Strategy Lab

This episode we welcome Mike Bocian who is a founding partner at GBAO, one of the leading Democratic polling firms in the country. He has conducted quantitative or qualitative research in all 50 states and worked on many of the major issues of our time – health care, climate change, education, immigration, foreign policy, criminal justice reform, reproductive health care and others.

In addition to his work with candidates, Bocian re...

This episode we welcome Xochitl Hinojosa who currently serves as the Communications Director and Senior Advisor for the Democratic National Committee. A Texas native, Hinojosa attended the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, TX. Her career began in Texas politics followed by working for Hillary Clinton’s 2008 presidential campaign in Iowa.  Hinojosa served as a Public Affairs Specialist at the Department of Justice in ...

This episode we welcome Jalisa Washington-Price.  Jalisa is a seasoned Democratic operative and strategist.  She is currently Vice President of Political and Advocacy at iHeartMedia. Before joining iHeart, she served as deputy national political director and South Carolina state director for Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign. Prior to working on Harris’s campaign, Washington-Price worked in the office of diversity and as the ch...

In this podcast, hosted by CR Wooters and Adam Weiss, we talk to Marshall Cohen the Politcal Director of the Democratic Governor's Association.

Marshall Cohen served as Deputy Political Director at the DGA the last two cycles, working on more than 19 governors races, including some of 2018’s biggest wins in Michigan, Nevada, Colorado, Connecticut, and Kansas. Before joining the DGA, Cohen managed federal and state ra...

In this podcast, hosted by CR Wooters and Adam Weiss, we talk to Tom Lopach the CEO of The Voter Participation Center and The Center for Voter Information.  

Tom Lopach is the the CEO of the Voter Participation Center and the Center for Voter Information.  The Voter Participation Center (VPC) is a non-profit, non-partisan organization founded in 2003 to help members of the Rising American Electorate register and vote. Sinc...

In this podcast, hosted by CR Wooters and Adam Weiss, we talk to the President of Public Democracy Eric Sapp.

Eric co-founded Common Good Strategies, later the Eleison Group, which led outreach to faith and rural communities for top Democratic candidates in 2006 and 2008. He has since pioneered the use of new technologies in successful campaigns on issues ranging from international peacekeeping and human rights to grassroo...

In this podcast, hosted by CR Wooters and Adam Weiss, we talk with Abby Livingston from the Texas Tribune.  Abby Livingston joined The Texas Tribune in 2014 as the publication's first Washington bureau chief. In this role, she covers members in the Texas congressional delegation and campaigns back in her home state. A seventh-generation Texan, Abby grew up in Fort Worth and graduated from the University of Texas at Austin. Pri...

In this podcast, hosted by CR Wooters and Adam Weiss, we talk with Adam Hodge, Senior Vice President for External Affairs of Ariel Investments. He gives us an inside look at what it is like to work with an investment firm that believes diversity is a key indicator of bottom line strength.  In addition to profits, Ariel prioritizes closing the wealth gap and expanding diverse voices in the C Suite.

Before his time at Ariel,...

In this podcast, hosted by CR Wooters and Adam Weiss, we talk with the Chief of Staff to the Governor of Illinois, Anne Caprara.  She gives up an inside look at what it is like to help manage a state during a pandemic. 

Anne has worked on campaigns at every level.  Most recently she managed Governor JB Pritzker’s winning campaign in Illinois and now she is the Governor’s Chief of Staff and top advisor.  In 2019 she was nam...

In this podcast, hosted by CR Wooters and Adam Weiss, we talk to Josh Earnest from United Airlines about the future of air travel.  

Josh Earnest is the Senior Vice President and Chief Communications Officer for United Airlines. Earnest brings more than two decades of strategic communications expertise from the highest levels of politics and government, including as White House Press Secretary for President Obama. At United Airlines...

In this podcast, hosted by CR Wooters and Adam Weiss, we talk to Kevin Madden from Arnold Ventures about research driven philanthropy and we get his take on the Presidential race. 

Kevin is the Executive Vice President of Advocacy at Arnold Ventures.  In this role he leads advocacy and communications strategies. Prior to his leadership role at Arnold Ventures, Kevin was a partner at Hamilton Place Strategies. Kevin also s...

In this podcast, hosted by CR Wooters and Adam Weiss, we talk to Nick Papas from Airbnb about the future of travel. 

Nick Papas the Director, Global Corporate and Policy Communications for Airbnb.  For the past 7 years Nick has been helping Airbnb tell their story.  Before that Nick worked in senior level roles in the Obama White House and at HHS.

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