Skip Smith

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Skip Smith, BS, MS, ARM is the president of Innovative Risk Solutions, LLC, a consulting company specializing in developing cutting-edge Risk Management programs around safety, Environmental Sustainability, Crisis Management, Business Continuity, and Disaster Recovery. Before starting his business, he served as the Vice President of Safety, Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery at Scripps Networks/Discovery Channel, where he led the global functions for Operational Risk. Skip has worked for a number of fortune 500 companies in various leadership risk management roles, such as Coca-Cola, USA, Novelis, Popeyes, Service Master, and Hooters Sports Distribution.

Triaging Operational Risks: A Practitioner’s Guide to Business Continuity

One of the core skills required for a business continuity and disaster recovery professional is the ability to conduct comprehensive business impact analyses (BIAs). This involves a meticulous review of critical business functions and operations that analyzes dependencies across vendors, facilities, personnel and technology infrastructure.

Southwest, It’s Not That Complicated: Takeaways from a Business Resiliency Fiasco

Southwest Airlines’ December 2022 failure could have been its finest hour if only some of its past business issues had been addressed in 2019.
Risk Insider: Skip Smith

Where Are the Safety Professionals?

Choose a career in safety and you will be in demand.
Risk Insider: Skip Smith

Social Media as a Tool in Claims Investigation

It’s important to be well-versed on the way risk managers can mine social media for information.

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