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The guest host for today's show is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. His show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from 3-4pm ET. Brad is first joined by Sarah Jones, the Editor-in-Chief of Politicus USA, to analyze how racism is affecting this year's presidential contest and Vice President Kamala Harris. Then, Brad Bauman, a Principal in the Raben Group's Strategic Communications practice, joins the show to help preview tomorrow's debate between Harris and Trump. Sarah Jones' handle on X is PoliticusSarah and the website for Politicus USA is www.PoliticusUSA.com. Before joining Raben, Brad Bauman was at Fireside Campaigns, where he helped grow the company from a three-person operation to a full-service communications shop with more than 70 employees within four years. He previously served as executive director of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, where he oversaw the caucus' legislative, communications, and political operations for over 80 members of Congress.  The website for the Raben Group is www.Raben.co and Brad Bauman's handle on X is @bradbaumn.

Welcome to Episode 6 of Season 3 of The R.A.C.E. Podcast. Today I am in conversation with Robert Raben, President and Founder of The Raben Group. Robert is a dynamic individual with a heart that matches his passion for his work. There are many jewels and “odes to the greats” within our conversation and I really hope that it is one that leave you inspired to continue in action. A special thank you to Robert for his work and his time.Meet Robert Raben:Robert is a “strategist's strategist” on a lifelong mission to inject humanity, common sense, equity, and justice into the fabric of American politics and culture. Since its founding in 2002, Raben has grown to include a diverse team of 100+ experts, consultants, activists, and communicators working tirelessly to change the faces of power in public policy, media, education, business, philanthropy, the arts, and more.With decades of experience as an attorney, senior Hill staffer, and assistant attorney general, Robert easily navigates legal subtleties and powers through political realities. Robert was the first openly gay man to receive Senate confirmation, and to lead in a law enforcement agency. Beyond his work with the firm, Robert has served on the boards of game-changing entities, including The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, NRDC, the UnidosUS Action Fund, President Barack Obama's My Brothers' Keeper Alliance. the American Constitution Society, the Alliance for Justice, the Iraqi Refugee Assistance Project, the Mississippi Center for Justice, and more.As a serial NGO entrepreneur, Robert has started initiatives impacting the leadership of our country, including Friends of the Museum of the American Latino, the March on Washington Film Festival, and Green 2.0. Robert hails from Miami and holds degrees from the Wharton School and the New York University Law School.Listen in as Robert shares:How his identities, particular his identity as Jewish shape him and inform his workWhat Racial Equity means What keeps him anchored and whom are his sources of supportWhy he created the Raben Group and his vision for the firmWhat he wants folks to know, do, or feel, in this workAnd moreConnect with Robert Raben:Website: The Raben GroupLinkedIn: Robert RabenTedTalk: Battle Soldiers: Telling the Truth About Civil Rights HistoryHi listener! Please take our short Listener Survey HERE to give The R.A.C.E. Podcast team feedback on the show. We will use the feedback to inform how we approach conversations in the future. Upon completion, you will be entered in our quarterly drawing for a $100 Visa gift card! Your email address will only be used for this purpose. Thanks in advance - we appreciate your feedback.Connect with Keecha Harris and Associates: Website: https://khandassociates.com/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/keecha-harris-and-associates/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/khandassociates YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCukpgXjuOW-ok-pHtVkSajg/featured Connect with Keecha: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/keechaharris/

The guest host for today's show is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. His show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from 3-4pm ET. Brad is first joined by Edwith Theogene, Director of Racial Equity and Justice at CAP Action. The two discuss President Biden's robust whole government approach to equity, his commencement speech this past weekend at Morehouse College, which is predominately attended by African-American students, and how the Supreme Court's SFFA vs Harvard decision has hurt DEI efforts around the country. Edwith also details 'Project 2025,' a right-wing effort to weaponize a potential second Trump term.   Then, Brad Bauman, a Principal in the Raben Group's Strategic Communications practice, talks presidential politics with Brad. Specifically, he examines President Biden's re-election efforts, and what messaging that Democrats should be using to convince voters to given Biden a second term over Trump. In her role at CAP, Edwith Theogene leads American Progress' efforts to develop, communicate, and implement policy ideas that provide a new way forward for a range of equity challenges in an increasingly diverse America, with a particular focus on race and equity. Her handle on X is @WhoIsEdwith. Before joining Raben, Brad Bauman was at Fireside Campaigns, where he helped grow the company from a three-person operation to a full-service communications shop with more than 70 employees within four years. He previously served as executive director of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, where he oversaw the caucus' legislative, communications, and political operations for over 80 members of Congress.  The website for the Raben Group is www.Raben.co and Brad Bauman's handle on X is @bradbaumn. Brad Bannon writes a political column every Sunday for 'The Hill.'  He's on the National Journal's panel of political insiders and is a national political analyst for WGN TV and Radio in Chicago and KNX Radio in Los Angeles. You can read Brad's columns at www.MuckRack.com/Brad-Bannon. His handle on X is @BradBannon. You can watch the show's livestream at any of the following three links: X: https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1ZkJzjLejWaJv Facebook:https://fb.watch/sbLGyFV5hd/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/live/9xH4EI_aeaw?si=pIbf48exNBdORSf7

Colman Domingo is nominated for an Academy Award™ for his portrayal of civil rights activist and strategist Bayard Rustin in the biopic RUSTIN. This film and Bayard Rustin's life are the inspiration for our conversation with Robert Raben around organizing for justice and freedom, and reclaiming the hidden history of the foot soldiers of the movement. Robert Raben, who grew up in the South, is founder of the March on Washington Film Festival, and the Raben Group, a strategic communications firm based in Washington, DC. Directed by George C. Wolfe, RUSTIN tells the story of activist and organizer Bayard Rustin, the architect of 1963's momentous March on Washington. Bayard Rustin  challenged authority, never apologized for who he was, what he believed, or whom he desired. He clashed with his contemporaries and inner circle leaders of the civil rights movement, and energized youth to get involved in making change in America.  LANGUAGE Content: The word "horseshit" occurs at approximately 50:41 Download the transcript for Episode 47 PLEASE NOTE: TRANSCRIPTS ARE GENERATED USING A COMBINATION OF SPEECH RECOGNITION SOFTWARE AND HUMAN TRANSCRIBERS, AND MAY CONTAIN ERRORS. 0:08 - Baryard Rustin, forgotten Civil Rights leader 5:58 - Untold and Mis-told Stories 12:01 - Narrative film and social change 19:41 - Strategy and change in the Civil Rights Movement 30:48 BREAK 31:24 - American changemakers and revolutionary heroes (of social justice) 35:16 - Bayard Rustin, LGBTQ identity and social change 45:09 - Policy, legislation and social change 51:52 - We don't have a shared story 55:11 - Role of arts in social justice 1:00:05 - Race, Culture, and Storytelling 1:10:06 - Lightning Round 1:10:52 - Honoring Fannie Lou Hamer 1:14:00 - Closing (Stream, Like, Subscribe, Share) 1:15:54 - Disclaimer STAY ENGAGED with HISTORICAL DRAMA WITH THE BOSTON SISTERS SUBSCRIBE to the podcast on your favorite podcast platform LISTEN to past past podcasts and bonus episodes SIGN UP for our mailing list SUPPORT this podcast on Spotify or SHOP THE PODCAST on our affiliate bookstore Thank you for listening! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/historicaldramasisters/support

Mike & Nick on the government shutdown being avoided on the final day by the House of Representatives & what comes next, plus, fmr. Deputy Asst. Attorney General for the DOJ, CNN legal analyst & principal at The Raben Group, Elliot Williams joined us to break down the legal cases surrounding Sen. Menendez, fmr. President Trump, Hunter Biden & more. This episode is brought to you by - Better Sleep - Get a personalized sleep experience today for being a CWPT listener by visiting https://my.bettersleep.com/referral?ref=n2m0yjeNerd Focus - The original think drink that will boost your energy, concentration, memory & focus! Visit https://nerdfocus.com?sca_ref=4163439.CGKmK2rfTO & get a discount for being a CWPT listener!Fresh Roasted Coffee - Taste the amazing coffee that fuels our show at https://lddy.no/1hvgr & use the promo code CANWEPLEASEGET20 for 20% off your purchase!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/can-we-please-talk. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/can-we-please-talk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Conservatives are using their hardline view of Christianity to justify banning abortion and waging war on the LGBTQ+ community. With faith increasingly shaping politics, Jasmine and Yochi sit down with Rachel Laser, CEO of Americans United For Separation of Church and State, and The Raben Group's Dr. Derrick Harkins to talk about why progressives have ceded the public debate over religion to conservatives — and what they need to do to take it back. 

