Jessica, Jim and Victoria Harvey, Chief Legal Officer at Smile Brands, Inc., dive into the complexities of reporting structures for General Counsels (GCs), discussing the pros and cons of reporting to CEOs versus CFOs, and the broader impacts on a legal department's influence within an organization.---------Key Quotes: Once when you're reporting to the CEO, you're setting the tone that you're also a strategic partner. You're bringing more to the table, and you're not just a compliance officer, although that is also part of my function. But you are there to help drive the business. You are part of the executive team. You're making the decisions to grow the business. You always have to stay humble. And I can tell you, even though I've been with the company  for a long period of time, whenever we have a new executive joining or someone else on my team joining, I'm always open to new ideas. Just because you've been doingcertain things a certain way,  you need different perspectives. I think in your career, no matter what level you get to, you always have to be humble and respectful and listen to others' perspectives because your way may not be the only way to be doing something.---------Time stamps:04:30 - Victoria’s journey06:07 - Topic of the day 20:13 - Tactics for gaining influence---------Links:Find Victoria Harvey on LinkedInFind Jessica Nguyen on LinkedInFind Jim Shaugnessy on LinkedInMore about Docusign Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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