K Street Coaching®

Author: Gideon Culman

  • International Women’s Day

    I’m writing to mark International Women’s Day by sharing with you some thinking about my coaching work that I don’t often talk about: Over the past five years I’ve been privileged to work with hundreds of amazing people. When I say it’s been humbling, I’m afraid it’ll sound too clichéd to convey what I actually…

  • Adding Injury to Insult — Interview

    Online harassment degrades and can violently suppress our freedom of expression. When we equate online abuse with bullying, we miss its complex and dynamic underpinnings. Soraya Chemaly (@schemaly) is the director of the Women’s Media Center Speech Project. In this interview Soraya illustrates how online abuse, particularly of girls and women, mirrors age-old antisocial behavior that occurs offline.…

  • How to Be an Ally to Immigrants — Interview

    Immigration affects every aspect of American life. What are the implications of US immigration policy on your life? Varsha Kayi and Lindsey Wilkes, managing partners of immigration law firm Kayi & Wilkes, discuss two sets of executive orders: Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States and Border Security and Immigration Improvements, both issued January…

  • Tailoring the Emperor’s New Clothes — Interview

    What does a satirist do? What is the satirist’s role in society? Alexandra Petri (@petridishes) is a Washington Post humor columnist. In this interview Alexandra addresses the terrifying convergence of her desire to write dystopian futures with her job of covering the actual news. What’s a political satirist to do when it’s impossible to come…

  • Recoding the American Economy — Interview

    At the beginning of 2017 there are over 500,000 unfilled tech jobs in the United States. How will applicants learn the required skills to succeed in these jobs? How will employers avoid overlooking qualified candidates? How will applicants from underserved communities gain access to the training they need to compete for these jobs? Tess Posner…

  • How to Fight Back against Threats to Social Security — Interview

    What role does Social Security Insurance play in holding together the fabric of society? How does it benefit children and the disabled? Why is it constantly under attack on Capitol Hill? Discussing these questions in this episode is Alex Lawson (@alaw202). Alex is the director of Social Security Works, an organization dedicated to protecting and improving…

  • A Brief History of Bitcoin — Interview

    By now we’ve all heard of Bitcoin, but what is it and how does it work? How is cyber currency changing the way we conduct financial transactions? Jesse Posner (@JessePosner) is a securities lawyer turned programmer. In this interview provides a primer on cyber currency, covering both its great promise and tremendous pitfalls. Listen to…

  • Overhauling the Restaurant Experience — Interview

    Washington, DC executive coach Gideon Culman interviews Delect founder Serge Amouzou about how mobile technology is simplifying and improving your dining experience.

  • Knowing Before Whom You Stand — Interview

    Washington, DC executive coach Gideon Culman interviews Jewish Agency for Israel spokesman Avi Mayer about what it means to be a spokesman and why it’s important to build relationships.

  • The Mind-Meld of Speechwriting — Interview

    Washington, DC executive coach Gideon Culman interviews speechwriter David Levey about how to write speeches that do justice to the speaker’s voice.