Today we hear from a program held by the Canadian American Business Council in their Corporate Action on Social Justice series, discussing how businesses in the US and Canada navigate the political seas of "Woke" vs. "Anti Woke." On the panel we hear from our own Scotty Greenwood as well as Clint Odom, the Vice President of Strategic Alliances and External Affairs for T-Mobile, Kevin Madden, senior partner at the Penta Group, Reg Manhas of Lapis Energy, and Estuardo Rodriguez of the Friends of the National Museum of the American Latino and founding principal of the Raben Group. 

In this episode, Karen Maldonado CPIO from Latinos for Education.org and the producer of Latinas From The Block To The Boardroom, Theresa E. Gonzales, discuss the necessary conversations and leadership opportunities we have in education as a Latino community.  Today, across the United States classrooms, there is only 8% representation of Latino educators and only 4% of Latinos on education boards. Yet, in the year 2025, classrooms will be 33% of students will be Latino, and that is not due to immigration. We discuss how the options for our learning to be a multilingual education systems is paramount to stay strategic in a global community and how we need to invest more in our communities with represented pathway in education for the Latino community.  Karen Maldonado, the Chief Program and Innovation Officer (CPIO) for Latinos for Education, the first Latino-founded and led national organization solely dedicated to creating leadership pathways for Latinos in education, inside and outside of the education sector, and to be positioned to increase their influence and impact to serve Latino students and families.  Karen directs and guides the overall vision, strategy, design, and evolution of all program areas nationally—and provides leadership around K-16 partnerships, fundraising, budget-setting, and organizational strategy. She's committed to excellence for Latino and Black children, adults, and families, which has been evidenced by her career path and her Ph.d in Education Leadership from Harvard University and Masters of Science in Education from Fordham University. Gracias to the Sarah and Anthony at The Raben Group and Latinos for Education in publishing a report on the Latino Action Agenda for Education, and you can download here. Listen in, give us a review and join the conversation at: Apple Podcasts Spotify IG: @Latinasb2b FB @LatinasB2B TW@LatinasB2B LinkedIn@ theresalatinasb2b Learn more about us at Latinasb2b.com and subscribe to our newsletter and our YouTube Channel. 

Republicans have declared war on "wokeism," but what does being “woke” actually mean? On our newest episode, Yochi and The Raben Group's Jasmine Burton sit down with Dr. Candis Watts Smith, a Duke University professor and author of the new book, “Stay Woke: A People's Guide to Making All Black Lives Matter," to talk about the forgotten history of the word, how conservatives are trying to make "woke" as politically toxic as critical race theory, and what progressives need to do to reclaim it before it's too late.

As Head of Diversity & Culture at Yahoo, Inc., Alicin leads Yahoo's diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts globally, in addition to building upon Yahoo's passionate and positive team culture. Alicin discusses how to enhance belonging within the corporate culture and shares her insights on the value of Feminine Leadership and the need for high EQ in corporate leaders, something already practiced by her CEO. Listen to find out who and how! For over 25 years, Reidy-Williamson has led Culture, Purpose, and DEI for top companies. She previously served as Chief Inclusion Officer at Endeavor, leading inclusion strategies globally across multiple businesses. Prior to Endeavor, she was Managing Principal for The Raben Group, a national public policy and communications strategy firm, where she developed the DEI practice. Reidy-Williamson also spent 13 years at Viacom and MTV Networks, launching the company's efforts in corporate responsibility, diversity and inclusion, and public affairs, while managing their growth. Reidy-Williamson's passion extends beyond the corporate environment and into her community. She is on the board of March on Washington Film Festival, the Diversity Advisory Council Chair for Operation Homefront, and sits on the board of She Should Run. You can follow our series on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts and on the Fiftyfaces Hub - fiftyfaceshub.com. This series is hosted by Liana Slater and featured on the Monumental Me website at www.monumentalme.com/podcast. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mindshare/support

Seit fast zwei Jahrzehnten arbeitet die Raben Group an einem länderübergreifenden Stückgutnetz. Mit einer neuen Hub-Struktur geht sie jetzt den nächsten Schritt. Im DVZ-Podcast spricht Ewald Raben über den Stückgutmarkt, Fahrerlöhne und den russischen Angriffskrieg in der Ukraine. Ewald Rabens Weg nach Europa: https://www.dvz.de/rubriken/land/strasse/detail/news/ewald-rabens-weg-nach-europa.html

"The opportunity I feel in being the power of the Only is extending agency to those that should be in the room, but aren't." - Alicin Reidy Williamson What are you trying to shift and what is holding you back? What is agency? Today I discuss this question with Alicin Reidy Williamson, Yahoo's Chief Culture and Diversity Officer. Alicin says it's all too easy for many of us to forget the power we already have and says it is important to remember and celebrate who we are. "I didn't know where I wasn't supposed to be." - Alicin Reidy Williamson Listen in to the lessons learned as she navigated a career in the entertainment, sports, fashion, political, and non-profit fields.  Her ambition took her from MTV Networks to Managing Principal at the national public policy firm Raben Group and then the Chief Inclusion Officer at Endeavor.  We talk about her vision for her current role at Yahoo and how to harness our agency. We also discuss how to navigate difficult conversations, share advice for our younger selves, and explain how the diversity and inclusion sector is changing. "I focus on relieving that burden in others." - Alicin Reidy Williamson Show Notes: What is some advice for people who haven't owned their agency How to harness your agency What is Alicin's power of The Only When did Alicin embrace her power What are the pros and cons of being an only How is the diversity and inclusion sector changing Advice for our younger selves "It's easy to forget how often people feel othered." - Alicin Reidy Williamson 3 Pieces of Advice or Action Steps: Remind yourself that you've worked hard to be where you are Recognize that your agency is important to others too There is so much opportunity to reach back "In order to feel like we can, it is important to feel a sense of agency." - Angela Chee Connect with Alicin Reidy Williamson: LinkedIn | Columbia | Yahoo Thanks for being a part of this bold and powerful conversation on The Power of The Only! Whether you feel like the only one in your company, industry, or community or the only woman in the room, we're here to support you in stepping up, speaking up through power, presence, and representation, and to make an impact in your personal and professional life. Want even more insider tips, resources, and training to help you own your voice and power and step into your leadership.  Join me in my free, invite-only YOU, Amplified!™ community! You can also join the conversation on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Twitter.

The GOP was once the party of big business. Now it's attacking corporate America like never before — and reserving special scorn for so-called ESG investing. On our newest episode, Yochi talks with Robert Raben, founder and president of The Raben Group, about the growing ESG crackdown, how Republicans are using government power to punish allegedly “woke” companies, and why the fight will reshape the country's economic and political landscape. 

