​Credit Policy Overhaul: Lessons from the Corporate Trenches

​February 26th, 2026 | 1:00 PM CT
Featuring: Ryan Steiner, Corporate Credit Manager, Olympic Steel

​Overview

​A modern credit policy isn’t just a document, it’s a strategic engine that drives consistency, protects margins, reduces risk, and empowers your entire credit organization.

​But overhauling one? That’s where the real work begins.

​In this candid, practical, and experience driven session, Ryan Steiner, Corporate Credit Manager at Olympic Steel, walks you through the full lifecycle of a credit policy overhaul, what worked, what didn’t, and what he’d change next time.

​If you’re planning to update your policy in 2026 or need a blueprint to strengthen your current framework, this session will give you the clarity, structure, and lessons learned to do it smarter and faster.

​What You’ll Learn

​🔹 Phase 1: Best Practices for the Initial Review & Assessment

​A roadmap for evaluating the credit policy you currently have, even if it’s outdated or inconsistent.
You’ll learn how to:

• ​Conduct a comprehensive baseline audit that surfaces risk gaps and operational blind spots

• ​Evaluate current procedures for compliance and alignment across departments

• ​Build the factual foundation needed for an overhaul that will actually stick

​🔹 Phase 2: Building the Policy | Structure, Strategy & Real-World Wins

​Go behind the scenes on what it truly takes to rebuild an effective, scalable credit policy.
Topics include:

• ​Core elements every modern credit policy must include

• ​Designing clear, realistic risk criteria and approval workflows

• ​The strategies and formulas that worked best during implementation, and why

​🔹 Phase 3: The Post-Mortem & Playbook for Next Time

​Ryan shares what most webinars don’t: the messy middle.

​You’ll hear:

• ​The biggest lessons learned throughout the overhaul

• ​Where the roadblocks surfaced and how to navigate them

• ​What he would do differently to increase efficiency, adoption, and impact

​This is the part attendees always say they wish more presenters talked about, and Ryan delivers.

​Who Should Attend

• ​Credit Managers & Analysts

• ​Corporate Finance Leaders

• ​AR/Credit Operations Teams

• ​Anyone involved in policy creation, risk management, or process improvement

​Meet the Speaker

​Ryan Steiner
Corporate Credit Manager, Olympic Steel

​With hands-on experience leading major credit policy overhauls in a complex, multi-division environment, Ryan brings practical, battle-tested insights from the corporate trenches, the kind of lessons you only learn by doing.

​Reserve Your Spot

​This session is free to attend, but seats are limited.
👉 Register now to secure your place.