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ARTICLE · 24 DECEMBER 2025

In The Trenches – Building Compliance Programs That Work

For small and mid-sized businesses, compliance leadership often happens in the margins – between other responsibilities, across departments and under constant time pressure.

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Where real-world compliance work actually happens

For small and mid-sized businesses, compliance leadership often happens in the margins – between other responsibilities, across departments and under constant time pressure.

That reality shaped the In the Trenches session of the Fall into Compliance series, featuring Heather Hurst, Chief Compliance Officer at CDL Nuclear Technologies, and Brandon Lee, Vice President of Sales Growth and Excellence at NAVEX. Together, they explored how real-world compliance programs take shape when strategy meets practicality.

Their shared perspective was clear: progress and consistency matter more than perfection.

Start with the essentials

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