Estuardo Rodríguez is a principal and co-founder at the Raben Group focused on Government Affairs and Communications. A lawyer by training, he specializes in direct lobbying in the financial services and telecommunications sectors. Having cultivated a powerful network of media relationships, Estuardo is also Raben's Counsel on Media and Communications. Throughout his diverse political career, Estuardo's commitment to outreach in the Hispanic community has been a constant. Through his work at the DNC he built a cross-platform, Spanish-language media network that was leveraged in support of John Kerry's presidential campaign. He was an attorney at the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development under Secretaries Henry Cisneros and Andrew Cuomo, and has worked on behalf of the U.S. Department of State as an independent political analyst in Latin America and Europe. Estuardo draws on this expertise, along with a reputation as a tough and charismatic professional, to advise Fortune 100 clients on their engagement with Congress, The White House, civil rights and political leaders, identifying partnership opportunities and ways to mutually support innovative policies and programs for the industry, while at the same time providing low-income and diverse communities with high level and affordable products and services they need. Among his corporate clients at the Raben Group, he advises Charter Communications, Sony Music Group, T-Mobile and TIAA Institute, as well as nonprofit organizations such as the Hispanic National Bar Association and the Hispanic Heritage Foundation. Estuardo has also increasingly grown the firm's service around asset management firms and impact investing, working with the Ford Foundation's division of Mission Investments and standing up a coalition of stakeholder firms to propose greater protections for Main Street investors in closed end funds. Estuardo has been featured as a political analyst and commentator on CNN, CNN en Español, Hill TV, NTN 24, Univisión, and Telemundo. Estuardo also employs his influence and leadership on a number of nonprofit and industry boards. He currently serves as the President and CEO of the Friends of the American Latino Museum, a campaign to create a Smithsonian National Museum of the American Latino on our National Mall. He is also a co-founder of the Hispanic Lobbyists Association. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Estuardo will talk with you about the influence of his Peruvian heritage and the culinary wonders of Peru for as long as you'll let him. Connect with Estuardo: Instagram: @estuardovr Ways to support Peruvians of USA: Sign up for our newsletter Visit our website for episode notes Give us a review on Apple Podcast or Spotify Become a Listener Supporter, link to Anchor Visit our Online Store and help us change the narrative with our t-shirt: “El Mejor Amigo de un Peruano es otro peruano.” Also available in feminine (“peruana”) and gender-neutral (“peruanx”) versions Follow Peruvians of USA Podcast on IG: @peruviansofusa Like our page on Facebook! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/peruviansofusa/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/peruviansofusa/support

When America started officially honoring Hispanic heritage in 1968, it was a one-week celebration. Though the country now marks National Hispanic Heritage Month, acknowledging how generations of Hispanic Americans have influenced and contributed to our nation doesn't have to end when that month is over. This episode of Equal Time reflects on the issues and challenges facing the community and the country now and into the future. Equal Time host Mary C. Curtis speaks with Larry Gonzalez, an experienced participant in policy-making at the federal and state levels, and a founder and principal of The Raben Group, a national public affairs and strategic communications firm, and Teresa Puente, an assistant professor who teaches journalism at California State University Long Beach, and has spent her career reporting on immigration and Latino issues in the U.S., with extensive reporting from Mexico. 

When America started officially honoring Hispanic heritage in 1968, it was a one-week celebration. Though the country now marks National Hispanic Heritage Month, acknowledging how generations of Hispanic Americans have influenced and contributed to our nation doesn't have to end when that month is over. This episode of Equal Time reflects on the issues and challenges facing the community and the country now and into the future. Equal Time host Mary C. Curtis speaks with Larry Gonzalez, an experienced participant in policy-making at the federal and state levels, and a founder and principal of The Raben Group, a national public affairs and strategic communications firm, and Teresa Puente, an assistant professor who teaches journalism at California State University Long Beach, and has spent her career reporting on immigration and Latino issues in the U.S., with extensive reporting from Mexico.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The midterms are dominating the news here at home — and obscuring the protests and civil unrest raging across Iran, where hundreds of thousands of Iranian women are protesting four decades of brutal government repression. On our newest episode, Abby and Yochi talk to The Raben Group's Parnian Abunasr-Shiraz, who was visiting family in Iran when the protests erupted and had a front-row seat for the historic uprising being led by brave young women fighting for their human rights.

Three months after Dobbs, Abby speaks with Erika West, principal at The Raben Group and one of the creators of the After Roe newsletter, about the role progressives played in the fall of Roe, the persisting support for abortion legality, and the urgent need for businesses to be vocal about reproductive freedom.

Larry Gonzalez: promoting the importance of coalition-building in the policymaking process —  Larry Gonzalez is an inconspicuous but powerful force in American government and politics. If you are interested in the political empowerment of the Latino community, this conversation is for you. Join Ramona and Larry as they discuss Larry's professional trajectory into public affairs and his perspective on how the Latino and African American communities can work together to politically empower our communities to continue to push America forward. Larry Gonzalez is a Founding Principle of The Raben Group, joining in 2006. He is a leader of Raben's LatinStrategies practice group where he helps clients, corporate and non-profit, develop and implement strategic plans to engage the Latino community groups and Hispanic members of Congress. Originally from Chicago, Larry lives in the metro Washington, DC. To learn more about Larry Gonzalez, visit https://www.linkedin.com/in/larry-gonzalez-1a83804/.

Welcome to Reimagining Company Culture, a series discussing emerging trends and priorities shaping the future of workplace culture and employee wellbeing. We highlight thought leaders who are constantly evolving their strategy and can provide insight to folks about how to address new business challenges.  AllVoices is on a mission to create safe, happy, and healthy workplaces for all, and we're excited to learn from experts who share our mission.In this episode of Reimagining Company Culture, we're chatting with Anee Korme, Director at The Raben Group's DEI Practice. Anne is a passionate diversity advocate and educator with over 11 years of experience working in the diversity, equity, and inclusion space and its intersection with public higher education.Tune in to learn Anee's thoughts on patterns in equity work across orgs, the role of private organizations to create equity, the key pillars of psychological safety, and more!About AllVoicesIn today's workforce, people often don't feel empowered to speak up and voice their opinions about workplace issues, including harassment, bias, and other culture issues. This prevents company leadership from making necessary changes, and prevents people from feeling fulfilled, recognized, and included at work. At AllVoices, we want to change that by providing a completely safe, anonymous way for people to report issues directly to company leaders. This allows company leadership real transparency into what's happening in their companies—and the motivation to address issues quickly. Our goal is to help create safer, more inclusive companies.

Elliot Williams joins Tavis Smiley for a conversation centered around his recent op-ed “What Democrats could learn from Mitch McConnell” Elliot Williams is a CNN legal analyst. He is a former counsel to the Senate Judiciary Committee and is currently a principal at The Raben Group, a public affairs firm. With fifteen years of experience across all three branches of government, Elliot has worked with elected and appointed officials at the highest levels, and possesses a deep understanding of and contacts across the legislative and executive branches of government. Elliot joined Raben after nearly eight years as a senior political appointee in the Obama administration. There he honed his skills in management, coalition building, implementing policy, advocating agency positions, and counseling senior leadership. He served as deputy assistant attorney general for legislative affairs at the Department of Justice, where he played significant roles in helping secure Senate confirmation for both Attorney General Loretta Lynch and Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates. Prior to Justice, he spent several years as assistant director for legislative affairs at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Elliot previously worked as judiciary counsel to now-Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and started his career as a practicing attorney — first clerking for two federal judges, and then being accepted into the Attorney General's Honors Program, where he served as a trial attorney in the Justice Department's Criminal Division. Elliot is a CNN Legal Analyst and a regular SiriusXM guest host. He is a frequent media commentator, having appeared on NPR nationally and regionally, and written for the Washington Post, USA Today, CNN.com, HuffPost, The Hill, and NBC News THINK. Elliot was recognized in 2015 as one of “D.C.'s Rising Stars” by the National Law Journal and sits on the board of the Constitutional Accountability Center. He earned a law degree and master's degree in journalism from Columbia University, and a bachelor's degree cum laude in art history from the University of Pennsylvania.

The first guest of the year is CNN legal analyst Elliott Williams and principal at The Raben Group, who also brings a background at the Department of Justice to bear on the big news stories of the week. Among Elliott's other skills? Baking. So to the tune of “Sedition!” (think "Fiddler on the Roof”) Marissa and Elliott bake peach-pecan rugelach in honor of Georgia. It's a bit of a story, they'll explain inside. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In the latest episode of For The Win, Abby and Elliot spoke with Edgar Burch, the former director of government affairs for the NCAA and a Raben Group principal, about the new era of student-athletes being able to profit from marketing their own name, image, and likeness — and what that all means for race, gender, and sexual orientation in college sports.

