K Street Coaching®

Category: Where Genius Grows

  • Selling without Inventory — Interview

    The lobbying firm that was interviewing Lydia Borland told her there were two qualifications: Hill experience and a master’s degree. She had neither. She wasn’t even clear what Hill experience was. But, most importantly, she wasn’t going to let anyone tell her she was unqualified. As far as Lydia was concerned, working as the receptionist…

  • Filling the Vacuum of Political Leadership — Interview

    “We need to look beyond institutions to stand up for our rights, for our lifestyle, our quality of life. Time to broaden that to the organizations, to the businesses we interact with each and every day and realize there is power there.” — DeVere Kutscher DeVere Kutscher is a principal at Public Private Strategies. In…

  • Emerging Markets Fintech Advisor — Interview

    Melissa Frakman is an emerging markets fintech advisor. Melissa discusses why India holds such promise for technology companies, what the Indian government is doing to make this wave of innovation possible, and how this happens in India will set the stage for how we do business around the world in the 21st century. Listen to…

  • Passing Federal Cannabis Law — Interview

    As state after state passes laws regulating the use of cannabis, a booming industry has sprung up. Many people believe that this momentum — which they see as analogous to the sweeping tides of civil rights legislation — will ultimately result in the passage of new federal laws. Cannabis lobbyist and attorney Joshua Sanderlin believes…

  • Acting on Moral Clarity — Interview

    “We couldn’t have a clearer case for action to address the plight of the Rohingya, because of the level of persecution, because of the concerns of genocide. There is so much moral and legal clarity to do something. But what we can actually do, and the scope of it, seems nebulous and complicated in this…

  • Being and Building Bridges — Interview

    “It’s not like there’s a Latino voice, or Latino voices and Jewish voices. You have in front of you people who are the combination of the Jewish with the Latino and the Latin American. So it’s not like we put on a hat, ‘and now we’re speaking Latino,’ and then we put on another hat,…

  • Countering Genocide Denial — Interview

    “This goes for every genocide that’s happened: There really is no grey area. And we have to stand up for what is right and not feel uncomfortable to do so; don’t feel uncomfortable to perhaps even offend someone. You have to stand up for what is right and you’re not doing anything wrong. It shouldn’t make…

  • Reclaiming Your People’s Story — Interview

    Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman is the Kurdistan Regional Government Representative to the United States of America. In this interview we talk about, how throughout living memory, the Kurdish story has been told by people other than the Kurds. We discuss the many ways this has been changing since 2003. Listen to this interview now: http://traffic.libsyn.com/wheregeniusgrows/Bayan_Abdul_Rahman._Where_Genius_Grows.mp3…

  • Having a Passion for Breaking Things — Interview

    “We’re now in a situation where we need diversity and we need people who like to break things on the good guys’ side . . . to understand the mindset of the people who are doing these things to us.” — Michael Echols Michael Echols is the CEO of the International Association of Certified ISAOs…

  • Using Your Privilege to Advocate for Others — Interview

    Mohamed Abubakr is the president of the African Middle Eastern Leadership Project. As modern life chips away at the distances between countries, Mohamed sees grassroots activists from Africa and the Middle East as the people best equipped to inform U.S. engagement within their countries. His work with the African Middle Eastern Leadership Project is to connect…