Inside Influence: The Evolution of Corporate Affairs

Inside Influence: The Evolution of Corporate Affairs

By David Castagnetti & Brody MullinsNewsPolitics
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Inside Influence: The Evolution of Corporate Affairs episodes

  • Inside Influence #9 with Linda Moore

    In this episode of Inside Influence, we talk with Linda Moore, the President and CEO of TechNet, the national bipartisan network of technology CEOs and senior executives.

    Linda shares how she went from working in Democratic politics to leading what Wired magazine calls "tech's most powerful advocacy group," sitting right at the intersection of business, policy and politics.

    We dig into how she helps ensure the U.S. continues to lead in the next era of innovation—and what it really takes to win on tech policy today.

    37 min
  • Inside Influence #8 with Troy Stang

    On this week’s episode of Inside Influence with David Castagnetti and Brody Mullins, we talk with Troy Stang about how he rose from milking cows at 4am on his family’s farm to running one of the largest associations of credit unions in the country.

    After working for the Treasury Department under President George W. Bush, Stang went to work for the same industry that helped his family sustain their family business for generations.

    At a time when populism is taking root in Washington and across the country, Stang talks about how he is positioning his association of Main Street businesses to take on the larger players on  K Street.  

     

    31 min
  • Inside Influence #6 with Bill Miller

    Today’s episode of Inside Influence features Bill Miller, the president and CEO of the American Gaming Association. Bill talks with us about balancing the interests of important CEOs, how he deals with representing both the mammoth Las Vegas casinos and a range of startup, online gaming firms – and how the key to getting members of Congress to act quickly is to motivate their constituents.

    37 min
  • Inside Influence Episode 6 with Chris Cillizza

    Today’s episode of Inside Influence features Chris Cillizza, an independent political journalist on SubStack, YouTube, Monumental Sports, Noosphere and others. As a former political reporter for the Washington Post, Roll Call and CNN, Chris talks with us about how the media works today, why landing a big story in The New York Times isn’t what it used to be and the reveals the dangers of trying to catch a from one of the best pitchers in Congress. 

    31 min
  • Inside Influence #5 with Melika Carroll

    Today’s guest is Melika Carroll, Vice President of Global Affairs and Public Policy at Cohere, an enterprise AI company tackling some of the biggest policy challenges in technology and energy across the globe. Melika also serves as Chair of Reliability First, lectures at The Washington Campus, and co-founded the Global Women’s Innovation Network.


    Melika shares how Cohere is navigating this complex global policy landscape—and we wrap things up with a story about one of the most memorable college jobs you’ll ever hear.

    32 min
  • Inside Influence #4 with Mike Sommers
    This week on Inside Influence, David Castagnetti and Brody Mullins speak with American Petroleum Institute President Mike Sommers, who talks about how his experience on Capitol Hill during the financial crisis helped him learn how to lead successful public affairs campaigns on behalf of the private-equity industry and now the energy sector.
    28 min
  • Inside Influence #4 with Mike Sommers
    This week on Inside Influence, David Castagnetti and Brody Mullins speak with American Petroleum Institute President Mike Sommers, who talks about how his experience on Capitol Hill during the financial crisis helped him learn how to lead successful public affairs campaigns on behalf of the private-equity industry and now the energy sector.
    28 min
  • Inside Influence #4 with Mike Sommers
    This week on Inside Influence, David Castagnetti and Brody Mullins speak with American Petroleum Institute President Mike Sommers, who talks about how his experience on Capitol Hill during the financial crisis helped him learn how to lead successful public affairs campaigns on behalf of the private-equity industry and now the energy sector.
    28 min
  • Episode 3 (feat. Peter Scher)

    Peter Scher joins as today’s guest. Peter serves as Vice Chair at JPMorgan Chase, where he and his team have developed one of the most respected corporate affairs operations in the industry.  Tune in as he unpacks the origins, evolution, and guiding philosophy behind their approach, and addresses key geopolitical and domestic challenges now facing major American corporations.  This episode also features his candid thoughts on Broadway musicals.  

    Hosts: David Castagnetti & Brody Mullins

    Producer: Regina Anderson

    32 min
  • Episode 2 (feat. Kevin Madden)

    Republican media strategist Kevin Madden joins “Inside Influence” to talk about how he helps clients get their message out in today’s fractured media environment, how companies bypass the mainstream press to develop their own content and why he still gets the Wall Street Journal delivered to his driveway each morning. 

    Hosts: David Castagnetti & Brody Mullins

    Producer: Regina Anderson

    32 min

About Inside Influence: The Evolution of Corporate Affairs

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For 50 years, Republicans and Democrats in Washington agreed on helping the US economy grow  Looking out for the business community was widely viewed as a very good thing.  No more. The rise of populism on the right and the left poses a threat to corporate America that has not been seen in a century.