In Logistikunternehmen sind Trainings, Lerneinheiten und Qualifizierungsmaßnahmen an der Tagesordnung – so schnell, wie sich die Prozesse wandeln, so schnell muss neues Wissen in den Köpfen der Mitarbeiter verankert werden. Im DVZ-Podcast skizziert Anita Koralewska-Ratajzcak, Head of Human Resources bei der Raben Group, warum sie konventionelle Modelle für wenig hilfreich hält und welche spannenden Effekte der Umstieg auf den Gamifikation-Ansatz gebracht hat.

Courntey Snowden is a lot of things to a lot of people. Smart, sassy, incredibly articulate, and well versed in the art of getting shit done in Washington DC. Here, she says it better than I could: DC native, seasoned government relations professional, boy mom of Malik and Maxwell, Peloton enthusiast, and Founder of Black Girl Magic: The Peloton Edition Courtney R. Snowden is the founder and president of The Blueprint Strategy Group, a boutique government and public affairs shop in Washington, DC. She served her hometown as the Deputy Mayor for Greater Economic Opportunity in Washington, DC, appointed by Mayor Muriel Bowser in April 2015. A sixth-generation Washingtonian, Courtney was charged with rebuilding and revitalizing the District's overlooked and underserved communities, with a focus on workforce and economic development and small businesses. Formerly a Principal at The Raben Group, Courtney relied upon a wealth of grassroots organizing, electoral, and policy experience to work for her clients. An accomplished political strategist, Courtney lobbied for the firm's corporate and nonprofit clients, including Google, Mastercard, Airbnb, the National Urban League, the National Education Association, and Time Warner Cable. Prior to joining The Raben Group, Courtney served as the Senior Lobbyist for the National PTA, directing its advocacy efforts on a variety of legislative issues, including budget and appropriations, vouchers, and No Child Left Behind. In addition, she led the effort to mobilize the National PTA's 6 million members and effectively prepare them to serve as competent citizen activists on behalf of “Every Child, With One Voice.” During her tenure at the National PTA, Courtney chaired the National Coalition for Public Education (NCPE), a coalition comprised of more than 50 education, civic, civil rights, and religious organizations devoted to defeating state and federal efforts to create publicly funded private school vouchers. Ms. Snowden served as the Federal and National Policy Manager for the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), where she strongly advocated for policies to prevent discrimination and bullying of LGBTQ students in our nation's schools. Courtney's hallmark achievement was expanding the Safe Drug-Free Schools programs that focused on anti-bullying efforts across the country. Courtney started her career in the Office of Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), where she served as a staff assistant and a legislative associate. Immediately following her time on Capitol Hill, Courtney was the Political Assistant at the Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest LGBT political organization. Hopefully listening to Courtney will inspire you to do an be more. If so, here are some of the ways to contact her and the organizations she works with: Website: https://theblueprintstrategygroup.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/courtneysnowden/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/CRSnowden52 Hey! I Want Your Job is sponsored by the resume and career experts at O&H Consulting. Find out more about O&H's services at: https://www.oandhconsulting.com/. This week's episode is hosted by Michele Olivier. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/heyiwantyourjob/support

So ... it's been a week. Again. This time, 2021 decided to see how Karen and Steve would handle an unprecedented snow/ice/freeze storm that knocked out power (and heat) to their house for four days, left them without drinkable water (or water pressure), and, well, was basically a miserable experience all around.After cataloguing their successes (and failures) in surmounting the fun, they chat with Elliot Williams, principal at the Raben Group and CNN legal analyst, about everything from his delightful marriage proposal to his ... troubling ... baseball loyalties, to parenting in downtown D.C. during (and after) the insurrection. It's quite a conversation.

On a special pre-election episode of For The Win, Yochi, Abby, and Elliot spoke with Robert Raben, a former Assistant Attorney General and the founder and president of The Raben Group, about how far Republicans may go to steal the presidency, the challenges of making sure every vote counts, and why the fight for the future of the courts won’t end on Election Day.

Dahlia Lithwick is joined by Robert Raben, a former senior Hill staffer, former assistant attorney general in Bill Clinton’s Department of Justice, and founder of the Raben Group, for some real talk about next week’s Senate confirmation hearings. Next, Brian Kalt, Michigan State University College of Law professor and author of Unable: The Law, Politics, and Limits of Section 4 of the Twenty-Fifth Amendment, joins Dahlia to clarify what’s really on the table as Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Jamie Raskin introduce a bill that would form a commission to rule on the president’s fitness for office.  In our Slate Plus segment, Mark Joseph Stern on what you may have missed from the the start of the Supreme Court’s new term, the signal to LGBTQ people from Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito this week, and the worrying federal court decision about voting in Wisconsin.  Sign up for Slate Plus now to listen and support our show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dahlia Lithwick is joined by Robert Raben, a former senior Hill staffer, former assistant attorney general in Bill Clinton’s Department of Justice, and founder of the Raben Group, for some real talk about next week’s Senate confirmation hearings. Next, Brian Kalt, Michigan State University College of Law professor and author of Unable: The Law, Politics, and Limits of Section 4 of the Twenty-Fifth Amendment, joins Dahlia to clarify what’s really on the table as Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Jamie Raskin introduce a bill that would form a commission to rule on the president’s fitness for office.  In our Slate Plus segment, Mark Joseph Stern on what you may have missed from the the start of the Supreme Court’s new term, the signal to LGBTQ people from Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito this week, and the worrying federal court decision about voting in Wisconsin.  Sign up for Slate Plus now to listen and support our show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Whitney Tome is the former Executive Director of Green 2.0. Prior to joining The Raben Group as a principal, Whitney served as the director of diversity and inclusion at the National Parks Conservation Association where she led, defined, and crafted metrics and measures for the organization’s diversity and inclusion efforts. Whitney has advised complex ocean stakeholder processes as a Program Manager and Mediator at the Meridian Institute including facilitating public meetings for regional ocean planning bodies that included state, federal and tribal partners. At Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), Whitney served as a strategist, cat herder and trusted advisor in dozens of state and federal political campaigns. She also developed, launched and grew the Fisheries Leadership and Sustainability Forum – a partnership between EDF, Duke, and Stanford.  Whitney earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from Middlebury College and a J.D. from American University’s Washington College of Law. She also won the International Chamber of Commerce’s (ICC) International Mediation Competition in Paris, France. Show Notes - https://watersavvysolutions.com/how-to-diversify/ Topics Discussed: Lack of Diversity in Environmental Organizations. Green 2.0. White Feminism. Ballet and Environmentalism.       Follow: Instagram - @breaking_green_ceilings Facebook - @Breaking Green Ceilings Twitter - @sapnamulki

In this episode of season 3, we interview Heidi Nel, the Head of Raben Impact Entertainment, a division of The Raben Group. Heidi is a storyteller and impact strategist using art, film, and media to change the world. She works with leaders across media, entertainment, tech, and philanthropy, including the American Film Institute, MACRO, One Community, PBS, Sony Pictures, and YouTube, as well as independent filmmakers, artists, and change makers. With nearly two decades working in entertainment, advocacy, strategic communications, and public engagement, Heidi is a leader in the social impact field, with unique insight and expertise in advancing cultural and policy change through stories and film. In addition to her work on Just Mercy through the Represent Justice public campaign, she has led impact strategy and successful engagement campaigns tied to award-winning films, such as Batkid Begins, The Best of Enemies, Food Chains, Happening, The Human Experiment, The Hunting Ground, The Invisible War, and more. Her issue-area expertise includes criminal justice reform, immigration, sexual assault, and gender and racial equity. What's it really like building a career in the entertainment industry as a woman? What leadership and life lessons has Heidi learned along the way? How does story-telling through film impact social change? How can we actively advocate for cultural and policy change? These questions and more will be explored in this latest episode.  More about our guest Heidi Nel: For more info, visit heidinel.media  Follow Heidi on instagram @heidinel  Iridescent Bonuses:  For more Iridescent articles about making a social impact and advocating for change, check out Iridescent's Advocate for Change. To receive the Iridescent's weekly Advocacy in Action email dedicated to educating ourselves on different issues of injustice and how we can make a difference, subscribe here. Check out our Iridescent movie review of Just Mercy by Joy Attmore. 

