You may think fraud is a financial issue. And you would be wrong! According to my guest, “Fraud is a culture issue with financial consequences.” And I tend to agree. Everything in an organization — good or bad — begins and ends with culture. When leaders look the other way (as illustrated by Tom Hardin's first fraudulent trade going unchallenged by his boss), a culture of permissiveness takes root.Kelly welcomes back Evie Wentink for her return appearance on Fraudish. Evie is a compliance professional with 20+ years of experience, founder of the Integrity Playbook program, and a passionate advocate for ethics and compliance in both enterprise and small business settings.📚 Books & References MentionedTom Hardin — insider trader turned ethics speaker; his book is a recurring touchstone throughout the episode. Evie is co-organizing a Compliance Professionals Meetup in Morristown, NJ featuring Tom Hardin (with book signing)."London Falling" by Patrick Radden Keefe — Kelly's current read; a true story about a young British boy whose fascination with Wolf of Wall Street shapes his path."Wolf of Wall Street" — used as a cultural reference point for how organizational culture can normalize extreme behavior."Friends & Neighbors" (Apple TV/HBO Max) — Kelly recommends this Jon Hamm series about a hedge fund manager turned thief for Evie.The Better Way Podcast — hosted by Hui Chen and Zach Coseglia; their company is called Culture Data Ethics.Evie's Final Word for the Audience:"Relationships are the key to success — not only in business, but in compliance."If you're in ethics or compliance, make it your goal to meet people across your organization before they ever have to come to you with a problem. Build those relationships proactively. It will become your biggest asset! Thanks for listening to Fraudish. Please leave us a good review if you enjoyed!Connect with Evie: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eviewentink/Ethical Edge Experts: https://www.ethicaledgeexperts.com/Ethical Edge Substack: https://ethicaledge.substack.com/p/ai-is-everywherebut-understanding?r=52e047&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=post%2Bviewer&triedRedirect=truehttps://substack.com/@ethicaledgebyevie/note/p-195888058?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=52e047