Add a Capitol Hill Insider to Your Conference Lineup
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Available For Fly-ins
How do trade associations and companies deal with increasing uncertainty and political threats from both populist Republicans and progressive Democrats? What are trade associations doing to influence Donald Trump? How do leading organizations get their message out in today’s fractured media landscape?
As companies navigate an increasingly volatile political climate, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Brody Mullins offers critical insights into how businesses are succeeding in Washington today. Drawing on decades of reporting, Brody helps explain the history of government and advocacy – while revealing the tactics, relationships and power plays that the most successful organizations employ to shape how decisions get made in government today.
Brody literally wrote the book on influencing public policy. After nearly two decades covering business and politics for The Wall Street Journal, he published The Wolves of K Street—the definitive history of modern lobbying, from its rise during Watergate to the Trump era.
His upcoming book, The Battle Over Bigness, tells the behind-the-scenes story of how Donald Trump and populist Republicans are upending the alliance between corporate America and the political establishment, forcing companies to rethink how they engage with Washington.
Speaking Topics That Engage The Room
How rising populism has made it more important for trade associations to bring to Washington the most effective advocates for companies — home-state employees and business owners
How the political risk and uncertainty coming from Washington makes it crucial for businesses to work with trade associations to build long-term relationships needed in Congress to approve permanent pro-business laws
How Trump’s use of Executive Orders has elevated the importance of trade groups and their regulatory expertise
How Donald Trump has permanently changed the way government works by drawing power to the White House
How populist Republicans and progressive Democrats are straining the pro-business center that existed for 50 years
Topics and content can be customized to your organization's needs and preferences