Achieving a clean environment can be challenging given that, for many communities around the world, access to basic necessities is compromised by systemic racism and discrimination. In partnership with The Raben Group’s “Road to Respite” series, Elliot talked to Ramon Cruz, the first ever Latino president of the Sierra Club to talk about environmental justice, the future of the environmental movement generally, and the Sierra Club’s own complicated history with racism and white supremacy.

    Bio Licy Do Canto (@docantolicy) is Managing Director of BCW Healthcare in the firm’s Public Affairs and Crisis practice. He leads policy and public affairs strategy for the firm’s healthcare clients in North America across public and corporate affairs, government relations, communications and reputation management on a diverse and broad range of healthcare issues. He also oversees the BCW Healthcare Team in Washington, D.C.  An expert in health and healthcare policy, with twenty five years of experience at the national, state and local levels across the nonprofit, philanthropic, corporate and government sectors, Licy is an accomplished, values-driven leader with unparalleled experience in developing and leading integrated public affairs campaigns combining strategic communications, public relations, political and legislative initiatives, policy, coalition building, grassroots/grasstops efforts and direct advocacy.  Before joining BCW, Licy built and lead a nationally recognized minority owned strategic public affairs and communications firm, served as Health Practice Chair and Principal at The Raben Group, was the Chief Executive Officer of The AIDS Alliance for Children, Youth and Families, and managed and helped set the leadership direction for strategic policy, communications and advocacy investments in executive and senior government affairs roles for the American Cancer Society and the nation’s Community Health Centers.  Before joining the private sector, Licy served as health policy advisor to U.S. Rep. Barney Frank and served in several stints in the Office of the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy. During his extensive tenure in Washington, D.C., Licy has played a leading role in efforts to draft, shape and enact many pieces of legislation and policy affecting public health, health care safety net and the U.S. health care system.  Licy is a graduate of Duke University and holds a certificate in public health leadership from the University of North Chapel Hill—School of Public Health and Kenan Flagler Business School, and is the recipient of multiple industry awards and citations for his leadership, policy and public affairs acumen, including being named to The Hill Newspaper list of most influential leaders in Washington, D.C. consecutively over the last ten years. Resources Why Embracing Diversity Will Lift Us Out of This Crisis Faster on Medium. Licy Do Canto Video Interview on the Importance of Diversity and Inclusion in Times of Crisis New BCW Inclusion & Diversity Offering: https://bcw-global.com/now-next/inclusion-diversity Related Episodes Taking on the Inequities Laid Bare by COVID-19 with Robert Phillips (Ep. 229)(Opens in a new browser tab) Dr. Alisa Valentin: The Unifying Power of Social Justice (Ep. 178)(Opens in a new browser tab) News Roundup       Antitrust red flags about Facebook and Google The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday that the Department of Justice is prepping an antitrust lawsuit against Google. The suit is expected to focus on allegations that Google is monopolizing the online advertising ecosystem. Facebook also came under scrutiny in the Senate last week, with a bipartisan group of Senators calling foul on Facebook’s newly-announced plan to acquire the popular GIF-making platform Giphy in a $400 million deal which would give the social media giant access to Giphy’s huge user base and roughly 700 million daily impressions. The acquisition would give Facebook access to data on all of the platforms into which Giphy is integrated, Facebook’s competitors, like Mailchimp, iMessage, Signal, Snapchat, Slack, Telegram, TikTok, Tinder, Trello, and Twitter. Snapchat/Twilio to offer in-app domestic violence support Snapchat and Twilio are planning to offer in-app domestic violence support, according to an exclusive report from Axios. The rollout will include an effort to address victims’ mental health concerns. Snapchat will be partnering with the National Network to End Domestic Violence to provide resources, including a way for friends of victims to offer support. Twilio announced that it would provide $2 million in cash grants to orgs providing support services during the pandemic.  James Damore moves to dismiss lawsuit against Google Remember James Damore? The white male Google engineer who was fired back in 2017 for writing a screed entitled “Google’s Ideological Echo Chamber”? The one that went on and on about how the corporate culture at Google discriminates and marginalizes the viewpoints of conservative white men, namely the alt-right? Well he decided to move to dismiss the case, a motion Google then joined, which led to a resolution that wasn’t made public. So it’s over. No one knows the details. But the matter that consumed the tech community for months over 2 years ago, has now drifted away like it never happened. Warren/Sanders demand explanation about Amazon firings Nine U.S. Senators led by Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders wrote a letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos demanding an explanation for his company’s firing of at least 4 Amazon workers who’d raised concerns about Amazon’s working conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic. The letter noted that COVID-19 infections have been reported in some 100 Amazon warehouses, that at least 3 Amazon workers have died from COVID-19 complications, and that an Amazon Vice President resigned in protest over the company’s handling of employees’ complaints. Other signers included Cory Booker, Sherrod Brown, Kirsten Gillibrand, Ed Markey, Richard Blumenthal, Kamala Harris, and Tammy Baldwin. No Republicans signed the letter—not even Josh Hawley who has been very vocal about his concerns regarding what he sees as Amazon’s anticompetitive behavior. Amazon’s response is due by May 20th. Nutcase conspiracy theorist spits on 5G engineer who then contracts COVID-19 A conspiracy theorist in London ran up to Michael Demetroudi, an apprentice 5G engineer, yelled, “All you engineers are just trying to import the 5G in every single box”, and then spat in his face.  Vice News reports that it wasn’t the first time Demetroudi has been harassed by lunatics for being a 5G engineer – one woman jumped out in front of his truck in the middle of the street and accused him of “spreading 5G from the top of his vehicle”. Another guy started yelling at him when he was just standing in line in his uniform, getting ready to buy a sandwich … I really don’t know what else to say. FCC fines Sinclair $48 million for fake news segments The FCC has fined Sinclair Broadcasting for $48 million for airing paid fake news segments 1,700 times across its stations nationwide in 2016. However, the FCC hasn’t revoked Sinclair’s licenses, even though Sinclair attempted to maintain control over stations it was supposed to divest as part of its proposed merger with Tribune back in 2018. Also in 2018, Sinclair was clowned for forcing its local newscasters nationwide to read the same script echoing President Trump’s exhortations about Fake News. Despite this pattern of conduct, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai refused to revoke Sinclair’s licenses, saying requests by advocates to do so were “politically motivated”.    

Passing both the House of Representatives and the Senate, the CARES Act is the largest stimulus package out of Capitol Hill ever, providing more than $2 trillion in economic relief to those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Its components include stimulus payments to individuals, expanded unemployment coverage, student loan changes, different retirement account rules, and more. The six groups impacted the most include individuals, small businesses, big corporations, hospitals and public health, the federal safety net, state and local governments, and education. Join Amy Hanauer, Executive Director, Institute on Taxation & Economic Policy, and Robert Raben, President and Founder, The Raben Group as we discuss the details of the bill, who benefits and who was left out, and whether or not the country will suffer any long-term consequences from the bailout.

As coronavirus spreads, Patty First, executive and life coach and Founding Principal at The Raben Group, discusses how to stay in the fight when you're stuck at home, how to cope with stress and anxiety in this unprecedented moment, and how to avoid burnout in the days ahead. 

Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Telecom Analyst John Butler talks about T-Mobile being ready to close a Sprint deal after defeating a state suit. Robert Raben, President of The Raben Group, discusses his firm's Diverse Asset Managers Initiative. Bloomberg Businessweek Editor Joel Weber and Bloomberg News Executive Compensation Reporter Anders Melin share their insight on the millionaire life coach who teaches “Everesting.” Bloomberg News Leveraged Finance Editor Natalie Harrison walks through KKR undercutting Wall Street with a last minute loan for ACProducts' buyout of Masco. And we Drive to the Close with Alan Zafran, Co-CEO at IEQ Capital. Hosts: Jason Kelly and Taylor Riggs. Producer: Doni Holloway. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Telecom Analyst John Butler talks about T-Mobile being ready to close a Sprint deal after defeating a state suit. Robert Raben, President of The Raben Group, discusses his firm’s Diverse Asset Managers Initiative. Bloomberg Businessweek Editor Joel Weber and Bloomberg News Executive Compensation Reporter Anders Melin share their insight on the millionaire life coach who teaches “Everesting.” Bloomberg News Leveraged Finance Editor Natalie Harrison walks through KKR undercutting Wall Street with a last minute loan for ACProducts’ buyout of Masco. And we Drive to the Close with Alan Zafran, Co-CEO at IEQ Capital. Hosts: Jason Kelly and Taylor Riggs. Producer: Doni Holloway.

‘How Data Mapping Can Save Moms’ Lives’ with Licy Do Canto (Ep. 218) Bio As Managing Director of BCW Healthcare in the firm’s Public Affairs and Crisis practice, Licy Do Canto (@LicyMD) leads policy and public affairs strategy for the firm’s healthcare clients in North America across public and corporate affairs, government relations, communications and reputation management on a diverse and broad range of healthcare issues. He also oversees the BCW Healthcare Team in Washington, D.C.  An expert in health and healthcare policy, with twenty five years of experience at the national, state and local levels across the nonprofit, philanthropic, corporate and government sectors, Licy is an accomplished, values-driven leader with unparalleled experience in developing and leading integrated public affairs campaigns combining strategic communications, public relations, political and legislative initiatives, policy, coalition building, grassroots/grasstops efforts and direct advocacy.  Before joining BCW, Licy built and lead a nationally recognized minority owned strategic public affairs and communications firm, served as Health Practice Chair and Principal at The Raben Group, was the Chief Executive Officer of The AIDS Alliance for Children, Youth and Families, and managed and helped set the leadership direction for strategic policy, communications and advocacy investments in executive and senior government affairs roles for the American Cancer Society and the nation’s Community Health Centers.  Before joining the private sector, Licy served as health policy advisor to U.S. Rep. Barney Frank and served in several stints in the Office of the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy. During his extensive tenure in Washington, D.C., Licy has played a leading role in efforts to draft, shape and enact many pieces of legislation and policy affecting public health, health care safety net and the U.S. health care system.  Licy is a graduate of Duke University and holds a certificate in public health leadership from the University of North Chapel Hill—School of Public Health and Kenan Flagler Business School, and is the recipient of multiple industry awards and citations for his leadership, policy and public affairs acumen, including being named to The Hill Newspaper list of most influential leaders in Washington, D.C. consecutively over the last ten years. Resources BCW Global S.3152 – Data Mapping to Save Moms’ Lives Act News Roundup Zuckerberg says new content policies will ‘piss off a lot of people’  Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg continues his crusade to be the standard-bearer of free speech even if his company’s policies “piss off a lot of people”. Zuckerberg told CNN that he plans to draw a line in the sand when it comes to censorship as he thinks Facebook is taking on too much of that responsibility. He says that the company will continue to remove the most harmful content and also discussed plans to ramp up encryption on Facebook’s messaging service. Zuckerberg has remained steadfast in maintaining Facebook’s policy of leaving up false statements by politicians in their ads. Study: Using pre-trial risk assessment tools to book criminal defendants increases the likelihood they’ll considered a flight risk Courts routinely use pre-trial assessment tools to determine the likelihood that a defendant will flee if they’re released on bail. The higher the flight risk, the more pre-trial supervision the court will impose. The data these tools rely on includes data on past arrests.  But a new study from the Human Rights Data Analysis Group and San Francisco Public Defenders Office notes that many of those arrests lead to acquittals. But despite the acquittals, the study found, courts recommended a higher level of pre-trial supervision in 27% of cases that include prior arrest data in their pre-trial assessment tools. ACLU: Puerto Rico’s online voting plan is too risky The American Civil Liberties Union is pushing back against legislation in Puerto Rico that aims to bring voting fully online by 2028. The ACLU is asking Puerto Rico’s Governor Wanda Vázquez to veto the bill after it passes the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico, which is expected to happen this week. Lawyers for the century-old advocacy organization argue that the plan is extremely susceptible to hacks and poses significant cybersecurity risks that threaten to undermine Puerto Ricans’ trust in the government. House Oversight Committee seeks answers from dating apps on kids’ privacy The House Oversight Committee’s Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy launched an investigation into dating platforms’ failure to prevent underage users from signing up. Members of the subcommittee wrote Bumble, Grindr, The Meet Group, the Match Group, Tinder, and OkCupid seeking documents pertaining to any policies they have in place to prevent underage users pretending that they’re over 18 and sex offenders from lurking on the platforms. The documents are due to the subcommittee on February 13. Health records app pushed opioids Bloomberg reports that in the midst of the opioid crisis, between 2016 and 2019, electronic health records company Practice Fusion pushed alerts encouraging opioid treatment on 230 million separate occasions.  A Vermont federal court says the company has agreed to pay $145 million in civil and criminal damages.

Heidi Nel is a social impact strategist and producer. As the head of The Raben Group’s Impact Entertainment division, she provides pro-social consultation to leaders in media, entertainment, and philanthropy, including the American Film Institute, Beachside Films, The Fledgling Fund, Fuse Media, Google, One Community, PBS, Peabody Awards and Media Center, Sony Pictures TV, STX Entertainment, and YouTube, as well as independent artists, filmmakers, and change-makers. Heidi has developed impact strategy and led successful engagement campaigns tied to award-winning films, such as Batkid Begins, The Best of Enemies, Food Chains, Happening, The Human Experiment, The Hunting Ground, The Invisible War, Newtown, The Return, Racing Extinction, and The Rape of Recy Taylor. Currently, she is working on Just Mercy featuring Michael B Jordan and Jamie Foxx. She has guest lectured at American University, Boston University, and George Washington University, and was an adjunct instructor at Duke University in the Sanford School of Public Policy. She has been featured in Variety, Real Screen, Screen Daily, Washington Life Magazine, and HuffPost. She has been recognized by the Case Foundation as a “Millennial Leader to Follow” and received the Media Impact Award from the PVBLIC Foundation and the United Nations Office for Partnerships.

Heidi previously served as the head of The Raben Group's Impact Entertainment division where she provided pro‐social consultation to leaders in media, entertainment, and philanthropy. Clients included the American Film Institute, The Fledgling Fund, One Community, PBS, Sony Pictures TV, and YouTube, as well as independent filmmakers, artists, and change makers. With nearly two decades working in entertainment, advocacy, strategic communications, and public engagement, Heidi is a leader in the social impact field, with unique insight and expertise in advancing cultural and policy change through stories and film. Her issue‐area expertise includes criminal justice reform, immigration, sexual assault, and gender and racial equity. Prior to The Raben Group, Heidi was a Partner at Picture Motion where she led the Washington, D.C. office. She began her career at Ghost House Pictures where she co‐produced an original web and TV mini‐series for Comcast, and managed marketing at Lionsgate for Grindstone Entertainment films. In addition to her work on Just Mercy through the development of the Represent Justice campaign, she has led impact strategy and successful engagement campaigns tied to award‐winning films, such as Batkid Begins, The Best of Enemies, Food Chains, Happening, The Human Experiment, The Hunting Ground, The Invisible War, The Return, Racing Extinction, and The Rape of Recy Taylor. Heidi has guest lectured at Boston University and the George Washington University, and was an adjunct instructor at Duke University in the Sanford School of Public Policy. She has been featured in Variety, Real Screen, Screen Daily, Washington Life Magazine, and HuffPost; has been recognized by the Case Foundation as a “Millennial Leader to Follow”; and received the Media Impact Award from the PVBLIC Foundation and the United Nations Office for Partnerships. Originally from South Africa, Heidi grew up in Colorado and attended the University of North Carolina School of the Arts where she majored in modern dance. She is currently completing an Executive Certificate in Public Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School, and lives in Alexandria, VA with her husband and dog. 

