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The Legally Speaking Podcast™ is back as an official media partner for ClioCon 2026, bringing you exclusive interviews, fresh insights and behind-the-scenes conversations from one of the world’s leading legal technology conferences.
Hosted by Rob Hanna, our ClioCon Clips series features Clio’s leadership, legal tech pioneers, Reisman Award winners and industry changemakers exploring the latest developments in AI, legal innovation, access to justice and the future of the legal profession.
Expect thought-provoking conversations, big announcements and practical takeaways from the people shaping what’s next for law.
Stay tuned! ClioCon Clips 2026 is coming soon!
Inspiring Legal Minds. Transforming Legal Futures.
Episodes (TBA)
Episode 01: Jesse Harink & Nefra Macdonald
Nefra leads the team behind ClioCon, virtual events, field activations, and over 100 bar association partnerships worldwide. Jesse plays a key role in helping new team members integrate into Clio’s culture — especially during acquisitions. At ClioCon, he ensures energy is high, people feel included, and the human side of the event shines.
Episode 02: Ronnie Gurion
Ronnie is the Chief Operating Officer at Clio. With 20 years of experience leading marketplace, e-commerce, and
SaaS businesses to achieve rapid global expansion and growth, Ronnie is playing a pivotal role in shaping Clio’s
next chapter. As the previous GM and Global Head of Uber for Business (U4B), Ronnie Gurion brings a wealth of
global market activation experience having grown the business rapidly in his tenure.
Episode 03: Curt Sigfstead
Curt is the Chief Financial Officer at Clio. He is responsible for managing Clioʼs financial affairs, including finance,
accounting, capital, treasury, taxation, and corporate development. With over two decades of technology
finance experience, he has held numerous senior finance leadership roles at companies including Clearco and
J.P. Morgan. He sits on multiple nonprofit boards including C100, which supports Canadian technology
entrepreneurs through investment and mentorship.
Episode 04: Jonathan Watson & John Foreman
Jonathan is the Chief Technology Officer at Clio. With over 20 years of leadership experience in large scale SaaS
and live gaming solutions, Jonathanʼs unique approach and passion for intertwining product development,
design, user experience, and engineering has accelerated Clioʼs product growth while earning Clio best-in-class
NPS and customer retention rates.
Episode 05: Reagan Attle
Reagan Attle is Chief Marketing Officer at Clio, the global leader in cloud-based legal technology. She leads Clioʼs
global brand and marketing strategy including product and customer marketing, customer insights, and industry
partnerships. Since joining Clio in 2017, she has played a pivotal role in the companyʼs explosive success,
including international expansions, Series D and E funding rounds, multiple acquisitions, the launch of Clio
Payments, and the largest conference in legal—the annual Clio Cloud Conference. With over 20 years of
experience in marketing leadership, Reagan has a proven track record of building high-performing teams that
drive loyalty, build advocacy, and elevate brand experience. Reagan holds a Bachelor of Business Administration
in Marketing from Simon Fraser University.
Episode 06: Marina Harris
Marina Harris is Clioʼs Chief People Officer, and the driving force behind Clioʼs human and high performing
culture. She spearheads the company’s award winning People function, including HR strategy and organizational
development.
With more than 25+ years of experience scaling some of the worldʼs most successful companies, Marina
implements proactive strategies and operating practices that position Clio to thrive and grow in alignment with its mission and values. She orchestrates talent acquisition, HR business partners, employee engagement,
systems optimization, analytics, comprehensive total rewards programs, DE&I, and learning and development.
Before her tenure at Clio, Marina held the position of Chief People Officer at Wealthsimple, where she played a pivotal role in steering the company through a period of exponential growth. Under her leadership, the company’s workforce nearly doubled for three consecutive years. Marina’s commitment to diversity and inclusion saw significant progress across all levels of the organization during her tenure.
Marina’s career also includes Director of HR Business Partners at Netflix, Head of HR at Samsung’s Global
Innovation Center, and leadership positions at Cisco Systems. Her leadership journey has been marked by the pursuit of excellence in enhancing employee experiences and fostering dynamic company cultures.
Episode 07: Jenny Dingus
Jenny is the Senior Vice President of Global Sales at Clio. With more than a decade of B2B tech sales leadership
experience, Jenny is known for creating an electric team culture across global workforces and driving
transformative strategies centered around customer success. At Clio, Jenny is focusing on revenue growth by
increasing market share, driving new and existing customer growth, and scaling its world class Sales team. As a
member of Chief—a private membership network focused on connecting and supporting women executive
leaders—Jenny is a champion for elevating women in tech leadership, and brings this same passion to life
outside of her work.
Episode 08: Michelle Dunlea
Michelle Dunlea is Vice President, Product at Clio, leading the innovation and development of Clioʼs portfolio of
products to meet the evolving needs of legal professionals. During her tenure so far she has accelerated Clio’s
product growth, earning Clio best in class NPS while launching products from 0-1.
She is an impactful product leader with 10+ years of experience at B2B companies and a track record of building
and growing diverse and high caliber product teams. Michelle always puts the needs of the customer first and
seeks to deliver meaningful product solutions that solve real customer problems and drive impactful business
outcomes.
