Ep 77: Thriving Through Change: Insights from Ron Bell, Collective Health CLO and Former Yahoo! GC

How do you help one of Silicon Valley's most iconic companies, Yahoo!, navigate years of change, stay engaged over almost two decades there, and make the move to health tech when you're ready for something new?

Join Ron Bell, Chief Legal and Administrative Officer at Collective Health, as he shares his journey from Chicago litigator and software programming hobbyist to in-house lawyer at some of the hottest tech companies in the world during the dotcom renaissance.

Listen as Ron offers his insights on how to navigate the constant and radical changes he’s seen in the tech industry over three decades, the importance of creating spaces of trust and transparency, establishing legal operations in legacy businesses, and why people are so afraid of lawyers.

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Topics:
Introduction: 0:00
Charting a career course after law school: 2:04
Leaving Illinois for the Bay Area: 3:44
Working in legal at Apple as a former programmer: 6:45
Leaving Apple for Yahoo!: 10:17
Growing and changing at the same company for 18 years: 13:22
Setting up legal operations at Yahoo!: 17:25
Becoming the second Chief Legal Officer at Collective Health: 21:30
Building a strong relationship with Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer: 23:04
Navigating constant change: 29:45
Coaching your staff to be more accessible: 35:00
Paying attention to stock fluctuations: 39:13
Reflections on the maturing tech industry: 42:59
Deciding to move into healthcare: 46:50
Being open and candid with your colleagues: 48:45
Rapid-fire questions: 54:57

Connect with us:
Ron Bell - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronsbell/
Tyler Finn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tylerhfinn
SpotDraft - https://www.linkedin.com/company/spotdraft

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