Mark your calendars for mid-August when brand new episodes will drop every week for Season 2 with guests including Leah Meyerhoff of Film Fatales, Emily Best of Seed & Spark, Curtis Chin of Tested, amazing alumni from the Firelight Media Impact Producer Fellowship, Naomi McDougall Jones of the Joyful Vampire Tour, and experts from Picture Motion, Together Films, The Raben Group and more !  

Virginia Heffernan talks to Elliot Williams, former deputy assistant attorney general and current principal at public affairs firm the Raben Group, about the Mueller Report, Barr, Rosenstein, obstructions of justice, and several meaningful pop culture references to Game of Thrones and beyond. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Virginia Heffernan talks to Elliot Williams, former deputy assistant attorney general and current principal at public affairs firm the Raben Group, about the Mueller Report, Barr, Rosenstein, obstructions of justice, and several meaningful pop culture references to Game of Thrones and beyond. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hey guys. Sorry I missed you last week! Before this Friday’s episode, I wanted to hit you with another unlocked episode. This year during the DC Black Film Festival we screened the documentary United Skates ahead of our Making Black Lives Matter Through Film Panel. You’ve already heard from co-director Dyana Winkler a couple of episodes ago, but I wanted you all to be able to hear the conversation as it was on stage, unedited. The panel was hosted by WHUR's EZ Street and panelists included: Dr. Erica L. James (professor Francis Marion), Damara Catlett (Principal at Raben Group), Reggie Brown (subject in the film), and Tim Gordon (film critic). Tomorrow, you’ll have the opportunity to see the film during the Congressional Black Caucus if you live in the DC area. The link to the film screening, which is free, is in the show notes. So if I haven’t promoted this film enough, here’s one more opportunity to check it out. I hope you enjoy the 2018 Making Black Lives Matter Through Film Panel just after the screening of United Skates and let me know your thoughts on the conversation! Link to Free Screening: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/united-skates-screening-at-the-congressional-black-caucus-tickets-49860413840 Picture Lock Links: Take my PR For The Indie Filmmaker online course here: https://indiefilmpr.thinkific.com/ Get a partner as passionate as you in your film or film event's publicity: www.picturelockpr.com Subscribe to this podcast in iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/kevin-sampsons-picture-lock/id639359584?mt=2 Be sure to visit www.picturelockshow.com for everything Picture Lock! Please give us a review on whatever platform you listen to this podcast on. Thanks so much for your continued support. Drop a line a picturelockshow@gmail.com to say hi and let us know what you think of the show. FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/picturelockshow SNAPCHAT: https://www.snapchat.com/add/picturelockshow YouTube CHANNEL: http://www.youtube.com/picturelockshow TWITTER: https://twitter.com/picturelockshow INSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/picturelockshow PINTEREST: http://pinterest.com/picturelockshow

Haley Griffin guides nonprofit staff and boards of directors through the always challenging process of strategic planning. A Principal in The Raben Group, a leading DC-based national public affairs and strategic communications firm, Haley brings deep experience in organizational development to each interaction with her nonprofit clients. Luckily for them, she also brings rigor, humor and patience. As Haley explains, she frames the experience with her clients by asking what success looks like. And she expands on Robert Raben's most reliably surprising question about a clients nonprofit competitors. Listen, learn and check out The Raben Group and its podcast, The Beat DC. 

Bio Licy Do Canto is founder and president of the Do Canto Group, a bipartisan government relations firm specializing in public health and health care legislative and regulatory policy, with a particular focus on underserved communities. An expert in health care policy with nearly 20 years of beltway experience, Licy has a track record of building bipartisan consensus, guiding federal legislation into law, and directing national issue campaigns and coalitions. Describing him as a “highly regarded healthcare lobbyist” among his peers, and Congressional officials and other decision-makers across the federal government, the prominent Capitol Hill newspaper The Hill named Licy one of Washington DC's top lobbyists for seven consecutive years, earning the recognition in 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 and 2010. Prior to founding the Do Canto Group, Licy was a principal at the Raben Group, where he lead the firm's Health Practice Group, providing clients with a range of services, including policy development and analysis, coalition building, direct lobbying and strategic counsel and communications. Licy also served as chief executive officer of the AIDS Alliance for Children Youth and Families, a leading national, non-profit advocacy organization focused on improving access to HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment for underserved communities across the United States. Mr. Do Canto is largely credited with significantly strengthening the Alliance's operational and policy structure and considerably expanding and fortifying its relations with public and private sector partners. Prior to the Alliance, Licy served as the director of federal affairs for the National Association of Community Health Centers, the largest association of nonprofit clinics and health centers in the United States, representing over 1,000 clinics and 6,000 clinic sites that serve over 17 million people. Licy helped oversee the historic doubling of funding for the Federal Health Center program while also successfully managing the Association's legislative priorities on health center reauthorization and the Medicare, Medicaid and state Children's Health Insurance Programs. While at NACHC, Licy also founded and chaired the Association's Partnership for Medicaid, a nationwide coalition of eighteen safety net providers and other key organizations, including nursing homes, community health centers, public hospitals and unions, focused on improving the Medicaid program. In addition, he co-founded and served as chair of the Association's twenty-two member Partnership for Primary Care Workforce, a nationwide coalition of national professional, provider and educational organizations dedicated to strengthening the health care workforce. Before NACHC, Licy served as senior manager for federal affairs in the American Cancer Society's Federal Government Relations Department, directing the Society's federal legislative and executive branch advocacy efforts on health disparity issues. He also has extensive Capitol Hill experience, having served as senior legislative assistant for domestic policy to U.S. Congressman Barney Frank (D-MA) and held a number of positions in the office of Senator Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA). Licy is well known to key Congressional committee and non-committee staff with jurisdiction over health issues, having authored and successfully guided into law the $25 million bipartisan Patient Navigator Outreach and Chronic Disease Prevention Act (aimed at helping low-income patients overcome health system barriers), the first piece of health legislation signed into law by President George W. Bush in 2005. He successfully advocated for, and authored an array of, other key bipartisan-supported health policy issues before Congress, including passage of the Native American Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Technical Amendment Act; passage of the "Rep. Deal" amendment preserving hundreds of millions in Medicaid funding for Community Health Centers; the creation of a $50 million medical home program in Medicaid; a $100 million Health Center Medicare payment system; a $85 million Health Center financing system in the State Children's Health Insurance Program; and the establishment of a $1.5 billion Federal Early Childhood Home Visitation program within the US Department of Health and Human Services. Licy also served as staff to Commissioner John Rugge on the 2005-06 US Department of Health and Human Services National Medicaid Advisory Commission, established to advise the HHS Secretary on ways to strengthen and modernize the Medicaid program. Licy is often quoted in the media, including Politico, The Hill, Roll Call, Financial Times, Reuters, Bloomberg, Inside Health Policy, among others, on a broad range of issues relating to health and health care policy. The DoCanto Group's current and former clients include First Focus, AARP, the Nurse Family Partnership, the California Endowment, the New York State Health Foundation, the Direct Care Alliance and The MENTOR Network, as well as the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery and the Climate Reality Project. A native of Boston and fluent in Spanish and Cape Verdean Portuguese, Licy is a 1995 graduate of Duke University, with a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science, International Affairs and Spanish Studies. He also holds a W.K. Kellogg Foundation Certificate in Public Health Leadership from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill School of Public Health and Kenan-Flagler Business School. Resources The DoCanto Group America's Health-Inequality Problem by Olga Khazan (The Atlantic, 6/5/2017) The Head Game: High Efficiency Analytic Decision-Making and the Art of Solving Complex Problems Quickly by Philip Mudd News Roundup Facebook reports $100,000 in fake Russian political ads Facebook released new evidence last week that helps to illustrate Russia's role in impacting the 2016 U.S. presidential election. The social media company reported that a company called the Internet Research Agency spent more than $100,000 on 3,000 Facebook ads that ran between June 2015 and May 2017. While the ads did not endorse a particular political candidate, they did focus on divisive political issues such as race, LGBT rights, and gun control. They promoted views consistent with Donald Trump's platform. The New York Times' Scott Shane and Vindu Goel report on these and other suspicious ads appearing on Facebook that may have some connection to the Kremlin. Google, on the other hand, released a statement saying it has found no evidence of such advertising on its platform. Industry backlash against Trump's DACA decision A broad swath of major corporations and industry groups sharply rebuked President Trump for his decision to end  the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The Obama-era program gave 2-year work permits to individuals who entered the United States illegally as children. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Google, Apple, Microsoft, Telemundo, Univision and many others expressed disapproval. Trump says he'll re-review the program if Congress doesn't pass definitive legislation with 6 months. Megan Wilson and Ali Breland report in The Hill. Google appeals EU's $2.7 billion antitrust fine Google has filed its appeal of the European Union's $2.7 billion fine against it for allegedly prioritizing its own search results over its competitors. A spokeswoman for the European Court of Justice told TechCrunch that it could take anywhere between 18 months and two years for the case to reach a final judgment. Natasha Lomas reports in TechCrunch. Tesla hooked its customers up with more battery juice to escape Irma For an extra fee, Tesla lets its vehicle owners unlock unused battery space. But the car company temporarily removed the restriction for its car owners in Florida as they evacuated in anticipation of Hurricane Irma.  Brian Fung reports in the Washington Post. FCC Extends s706 comment deadline Every year the FCC is required to report on whether broadband speeds are fast enough and whether the ISPs are moving fast enough to deploy them. A big part of that debate has to do with whether wireless service is an adequate substitute for wireline broadband service. While democratic administrations have held that wireless is not a substitute, the current Republican-led FCC has indicated that it may go the other way. Before it releases the report, though, the FCC is required to allow the public to comment. The FCC extended that initial comment deadline to September 21st. So if you use the internet to run an online business or something else that requires the fastest speed possible, but you live in a remote area--you may want to weigh in. Wireless, at least from my own personal experience running this podcast, is not a replacement for wired broadband by any stretch of the imagination. Oracle supports sex-trafficking bill Oracle has decided to go against the grain in supporting a sex trafficking bill most other tech companies oppose.  The bill, which is entitled the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act, was introduced by Republican Senator Bob Portman.  The bill has broad bipartisan support, with Senators McCain and McCaskill, among many others, on board. Precipitated by Backpage.com's advertisements of prostitutes and opportunities to sexually abuse underage victims, the bill seeks to hold websites more accountable for ads posted by third parties. Harper Neidig has the story in The Hill. FBI probes Uber over tactics against Lyft "Hell". That's the name of a now-defunct Uber program the New York Office of the FBI and U.S. Attorney are investigating. The program was the subject of a class-action lawsuit a Lyft driver brought earlier this year in a federal court in California. But the court threw out that case because the driver couldn't show any harm. But essentially the program allegedly created fake user accounts so Uber could see where Lyft drivers were going. This investigation adds to numerous legal matters Uber's new CEO Dara Khosrowshahi inherited when he took the helm last week. Rebecca Davis-O'Brien and Greg Bensinger report in the Wall Street Journal.

