Today’s show is going to be a little different. We have on Austin Cook, who is a student at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is studying political science and communications and wants to work in politics as a career. Austin reached out through a mutual friend about how to get her start in a political career, so I invited her on today to guest host and ask some questions from a panel of very astute political professionals. 

Today’s panel features: 

Olivia Bergen, who has worked and managed numerous campaigns, particularly in New Hampshire. She is now living in Minnesota and managing the Aleta Borrud campaign for State Senate which is sure to be a top-tier state race here in Minnesota. 

Andrew Adamski is previous guest of the podcast a managing partner of New Guard Strategies, a full service political consulting firm. He has worked all over the United States at all levels of campaign operations and is currently living in Kansas City, Missouri. 

Michael Rocket Richards is a veteran of dozens of campaigns at all levels. He is a little bit of an Illinois political legend and well known to most Democratic insiders in the state. He runs a consulting firm, Rocket Consulting while also working full time for Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Mike Cabonargi. Rocket lives on the north-side of Chicago with his wife and two baby boys. Full disclosure, Rocket was also my best man at my wedding.