Voices in Advocacy Podcast

There has been plenty of talk about what to do now - the election is over and we are getting down to the business of governing. I recently got a call from a longtime friend who shared this thought, “I feel the need to speak out about how I want our government to operate. I need to get involved. I’m just not sure how.” Many people are feeling the exact same way that this person is and they too don’t know how to participate in shaping the government they want.

This is THE podcast dedicated to the art of becoming a more influential advocate.

In 2009 President Obama stated the obvious, “Elections have consequences”. And the same could and should be said today. Elections do have consequences.  Many that supported Obama then - liked his comment then. Today those same people are feeling the consequences of the past election.

This election gives rise to two American movements. One being the Trump supporters who are mainly white workers that find discontentment in watching the loss of manufacturing jobs in the rural rust belt. The second primarily made of women, young people and liberals who supported Bernie Sanders.   These statements are generalities but you get the point.  Both movements have at least three items in common. 1) The belief that the usual politics of the past has failed them. 2) Neither movement was built on the backs of the political parties. 3) They believe America is going in the wrong direction – they just don’t agree on the right direction.

This is movement -  but what kind of movement? A short term burst of emotion or the beginning of a political populist movement that engages the people of this country.

Hello and welcome to the very 1st episode of the Voices in Advocacy Podcast. I am Roger Rickard and this is THE podcast dedicated to the art of becoming a more influential advocate.

This podcast is for the people that work and engage in advocacy efforts: be they associations, trade organizations, and non-profit cause groups.

Our goal is to help you by educating, engaging, and activating you to become a champion for the causes you care about the with enthusiasm, while providing you with powerful lifelong habits enabling YOU to become a superior advocate.

In today's episode, I discuss... who I am, where I began that makes me what I am today. I will also share some of my first thoughts post inauguration.

Welocme to the Voices in Advocacy Podcast.