About this episode

Leah Ramos discusses the myths of compliance and its essential role in maintaining integrity and trust in business practices.

In this episode of Ask the Expert on the Building Conversations podcast, Leah Ramos, Senior Vice President of Ethics, Compliance, and Audit at STO Building Group, breaks down the biggest myths around compliance and explains its true role in protecting integrity, reputation, and trust. From managing integrity-related risk and guiding teams through new markets, to vetting subcontractors, navigating bidding processes, and ensuring ethical practices across the supply chain, Leah shares how compliance works behind the scenes to help projects succeed.

People in this episode

Guest: Leah Ramos

Topics covered

• compliance
• ethics
• risk management
• supply chain
• integrity
• bidding processes

Keywords

• compliance
• ethics
• integrity
• risk management
• subcontractors
• bidding processes
• supply chain

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: STO Building Group

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