The Huddle: Recent Episodes
Marc Ross
The Huddle is an inner circle analysis of the personalities and tactics that will aid Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States, on a quest to form an effective government.
As the new President configures his top tier of advisors, the question is a simple one -- who would you want in your Huddle when the going gets tough?
On this episode of Ructions with Ross + Ashley, Marc Ross + Gerald Ashley discuss COP 28, the upcoming Iowa Republican caucus, Biden's atrocious polling numbers, the Conservative Campaign Headquarters (CCHQ) is in talks about whether to scrap the 2024 Tory conference (or thin it to a day), the Conservative Paty's horrendous general election outlook, King Charles, the out and about sovereign, what's happening in South America with a new president in Argentina and a potential war between Venezuela + Guyana, plus what they are reading and watching.
Ructions with Ross + Ashley | Episode 16 | Recorded December 8, 2023
Caracal presents Ructions, a rundown of the global stories making headlines and insights on geopolitics. Plus, what Marc Ross + Gerald Ashley are reading and watching.
Timestamps:
0:50 | COP 28
4:34 | Iowa Republican caucus on January 15, 2024 + Biden's atrocious polling numbers
10:49 | CCHQ is in talks about whether to scrap the 2024 Tory conference (or thin it to a day) + Conservative Paty's horrendous general election outlook
18:30 | King Charles, the out-and-about sovereign
24:30 | What's happening in South America with a new president in Argentina + a potential war between Venezuela + Guyana
39: 40 | Reading + Watching
Reading + Watching List:
Devil Take the Hindmost: A History of Financial Speculation by Edward Chancellor
Financial Speculation: Trading Financial Biases and Behaviour by Gerald Ashley
Napoleon (2023)
You Hurt My Feelings (2023)
The Experience Economy by B. Joseph Pine II + James H. Gilmore
Zingerman’s Guide to Good Leading, Part 1; A Lapsed Anarchist’s Approach to Building a Great Business by Ari Weinzweig
Life Lived Wild: Adventures at the Edge of the Map by Rick Ridgeway
For more information on Gerald, check out:
http://www.geraldashley.com/
https://twitter.com/Gerald_Ashley
For more information on Marc, check out:
https://www.caracal.global/marc-a-ross
https://twitter.com/marcaross
https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcaross
For information on Caracal, check out:
https://www.caracal.global
COP28 #IowaRepublicanCaucus #CCHQ #ConservativeParty #KingCharles #SouthAmerica #Argentina #Venezuela #Guyana
RuctionswithRossAshley #MarcRoss #GeraldAshley #Ructions #Podcast #Business #Investing #Politics #Geopolitics #Communications #RaiItalia
Caracal presents Ructions with Ross + Ashley.
Geopolitics is disrupting every business and industry.
Caracal is here to help.
Clients are senior executives responsible for geopolitics, corporate affairs, public affairs, stakeholder engagement, and communications who rely on Caracal for help navigating today's interconnected business environment with intelligence, strategy, engagement, and education.
Always Be Communicating.
More @ https://www.caracal.global
On this episode of Ructions with Ross + Ashley, Marc Ross + Gerald Ashley discuss the high level of angst in the world, Nvidia releasing new AI chips for China, how multinational CEOs aren't driving the global agenda, the crush of inflation, watching the money supply, Germany's underperforming economy, we have so much debt, remembering Japan in the 80s, the amount of cash corporates are sitting on, Sweden's 'worst security crisis since 1945,' a new poll finds Donald Trump leads Joe Biden in five battleground states before 2024 election, plus what they are reading and watching.
Ructions with Ross + Ashley | Episode 15 | Recorded November 10, 2023
Caracal presents Ructions, a rundown of the global stories making headlines and insights on geopolitics. Plus, what Marc Ross + Gerald Ashley are reading and watching.
Timestamps:
3:00 | There is a lot of angst in the world and how it is interlinked
10:22 | Nvidia releases new AI chips for China
13:00 | How multinational CEOs aren't driving the global agenda
15:00 | The crush of inflation + Watching the money supply
19:45 | Germany's underperforming economy
23:35 | Why do we have so much debt + Is it different this time?
26:35 | Remembering Japan in the 80s + The amout of cash corporates are sitting on
28:52 | Sweden’s ‘worst security crisis since 1945’
34:10 | New poll finds Donald Trump leads Joe Biden in five battleground states before 2024 election
36:10 | Reading + Watching
Reading + Watching List:
Master Chef UK (BBC)
The Kitchen play by Arnold Wesker
Mistakes Were Made (but Not By Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts by Carol Tavris + Elliot Aronson
The Swerve: How the World Became Modern by Stephen Greenblatt
Warren Miller’s All Time ski film (2023)
For more information on Gerald, check out:
http://www.geraldashley.com/
https://twitter.com/Gerald_Ashley
For more information on Marc, check out:
https://www.caracal.global/marc-a-ross
https://twitter.com/marcaross
https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcaross
For information on Caracal, check out:
https://www.caracal.global
MiddleEast #Ukraine #Baltics #Sudan #XiJinping #JoeBiden #VladimirPutin #Nvidia #AI #China #JanetYellen #HeLifeng #CEOs #Inflation #MoneySupply #Bidenomics #BusinessInvestment #Germany #Debt #Japan #Sweden #HenrikLanderholm #HybridWarfare #Disinformation #Fundamentalists #DonaldTrump #Election2024
RuctionswithRossAshley #MarcRoss #GeraldAshley #Ructions #Podcast #Business #Investing #Politics #Geopolitics #Communications #RaiItalia
Caracal presents Ructions with Ross + Ashley.
Geopolitics is disrupting every business and industry.
Caracal is here to help.
Clients are senior executives responsible for geopolitics, corporate affairs, public affairs, stakeholder engagement, and communications who rely on Caracal for help navigating today's interconnected business environment with intelligence, strategy, engagement, and education.
Always Be Communicating.
More @ https://www.caracal.global
On this episode of Ructions with Ross + Ashley, Marc Ross + Gerald Ashley discuss disinformation, fauxtography, BBC Verify, today's communications environment, combat in the Middle East, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi in DC, Ukraine update, Hamas officials visiting Moscow, preventing availability bias in one's thinking, regulating AI, the UK Artificial Intelligence summit @ Bletchley Park, White House executive order on AI, plus what they are reading and watching.
Ructions with Ross + Ashley | Episode 14 | Recorded October 27, 2023
Caracal presents Ructions, a rundown of the global stories making headlines and insights on geopolitics. Plus, what Marc Ross + Gerald Ashley are reading and watching.
Timestamps:
1:43 | Disinformation + Fauxtography + BBC Verify
14:00 | Today's communications environment
15:40 | Combat in the Middle East + Wang Yi in Washington, DC
23:35 | Ukraine update + Hamas officials visiting Moscow
26:00 | Is this all a run-up to something bigger?
27:45 | Preventing availability bias in one's thinking
31:46 | Regulating AI + UK Artificial Intelligence summit @ Bletchley Park
41:34 | Reading + Watching
Reading + Watching List:
Band of Brothers (TV Mini-Series 2001)
Russian Roulette: How British Spies Thwarted Lenin's Plot for Global Revolution by Giles Milton
The Growth Leader: Strategies to Drive the Top and Bottom Lines Scott K. Edinger
A Man & His Kitchen: Classic Home Cooking and Entertaining with Style at the Wm Brown Farm by Matt Hranek
For more information on Gerald, check out:
http://www.geraldashley.com/
https://twitter.com/Gerald_Ashley
For more information on Marc, check out:
https://www.caracal.global/marc-a-ross
https://twitter.com/marcaross
https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcaross
For information on Caracal, check out:
https://www.caracal.global
Disinformation #Fauxtography #BBCVerify #AI #Communications #MiddleEast #WangYi #Ukraine #JamesMadison #Factions #Federalist10 #Hamas #AvailabilityBias #SlowNews #CocaCola #UKArtificialIntelligenceSummit #BletchleyPark #MachineLearning #RishiSunak #UniversalPostalUnion #2001ASpaceOdyssey
RuctionswithRossAshley #MarcRoss #GeraldAshley #Ructions #Podcast #Business #Investing #Politics #Geopolitics #Communications #RaiItalia
Caracal presents Ructions with Ross + Ashley.
Geopolitics is disrupting every business and industry.
Caracal is here to help.
Clients are senior executives responsible for geopolitics, corporate affairs, public affairs, stakeholder engagement, and communications who rely on Caracal for help navigating today's interconnected business environment with intelligence, strategy, engagement, and education.
Always Be Communicating.
More @ https://www.caracal.global
On this episode of Ructions with Ross + Ashley, Marc Ross + Gerald Ashley discuss a Middle East intelligence failure, an overreliance on technology for security, asymmetric warfare, the end of Pax Americana, UK + US politics not tackling the big issues, global energy policies, ExxonMobil buys Pioneer Natural Resources for $60 billion, plus what they are reading and watching.
Ructions with Ross + Ashley | Episode 13 | Recorded October 13, 2023
Caracal presents Ructions, a rundown of the global stories making headlines and insights on geopolitics. Plus, what Marc Ross + Gerald Ashley are reading and watching.
Timestamps:
1:25 | Middle East intelligence failure + overreliance on technology for security
17:40 | The end of Pax Americana?
24:10 | UK + US politics not tackling the big issues
37:07 | Global energy policies + ExxonMobil buys Pioneer Natural Resources for $60 billion
45:58 | Reading + Watching
Reading + Watching List:
Diaries by Alan Clark
6 Days on Netflix
Pacific: Silicon Chips and Surfboards, Coral Reefs and Atom Bombs, Brutal Dictators, Fading Empires, and the Coming Collision of the World's Superpowers by Simon Winchester
Beckham on Netflix
You can catch the discussion and show notes here: https://www.caracal.global/itk-radio/ructions-with-ross-ashley-hub-october-13-2023
For more information on Gerald, check out:
http://www.geraldashley.com/
https://twitter.com/Gerald_Ashley
For more information on Marc, check out:
https://www.caracal.global/marc-a-ross
https://twitter.com/marcaross
https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcaross
For information on Caracal, check out:
https://www.caracal.global
MiddleEast #IntelligenceFailure #TechnologySecurity #AsymmetricWarfare #PaxAmericana #TimMarshall #UKPolitics #USPolitics #Swingometer #TonyBlair #Energy #ExxonMobil #PioneerNaturalResources #Shale #Hydrogen #FossilFuels #Plastic #Fertilizer #AlanClark #6Days #SimonWinchester #Beckham #RugbyWorldCup
RuctionswithRossAshley #MarcRoss #GeraldAshley #Ructions #Podcast #Business #Investing #Politics #Geopolitics #Communications #RaiItalia
Caracal presents Ructions with Ross + Ashley.