Episode 09: A.J. Axelrod
A.J. Axelrod is Clio’s Vice President of Payments and Financial Services, leading the strategic roadmap for Clio’s
expanding legal fintech portfolio, including Clio Payments. He focuses on operational excellence, revenue growth, and product innovation, working across teams in product, technology, sales, marketing, and finance.
With 15+ years of experience in payments, SaaS, and fintech, A.J. has held leadership roles including Principal of
Embedded Fintech at Radian Capital, Head of Strategy at HoneyBook, and Senior Director of Payments Strategy
at Mindbody. He also founded a consulting practice advising SaaS companies and investors. Beyond work, A.J. is
a passionate skier, cyclist, mountain biker, and fly fisherman, living with his family and their Bernese mountain
dog, Grizzly.
Episode 10: Joshua Lenon
Joshua Lenon serves as the Lawyer in Residence at Clio, where he plays a pivotal role as a liaison between the company and the legal community. As the presenter of Clio’s Annual Legal Trends Report and a key member of the Legal Trends research team—composed of data scientists and legal experts—Joshua contributes to generating the industry’s most prominent annual legal research publication. This report caters to broad and segmented audiences across the legal industry.
In his role, Joshua travels globally, engaging with lawyers and law firms of all sizes and specialties. He shares valuable insights and best practices on leveraging cloud technology and AI to enhance practice efficiency, security, and profitability. Additionally, Joshua develops educational resources and webinars for legal professionals, as well as contributing to legal scholarship and research on critical topics such as legal ethics, innovation, and access to justice.
An attorney admitted to the New York Bar, Joshua brings his legal scholarship to both internal conversations at
Clio and interactions with customers, ensuring that Clioʼs initiatives are informed by deep legal expertise and a commitment to advancing the legal profession.
Episode 11: Sarah Murphy
Sarah Murphy serves as the General Manager, International at Clio, the global leader in legal technology. With a strong emphasis on innovation, she guides and motivates her teams, ensuring Clio remains at the forefront of transforming the legal experience across EMEA, APAC and Canada.
Sarah’s extensive career spans diverse industries, including finance, insurance, telecommunications, and legal technology. This broad expertise allows her to empower legal professionals of all backgrounds to navigate the challenges of running a successful law firm. She is driven by her passion for building and scaling teams that thrive in a high growth environment. Sarah’s commitment to innovation is matched by her focus on customer success, and determination to explore new markets where Clio can have a significant impact.
Sarah leads Clio’s expansion across our international markets, unlocking untapped opportunities and driving the
company’s success. Under her leadership, Clio continues to redefine the legal experience, setting new standards
of excellence and driving innovation across the region.
Episode 12: Denise Farmer
Denise Farmer is General Manager, APAC at Clio. She has more than 15 years of experience in Australiaʼs legaltech industry, including leadership roles at LexisNexis and as General Manager of Practitioner Services at Sympli.
Denise leads Clio’s overall regional business strategy, where she drives business and customer development, and
nurtures stakeholder relationships including industry bodies and law societies, channel partners, law schools and other strategic partners in the APAC region. Denise has a strong track record of leading teams to help legal professionals harness technologies in their practices. She is driven by the transformative impact of technology adoption in the legal sector, and excited by the outcomes of more accessible legal services.
Episode 13: Harsha Chandra Shekar
Harsha is the Vice President of Business Development and brings to Clio more than 15 years of deal-making experience in multiple capacities. Harsha started his career as an attorney in a leading law firm representing blue-chip clients in executing partnerships, joint ventures, and M&A. After securing his MBA, Harsha served as a business leader in tech companies such as Amazon, Expedia and Uber forging critical partnerships and managing multi-million-dollar P&Ls. Most recently, Harsha served as a Partner at Boston Consulting Group helping clients envision, build, and monetize partnerships and ecosystems.
Harsha holds a degree in law from National Law School of India University, Bangalore, and an MBA from University of Chicagoʼs Booth School of Business.
Episode 14: Niamh Pollak
Niamh Pollak is the Vice President of Legal at Clio, bringing extensive international legal experience and a strong focus on plain language, transparency, and customer-centric practices. Known for her multilingual background and global perspective, she leads Clio’s legal team through innovation in legal tech and compliance, notably overseeing product launches and contributing to major company initiatives like the Vlex deal. Niamh champions the use of AI for efficiency, fosters collaboration across departments, and is recognized for her impactful leadership in the rapidly evolving legal industry.
Episode 15: Alexander Almazan
On the final episode of our miniseries, we round off the conversations at Clio Con with Alexander Almazan. He is the founder and managing partner of Almazan Law, a 30-person firm based in Florida with offices in Miami, Tampa and Palm Beach. He specialises in civil defense, insurance defense, real estate, and commercial litigation. Alex is a consistent attendee of Clio Con, emphasising the importance of staying ahead in legal technology field. He is an advocate for AI adoption in law, highlighting his firm’s successful implementation of AI timekeeping, which greatly improved efficiency and ROI. He encourages legal professionals to embrace innovation, overcome unfounded fears about AI, and connect with him on LinkedIn for industry insights and collaboration.
