Beacon Voices is SpotDraft’s podcast spotlighting the people shaping how legal really works today. Hosted by Akshay Verma, it features candid conversations on leadership, legal ops, and the real-world impact of AI in legal teams.

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Episode 07  
**The Real Problem with In-House Legal Teams**  
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Episode 06  
How Natalie Salunke Reinvented the Legal Career Path  
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Episode 05  
From Google to Startup: A Lawyer’s Unconventional Path  
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Episode 04  
When legal judgment becomes business judgment  
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Episode 03  
From punk rock to general counsel: Louis Shansky on building modern in-house legal teams  
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Episode 02  
AI won’t replace lawyers — but it will replace bad legal systems  
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Episode 01  
What Law School Didn’t Teach Me: Real Lawyering & Building an In-House Career  
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Episode 115  
From Career Break to CLO: How Shanti Ariker Rebuilt Her Legal Career  
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Episode 114  
Building Outside the Box: Monica Zent on Legal Ops, AI, and Bold Bets  
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Episode 113  
Tackling Change: Emmanuel Smith’s Journey Beyond Football  
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## Meet your host

### Tyler Finn

Head of Community & Growth at SpotDraft

#### Don't just take our word for it

#### Seth Weissman  
Former Chief Legal Officer of Marqeta and General Counsel of SolarCity

#### Mark Kahn  
General Counsel of the Oakland Ballers

#### Julia Shullman  
General Counsel & Chief Privacy Officer of Telly

#### Gary Spiegel  
Former General Counsel of Anaplan

#### Celaena Powder  
General Counsel of Seismic

#### Vineet Shahani  
General Counsel of Mill

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