Geopolitics is disrupting every business and industry.
Caracal is here to help.
Clients are senior executives responsible for geopolitics, corporate affairs, public affairs, stakeholder engagement, and communications who rely on Caracal for help navigating today's interconnected business environment with intelligence, strategy, engagement, and education.
Always Be Communicating.
More @ https://www.caracal.global
On this episode of Ructions with Ross + Ashley, Marc Ross + Gerald Ashley discuss hydrogen as a fuel source, the United Auto Workers and the world's first EV strike, the promise and peril of new technology, the India-Canada diplomatic spat and state-sponsred assinations, plus what they are reading and watching.
Ructions with Ross + Ashley | Episode 12 | Recorded September 28, 2023
Caracal presents Ructions, a rundown of the global stories making headlines and insights on geopolitics. Plus, what Marc Ross + Gerald Ashley are reading and watching.
Timestamps:
1:54 | Hydrogen, the fuel of the future?
14:45 | The UAW and the world's first EV strike + The promise and peril of new technology
27:48 | The India-Canada diplomatic spat + State-sponsered assinations
34:40 | Reading + Watching
Reading + Watching List:
Manias, Panics, and Crashes: A History of Financial Crises by Charles P. Kindleberger + Robert Aliber
The Rolling Stones - Angry (Official Music Video)
Charlie Brown's Christmas Miracle: The Inspiring, Untold Story of the Making of a Holiday Classic by Michael Keane
The Secret World of Sandwiches on BBC
For more information on Gerald, check out:
http://www.geraldashley.com/
https://twitter.com/Gerald_Ashley
For more information on Marc, check out:
https://www.caracal.global/marc-a-ross
https://twitter.com/marcaross
https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcaross
For information on Caracal, check out:
https://www.caracal.global
Hydrogen #Toyota #Nissan #EV #AI #ML #Telsa #UAW #Ford #GM #Stellantis #India #Canada #RollingStones #MickJagger
RuctionswithRossAshley #MarcRoss #GeraldAshley #Ructions #Podcast #Business #Investing #Politics #Geopolitics #Communications #RaiItalia
Caracal presents Ructions with Ross + Ashley.
Geopolitics is disrupting every business and industry.
Caracal is here to help.
Clients are senior executives responsible for geopolitics, corporate affairs, public affairs, stakeholder engagement, and communications who rely on Caracal for help navigating today's interconnected business environment with intelligence, strategy, engagement, and education.
Always Be Communicating.
More @ https://www.caracal.global
On this episode of Ructions with Ross + Ashley, Marc Ross + Gerald Ashley discuss clickbait news headlines, Tony Blair and the Labour Party, UK politics, a Ukraine war update, Zelenskyy to visit DC, Apple's 2023 event and not being bold, plus what they are reading and watching.
Ructions with Ross + Ashley | Episode 11 | Recorded September 15, 2023
Caracal presents Ructions, a rundown of the global stories making headlines and insights on geopolitics. Plus, what Marc Ross + Gerald Ashley are reading and watching.
Timestamps:
0:30 | Clickbait news headlines
5:24 | Tony Blair - The No. 10 whisper in awaiting + UK politics
17:40 | Ukraine war update + Zelenskyy to DC
27:56 | Apple's 2023 event + Not being bold
40:15 | Reading + Watching
Reading + Watching List:
The Rugby World Cup
The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations by Daniel Yergin
Arnold on Netflix
For more information on Gerald, check out:
http://www.geraldashley.com/
https://twitter.com/Gerald_Ashley
For more information on Marc, check out:
https://www.caracal.global/marc-a-ross
https://twitter.com/marcaross
https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcaross
For information on Caracal, check out:
https://www.caracal.global
Clickbait #TonyBlair #LabourParty #KeirStarmer #UKGeneralElecton #VolodymyrZelenskyy #Ukraine #KimJongUn #VladimirPutin #Apple #TimCook #AppleEvent2023 #RugbyWorldCup #DanielYergin #Cocktails #ArnoldSchwarzenegger
RuctionswithRossAshley #MarcRoss #GeraldAshley #Ructions #Podcast #Business #Investing #Politics #Geopolitics #Communications #RaiItalia
Caracal presents Ructions with Ross + Ashley.
Geopolitics is disrupting every business and industry.
Caracal is here to help.
Clients are senior executives responsible for geopolitics, corporate affairs, public affairs, stakeholder engagement, and communications who rely on Caracal for help navigating today's interconnected business environment with intelligence, strategy, engagement, and education.
Always Be Communicating.
More @ https://www.caracal.global
On this episode of Ructions with Ross + Ashley, Marc Ross + Gerald Ashley discuss Grant Shapps new cabinet assignment, the Sahel and coups in West Africa, senior citizens running the US government, the Fukushima wastewater release, Apple's release of the iPhone 15, plus what they are reading and watching.
Ructions with Ross + Ashley | Episode 10 | Recorded September 1, 2023
Caracal presents Ructions, a rundown of the global stories making headlines and insights on geopolitics. Plus, what Marc Ross + Gerald Ashley are reading and watching.
Timestamps:
0:48 | Who is Grant Shapps?
5:23 | The Sahel + Coups in West Africa
13:42 | How old is too old to be in government?
24:09 | The Fukushima wastewater release
33:15 | Apple's release of the iPhone 15
42:40 | Reading + Watching
Reading + Watching List:
The World: A Family History of Humanity by Simon Sebag Montefiore
The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions by Brian Christian + Tom Griffiths
Goal: The Ball Doesn't Go In By Chance: Management Ideas from the World of Football by Ferran Soriano
Painkiller on Netflix
For more information on Gerald, check out:
http://www.geraldashley.com/
https://twitter.com/Gerald_Ashley
For more information on Marc, check out:
https://www.caracal.global/marc-a-ross
https://twitter.com/marcaross
https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcaross
For information on Caracal, check out:
https://www.caracal.global
GrantShapps #TheSahel #Coups #WestAfrica #MitchMcConnell #JoeBiden #DonaldTrump #BillClinton #DianneFeinstein #EmmanuelMacron #ArnoldSchwarzenegger #Fukushima #NuclearPower #Japan #China #SouthKorea #NorthKorea #PopeFrancis #Mongolia #Apple #TimCook #iPhone #Technology #SiliconValley
RuctionswithRossAshley #MarcRoss #GeraldAshley #Ructions #Podcast #Business #Investing #Politics #Geopolitics #Communications #RaiItalia
Caracal presents Ructions with Ross + Ashley.
Geopolitics is disrupting every business and industry.
Caracal is here to help.
Clients are senior executives responsible for geopolitics, corporate affairs, public affairs, stakeholder engagement, and communications who rely on Caracal for help navigating today's interconnected business environment with intelligence, strategy, engagement, and education.
Always Be Communicating.
More @ https://www.caracal.global
On this episode of Ructions with Ross + Ashley, Marc Ross + Gerald Ashley discuss weather warnings, the Lionesses and the FIFA Women's World Cup, Javier Milei and Argentina, the Camp David Summit with the US, Japan, and South Korea, the Trump clown show, the VinFast automotive company, plus what they are reading and watching.
Ructions with Ross + Ashley | Episode 9 | Recorded August 18, 2023
Caracal presents Ructions, a rundown of the global stories making headlines and insights on geopolitics. Plus, what Marc Ross + Gerald Ashley are reading and watching.
Timestamps:
1:00 | Weather
3:46 | The Lionesses
7:06 | Javier Milei + Argentina
17:15 | US, Japan + South Korea summit
26:33 | Trump legal mess
35:54 | VinFast automotive company
42:50 | Reading + Watching
Reading + Watching List:
The Story of China: A Portrait of a Civilisation and Its People by Michael Wood
Ronin (1998)
The Unfinished Presidency by Douglas Brinkley
Untold: Johnny Football on Netflix
For more information on Gerald, check out:
http://www.geraldashley.com/
https://twitter.com/Gerald_Ashley
For more information on Marc, check out:
https://www.caracal.global/marc-a-ross
https://twitter.com/marcaross
https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcaross
For information on Caracal, check out:
https://www.caracal.global
Weather #Lionesses #FIFAWomen'sWorldCup #ManchesterUnited #HarryKane #FCBayernMunich #Javier Milei #Argentina #USJapanSouthKoreaSummit #DonaldJTrump #VinFast
RuctionswithRossAshley #MarcRoss #GeraldAshley #Ructions #Podcast #Business #Investing #Politics #Geopolitics #Communications #RaiItalia
Caracal presents Ructions with Ross + Ashley.
Geopolitics is disrupting every business and industry.
Caracal is here to help.
Clients are senior executives responsible for geopolitics, corporate affairs, public affairs, stakeholder engagement, and communications who rely on Caracal for help navigating today's interconnected business environment with intelligence, strategy, engagement, and education.
Always Be Communicating.
More @ https://www.caracal.global
On this episode of ITK Radio, a conversation with John Neal.
John is Executive Director for Space Policy at the US Chamber of Commerce.
In this role, he is responsible for expandimg the Chamber’s policy advocacy initiatives in the aviation and space areas.
John is a military and law enforcement veteran with deep experience in technology policy, sales, security, and business management with global organizations operating in regulated markets.
John has extensive experience in leading technology and cybersecurity firms including Planet, which provides satellite imagery data to government and commercial customers.
