ABOUT THIS EPISODE
In this episode of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the GRC Technology Galaxy, Michael Rasmussen sits down with Richard Eddolls, co-founder and Platform Director of CoreStream, for a conversation about what happens when a GRC platform is built around one deceptively difficult idea—delivering real value.
Richard shares the origins of CoreStream, how the company evolved from its early beginnings, and how its core DNA has stayed remarkably consistent over the years. Simplicity, flexibility, and measurable outcomes remain central to the way CoreStream approaches GRC, even as the market itself has become larger, noisier, and increasingly crowded with overlapping promises.
The discussion explores why CoreStream focuses so heavily on outcomes rather than features, how configurability became one of the company’s defining strengths, and why organizations ranging from highly regulated enterprises to complex global manufacturers have gravitated toward the platform. Michael also shares a story about a major European manufacturer whose RFP process ultimately revealed something larger than a list of requirements. CoreStream stood out not just for meeting the brief, but for helping the organization think differently about where value could actually be created.
Along the way, they unpack the breadth of use cases CoreStream supports, the philosophy behind its no-code approach, and how its partnership with Sannos fits into the company’s evolving AI strategy. Rather than chasing hype, the focus remains on practical applications that improve efficiency, decision-making, and organizational effectiveness.
The episode closes with a look toward 2030 and what CoreStream may become as GRC continues to evolve from a compliance exercise into something more connected, adaptive, and operationally meaningful.
In a galaxy full of dashboards, acronyms, and feature lists, this conversation keeps returning to a simpler question. Does the technology actually create value?
