18+ ways friends and neighbors can help a candidate during campaign season (without door knocking)
Like Fresh Prince, once you become a candidate for elected office, your life get flipped, turned upside down. It is really hard to explain u...
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Episode 40: Council Member Sara Lamnin
A great, open conversation with Hayward, California Council Member Sara Lamnin about running for office, persistence, and winning.
"If you have the motivation...do it."
An interview with Mayor Andy Berke of Chattanooga, Tennessee about how he ran for office, what he's learned, and advice for people thinking...
Mayor Ian Baltutis of Burlington, NC
Burlington, North Carolina's youngest elected Mayor joins me to talk politics, why he ran for Mayor, and IF there is actually a Minneapolis,...
Take care of yourself
It is really easy to get caught up taking care of everyone else and not yourself. As a candidate for local office or an elected official, yo...
Getting the most out of your Facebook Page using the FB Pixel.
Facebook is changing every day and making it more difficult to get your message to your voters without advertising. Using the Facebook Pixel...
Episode 35: Creative fundraising ideas and how to pull them off.
MN State Senator Matt Little joins us to talk about his creative fundraising and how it can work for you.
Episode 34: Using technology to communicate with your community, a conversation with Jasper, Indiana's Mayor Seitz
Jasper, Indiana has created a fantastic online tool to communicate where developments are happening in their community. It is a great exampl...
Episode 32: A Pre-Campaign Plan for those running for office
Ever had someone ask you what they need to do to run for office or wondering yourself? Here are a few of the things candidates need to do be...
Episode 31: Councilor Candice Quarles on her experience as a young elected official
Councilor Candice Quarles was elected to the DeSoto, Texas City Council in May of 2016. In today's episode, she shares with us what she has...
Episode 30: How to get more women and minorities into elected office
White men dominate elected position in America. It has been proven time and time again that the vast majority of elected bodies do not demog...
Episode 29: Developing Media Relationships
Matt Dotray, a Government Reporter from the Lubbock AJ, joins us to help local elected officials develop better relationships with their med...
Episode 28: How Wisconsin's $3 billion for Foxconn affects your community
The State of Wisconsin is working on a $3 billion incentive for Foxconn to build a $10 billion plant in southeast Wisconsin. We welcome Scot...
Episode 27: The Tiny House Movement and the Elected Official
An episode for elected officials to learn how they can embrace the Tiny House movement in their community. Chris Galusha is the President of...
Episode 26: Media Relations 101 for Local Elected Officials
Sara Thatcher of Goff Public joins us for a great discussion on building relationships with media. Sara covers the basics and goes in-depth...
Episode 25: Of Fear and Failure
Be big. Be bold. We need local elected officials now more than ever.
Episode 24: A Conversation with Chuck Marohn of Strong Towns
Episode 24 is fantastic audio from a video interview with StrongTowns.org founder, Chuck Marohn.
Five Ways Mayor R.T. Rybak Gets Things Done
This Community, Jobs, and Progress Podcast episode is the audio from a Live Training we did with former Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak.
Elected officials reveal the top 10 things concerning them today
I interviewed dozens of elected officials from all over the Unites States to understand their fears, concerns, and excitements for the futur...
Episode 21: The value of apprenticeships to your workforce
John Russ from the State of Idaho Department of Labor teaches us how they are using apprenticeships to fill gaps in their workforce.