John’s previous work includes nearly ten years with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as a Special Agent where he conducted national security and criminal investigations and advised leadership on national security related mergers and acquisitions transactions.
Following the FBI, John joined the US House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security where he served as a Senior Professional Staff member on the Counterterrorism and Intelligence subcommittee as well as the Cybersecurity Infrastructure Protection and Security Technologies subcommittee advising the Chairman and Members on cyber, national security, and financial services matters.
You can find John on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnneal94
You can catch the discussion and show notes here: https://www.caracal.global/itk-radio/john-neal
Caracal presents ITK Radio.
ITK Radio is conversations with communications pros working at the intersection of globalization, disruption, politics, culture, + sport.
Geopolitics is disrupting every business and industry.
Caracal is here to help.
Caracal demystifies geopolitics and then helps you talk about geopolitics.
Caracal is a geopolitical business communications firm specializing in global business issues at the intersection of globalization, disruption, and politics.
Caracal lives and breathes at the intersection of globalization, disruption, and politics, home of the world's most savvy participants.
Clients are Chief Communications Officers and executives responsible for corporate affairs, public affairs, and communications who rely on Caracal for help navigating today's interconnected business environment with intelligence, strategy, and engagement.
Caracal believes that to be a world-class geopolitical business communicator, you need global street smarts coupled with holistic, high-frequency, and high-low communications.
For information on Caracal, check out: https://www.caracal.global
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On this episode of ITK Radio, a conversation with Stephen Majors.
Stephen is the Global Head of Communications at the Alliance for Regenerative Medicine.
Stephen advocates for consistent regulatory and market access policies globally to ensure that patients can access cutting-edge biotechnology treatments for various conditions.
He leverages his expertise in healthcare, public policy, and geopolitics, and experience in journalism and the media, to conduct effective and integrated public affairs campaigns for the biotechnology sector across state, national, and international geographies.
You can find Stephen on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-majors-6143a059/
You can catch the discussion and show notes here: https://www.caracal.global/itk-radio/stephen-majors
Caracal presents ITK Radio.
ITK Radio is conversations with communications pros working at the intersection of globalization, disruption, politics, culture, + sport.
Geopolitics is disrupting every business and industry.
Caracal is here to help.
Caracal demystifies geopolitics and then helps you talk about geopolitics.
Caracal is a geopolitical business communications firm specializing in global business issues at the intersection of globalization, disruption, and politics.
Caracal lives and breathes at the intersection of globalization, disruption, and politics, home of the world's most savvy participants.
Clients are Chief Communications Officers and executives responsible for corporate affairs, public affairs, and communications who rely on Caracal for help navigating today's interconnected business environment with intelligence, strategy, and engagement.
Caracal believes that to be a world-class geopolitical business communicator, you need global street smarts coupled with holistic, high-frequency, and high-low communications.
For information on Caracal, check out: https://www.caracal.global
On this episode of Ructions with Ross + Ashley, Marc Ross + Gerald Ashley discuss the state of the automotive industry, EVs, hydrogen engines, Toyota's solid-state battery with a 745-mile range, Ron DeSantis rebooting his presidential campaign, the recent UK by-elections, the possibility of the United States and the United Kingdom holding national elections the same week in November 2024, the politics of weather reporting, plus what they are reading and watching.
Ructions with Ross + Ashley | Episode 8 | Recorded July 21, 2023
Caracal presents Ructions, a rundown of the global stories making headlines and insights on geopolitics. Plus, what Marc Ross + Gerald Ashley are reading and watching.
Timestamps:
2:00 | The state of the automotive industry + Toyota's solid-state battery
13:55 | Ron DeSantis rebooting his presidential campaign + UK by-elections
20:35 | The politics of weather reporting
30:00 | Reading + Watching
Reading + Watching List:
End Times: Elites, Counter-Elites, and the Path of Political Disintegration - Peter Turchin
Medici (TV Series 2016–2019) on Netflix
Oppenheimer (2023), directed by Christopher Nolan
FIFA Women's World Cup
Foreign Affairs: Tell Me How This Ends - Is There a Path to Victory in Ukraine?
The 14th annual Aspen Security Forum (July 18–21, 2023) in Aspen, Colorado
For more information on Gerald, check out:
http://www.geraldashley.com/
https://twitter.com/Gerald_Ashley
For more information on Marc, check out:
https://www.caracal.global/marc-a-ross
https://twitter.com/marcaross
https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcaross
For information on Caracal, check out:
https://www.caracal.global
TourdeFrance #SoftPower #GlobalAdvertising #YevgeniyPrigozhin #Russia #Ukraine #NATO #DominicCummings #GavinNewsom #HillaryClinton #RichardSorge
RuctionswithRossAshley #MarcRoss #GeraldAshley #Ructions #Podcast #Business #Investing #Politics #Geopolitics #Communications #RaiItalia
Caracal presents Ructions with Ross + Ashley.
Geopolitics is disrupting every business and industry.
Caracal is here to help.
Caracal demystifies geopolitics and then helps you talk about geopolitics.
Caracal is a geopolitical business communications firm specializing in global business issues at the intersection of globalization, disruption, and politics.
Caracal lives and breathes at the intersection of globalization, disruption, and politics, home of the world's most savvy participants.
Clients are Chief Communications Officers and executives responsible for corporate affairs, public affairs, and communications who rely on Caracal for help navigating today's interconnected business environment with intelligence, strategy, and engagement.
Caracal believes that to be a world-class geopolitical business communicator, you need global street smarts coupled with holistic, high-frequency, and high-low communications.
More @ https://www.caracal.global
On this episode of Ructions with Ross + Ashley, Marc Ross + Gerald Ashley discuss the 2023 Tour de France and the related French soft power and global advertising opportunities, the attempted putsch by Yevgeniy Prigozhin in Russia, expectations for the upcoming NATO meeting, happenings on the US and UK campaign trails, Richard Sorge, plus what they are reading and watching.
Ructions with Ross + Ashley | Episode 7 | Recorded July 7, 2023
Caracal presents Ructions, a rundown of the global stories making headlines and insights on geopolitics. Plus, what Marc Ross + Gerald Ashley are reading and watching.
Timestamps:
1:00 | The 2023 Tour de France + French soft power + Global advertising
7:13 | What's happening in Russia
13:50 | Upcoming NATO meeting
17:50 | Happenings on the US + UK campaign trails
30:29 | Richard Sorge, the Soviet agent operating out of Tokyo in 1941
32:33 | Reading + Watching
Reading + Watching List:
The Dishoom Cookery Book - From Bombay with Love
The 2023 Tour de France
Caste and Democratic Politics in India by Ghanshyam Shah
Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life by Jon Kabat-Zinn
For more information on Gerald, check out:
http://www.geraldashley.com/
https://twitter.com/Gerald_Ashley
For more information on Marc, check out:
https://www.caracal.global/marc-a-ross
https://twitter.com/marcaross
https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcaross
For information on Caracal, check out:
https://www.caracal.global
TourdeFrance #SoftPower #GlobalAdvertising #YevgeniyPrigozhin #Russia #Ukraine #NATO #DominicCummings #GavinNewsom #HillaryClinton #RichardSorge
RuctionswithRossAshley #MarcRoss #GeraldAshley #Ructions #Podcast #Business #Investing #Politics #Geopolitics #Communications #RaiItalia
Caracal presents Ructions with Ross + Ashley.
Geopolitics is disrupting every business and industry.
Caracal is here to help.
Caracal demystifies geopolitics and then helps you talk about geopolitics.
Caracal is a geopolitical business communications firm specializing in global business issues at the intersection of globalization, disruption, and politics.
Caracal lives and breathes at the intersection of globalization, disruption, and politics, home of the world's most savvy participants.
Clients are Chief Communications Officers and executives responsible for corporate affairs, public affairs, and communications who rely on Caracal for help navigating today's interconnected business environment with intelligence, strategy, and engagement.
Caracal believes that to be a world-class geopolitical business communicator, you need global street smarts coupled with holistic, high-frequency, and high-low communications.
More @ https://www.caracal.global
On this episode of ITK Radio, a conversation with Jeff Moon.
Jeff founded China Moon Strategies, LLC, in 2017 after leaving the Obama White House, where he served as Assistant US Trade Representative for China Affairs and previously at the National Security Council.
Jeff has more than three decades of Asia experience, including ten years working in China in both the private and public sectors since his first visit in 1984.
At Cisco Systems and Dolby, he was a Vice President assigned to Beijing, Silicon Valley, and Washington, DC, in roles focused on business in China.
Earlier in his career, Jeff was a US State Department diplomat specializing in China affairs.
He completed assignments to Beijing, Chengdu, Taipei, and Washington to the China Desk and the Economic Bureau.
He was the Acting US Ambassador in Nepal in his final Foreign Service assignment.
Jeff began his career as an attorney at Skadden, Arps in Washington, DC, and graduated from Johns Hopkins University and Columbia Law School.
You can find Jeff on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffmoon/
You can catch the discussion and show notes here: https://www.caracal.global/itk-radio/jeff-moon
Caracal presents ITK Radio.
ITK Radio is conversations with communications pros working at the intersection of globalization, disruption, politics, culture, + sport.
Geopolitics is disrupting every business and industry.
Caracal is here to help.
Caracal demystifies geopolitics and then helps you talk about geopolitics.
Caracal is a geopolitical business communications firm specializing in global business issues at the intersection of globalization, disruption, and politics.
Caracal lives and breathes at the intersection of globalization, disruption, and politics, home of the world's most savvy participants.
Clients are Chief Communications Officers and executives responsible for corporate affairs, public affairs, and communications who rely on Caracal for help navigating today's interconnected business environment with intelligence, strategy, and engagement.
Caracal believes that to be a world-class geopolitical business communicator, you need global street smarts coupled with holistic, high-frequency, and high-low communications.
For information on Caracal, check out: https://www.caracal.global
On this episode of ITK Radio, a conversation with Adam Probolsky.
Adam is the president of Probolsky Research.
