What's Working in Washington
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Gayle Weiswasser, SVP of Communications at Homesnap, discusses the biggest differences between working at a large corporation and working at a startup. As it turns out, different environments help different people thrive.
October 01, 2018 -
David Gorodetski, COO and co-founder of Sage Communications, discusses the difficulty that comes with managing communications for startups and businesses. Gorodetski also outlines the clear difference between advertising and public relations.
September 28, 2018 -
Steve Harris, senior vice president and general manager at Dell EMC Federal, discusses the structure of relationships when a business's main customer is the federal government, and how public sector work is seen by the rest of the country.
September 26, 2018 -
Lauren Maffeo, software-as-a-service expert and senior content analyst at GetApp, provides some comforting answers to questions surrounding AI and machine learning. No, AI isn't after your job, but big changes are coming down the pipeline.
September 24, 2018 -
Shanlon Wu, former federal prosecutor and partner; Thomas Clare, partner at Clare Locke; and Richard Levick, chairman and CEO of Levick; discuss the ways that First Amendment issues bleed into the corporate world.
September 17, 2018 -
Award-winning astrophysicist and author of over 20 books, Neil deGrasse Tyson, discusses the state and importance of science and objective truth. Tyson also discusses why he looks forward to millennials to take the wheel, and his new book, Accessory to War: The Unspoken Alliance Between Astrophysics and the Military.
September 10, 2018 -
Sarah Woods, marketing director at rapidly-growing D.C.-based technology business Bridges, discusses how one of the biggest keys to success in the commercial sector is correct branding and PR.
September 07, 2018 -
Michael Avon, founder and CEO of ICX Media and venture investor at ABS Capital, discusses how businesses can use mergers and acquisitions to grow, even in their early stages. Avon explains that a lot of working together is required to make sure any company with acquisition potential fits with and builds on the original company's culture.
September 05, 2018 -
Suzanne Rich Folsom, attorney and regulation expert; Richard Levick, founder public affairs firm Levick; and Michael Avon, founder of ICX Media, discuss the pitfalls politicians make in developing regulations. While some rules may help big businesses, some small startups are being left out in the cold.
August 13, 2018 -
Sarah Purdum, business development associate with Anne Arundel Economic Development Corporation, discusses how talented people with great problem-solving abilities might have trouble with the marketing aspect of entrepreneurship, and how that hurdle can be overcome.
August 10, 2018 -
Sean Griffey, co-founder and CEO of Industry Dive, discusses how his company's innovative method of sourcing niche news for specific demographics, like industry CEOs and presidents, allows the company to create close relationships with businesses and communities while also maintaining strong, reliable internet revenue.
August 08, 2018 -
Mary Abbajay, expert on leadership management and career development and author of Managing Up: How to Move up, Win at Work, and Succeed with Any Type of Boss, discusses how writing a book can give entrepreneurs and leaders access to a wide range of opportunities they couldn't otherwise achieve.
August 06, 2018 -
Ajit Thyagarajan, founder of Atomic Mole, discusses how his company works to shield internet of things devices in a new and innovative way. Thyagarajan also discusses the difficulty involved in being a startup vying for the attention of larger businesses.
August 03, 2018 -
Mary-Claire Burick, President of the Rosslyn Business Improvement District, discusses what business improvement districts actually do, and how they help coalesce the public and private sectors around a common goal.
August 01, 2018 -
Andy Medici, money reporter for the Washington Business Journal, discusses the problems the D.C. region still has to face if it wants to regain the VC market share it had during the dotcom boom.
July 30, 2018