What's Working in Washington

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What's Working in Washington - Ep 209 - Activity Rocket gets kids into enrichment programs - Lisa Friedlander Mar 18, 2018

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Lisa Friedlander, co-founder of Activity Rocket, explains the trials and tribulations of starting a business with no prior entrepreneurial experience. Friedlander discusses how hard work and a little help from family helped the company rise to a national scale.

What's Working in Washington - Ep 208 - How ethics is about what you should do, not just what you shouldn't - Pat Harned Mar 15, 2018

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Dr. Pat Harned, head of DC's Ethics and Compliance Initiative, spoke to What's Working in Washington about how ethics is a proactive process, not just a reactive one. As it turns out, businesses that foster ethical environments with clear core values run into moral quandaries far less than those that don't.

What's Working in Washington - Ep 207 - Securing the "Wild West" of the Internet of things - Joe Saunders Mar 13, 2018

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What's Working in Washington spoke with RunSafe Security CEO Joe Saunders to learn about the dangers, as well as the benefits, of the internet of things. When almost every electronic device can connect to the internet, security can become a nightmare, but companies like Saunders' are closing the loop on hackers.

What's Working in Washington - Ep 206 - How Axios builds trust in an uneasy media landscape - Kim Hart Mar 11, 2018

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What's Working in Washington talks to Kim Hart, managing editor at news outlet Axios. While trust in media is at an all-time low in America, Hart explains how Axios is working to make objective truth a top priority in reporting.

What's Working in Washington - Ep 205 STEM Symposium gets students into science - JD Kathuria Mar 08, 2018

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The upcoming STEM Symposium helps young students get interested in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math. JD Kathuria explains how fostering young interest in STEM can ultimately help fill the region's unfilled tech jobs.

What's Working in Washington - Ep 204 How local businesses plan to fix metro woes - Clare Flannery Mar 06, 2018

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Clare Flannery of MDB Communications explains how businesses in the DC region have banded together to improve metro. She says the Metro Now Coalition is a sign of how DC, Maryland and Virginia can work together as a region to reach a common goal.

What's Working in Washington - Ep 203 Hottest jobs in DC & how we’re filling them - Jim Dinegar Mar 04, 2018

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Jim Dinegar at the Kogod School of Business, explains why low unemployment rates might be an opportunity for growth in the D.C. region. With a wide margin of unfilled tech jobs in the area, Dinegar lays out a plan for using education to solve the issue.

What's Working in Washington - Ep 202 Women still lack visibility on company boards - EXTRA Feb 25, 2018

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A full-length discussion on company boards, why women are still under-represented, and specific tips on how to boost the female presence to better reflect the customers companies serve. Denise Keane, Andi Cullins, Andrew Sherman

What's Working in Washington - Ep 201 - DC Middle East expert gets creative on podcasts - Amr Kotb Feb 22, 2018

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An international expert in Middle Eastern politics and economics in Washington, DC has found an interesting creative outlet in a podcast called Sunday Blues — which isn’t even really about music.

What's Working in Washington - Ep 200 - Recipe for a skilled workforce - Alex Murphy Feb 20, 2018

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A report last year estimated upwards of 800 million jobs worldwide will be lost to robotics and automation. “And while that’s true, I think the real story is how many jobs will be created by the need to support, and build, and program, and put in place those robotics and automation,” says the founder of WorkHarmony.

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