Adam has acted as a pollster and strategic advisor on hundreds of successful crisis communications and public affairs projects, local, county, and statewide initiatives, and candidate campaigns, as well as citizen outreach and education efforts.
Additionally, Adam has been a key advisor to the firm’s clients on matters of public policy, legislation, and business strategy.
Adam was both a planning and finance commissioner for the City of Irvine, where he oversaw and approved billions of dollars in private development and public infrastructure projects. As a past chairman of the Irvine Valley College Foundation, he has overseen the fundraising and the award of hundreds of thousands of dollars in scholarships to students and funding for college police.
He was also a member of the Orange County Waste & Recycling Commission, overseeing landfills, recycling programs, waste-hauling companies, and power-generating facilities. As a member of the Orange County Transportation Authority’s Environmental Mitigation and Oversight Committee, he oversaw the expenditure of over $175 million dollars in public transportation funds.
Adam is a former journalist, and he previously served as a board member and development committee chairman for Jewish Family Service of Orange County and volunteered for nearly eight years with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department as a spokesperson.
Adam formerly served as a member of the Policy Committee on Energy and the Environment of the United States Chamber of Commerce.
Adam’s research and commentary has been published in numerous media outlets, including The New York Times, Riverside Press Enterprise, The Chicago Sun Times, the Orange County Register and Politico, and the San Francisco Chronicle.
Adam earned his master’s degree in data analytics and visualization from the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, Maryland.
You can find Adam on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamprobolsky/
You can catch the discussion and show notes here: https://www.caracal.global/itk-radio/jeff-moon
Caracal presents ITK Radio.
ITK Radio is conversations with communications pros working at the intersection of globalization, disruption, politics, culture, + sport.
Geopolitics is disrupting every business and industry.
Caracal is here to help.
Caracal demystifies geopolitics and then helps you talk about geopolitics.
Caracal is a geopolitical business communications firm specializing in global business issues at the intersection of globalization, disruption, and politics.
Caracal lives and breathes at the intersection of globalization, disruption, and politics, home of the world's most savvy participants.
Clients are Chief Communications Officers and executives responsible for corporate affairs, public affairs, and communications who rely on Caracal for help navigating today's interconnected business environment with intelligence, strategy, and engagement.
Caracal believes that to be a world-class geopolitical business communicator, you need global street smarts coupled with holistic, high-frequency, and high-low communications.
For information on Caracal, check out: https://www.caracal.global
On this episode of ITK Radio, a conversation with Anne Maas.
Anne thrives on analyzing, planning, and implementing new and updated processes and systems that drive operational efficiencies.
Her experience includes developing and managing data, merchandising, wholesale and marketing operations, and teams. As a change champion who excels in fluid, fast-paced environments, her expertise is in managing multiple projects and resolving complex challenges.
Anne specializes in data-driven analysis, change management, omnichannel marketing, and product development.
You can find Anne on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maasanne/
You can catch the discussion and show notes here: https://www.caracal.global/itk-radio/anne-maas
Caracal presents ITK Radio.
ITK Radio is conversations with communications pros working at the intersection of globalization, disruption, politics, culture, + sport.
Geopolitics is disrupting every business and industry.
Caracal is here to help.
Caracal demystifies geopolitics and then helps you talk about geopolitics.
Caracal is a geopolitical business communications firm specializing in global business issues at the intersection of globalization, disruption, and politics.
Caracal lives and breathes at the intersection of globalization, disruption, and politics, home of the world's most savvy participants.
Clients are Chief Communications Officers and executives responsible for corporate affairs, public affairs, and communications who rely on Caracal for help navigating today's interconnected business environment with intelligence, strategy, and engagement.
Caracal believes that to be a world-class geopolitical business communicator, you need global street smarts coupled with holistic, high-frequency, and high-low communications.
For information on Caracal, check out: https://www.caracal.global
On this episode of Ructions with Ross + Ashley, Marc Ross + Gerald Ashley discuss the Bank of England and the UK's mortgage madness, inflation and french fries, 2024 elections in the UK and US, Brexit's 7th anniversary, the history of 1848, the upcoming NATO summit meeting, Narendra Modi's state visit to DC, plus what they are reading and watching.
Ructions with Ross + Ashley | Episode 5 | Recorded June 23, 2023
Caracal presents Ructions, a rundown of the global stories making headlines and insights on geopolitics. Plus, what Marc Ross + Gerald Ashley are reading and watching.
Timestamps:
1:05 | Bank of England + UK's mortgage madness
9:00 | Inflation
13:39 | 2024 UK Elections
17:15 | Brexit's 7th anniversary
21:25 | 2024 US Elections
24:00 | The history of 1848
25:05 | NATO summit meeting
29:32 | India + Modi's DC state visit
35:18 | Reading + Watching
Reading + Watching List:
Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization by Ed Conway
The Pencil: A History of Design and Circumstance by Henry Petroski
Tour de France: Unchained on Netflix
Eat. Race. Win. on Amazon Prime
The Docks by Bill Sharpsteen
What It Takes: The Way to the White House by Richard Ben Cramer
For more information on Gerald, check out:
http://www.geraldashley.com/
https://twitter.com/Gerald_Ashley
For more information on Marc, check out:
https://www.caracal.global/marc-a-ross
https://twitter.com/marcaross
https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcaross
For information on Caracal, check out:
https://www.caracal.global
BOE #BankofEngland #Mortgages #RealEstate #Inflation #FrenchFries #UK2024Election #SNP #LabourParty #US2024Election #Brexit #Scotland #1848 #NATO #Ukraine #NarendraModi #India #Demographics #TourdeFrance
RuctionswithRossAshley #MarcRoss #GeraldAshley #Ructions #Podcast #Business #Investing #Politics #Geopolitics #Communications #RaiItalia
Caracal presents Ructions with Ross + Ashley.
Geopolitics is disrupting every business and industry.
Caracal is here to help.
Caracal demystifies geopolitics and then helps you talk about geopolitics.
Caracal is a geopolitical business communications firm specializing in global business issues at the intersection of globalization, disruption, and politics.
Caracal lives and breathes at the intersection of globalization, disruption, and politics, home of the world's most savvy participants.
Clients are Chief Communications Officers and executives responsible for corporate affairs, public affairs, and communications who rely on Caracal for help navigating today's interconnected business environment with intelligence, strategy, and engagement.
Caracal believes that to be a world-class geopolitical business communicator, you need global street smarts coupled with holistic, high-frequency, and high-low communications.
More @ https://www.caracal.global
On this episode of ITK Radio, a conversation with Tracy MacDonald.
Tracy is a Southerner from Columbus, Georgia, who holds a BA from Wesleyan College in behavioral sociology.
She is a fraud and risk consultant and public speaker, drawing on her experience as a former special agent with the US Secret Service and from her critical roles as a counter-terrorism instructor for the Defense Intelligence Agency, and as a lead associate in counter-illicit finance for Booz Allen Hamilton.
She has gained a unique perspective from living and working abroad in several countries. She is currently posted with her husband, son, and Golden Retriever "Biscuit" as diplomats supporting the US Embassy's mission in Libreville, Gabon.
Tracy loves nature photography, beach walks, and writing. She captures her travels and life as an ex-pat on her blog, Carpe Diem Creative.
She's an active Women's Fiction Writers Association (WFWA) member and has recently completed the first draft of her debut fiction novel, Becoming Agent McKenna.
Her freelance articles have been published in Bella Grace Magazine and on Stampington & Company's official blog, Grace Notes.
You can find Tracy on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracy-macdonald-5477692/
You can catch the discussion and show notes here: https://www.caracal.global/itk-radio/tracy-macdonald
Caracal presents ITK Radio.
ITK Radio is conversations with communications pros working at the intersection of globalization, disruption, politics, culture, + sport.
Geopolitics is disrupting every business and industry.
Caracal is here to help.
Caracal demystifies geopolitics and then helps you talk about geopolitics.
Caracal is a geopolitical business communications firm specializing in global business issues at the intersection of globalization, disruption, and politics.
Caracal lives and breathes at the intersection of globalization, disruption, and politics, home of the world's most savvy participants.
Clients are Chief Communications Officers and executives responsible for corporate affairs, public affairs, and communications who rely on Caracal for help navigating today's interconnected business environment with intelligence, strategy, and engagement.
Caracal believes that to be a world-class geopolitical business communicator, you need global street smarts coupled with holistic, high-frequency, and high-low communications.
For information on Caracal, check out: https://www.caracal.global
On this episode of ITK Radio, a conversation with Aimee Carter.
Aimee is the vice president of development and engagement at the Alliance for Health Policy.
She leads efforts to advance the financial foundation and multistakeholder relationships of the Alliance.
Working with the president & CEO, she stewards current partnerships, cultivates new relationships and resources, and ensures engagement across stakeholders and communications platforms.
She has more than 20 years of experience in corporate and international affairs and leading business development and engagement across many issue areas. Previously, Aimee led development and membership at Business Roundtable and the Council on Foreign Relations and international outreach at AARP.
She holds a master’s degree in international relations from Boston University and a bachelor’s degree in international relations from the University of Virginia. She serves on the board of iMMAP, the advisory council of Global Kids DC and is an alumnus of the International Career Advancement Program (ICAP).
You can find Aimee on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aimee-carter/
You can catch the discussion and show notes here: https://www.caracal.global/itk-radio/aimee-carter.
Caracal presents ITK Radio.
ITK Radio is conversations with communications pros working at the intersection of globalization, disruption, politics, culture, + sport.
Geopolitics is disrupting every business and industry.
Caracal is here to help.
Caracal demystifies geopolitics and then helps you talk about geopolitics.
Caracal is a geopolitical business communications firm specializing in global business issues at the intersection of globalization, disruption, and politics.
Caracal lives and breathes at the intersection of globalization, disruption, and politics, home of the world's most savvy participants.
Clients are Chief Communications Officers and executive communications professionals who rely on Caracal for help navigating today's interconnected business environment with intelligence, strategy, and engagement.
Caracal believes that to be a world-class geopolitical business communicator, you need global street smarts coupled with holistic, high-frequency, and high-low communications.
