Posts by Audrey

Wesley Donehue–Pulse Pod 19

Our guest this week on the Cygnal Pulse Pod (Ep. 19) is Wesley Donehue, CEO of Push Digital. A difficult childhood led him into the world of politics seeking a way to change things for the good. A political consultant, digital marketer, and investor, Wesley has served as a digital advisor for numerous campaigns including Senator Lindsey Graham, Senator Tom Cotton, Senator David Perdue, Senator Marco Rubio, Congressman Trey Gowdy and more candidates, PACs and issue advocacy groups than we can count. He has advised numerous corporations on branding and/or crisis communication including SeaWorld, Kmart, Sears and HSN.

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Eric Wilson–Pulse Pod 18

Our guest this week on the Cygnal Pulse Pod (Ep. 18) is Eric Wilson, managing partner of the Startup Caucus, an incubator and investment fund for Republican campaign technology. As a part of the Startup Caucus, he is involved in the Center of Campaign Innovation. In 2016, Eric led Marco Rubio’s digital team during his campaign for president. He later served as digital director of Ed Gillespie’s campaign for Virginia Governor in 2017. Eric was also a digital strategy advisor for NRSC in 2016 and the Liberal Party of Australia.

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Jay Walker–Pulse Pod 17

Our guest this week on the Cygnal Pulse Pod (Ep. 17) is Jay Walker, Executive Director of the Georgia House Republican Caucus and political consultant. In 2020, Republicans kept their majority for the Georgia House of Representatives with all 180 seats in the chamber up for election in 2020. Ceding only two seats, the Republican Party ended up with a 103-77 majority. Inspired by Ronald Reagan, Jay got into politics to keep the conservative movement and ideals alive and moving forward.

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Parker Poling–Pulse Pod 16

On our very first Pulse Pod of the year, Brent Buchanan and Chris Kratzer discuss what they see changing for lobbyists and public affairs practitioners as their interactions with legislatures this year will be significantly limited due to the on-going pandemic. Polling will be more important than ever during this year’s legislative sessions.

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Eric Hollander–Pulse Pod 15

This week on the Cygnal Pulse Pod (Ep. 15), Brent Buchanan and Chris Kratzer take a break from talking about politics. Instead, they discuss the importance of reflecting on the past year and planning for the year ahead.

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Brock McCleary–Pulse Pod 14

This week on the Cygnal Pulse Pod (Ep. 14), Brent Buchanan and Chris Kratzer begin with a discussion about what it is like for an entrepreneur acquiring their first company; a timely topic as Cygnal recently acquired Harper Polling and this week’s guest is the firm’s founder, Brock McCleary.

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