What's Working in Washington

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What's Working in Washington - Ep 156 EXTRA Truth is a fragile thing in DC Oct 23, 2017

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Trust is a key point for Axios, DC's newest media entity. Building that trust over a digital medium is tricky. "I think the advantage of this day and age is that you get an opportunity to. It's easier than ever to launch a media company, because technology has enabled it," said co-founder Roy Schwartz.
"They'll give you a chance. And then you have to prove that you're truly worthy of their time and attention."

What's Working in Washington - Ep 156 EXTRA Truth is a fragile thing in DC Oct 16, 2017

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Almost every sphere of American life, from the press to entrepreneurship, has been caught off guard by the inconsistent and sometimes inflammatory nature of Donald Trump's administration.
For this week's Whats Working in Washington EXTRA episode, Ray Locker, enterprise editor for USA Today; Richard Latendresse, member of the White House Foreign Press Group; and Richard Levick, founder of Levick, discuss fake news and the work being done to keep the truth at the top of the communication cycle.

What's Working in Washington - Ep 155 Connecting with Lawmakers - Ximena Hartsock Oct 13, 2017

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New startup Phone2Action focuses on advocacy and the importance of amplifying individual voices. The technology matches people with their elected officials at every level, said co-founder Ximena Hartsock.

What's Working in Washington - Ep 154 Selling Virginia's wines - Chris Parker Oct 11, 2017

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After growing and selling a successful tech company, Chris Parker founded New Horizon Wines by turning his passion into an international business.

What's Working in Washington - Ep 153 Outsourcing urban jobs to rural Virginia - Dario Marquez Oct 09, 2017

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One area company is working hard to bring more jobs back into the greater Washington region. There are ample jobs in Virginia, but access to them is low since they're centralized in specific areas, so they're not being filled, says the company founder.

What's Working in Washington - Ep 152 Junior Achievement prepares for the future - Ed Grenier Oct 06, 2017

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Despite the vastly changing times in business and technology, Junior Achievement continues to train young people to work in the real world and expose them to an array of opportunities.
"We were founded almost a hundred years ago, teaching kids how to start businesses, how to run businesses," said Ed Grenier, President of Junior Achievement, a not-for-profit organization introducing young people to opportunities and helping them forward towards a successful adulthood.

What's Working in Washington - Ep 151 Former SEAL's tactical advice Oct 04, 2017

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One of the biggest challenges for leaders is accomplishing change, particularly at moments of crisis and risk.
Chris Fussell, managing officer of the McChrystal Group and author of "One Mission: How Leaders Build a Team of Teams" says his biggest military lesson is that team decisionmaking must be decentralized down to those frontline elements, that are closest to these fast-changing problems.

What's Working in Washington - Ep 150 Techweek hits DC Oct 02, 2017

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This week marks D.C. Techweek, an opportunity for entrepreneurs and companies in the greater Washington region to better raise capital, recruit talent, select advisors, and network.
"We think technology is one of the biggest drivers of our economy. It's one of the only industries thats experienced positive job growth over the last twelve months," said Matt Coursen, managing director at Jones Lang LaSalle.

What's Working in Washington - Ep 149 EXTRA The Power of the First Amendment Sep 25, 2017

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In this EXTRA, we sit down with three of the area's experts on communication to talk about what our First Amendment means today, its limits and its controversies.

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