For information on Caracal, check out: https://www.caracal.global
On this episode of ITK Radio, a conversation with John Hall.
John is one of America's premier online fundraising and lead generation experts.
He's collected over 48 million individual contributions and raised over $1.5 billion.
John has consulted for Presidential campaigns, international charitable organizations, national political committees, and dozens of senatorial, gubernatorial, and congressional campaigns.
You can find John on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnkhall/
Caracal presents ITK Radio.
ITK Radio is conversations with communications pros working at the intersection of globalization, disruption, politics, culture, + sport.
Geopolitics is disrupting every business and industry.
Caracal is here to help.
Caracal demystifies geopolitics and then helps you talk about geopolitics.
Caracal is a geopolitical business communications firm specializing in global business issues at the intersection of globalization, disruption, and politics.
Caracal lives and breathes at the intersection of globalization, disruption, and politics, home of the world's most savvy participants.
Clients are Chief Communications Officers and executive communications professionals who rely on Caracal for help navigating today's interconnected business environment with intelligence, strategy, and engagement.
Caracal believes that to be a world-class geopolitical business communicator, you need global street smarts coupled with holistic, high-frequency, and high-low communications.
For information on Caracal, check out: https://www.caracal.global
On this episode of Ructions with Ross + Ashley, Marc Ross + Gerald Ashley discuss the Ukrainian counteroffensive, Biden + Zelenskyy vs Putin + Xi, energy policies and demands, Keir Starmer, sports television, plus what they are reading and watching.
Ructions with Ross + Ashley | Episode 4 | Recorded June 9, 2023
Caracal presents Ructions, a rundown of the global stories making headlines and insights on geopolitics. Plus, what Marc Ross + Gerald Ashley are reading and watching.
Timestamps:
1:12 | Ukrainian counteroffensive
9:29 | Biden + Zelenskyy vs Putin + Xi
11:04 | Energy policies + energy demands
18:45 | Keir Starmer
26:06 | Sports TV
33:35 | Reading + watching
Reading + Watching List:
Devil Take the Hindmost: A History of Financial Speculation by Edward Chancellor
Tour de France: Unchained on Netflix
The Gold: The Inside Story by BBC
Zero to One by Blake Masters and Peter Thiel
Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland by BBC
Russia 1985-1999: TraumaZone by Adam Curtis + BBC
Material World by Ed Conway
For more information on Gerald, check out:
http://www.geraldashley.com/
https://twitter.com/Gerald_Ashley
For more information on Marc, check out:
https://www.caracal.global/marc-a-ross
https://twitter.com/marcaross
https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcaross
For information on Caracal, check out:
https://www.caracal.global
Ukraine #counteroffensive #HenryKissinger #Biden #Zelenskyy #Putin #Xi #Energy #KeirStarmer #UKElection #HouseofCommons #No10 #LabourParty #ManCity #LIVGolf #PGATour #IndianPremierLeague
RuctionswithRossAshley #MarcRoss #GeraldAshley #Ructions #Podcast #Business #Investing #Politics #Geopolitics #Communications #RaiItalia
Caracal presents Ructions with Ross + Ashley.
Geopolitics is disrupting every business and industry.
Caracal is here to help.
Caracal demystifies geopolitics and then helps you talk about geopolitics.
Caracal is a geopolitical business communications firm specializing in global business issues at the intersection of globalization, disruption, and politics.
Caracal lives and breathes at the intersection of globalization, disruption, and politics, home of the world's most savvy participants.
Clients are Chief Communications Officers and executive communications professionals who rely on Caracal for help navigating today's interconnected business environment with intelligence, strategy, and engagement.
Caracal believes that to be a world-class geopolitical business communicator, you need global street smarts coupled with holistic, high-frequency, and high-low communications.
More @ https://www.caracal.global
Here is the audio from my keynote presentation at the Virginia Leaders in Export Trade (VALET) spring meeting hosted by the Virginia Economic Development Partnership.
My goal for this keynote was for attendees to understand how to capture information, utilize communications frameworks, and engage the media and other essential stakeholders, focusing on communications at the intersection of geopolitics and commerce.
VALET is a two-year international business acceleration program.
This award-winning program offers a powerful combination of capital resources provided by the Commonwealth of Virginia and professional services from expert private sector partners.
VALET program benefits include executive training, international sales plan development, educational events, and customized research.
The VALET program generates an average increase in international sales of 59% for participating companies and has helped over 350 Virginia companies since its inception.
-Marc
Marc A. Ross is a geostrategist and world-class geopolitical strategist and communications executive with a proven ability to shape public affairs and increase cause awareness for global business issues using global street smarts coupled with holistic, high-frequency, and high-low communications.
Marc specializes in navigating today's interconnected business environment with intelligence, strategy, and engagement, with experience with Fortune 100 companies, trade associations, and national political campaigns in the US and UK.
Ross' communications work includes serving as a spokesperson and primary media liaison for engagements with global media outlets, reporters, columnists, editors, producers, and thought leaders based in the US, Canada, the UK, Europe, and Asia. He has worked with C-suite executives, board members, and senior staff trade association leadership to develop key messaging and talking points, conduct government testimony preparation, media training and engagement advice, craft issue briefs and economic white papers, compose press releases, and ghostwrite opinion editorials.
Ross' work in government relations has involved global climate change, national energy policy, intellectual property, technology antitrust and competition, the NATO 50th Anniversary Summit, and US-China commercial relations.
Ross has an MBA with an emphasis on global commerce from the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina.
He is the founder of Caracal, a geopolitical business communications firm specializing in global business issues at the intersection of globalization, disruption, and politics, and he founded Brigadoon, a global network of founders and thought leaders shaping commerce and culture.
He also served as an adjunct professor at George Washington University, teaching a course on globalization and American politics, and was the communications director for the US-China Business Council, America’s foremost trade association for US companies who trade with or invest in China.
For more information on Marc, check out:
https://www.caracal.global/marc-a-ross
https://twitter.com/marcaross
https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcaross
Geopolitics is disrupting every business and industry.
Caracal is here to help.
Caracal works with Chief Communications Officers + executive communications professionals.
Caracal believes that to be a world-class geopolitical business communicator, you need global street smarts coupled with holistic, high-frequency, and high-low communications.
Successful geopolitical business communications requires intelligence, strategy, and engagement.
More at https://www.caracal.global/
On this episode of ITK Radio, a conversation with Matt Mackowiak.
Matt has served in senior communications roles in the Bush White House, at the US Department of Homeland Security, as a Press Secretary for two US Senators, and served in a leadership role on the Bush-Cheney re-election campaign in Iowa.
He is a columnist for The Washington Times, Townhall, and The Washington Examiner, and regularly provides political analysis for Fox News, Fox Business, BBC, CBC, and other outlets.
Since 2011, he has managed a boutique, high-stakes corporate communications advising firm with client accounts in transportation, health care, energy, telecommunications, and tech.
Matt graduated from the University of Texas with a degree in political communication in 2003.
He and his wife, Amy, live in the Northwest Hills neighborhood of Austin with their spoiled rescue dog, Hope.
You can find Matt on LinkedIn here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-mackowiak-b791094/
You can catch the discussion and show notes here: https://www.caracal.global/itk-radio/matt-mackowiak.
Caracal presents ITK Radio.
ITK Radio is conversations with communications pros working at the intersection of globalization, disruption, politics, culture, + sport.
Geopolitics is disrupting every business and industry.
Caracal is here to help.
Caracal is a geopolitical business communications firm specializing in global business issues at the intersection of globalization, disruption, and politics.
Caracal believes that to be a world-class geopolitical business communicator, you need global street smarts coupled with holistic, high-frequency, and high-low communications.
For information on Caracal, check out: https://www.caracal.global
On this episode of Ructions with Ross + Ashley, Marc Ross + Gerald Ashley discuss the buzz around artificial intelligence and machine learning, the rise of central bank digital currency, the Ron DeSantis campaign launch, plus what they are reading and watching.
Ructions with Ross + Ashley | Episode 4 | Recorded May 26, 2023
Caracal presents Ructions, a rundown of the global stories making headlines and insights on geopolitics. Plus, what Marc Ross + Gerald Ashley are reading and watching.
Timestamps:
1:37 | Artificial intelligence + machine learning buzz
14:48 | Central bank digital currency (CBDC)
27:28 | Ron DeSantis campaign launch
33:45 | Reading + watching
Reading + Watching List:
Humanizing Rules: Bringing Behavioural Science to Ethics and Compliance by Christian Hunt
Russell Ackoff on systems thinking | https://youtu.be/OqEeIG8aPPk
The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations by Daniel Yergin
The Drops of God on Apple TV
For more information on Gerald, check out:
http://www.geraldashley.com/
https://twitter.com/Gerald_Ashley
For more information on Marc, check out:
https://www.caracal.global/marc-a-ross
https://twitter.com/marcaross
https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcaross
For information on Caracal, check out:
https://www.caracal.global
AI #ArtificialIntelligence #ML #MachineLearning #MelanieMitchell #SantaFeInstitute #CBDC #CentralBankDigitalCurrency #RonDeSantis #Election2024 #ChristianHunt #PizzaScissors #RussellAckoff #DanielYergin
RuctionswithRossAshley #MarcRoss #GeraldAshley #Ructions #Podcast #Business #Investing #Politics #Geopolitics #Communications #RaiItalia
Caracal presents Ructions with Ross + Ashley.
Geopolitics is disrupting every business and industry.
Caracal is here to help.
Caracal is a geopolitical business communications firm specializing in global business issues at the intersection of globalization, disruption, and politics.
Clients are Chief Communications Officers and executive communications professionals who rely on Caracal for help navigating today's interconnected business environment with geopolitical intelligence, strategic planning, economic diplomacy, and communications.
Caracal believes that to be a world-class geopolitical business communicator, you need global street smarts coupled with holistic, high-frequency, and high-low communications.
More @ https://www.caracal.global
On this episode of ITK Radio, a conversation with Kevin Madden
Kevin Madden is a senior partner at Penta, helping lead the firm’s integration of strategic advisory, advocacy, communications, and issue management capabilities for clients around the globe.
