want to Learn More? Keep up with the podcast on <a href="https://www.rims.org/resources/Pages/RIMScast.aspx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RIMS.org</a> and listen on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rimscast/id1436041526?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> iTunes</a>. Have a question or suggestion? Email: <a href="mailto:Content@rims.org">Content@rims.org</a>. Join the Conversation! Follow @RIMSorg on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/RIMSorg/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/rimsorg?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, and join the <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/groups/80614/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RIMS Group on LinkedIn</a>. Follow up with Our Guests: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinleethomas/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kevin Thomas’ LinkedIn</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoria-nolan-arm-csp-9390a211/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Victoria Nolan’s LinkedIn</a>

Pride Month with RIMS D&I Council Members, Kevin Thomas and Victoria Nolan

How amazing would it be for you and your team to be powering your boat towards the finish line of a rowing race? Well, in episode 49 we chat with Victoria Nolan from Toronto Canada about Rowing for the blind. Victoria has competed in five World Championship’s and two Paralympic Games where she has taken away an impressive array of medals. She is also the author of the book Beyond Vision – The story of a blind rower. Victoria talks about the methods required to learn how to row without sight and outlines why rowing is such a great sport for people with either low or no vision. Listen to how the sport of Rowing has changed her life. To find out more about Victoria visit her website http://www.blindrower.com I also include some motivational quotations. You can subscribe, download and listen to The Blind Sport Podcast for free via iTunes or the website http://theblindsportpodcast.com. It is also on AGOGO, Tune in, Stitcher and IBlink Radio. Please share this podcast link with your social networks as the more that people get to listen, the greater the ability to create a community of blind sport supporters. Be a friend of the show by following @blindsportmike on Twitter or liking our page on Facebook http://facebook.com/theblindsportpodcast Cheers, Mike

How amazing would it be for you and your team to be powering your boat towards the finish line of a rowing race? Well, in episode 49 we chat with Victoria Nolan from Toronto Canada about Rowing for the blind. Victoria has competed in five World Championship’s and two Paralympic Games where she has taken away an impressive array of medals. She is also the author of the book Beyond Vision – The story of a blind rower. Victoria talks about the methods required to learn how to row without sight and outlines why rowing is such a great sport for people with either low or no vision. Listen to how the sport of Rowing has changed her life. To find out more about Victoria visit her website <a href="http://www.blindrower.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.blindrower.com</a> I also include some motivational quotations. You can subscribe, download and listen to The Blind Sport Podcast for free via iTunes or the website <a href="http://theblindsportpodcast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://theblindsportpodcast.com</a>. It is also on AGOGO, Tune in, Stitcher and IBlink Radio. Please share this podcast link with your social networks as the more that people get to listen, the greater the ability to create a community of blind sport supporters. Be a friend of the show by following @blindsportmike on Twitter or liking our page on Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/theblindsportpodcast?_rdr=p" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://facebook.com/theblindsportpodcast</a> Cheers, Mike

Blind Rowing with Victoria Nolan – Episode 49 of The Blind Sport Podcast