Like Fresh Prince, once you become a candidate for elected office, your life get flipped, turned upside down. It is really hard to explain unless you’ve been there, but campaigns become black holes pulling the light away from anything not direc

Episode 40: Council Member Sara Lamnin

May 10th, 2018 29m 25s

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."

May 2nd, 2018 20m 7s

An interview with Mayor Andy Berke of Chattanooga, Tennessee about how he ran for office, what he's learned, and advice for people thinking about running for local office.

Mayor Ian Baltutis of Burlington, NC

Mar 1st, 2018 28m 35s

Burlington, North Carolina's youngest elected Mayor joins me to talk politics, why he ran for Mayor, and IF there is actually a Minneapolis, NC. (Spoiler: there is.)

Mayor Ian Baltutis of Burlington, NC

Mar 1st, 2018 28m 35s

Burlington, North Carolina's youngest elected Mayor joins me to talk politics, why he ran for Mayor, and IF there is actually a Minneapolis, NC. (Spoiler: there is.)

Take care of yourself

Feb 22nd, 2018 4m 38s

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, you must take time to do what is right for you.

Getting the most out of your Facebook Page using the FB Pixel.

Feb 15th, 2018 13m 57s

Facebook is changing every day and making it more difficult to get your message to your voters without advertising. Using the Facebook Pixel is a great, somewhat creepy, way to stay in contact with your voters and deliver them the content they

Episode 35: Creative fundraising ideas and how to pull them off.

Feb 8th, 2018 24m 18s

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

Oct 10th, 2017 23m

Jasper, Indiana has created a fantastic online tool to communicate where developments are happening in their community. It is a great example of cities using technology to better inform their citizen.

Episode 32: A Pre-Campaign Plan for those running for office

Oct 3rd, 2017 23m 6s

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 before filing to run for office.

Episode 31: Councilor Candice Quarles on her experience as a young elected official

Sep 19th, 2017 30m 45s

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 learned about being a young elected official and how you can run for office as well.

Episode 30: How to get more women and minorities into elected office

Sep 12th, 2017 28m 3s

White men dominate elected position in America. It has been proven time and time again that the vast majority of elected bodies do not demographically represent their constituents. Shannon Watson from Definitely Someday joins us to talk abo

Episode 29: Developing Media Relationships

Aug 29th, 2017 31m 3s

Matt Dotray, a Government Reporter from the Lubbock AJ, joins us to help local elected officials develop better relationships with their media.

Episode 28: How Wisconsin's $3 billion for Foxconn affects your community

Aug 22nd, 2017 39m 13s

The State of Wisconsin is working on a $3 billion incentive for Foxconn to build a $10 billion plant in southeast Wisconsin. We welcome Scott Klinger of Good Jobs First to discuss the deal and how it affects local governments.

Episode 27: The Tiny House Movement and the Elected Official

Aug 15th, 2017 29m 14s

An episode for elected officials to learn how they can embrace the Tiny House movement in their community. Chris Galusha is the President of the American Tiny House Association.

Episode 26: Media Relations 101 for Local Elected Officials

Aug 8th, 2017 24m 56s

Sara Thatcher of Goff Public joins us for a great discussion on building relationships with media. Sara covers the basics and goes in-depth on how to begin and leverage media relationships to share your story and recover from political missteps

Episode 25: Of Fear and Failure

Jul 25th, 2017 9m 31s

Be big. Be bold. We need local elected officials now more than ever.

Episode 24: A Conversation with Chuck Marohn of Strong Towns

Jun 27th, 2017 50m 56s

Episode 24 is fantastic audio from a video interview with StrongTowns.org founder, Chuck Marohn.

Five Ways Mayor R.T. Rybak Gets Things Done

Jun 20th, 2017 51m 24s

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

May 16th, 2017 20m 58s

I interviewed dozens of elected officials from all over the Unites States to understand their fears, concerns, and excitements for the future.

Episode 21: The value of apprenticeships to your workforce

Apr 4th, 2017 26m 37s

John Russ from the State of Idaho Department of Labor teaches us how they are using apprenticeships to fill gaps in their workforce.

Episode 20: Ever say something that didn't come out quite right?

Mar 28th, 2017 25m 25s

We've all been there. Whether it is in a meeting or to your partner, you've said something that sounded a lot different than it did in your head. In today's episode, we talk with presence engineer and personal brand strategist, Roshini Rajkumar

Episode 19 with Chuck Marohn of StrongTowns.org

Mar 21st, 2017 33m 22s

Chuck Marohn is an advocate of strong, fiscally responsible, and aware communities. He is the Founder/President of StrongTowns.org with a phenomenal amount of information and education for elected officials and anyone interested in community-bu