In this episode, Kaila and Kyle discuss the viral Steve Madden interview and debate whether CEOs and corporations should be expressing their political views, as well as how to navigate politics in the workplace.

00:00 Intro

01:24 Steve Madden’s viral Cutting Room Floor interview

06:26 Lulu Cheng Meservey on “going direct” as a business leader

07:29 Stats on how different generations feel about companies voicing their political beliefs

09:53 Ben & Jerry’s vs. Target

15:07 Brian Armstrong’s “mission-driven company” blog post

21:31 How should you as an employee react to your CEO’s public political statements?

27:23 Should you share your own political beliefs at work?

35:49 Kaila’s work rant

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