CZ and Friends
Claim This Podcastby Cecilia Ziniti
Podcast Overview
<p>CZ & Friends is a podcast about what it takes to lead and evolve legal in an era of exponential change. Hosted by Cecilia Ziniti, former General Counsel turned founder and CEO of GC AI, each episode features candid conversations with legal and business leaders who are building for scale, taking bold bets on technology, and leading with humanity. Whether you're a GC, operator, or in-house counsel, this podcast is your front-row seat to the future of legal.</p>
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7/9/2025
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Recent Episodes
May 13, 2026
Risk, Calibration, and 5,000 Bad Haircut Lawsuits with David Schellhase, 3x GC and Okta Board Member
General Counsel David Schellhase shares with host Cecilia how understanding company risk appetite is key to effective in-house lawyering and advising CEOs.
May 6, 2026
The End of the Billable Hour with Bjarne Tellmann, CEO of FjordStream Advisors
Send us Fan Mail Bjarne Tellmann spent 30 years as a general counsel at Haleon, Pearson, Coca-Cola, and Aramco. Now, as CEO of FjordStream Advisors and author of "Law in the Era of AI" (Wiley), he argues that the disruption of the law firm model will not come from startups - it will come from clients. In this episode of CZ and Friends, Cecilia Ziniti joins Bjarne to unpack what he saw from the inside of some of the world's largest legal departments, why most firms are paralyzed right now, and...
April 29, 2026
Legal Ops at Scale: Sruthi Kosuri and Cindy Prabhakar of Marvell Technology
Cecilia Ziniti interviews Sruthi Kosuri and Cindy Prabhakar of Marvell Technology about scaling legal operations to achieve significant efficiency gains and strategic influence.
37 total episodes available with 16 transcripts
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- What is CZ and Friends?
<p>CZ & Friends is a podcast about what it takes to lead and evolve legal in an era of exponential change. Hosted by Cecilia Ziniti, former General Counsel turned founder and CEO of GC AI, each episode features candid conversations with legal and business leaders who are building for scale, taking bold bets on technology, and leading with humanity. Whether you're a GC, operator, or in-house counsel, this podcast is your front-row seat to the future of legal.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates daily.
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Yes, this podcast regularly features guests.
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