It all started with a break-in: Greg Vetter’s neighbor simply could not get enough of Greg’s mother’s homemade lemon garlic salad dressing. Soon after, Greg found himself in a Whole Foods holding a Tupperware container…
April 21, 2022
Mary Abbajay is a career consultant and president of Careerstone Group, an organizational and leadership development consultancy for business and government. She is also the author of bestselling career guide, “Managing Up: How to Move…
April 14, 2022
What’s Working in Washington is thrilled to welcome back Richard Levick, Chairman and CEO of leading D.C. crisis-management PR firm, LEVICK. On this episode, Richard explains the changing role and definition of crisis management in…
April 7, 2022
Ryan Leirvik is an experienced cybersecurity executive and author of “Understand, Manage, and Measure Cyber Risk,” a practical guide for creating and managing a sustainable cybersecurity program. Ryan discusses the difference between state-sponsored and stateless…
March 31, 2022
Tom Donohue is the former president and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the world’s largest community of business leaders. On this episode of What’s Working in Washington, Tom shares his accomplishments in the…
March 24, 2022
Mark Ruppert, a DC local, is the founder and CEO of the 48 Hour Film Project. In this exciting annual competition, teams of filmmakers are given just 48 hours to write, shoot, and edit a…
March 17, 2022
Ed Barrientos is the CEO of Brazen, a high-growth HR software used by top employers and universities. On this episode, Ed describes the unique condition of the job market in 2022, in which companies are…
March 10, 2022
Jeffrey Page, author of “Becoming a Student of Leadership,” joins Mark Walsh to discuss the process of leadership learning. They dive into the key features of exceptional leadership, exploring topics like curiosity, vulnerability, communication, and…
March 3, 2022
Pat Sheridan is the CEO of Modus Create, a D.C.-based technology consulting firm that helps companies achieve their digital goals. He joins Mark to share what it means to be an apprentice, how to transform…
February 24, 2022
Dr. Lindsay Chervinsky, presidential historian and author of “The Cabinet: George Washington and the Creation of an American Institution,” joins Mark Walsh to share her extensive knowledge on the origin, significance, and trajectory of the…
February 17, 2022
Jonathan Aberman, Dean of the College of Business, Innovation, Leadership, and Technology at Marymount University, joins Mark for a lively conversation on the current state of the economy. Jonathan explains the effect of the ‘Great…
February 10, 2022
Bennett Richardson is the president and co-founder of Protocol, a sister agency of POLITICO that reports on the tech industry. He explains how Protocol’s focus on technology as a global power center takes the successful…
February 3, 2022
Alan Miller, founder and CEO of the News Literacy Project, shares how his nonpartisan, nonprofit organization gives middle and high school students the tools to discern fact from fiction in the news media. In this…
January 27, 2022
Stefan Midford, founder and CEO of Capango, shares how his ‘dating app for jobs’ has revolutionized the service industry. He explains the ongoing challenges faced by restaurants and retail businesses in recruiting employees and how…
January 20, 2022