Prior to Penta, Kevin was an executive vice president at Arnold Ventures, where he helped build and implement advocacy teams and strategies for one of the country’s leading philanthropies, achieving major policy reforms at the federal, state, and local levels.
Kevin also previously served as a partner at Hamilton Place Strategies, leading the firm’s design and management of comprehensive public affairs campaigns while working with CEOs and their executive teams. Kevin served as the firm’s lead strategist for several national policy reform coalitions and major corporate M&A campaigns and worked with leading philanthropic and non-profit organizations to develop and implement their advocacy capabilities.
Kevin served as a senior strategist and spokesman on three presidential campaigns, most notably the Romney for President campaign in 2012. In addition to his national campaign experience, Kevin was a top congressional leadership staffer in the US House of Representatives, serving as spokesman and communications strategist in the Office of the House Majority Leader. Kevin also served as deputy director of public affairs and national spokesman for the Department of Justice.
Kevin’s experience as a frequent guest on national and international news outlets has earned him a reputation as a sought-after media strategist and crisis communications manager. He also served as an on-air contributor to CNN from 2013 to 2019.
Kevin is a native of New York and earned a degree from the State University of New York at Cortland. He has been a frequent guest lecturer on advocacy and communications strategy at Georgetown University, American University, and the National War College. He lives in Maryland with his wife and their three sons.
You can find Kevin on LinkedIn here.
Caracal presents ITK Radio.
ITK Radio is conversations with communications pros working at the intersection of globalization, disruption, politics, culture, + sport.
Geopolitics is disrupting every business and industry.
Caracal is here to help.
Caracal is a geopolitical business communications firm specializing in global business issues at the intersection of globalization, disruption, and politics.
Caracal believes that to be a world-class geopolitical business communicator, you need global street smarts coupled with holistic, high-frequency, and high-low communications.
For information on Caracal, check out:
https://www.caracal.global
On this episode of ITK Radio, a conversation with Arvind Malhotra.
Arvind is the H. Allen Andrew Distinguished Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at the UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School.
His area of research focuses on crafting innovation problems, open innovation approaches, crowd creativity, crowdsourcing for innovation, using crowds to solve complex societal problems and the future of work.
His research projects include studying successful open-innovation organizational and extra-organizational structures, creating the process and structure for large-scale collaboration, and management of knowledge in extra-organizational collaborative contexts.
His book “Unleashing the Crowd: Collaborative Solutions to Wicked Business and Societal Problems” focuses on how organizations can leverage crowds to solve wicked business and societal problems.
Arvind has received research grants from the Kenan Institute for Private Enterprise, Society for Information Managers Advanced Practices Council, Dell, Carnegie-Bosche Institute, National Science Foundation, RosettaNet consortium, UNC-Small Grants Program, and the Marketing Sciences Institute.
He has consulted, conducted applied research projects or led executive development workshops with ESPN, the US Navy, the US Air Force, IBM, ExxonMobil, Primax Properties, Sprint, RosettaNet Consortium, American Golf Corporation, Cisco, ING Direct, and Cargill Sweeteners.
Arvind’s research has been published in leading academic journals such as Harvard Business Review, Sloan Management Review, Academy of Management Perspectives, Information Systems Research, MIS Quarterly, Journal of Service Research, Journal of Services Marketing, Journal of Academy of Marketing Sciences, Manufacturing and Service Operations Management, Journal of Management Information Systems, Journal of Knowledge Management and Communications of the ACM.
He received the best paper award from MIS Quarterly, the top information science journal, in 2001, and the best paper of the year from the Journal of Services Research and Journal of Knowledge Management in 2005. Two of his papers earned the prestigious Society for Information Managers Best Paper Award.
He received his PhD in business administration and his MS in industrial and systems engineering from the University of Southern California. He earned his BE in electronics and communications engineering from the University of Delhi.
You can find Arvind on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arvind-malhotra-72155a/.
Caracal presents ITK Radio.
ITK Radio is conversations with communications pros working at the intersection of globalization, disruption, politics, culture, + sport.
Geopolitics is disrupting every business and industry.
Caracal is here to help.
Caracal is a geopolitical business communications firm specializing in global business issues at the intersection of globalization, disruption, and politics.
Caracal believes that to be a world-class geopolitical business communicator, you need global street smarts coupled with holistic, high-frequency, and high-low communications.
For information on Caracal, check out:
https://www.caracal.global
On this episode of ITK Radio, a conversation with Ann Carpenter.
Ann is a seasoned mining and mineral development professional with over thirty-five years of experience.
Ann has global experience in corporate and business development, property and corporate valuation, and strategic planning and implementation, and is an experienced corporate director, technical advisor, and mining advocacy leader.
She holds a Bachelor's in Geology, and her skill set includes mining and mineral development, legislation and government affairs, sustainability and ESG, and project development.
She was formerly the President, COO, and Director of US Gold Corp. and is currently the CEO and Director of Remote Energy Solutions LLC and is a Director of both Ensign Gold and Eminent Gold.
Ann has worked in the western USA, Mexico, South America, Africa, and Canada. She has been active for over three decades in many professional societies and associations, including the American Exploration & Mining Association, the Geological Society of Nevada, and the Mining and Metallurgical Society of America.
You can find Ann on LinkedIn here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ann-carpenter-8390729/
Caracal presents ITK Radio.
ITK Radio is conversations with communications pros working at the intersection of globalization, disruption, politics, culture, + sport.
Geopolitics is disrupting every business and industry.
Caracal is here to help.
Caracal is a geopolitical business communications firm specializing in global business issues at the intersection of globalization, disruption, and politics.
Caracal believes that to be a world-class geopolitical business communicator, you need global street smarts coupled with holistic, high-frequency, and high-low communications.
For information on Caracal, check out:
https://www.caracal.global
On this episode of ITK Radio, a conversation with Michael O'Brien.
Michael is the founder and principal of MOB Advocacy. He has more than ten years of experience as a state and local lobbyist. Michael has lobbied governors, mayors, legislators, state and local agencies, and regulators in more than 40 states.
Before launching MOB Advocacy, Michael was the leader of the nationwide state and local program for RISE (Responsible Industry for a Sound Environment).
Prior to RISE, Michael launched Molina Healthcare's political and grassroots advocacy programs, created strong public-private partnerships as the director of state government relations for The Washington Center, and developed a federal, state, and grassroots advocacy program for The National Conference for Community & Justice.
You can find Michael on LinkedIn here.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelsobrien/
Caracal presents ITK Radio.
ITK Radio is conversations with communications pros working at the intersection of globalization, disruption, politics, culture, + sport.
Geopolitics is disrupting every business and industry.
Caracal is here to help.
Caracal is a geopolitical business communications firm specializing in global business issues at the intersection of globalization, disruption, and politics.
Caracal believes that to be a world-class geopolitical business communicator, you need global street smarts coupled with holistic, high-frequency, and high-low communications.
For information on Caracal, check out:
https://www.caracal.global
On this episode of Ructions with Ross + Ashley, Marc Ross + Gerald Ashley discuss King Charles, the Coronation and the Commonwealth, Joe Biden's reelect campaign, Donald J. Trump, Ron DeSantis, Keir Starmer, underwater cables and infrastructure disruption, China's wolf warrior diplomacy, staffing challenges, plus what they are reading and watching.
Ructions with Ross + Ashley | Episode 3 | Recorded April 28, 2023
Caracal presents Ructions, a rundown of the global stories making headlines and insights on geopolitics. Plus, what Marc Ross + Gerald Ashley are reading and watching.
Timestamps:
0:30 | King Charles, the Coronation, and the Commonwealth
4:33 | Joe Biden announces his reelection campaign
8:10 | "The Donald"
10:15 | What's happening with Ron DeSantis?
14:35 | What's happening with Keir Starmer?
24:19 | Will the US and the UK hold national elections in 2024?
25:32 | Underwater cables and infrastructure disruption
29:57 | China's wolf warrior diplomacy is back
33:33 | Staffing challenges facing transport and hospitality
41:47 | What they are reading and watching
Reading + Watching List:
A Mathematician Reads The Newspaper by John A Paulos
War Sailor on Netflix
The Club: How the English Premier League Became the Wildest, Richest, Most Disruptive Force in Sports by Joshua Robinson + Jonathan Clegg
Magazine F: Coffee Issue 18
The Diplomat on Netflix
RIP: Barry Humphries
For more information on Gerald, check out:
http://www.geraldashley.com/
https://twitter.com/Gerald_Ashley
For more information on Marc, check out:
https://www.caracal.global/marc-a-ross
https://twitter.com/marcaross
https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcaross
For information on Caracal, check out:
https://www.caracal.global
KingCharles #Coronation #TheCommonwealt #JoeBiden #DonaldTrump #RonDeSantis #KeirStarmer, #UnderwaterCables #Infrastructure #WolfWarriorDiplomacy #StaffingChallenges #BarryHumphries
RuctionswithRossAshley #MarcRoss #GeraldAshley #Ructions #Podcast #Business #Investing #Politics #Geopolitics #Communications #RaiItalia
Caracal presents Ructions with Ross + Ashley.
Geopolitics is disrupting every business and industry.
Caracal is here to help.
Caracal is a geopolitical business communications firm specializing in global business issues at the intersection of globalization, disruption, and politics.
Clients are Chief Communications Officers and executive communications professionals who rely on Caracal for help navigating today's interconnected business environment with geopolitical intelligence, strategic planning, economic diplomacy, and communications.
Caracal believes that to be a world-class geopolitical business communicator, you need global street smarts coupled with holistic, high-frequency, and high-low communications.
More @ caracal.global
On this episode of ITK Radio, a conversation with Robert Atkinson.
Robert is the founder and president of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), recognized as the world’s top think tank for science and technology policy.
Robert leads a prolific team of policy analysts and fellows that is successfully shaping the debate and setting the agenda on a host of critical issues at the intersection of technological innovation and public policy.
