Beacon Voices is SpotDraft’s podcast spotlighting the people shaping how legal really works today. Hosted by Akshay Verma, it features candid conversations on leadership, legal ops, and the real-world impact of AI in legal teams.
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Beacon Voices
The Abstract
Episode 115
From Career Break to CLO: How Shanti Ariker Rebuilt Her Legal Career
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Episode 114
Building Outside the Box: Monica Zent on Legal Ops, AI, and Bold Bets
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Episode 113
Tackling Change: Emmanuel Smith’s Journey Beyond Football
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Episode 112
Risk, Reward, and Reinvention: Viraj Joshi on Law, Policy, and Startups
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Episode 111
Lessons from Ola’s Former GC: Leadership, Risk, and Reinvention
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Episode 110
From Product Counsel to Privacy Leader: Tina Hwang’s Journey
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Episode 109
Books That Stay With You: Legal Leaders Share Their Shelf
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Episode 108
Reimagining Law Firm Pricing: Ken Callander on Value, AI & In-House Strategy
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Episode 107
From Big Law to GC Before 35: Andrew Epstein’s Journey on Navigating Modern Legal Careers
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Episode 106
Scaling Legal at Speed – Lessons from Carta, Cockroach Labs, and More
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Episode 105
Punishing the Victim: What’s Broken in Cybersecurity Law with Andy Lunsford, CEO of BreachRx
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Episode 104
Jack of All Trades, Master of Risk: How Joon Park Navigates Modern Legal Work
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Meet your host

Tyler Finn

Head of Community & Growth at SpotDraft
In Conversation With
OUR GUESTS

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Very rarely in life will you find someone with the combination of curiosity, intelligence, and EQ that Tyler brings to the party. Combine that with someone who enjoys getting to know someone, and you have a superlative interviewer that makes things feel like a conversation.

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Seth Weissman

Former Chief Legal Officer of Marqeta and General Counsel of SolarCity

The Abstract is not your typical legal podcast; rather, Tyler explores really interesting aspects of folks' careers and lessons they've learned working inside, outside or adjacent to corporate legal teams. And Tyler makes it super-easy and fun to be a guest - more like a friendly 1:1 convo at a coffee shop (or bakery!) than a podcast.

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Mark Kahn

General Counsel of the Oakland Ballers

It was a pleasure to be interviewed by someone with such a deep understanding of the intersection between privacy and strategy. Your insights and thoughtful questions highlighted the critical importance of strategic thinking in privacy.

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Julia Shullman

General Counsel & Chief Privacy Officer of Telly

The wonderful thing about the Abstract and Tyler's approach is that it offers a window into how legal professionals think - not just on technical legal issues, or on career trajectory, but also on a personal level. It's a unique perspective and highlights the value that legal training can bring into any context.

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Gary Spiegel

Former General Counsel of Anaplan

Tyler Finn has a way of extracting actionable wisdom from his guests, and listeners of The Abstract are beneficiaries of his talent!

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Celaena Powder

General Counsel of Seismic

Tyler has a unique way of teasing out a story, creating a conversation, and delivering actionable advice to listeners of The Abstract.

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Vineet Shahani

General Counsel of Mill