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006: DeAnn Backus: Overcoming Challenges and Embracing Innovation

006: DeAnn Backus: Overcoming Challenges and Embracing Innovation

Unparalleled
2025-07-1612 min
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In this insightful episode of Unparalleled, DeAnn Backus, Strategic Account Manager at LineSlip, shares her unique frontline perspective on the modern risk manager’s world. Having direct insight into the daily hurdles and needs of risk professionals, she dives deep into the core challenges that define their roles today. What You’ll Discover: - Winning C‑suite attention: Learn why gaining and maintaining executive focus is the top frustration for risk teams, and how to build trust and visibility at the highest levels. - Wrangling messy data: Discover the struggle with inconsistent formats and missing information, and why this data cleanup delays strategic action -Juggling priorities: From urgent deadlines to complex workflows, gain insight into what DeAnn describes as multitasking “with all the moving parts” (and how to master that orchestration)