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Sound Policy

Brian Amaral

Booking Overview

This biweekly interview show focuses on business risk, resilience, insurance, and industrial operations, with conversations primarily featuring FM engineers, researchers, consultants, and senior leaders. Credible pitches would include established risk-management executives, infrastructure and data-center specialists, industrial safety experts, resilience consultants, and investment leaders with substantive research or operational expertise; booking difficulty is high because the show has a strong in-house FM expert focus.

Metrics

Episodes: 18

Frequency: Every two weeks

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000

Gender skew: Neutral

Listener location: USA

YouTube: 13.1k subscribers

Instagram: 3.4k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

podcast@fm.com

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Host

Brian Amaral - Host of Sound Policy, leading conversations on business risk, resilience, and industrial loss prevention.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high
Typical Credentials:  
Senior expertise in risk management, insurance, engineering, industrial operations, infrastructure, resilience, or investments, ideally supported by research, industry reports, or substantial operational responsibility.
Required Achievements:  
Published industry risk or loss research, Executive leadership in risk, underwriting, consulting, engineering, or investments, Specialized expertise in infrastructure and industrial operations

Recent Guest Discussions

Jessica Mizenko - Business Interruption, Business Continuity Planning, Hidden Dependencies, Resilience Investments, And Risk Quantification

Paul Heisel - Data-center Resilience, Uptime, Liquid Cooling, Lithium-ion Batteries, And On-site Power Generation

Michael Beaumont - Mining Losses, Operational Complexity, Business Interruption, Maintenance, Contingency Planning, And Operational Resilience

Sanjay Chawla - Financial-market Resilience, Artificial Intelligence, Data Centers, Private Credit, Private Markets, And Long-term Investing

Austin Larkin - Power-generation Loss Trends, Mechanical And Electrical Breakdowns, Equipment Lead Times, And Outage Risk

Recent Topics

Risk Management, Resilience, Industrial Safety, Infrastructure, Insurance

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Sound Policy
:

Designing resilience into digital infrastructure

September 30, 2026

On this episode of Sound Policy, we explore how organizations across the digital infrastructure ecosystem are thinking about resilience. As investment in data centers accelerates to support AI, cloud computing, and digital services, stakeholders are navigating a growing web of dependencies that extends far beyond any single facility. Host Brian Amaral speaks with Jonathan Birdwell, global head of policy and insights at Economist Enterprise, about Built for What's Next: Designing Resilienc...

How power markets are evolving, with Marsh's Mike Kolodner

September 15, 2026

On this episode of Sound Policy, we explore how growing energy needs are reshaping the industry. From data centers and AI to manufacturing and electrification, organizations across the energy ecosystem are facing new challenges as infrastructure, investment, and technology continue to evolve.Host Brian Amaral speaks with Michael Kolodner, leader of Marsh's U.S. Energy and Power Practice, about the forces reshaping today's power ecosystem and why risk management is becoming increasingl...

Risk, resilience, and the hidden cost of disruption

September 01, 2026

On this episode of Sound Policy, we explore how organizations are building resilience in an increasingly interconnected business environment. As companies face operational disruptions and evolving risks, many are looking for better ways to understand their exposures and make more informed decisions. Guest host Lew Abramson speaks with Jessica Mizenko, Global Manager of Business Risk Consulting at FM, about business interruption, business continuity planning, hidden dependencies, and the chall...

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Frequently asked questions

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Sound Policy
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How do I get in touch with Sound Policy?

Sound Policy is hosted by Brian Amaral. Its publicly listed email is podcast@fm.com. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.

What is the email for Sound Policy?

The publicly listed email for Sound Policy: podcast@fm.com.

How many listeners does Sound Policy have?

Podseeker estimates Sound Policy reaches 100 to 1,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for Sound Policy?

Sound Policy typically books industry leaders. Typical guest background: Senior expertise in risk management, insurance, engineering, industrial operations, infrastructure, resilience, or investments, ideally supported by research, industry reports, or substantial operational responsibility. Common among recent guests: Published industry risk or loss research; Executive leadership in risk, underwriting, consulting, engineering, or investments; Specialized expertise in infrastructure and industrial operations. Recent guests include Jessica Mizenko, Paul Heisel, and Michael Beaumont.

How hard is it to get booked on Sound Policy?

High. It mostly books established leaders in its field.

What topics does Sound Policy cover?

Recent episodes cover Risk Management, Resilience, Industrial Safety, Infrastructure, and Insurance. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.

Publicly listed emails

podcast@fm.com

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