He is an internationally recognized scholar and a widely published author whom The New Republic has named one of the “three most important thinkers about innovation,” Washingtonian Magazine has called a “tech titan,” Government Technology Magazine has judged to be one of the 25 top “doers, dreamers and drivers of information technology,” and the Wharton Business School has given the “Wharton Infosys Business Transformation Award.”
President Clinton appointed Robert to the Commission on Workers, Communities, and Economic Change in the New Economy; the Bush administration appointed him chair of the congressionally created National Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing Commission; the Obama administration appointed him to the National Innovation and Competitiveness Strategy Advisory Board; as co-chair of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy’s China-US Innovation Policy Experts Group; to the US Department of Commerce’s National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship; and the Trump administration appointed him to the G7 Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence. The Biden administration appointed him as a member of the US State Department’s Advisory Committee on International Communications and Information, and a member of the Export-Import Bank of the United States' Council on China Competition.
Robert also served on the UK government’s Place Advisory Group to advise the Minister for Science, Research and Innovation on how policy can drive innovation in more regions. He is a member of the Polaris Council, a body of cross-sectoral, interdisciplinary science and technology policy experts who advise the US Government Accountability Office’s Science, Technology Assessment, and Analytics (STAA) team on emergent and emerging issues.
You can find Robert on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-atkinson-6333362/
Caracal presents ITK Radio.
ITK Radio is conversations with communications pros working at the intersection of globalization, disruption, politics, culture, + sport.
Geopolitics is disrupting every business and industry.
Caracal is here to help.
Caracal is a geopolitical business communications firm specializing in global business issues at the intersection of globalization, disruption, and politics.
Caracal believes that to be a world-class geopolitical business communicator, you need global street smarts coupled with holistic, high-frequency, and high-low communications.
For information on Caracal, check out:
https://www.caracal.global
On this episode of ITK Radio, a conversation with Abraham Williamson.
Abraham is currently the Founding Attorney @ Go With Canvas, PLLC.
GwC (Go With Canvas, PLLC) provides legal counsel to technology and emerging growth companies at all stages of growth, and their investors
Abraham assists early-stage startups in a wide range of legal issues from birth through maturity. His practice focuses primarily on angel and venture capital financings, and general corporate counseling (including negotiating commercial and technology agreements), with an emphasis on technology and consumer packaged goods industries. Abraham also advises clients in GLAM (galleries, libraries, archives, and museum) industries with a focus on corporate governance, asset purchases, and strategic alliances.
Prior to co-founding Go With Canvas, Abraham was an associate at a top 20 international law firm in New York City, where he represented public and private companies in leveraged debt financings, equity offerings, and strategic alliances.
Abraham is also a former senior associate of a top Midwestern law firm, where he represented emerging growth companies and private equity funds in the technology, media, sports, robotics, real estate, AI, food and beverage, and healthcare industries.
Abraham has degrees from Harvard Law School, the University of Cambridge, Trinity Hall, and Howard University, plus he is the on-air host for the Diverse Tech Founders Podcast and a member of the African American Museum of Music and Culture.
You can find Abraham on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abrahamjwilliamson/
Caracal presents ITK Radio.
ITK Radio is conversations with communications pros working at the intersection of globalization, disruption, politics, culture, + sport.
Geopolitics is disrupting every business and industry.
Caracal is here to help.
Caracal is a geopolitical business communications firm specializing in global business issues at the intersection of globalization, disruption, and politics.
Caracal believes that to be a world-class geopolitical business communicator, you need global street smarts coupled with holistic, high-frequency, and high-low communications.
For information on Caracal, check out:
https://www.caracal.global
On this episode of Ructions with Ross + Ashley, Marc Ross + Gerald Ashley discuss Emmanuel Macron in China, Taiwan and the global economy, North Korea, the US intelligence leak, investing in Ukraine, energy production and food inflation, plus what they are reading and watching.
Ructions with Ross + Ashley | Episode 2 | Recorded April 14, 2023
Caracal presents Ructions, a rundown of the global stories making headlines and insights on geopolitics. Plus, what Marc Ross + Gerald Ashley are reading and watching.
Timestamps:
2:25 | Emmanuel Macron in China
5:22 | Communications lesson from Macron's post-China interview
10:25 | How unified is Europe when it comes to China and Taiwan?
12:25 | Taiwan's importance to the global economy
15:38 | The "Rocket Man of North Korea" is back
20:55 | The US intelligence leak and protecting state secrets
26:46 | Economic development and the future of Ukraine
30:43 | Energy, OPEC, nuclear power, and food inflation
Reading + Watching:
Fall: The Mysterious Life and Death of Robert Maxwell, Britain's Most Notorious Media Baron by John Preston
The Bank Job (2008)
Succession on HBO
America in the World: A History of US Diplomacy and Foreign Policy by Robert B. Zoellick
For more information on Gerald, check out:
http://www.geraldashley.com/
https://twitter.com/Gerald_Ashley
For more information on Marc, check out:
https://www.caracal.global/marc-a-ross
https://twitter.com/marcaross
https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcaross
For information on Caracal, check out:
https://www.caracal.global
EmmanuelMacron #China #Taiwan #NorthKorea #JackTeixeira #USIntelligenceLeak #EconomicDevelopment #FDI #Ukraine #Energy #OPEC #NuclearPower #FoodInflation
RuctionswithRossAshley #MarcRoss #GeraldAshley #Ructions #Podcast #Business #Investing #Politics #Geopolitics #Communications
Caracal presents Ructions with Ross + Ashley.
Geopolitics is disrupting every business and industry.
Caracal is here to help.
Caracal is a geopolitical business communications firm specializing in global business issues at the intersection of globalization, disruption, and politics.
Clients are Chief Communications Officers and executive communications professionals who rely on Caracal for help navigating today's interconnected business environment with geopolitical intelligence, strategic planning, economic diplomacy, and communications.
Caracal believes that to be a world-class geopolitical business communicator, you need global street smarts coupled with holistic, high-frequency, and high-low communications.
More @ caracal.global
On this episode of ITK Radio, a conversation with Aaron Kwittken.
Aaron is currently the Founder + CEO @ PRophet.
PRophet (prprophet.ai) is the first-ever generative and predictive AI SaaS platform designed by and for the PR community. The platform uses AI to help modern PR professionals become more performative, productive, and predictive by generating, analyzing, and testing content that predicts earned media interest and sentiment.
Aaron is also CEO of the Comms Tech Unit for the Stagwell Marketing Cloud, a suite of AI SaaS solutions for PR, social media, and content creators.
Aaron founded KWT Global in late 2005 (f/k/a Kwittken), a highly acclaimed global PR and brand strategy consultancy where he currently serves as Chairman Emeritus. Stagwell Global acquired KWT Global in 2010.
A highly acclaimed industry leader, serial entrepreneur, and seasoned corporate affairs and integrated communications strategist for more than 30 years, Aaron began his career in Washington, DC, in public affairs and crisis management and held numerous senior agency leadership roles before starting his own firm in late 2005.
He’s counseled hundreds of organizations, from F100 listed companies to private and high-growth brands alike, spanning multiple sectors.
A proud George Washington University alum, Aaron serves on GW’s School of Media and Public Affairs advisory committee. He is the immediate past president of the Public Relations Society of New York, past president of the Americas for the International Communications Consultancy Organization, a former Board member of the PR Council, a former adjunct professor at New York University, and a former Forbes columnist.
He currently writes a monthly column for The Drum and is the creator and host of the popular Brand on Purpose podcast that features companies and leaders that do well by doing good.
Caracal presents ITK Radio. ITK Radio is conversations with communications pros working at the intersection of globalization, disruption, politics, culture, + sport.
Geopolitics is disrupting every business and industry. Caracal is here to help. Caracal is a geopolitical business communications firm specializing in global business issues at the intersection of globalization, disruption, and politics. Caracal believes that to be a world-class geopolitical business communicator, you need global street smarts coupled with holistic, high-frequency, and high-low communications.
For information on Caracal, check out: https://www.caracal.global
On this episode of ITK Radio, a conversation with Andrew Mack.
Andrew is currently the Founder + CEO @ Agromovil.
Andrew is a seasoned, innovative international development and international business professional with nearly 30 years of experience working with Africa, Latin America, Asia, and the Middle East.
Andrew is an internationally-recognized facilitator with deep expertise in partnership development, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), and a special focus on information technology and health.
Andrew is a business owner with clients from donor agencies like the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the World Bank to Fortune 500 companies, foundations, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), specializing in finding creative and sustainable commercial solutions.
Andrew holds a Bachelor of Arts in political science and history from Amherst College and an MA in international relations from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS).
*Caracal presents ITK Radio.ITK Radio is conversations with communications pros working at the intersection of globalization, disruption, politics, culture, + sport.*Geopolitics is disrupting every business and industry.Caracal is here to help.Caracal is a geopolitical business communications firm specializing in global business issues at the intersection of globalization, disruption, and politics.Caracal believes that to be a world-class geopolitical business communicator, you need global street smarts coupled with holistic, high-frequency, and high-low communications. For information on Caracal, check out:https://www.caracal.global
On this episode of Ructions with Ross + Ashley, Marc Ross + Gerald Ashley discuss the CPTPP, South Africa, France, and Donald Trump and what they are reading and watching.
Ructions with Ross + Ashley | Episode 1 | Recorded March 31, 2023
Caracal presents Ructions, a rundown of the global stories making headlines and insights on geopolitics. Plus, what Marc Ross + Gerald Ashley are reading and watching.
Timestamps:
2:25 | CPTPP and why it matters for the UK
13:08 | South Africa, a country to watch
22:35 | Pension protests in France + Gerald supporting Emmanuel Macron
28:34 | Quick takes on Donald Trump's indictment
32:20 | What they are reading + watching
39:04 | Ciao ai nostri amici di Rai Italia
Reading + Watching:
The World - A family history by Simon Sebag Montefiore
French Connection II
The Two Jakes
War: How Conflict Shaped Us by Margaret MacMillan
Seeing Like a State by James C. Scott
Make or Break on Apple TV
For more information on Gerald, check out:
http://www.geraldashley.com/
https://twitter.com/Gerald_Ashley
For more information on Marc, check out:
https://www.caracal.global/marc-a-ross
https://twitter.com/marcaross
https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcaross
For information on Caracal, check out:
https://www.caracal.global
RuctionswithRossAshley #MarcRoss #GeraldAshley
Ructions #CPTPP #SouthAfrics #France #Trump #Podcast #Business #Investing #Politics #Geopolitics #Communications
Caracal presents Ructions with Ross + Ashley.