Courtney R. Snowden (@DMGEOSnowden) is Deputy Mayor for Greater Economic Opportunity for the District of Columbia. A sixth-generation Washingtonian born at Howard University Hospital, Courtney was raised in the Shepherd Park neighborhood of Ward 4, and now lives east of the river (EOTR) in Ward 7 with her young son, Malik.  The Washington Post has recognized Courtney for her “keen understanding of the need to connect neighborhoods if the city is to thrive. She understands policy, is adept at building coalitions and is both smart and passionate about education reform.”  Courtney is a graduate of DC Public Schools and received her B.A. in Political Science in 2000 from Beloit College. After graduating, Courtney returned home to the District to join the legislative staff of Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) on Capitol Hill. Courtney has devoted her life to making Washington, DC, a better place for all its residents, corner to corner. She has a record of coalition building and bringing people from different backgrounds together from across the city. As a principal at The Raben Group, a premiere progressive government relations firm, she advises the firm's clients on a variety of public policy issues through direct lobbying, strategic planning, and coalition building. Her diverse client portfolio includes Google, the Committee for Education Funding, the National Urban League, and Graham Holdings. An active leader in the city's LGBT and African-American communities and a staunch public education advocate, Courtney served as the first female board chair of DC Black Pride in 2008, and was an active member of the DC GLBT Advisory Committee. In this episode, we discussed: how the City of Washington has changed over time and DC Mayor Muriel Bowser's economic development vision going forward. how the Mayor's office is working with educators to prepare students who live in the District for careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). efforts in the District to promote diversity and inclusion in the City's growing start-up sector. Resources: DC.gov - Office of the Deputy Mayor for Greater Economic Opportunity Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie On Beauty by Zadie Smith NEWS ROUNDUP The FCC has fined Comcast $2.3 million--the largest ever civil penalty on a cable operator for a practice called “negative option billing” where customers were charged for equipment and services they never requested. Comcast's response to the fine? Sorry--we didn't do anything wrong--it's just that we had some isolated incidents where our customer service representatives were just kind of confusing. Richard Gonzalez has the story for NPR. ---- The nonprofit Center for Election Innovation and Research is crediting  Facebook for registering thousands of new voters nationwide. Just in California, the 17-word reminder led to over 123,000 new voter registrations on the first day alone. While Facebook was unable to provide demographic data about the new registrations, Facebook's users are generally seen as leaning female, young and Democratic. Niraj Chokshi has the story in The New York Times. ---- The American Civil Liberties Union, Center for Media Justice and Color of Change reported last week that Facebook, Instagram and Twitter provided data access to a company called Geofeedia--a company sells a product that monitors social media activity, and which has been marketed to law enforcement officials looking for intel on protesters. The advocacy groups obtained emails of Geofeedia corresponding with law enforcement about the success the company has had monitoring recent protests in Ferguson and elsewhere. Facebook and Instagram have cut off Geofeedia's access to its main public feeds. Twitter hasn't cut off access, but the ACLU's press release notes the social media network has taken steps to rein in Geofeedia. ---- Finally, it looks like billionaire investor Peter Thiel has alienated himself from a major diversity and inclusion partner after he donated $1.25 million to Donald Trump, days after Trump was caught on tape making lewd comments about sexually assaulting women. Project Include co-Founder Ellen Pao, a leader in the tech diversity debate in Silicon Valley, wrote in a Medium post that she was cutting ties with the incubator Peter Thiel Founded--Y Combinator, saying Project Include and Y Combinator's values are no longer aligned given Thiel's continued affiliation with Y Combinator.

Speakers: Avi Reichental, President and CEO, 3D Systems Peter Weijmarshausen, CEO and Co-Founder, Shapeways Moderator: Jamal Simmons, Principal, The Raben Group; Political Analyst. Will 3D printing launch the era of widespread human tissue engineering? Is it going to relocalize manufacturing, upsetting global supply chains and other facts of economic life? What's real about 3D printing, and what's hype? In theory, this technology for layering materials into complex objects can create customized products on a mass scale, bypassing traditional industrial and even scientific techniques. It is already used, largely for prototyping, in the automotive, aerospace, medical and other fields, but considered still in its infancy. Our panel will illuminate how the technology works and gauge its eventual impact. Which industries will see 3D printing as a boon, and which may be on the losing end? How can entrepreneurs make use of it, and could it help small and medium-sized businesses level the playing field with their larger competitors? What will the technology do to business costs and employment? How are regulators looking at these developments?