CZ and Friends
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.
CZ and Friends
Latest Episodes
"Yes If" Thinking: Sharon Johnson of MODE Global on AI, Logistics and Legal Leadership
Sharon Johnson took a winding path to the GC seat. Before law school, she worked in marketing, sales, project management, and contract management at Verizon, and she credits that experience with shaping how she leads legal today. As Chief Legal...
The GC-to-Board Playbook, with Executive Coach Anne Marie Segal
Anne Marie Segal spent 15 years as an attorney - at White and Case, a hedge and private equity fund, and her own firm - before becoming an executive coach to general counsel and senior executives across six continents. She knows what it takes t...
The Kanye Clause, Taylor Swift IP, and AI: Mary Ambacher of EverQuote and Lauren Anderson of Wayfair
What does it look like to build a legal team from first principles in 2025, with AI at the center from day one?Cecilia sits down with Mary Ambacher, Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary at EverQuote, and Lauren Ander...
Risk, Calibration, and 5,000 Bad Haircut Lawsuits with David Schellhase, 3x GC and Okta Board Member
David Schellhase has been general counsel at three public companies - Salesforce, Groupon, and Slack - and he's learned that great in-house lawyering is less about knowing every law and more about knowing your company's risk appetite cold. In t...
The End of the Billable Hour with Bjarne Tellmann, CEO of FjordStream Advisors
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 f...