Geopolitics is disrupting every business and industry.
Caracal is here to help.
Caracal is a geopolitical business communications firm specializing in global business issues at the intersection of globalization, disruption, and politics.
Caracal believes that to be a world-class geopolitical business communicator, you need global street smarts coupled with holistic, high-frequency, and high-low communications.
More @ caracal.global
On this episode of ITK Radio, a conversation with Ada Polla.
Ada is currently the CEO @ Alchimie Forever.
In 2004, Ada set out to launch her family's Swiss-based skincare line in the US. Today, the brand boasts global visibility and distribution, thanks to her focus and determination, which have yielded double-digit annual growth and garnered her several press-worthy opportunities to communicate her family's knowledge and passion for the science of anti-aging skincare.
In addition to her responsibilities at Alchimie Forever, she still finds time to be involved in several ventures, such as the Washington Spa Alliance and Fashion Group International, where she serves on the board as Founding Member and Treasurer, respectively. In addition, Ada operates on the Editorial Board of GCI Magazine and the HBA Conference Advisory Board.
A native of Switzerland, Ada holds a Bachelor of Arts in political science and art history from Harvard University and an MBA from Georgetown University.
You can find Ada on LinkedIn here.
Insights + Ideas from the conversation here.
Recorded on March 27, 2023
Caracal presents ITK Radio, conversations with communications pros working at the intersection of globalization, disruption, politics, culture, + sport
communications #globalization #businessmodels #culture #business #growth #healthcare #brand #mba #fashion #cosmetics #beauty #beautyindustry
One year into the COVID-19 pandemic, a dynamic vaccine rollout has offered a sense of optimism to many, seemingly showing a path back to normalcy. But is that the case? Countries across Europe face new spikes in infection, and warm weather has some folks ditching their masks for beach towels.
To better understand the reopening path, Brendan Kownacki speaks with Dr. David Marcozzi, an emergency room physician and Chief Clinical Officer for the University of Maryland Medical Center. Doctor Marcozzi has been a top advisor to the Governor of Maryland throughout the pandemic, asking these very same questions about when it is both safe and effective to go back to life as we knew it.
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Marc Ross
https://www.caracal.global/
Brendan Kownacki
http://kownackimedia.com/
Dr. David Marcozzi
https://www.umms.org/coronavirus/fighting-covid/umms-covid-19-experts/david-marcozzi
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TheHuddle is an inner circle analysis of the personalities and tactics that will aid Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States, on a quest to form an effective government.
As the new President configures his top tier of advisors, the question is a simple one -- who would you want in your Huddle when the going gets tough?
It has been one year since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. People in the United States and worldwide have seen intense highs and lows while enduring the disease, the deaths of friends and loved ones, the lockdowns, and the economic hardships.
President Biden signals brighter days ahead thanks to rising vaccinations, but the ordeal isn't over year.
Marc Ross speaks with Dr. Mark Stellingworth, a cardiologist from Hartsville, South Carolina, to look at the pandemic's progression in the last year and how much optimism we can have for the future.
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Marc Ross
https://www.caracal.global/
Brendan Kownacki
http://kownackimedia.com/
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The numbers are in President Joe Biden's favor this week.
Congress delivered a $1.9 trillion COVID relief package dubbed "The American Rescue Plan," Johnson & Johnson is poised to deliver 100 million additional vaccines, all as Biden hits the 50-day mark in office.
And yet, headlines across the globe are dominated by Oprah's interview with Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle.
Where do we go from here?
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Marc Ross
https://www.caracal.global/
Brendan Kownacki
http://kownackimedia.com/
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The Biden administration has started to see ups and downs as it dives in on foreign and domestic policy issues. The new government is still battling congress to approve cabinet members and a COVID relief package but has scored big when brokering deals like the Merck/Johnson & Johnson vaccine partnership. Even in defeat, the new President is still maintaining a relatively civil discourse with Republicans AND Democrats and is actively getting both sides to the negotiating table.
This week, Marc Ross speaks with Author and Journalist, Jessica Stone about how to decide which issues are worthy of coverage in a bustling news cycle. As an anchor and correspondent who has covered global political and business issues, Jessica shares insight into how the news gets made, and introduces her new book about cross-cultural communication, Crossing the Divide.
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Marc Ross
https://www.caracal.global/
Brendan Kownacki
http://kownackimedia.com/
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Washington DC revolves around one word...Power. Who has it? Who wants it? Who is close to it? And which mistakes can take it away?
One month into the Biden administration, the new President is still fighting for airtime against his predecessor and trying to keep government control on his side of Pennsylvania Avenue.
Is Congress guiding the President's agenda or the other way around? Is Vice President Harris the most influential modern VP? Did Ted Cruz lose his last stand in the senate when the lights went out in Texas?
Marc Ross speaks with Daniel Lippman, White House and Washington Reporter for POLITICO to better understand the DC power vacuum.
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Marc Ross
https://www.caracal.global/
Brendan Kownacki
http://kownackimedia.com/
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Even when faced with political rivals or an overzealous media, Presidents have always been able to have one steady member of their inner circle -- the First Lady. This week, Brendan Kownacki and Marc Ross speak with Andrew Och, The First Ladies Man. Och is a historian and author and expert on the presidential wives who have helped shape our American story alongside their husbands.
And where did the term First Lady come anyway?
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Marc Ross
https://www.caracal.global/
Brendan Kownacki
http://kownackimedia.com/
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A coup d'état in Myanmar and multiple missions to Mars make the news of the week bustling yet again.
Marc Ross and Brendan Kownacki discuss the chaos of the 2nd Impeachment Trial of Donald Trump, from procedure to politics, and then analyze the way companies may have used their Super Bowl advertisements to play into the national political agenda.
Are brands like Jeep, Toyota, Logitech, and Oatly selling products or ideas to the American people?
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Marc Ross
https://www.caracal.global/
Brendan Kownacki
http://kownackimedia.com/
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President Biden's use of executive orders and actions in his first 2 weeks in office is plotting an aggressive policy course for the new administration, but is the unilateral approach only furthering the political divide? What happened to the Biden Unity strategy? Who do you trust to lead the way forward?
This week, Brendan Kownacki and Marc Ross speak to political advisor Erick Sanchez, who previously served as the Travel Press Secretary for Andrew Yang's Presidential campaign (#yanggang) -- Erick discusses how the new White House press secretary is finding her voice behind the podium and building rapport with reporters.
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Marc Ross
https://www.caracal.global/
Brendan Kownacki
http://kownackimedia.com/
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The excitement of President Joe Biden's first week in office combines bullish policy action with the muddy waters left behind from the previous administration. Can Team Biden build their preferred agenda while navigating a flourishing pandemic and rocky economy?
Marc Ross speaks with Jeff Corless, CEO of Irvine, CA-based Venture Strategic, for insight into how hospital systems are adapting as COVID-19 persists. Jeff offers insight into what we can expect from hospitals in the future, and how we support healthcare workers who are fatigued from an unprecedented year of inpatient care.
In closing, Brendan Kownacki and Marc discuss, when the going gets tough, who do they want in their huddle this week?
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Marc Ross
https://www.caracal.global/
Brendan Kownacki
http://kownackimedia.com/
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All eyes are on Washington DC as Joe Biden prepares to be sworn in as the 46th President. Increased security will mean no public crowd of onlookers for the new President, but the images will be broadcast around the globe.
Brendan Kownacki speaks to veteran television news director Max Schindler about his career producing multiple inaugurations, and get a behind-the-scenes look at how production choices help influence the memories of all who tune in. Also, find out why the carpet on the Inaugural platform was switched from red to a signature shade of blue.
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Marc Ross
https://www.caracal.global/
Brendan Kownacki
http://kownackimedia.com/
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President Trump is impeached for a second time making infamous history and Washington locks down to stop further violence in preparation for the Biden Inaugural. What's a proper response to the chaos? Who is running the show in Washington as this administration comes to a close?
Marc Ross speaks with Louise Schiavone to bring some context to how Corporate America as well as our government and media should be responding during this chaotic time. Louise serves as a John’s Hopkins University Carey Business School Senior Lecturer and NPR Contributing Anchor.
The Huddle is an inner circle analysis of the personalities and tactics that will aid Joe Biden as he becomes the 46th President of the United States, on a quest to form an effective government.
As the new President configures his top tier of advisors, the question is a simple one -- who would you want in your Huddle when the going gets tough?
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Marc Ross
https://www.caracal.global/
Brendan Kownacki
http://kownackimedia.com/
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Following an unprecedented incursion of the US Capitol Building, lawmakers and onlookers struggle to get back to business-as-usual in preparation for the incoming Biden Administration.
Host Marc Ross talks with former FBI Hostage Negotiator Chip Massey for insight into the mob that stormed the US Capitol, as well as the law enforcement tasked with stopping them. Ross also speaks with crisis communications expert Adele Cehrs to look at how businesses and the private sector should respond to the political division that is gripping Washington DC.
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Marc Ross
https://www.caracal.global/
Brendan Kownacki
http://kownackimedia.com/
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Caracal Founder Marc Ross and joined show producer Brendan Kownacki to discuss the opening Cabinet selections by President-elect Joe Biden.
The Huddle is an inner circle analysis of the personalities and tactics that will aid Joe Biden as he becomes the 46th President of the United States, on a quest to form an effective government.
As the new President configures his top tier of advisors, the question is a simple one -- who would you want in your Huddle when the going gets tough?
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Marc Ross
https://www.caracal.global/
Brendan Kownacki
http://kownackimedia.com/
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