For our third season of Margins from Managing Editor, we're breaking down influence. In our season premiere, we examine what influence really means. First, we sit down with psychology professor and author Art Markman to learn how our minds perceive and process influence (7:20). Then, fundraising consultant and politician Beverly Brooks Thompson tells us about the great power and responsibility that come with having influence (23:01).

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