Ken Spain, Narrative Strategies | 2026 Will Be Risky Business

Ken Spain, Narrative Strategies | 2026 Will Be Risky Business

Ken Spain has spent his career helping candidates and companies navigate political risk. He discusses why both parties are increasingly turning against corporate America, what it takes to protect your company's reputation when you become a target, and why CEOs must now engage with politics at unprecedented levels—whether they want to or not. Become an insider: sign up for early access to every new episode of The Deciders before it’s public at www.deciders.show/subscribe [http://www.deciders.show/subscribe] This episode sponsored by: Financial Services Forum: [https://fsforum.com/] Supporting a strong financial system that works for everyone. The American Property Owners’ Alliance [https://propertyownersalliance.org/] – helping families unlock the dream of homeownership. 535.news [https://535.news/] – streaming live from Capitol Hill every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

Drew Maloney, Edison Electric Institute | The Politics of Power

Drew Maloney, President and CEO of the Edison Electric Institute, sits down with Brody Mullins and Lisa Camooso Miller to make a surprising case: that data centers may actually lower electric bills and that deregulation is bad for the marketplace. From the 2017 tax reform to grid reliability and the politics of permitting, Maloney covers the issues shaping energy policy in Washington and across the country.    Become an insider: sign up for early access to every new episode of The Deciders before it’s public at deciders.show/subscribe [https://www.deciders.show/subscribe] This episode sponsored by: American Edge Project [https://americanedgeproject.org/]: Showcasing the positive impact technology and innovation have on America’s economy and businesses. Narrative: [https://narrativestrategies.com/] Solving today’s most demanding reputational and public affairs challenges at the convergence of business, media, and politics. Defend Forgotten America Action: [https://thedfaaction.com/] Championing forgotten communities and restoring power to the people who built America.

Linda Moore, TechNet | Tech's 50-State Challenge

Linda Moore has led TechNet through one of the most dramatic shifts in Washington history—tech's transformation from beloved industry to bipartisan target. She discusses building a 50-state advocacy operation to handle the explosion of tech regulation, hard-learned lessons from tech's early days in DC, and what modern advocacy looks like when your industry faces increased scrutiny from both sides of the aisle. This episode sponsored by: American Edge Project [https://americanedgeproject.org/] - showcasing the positive impact technology and innovation have on America’s economy and businesses. Quorum [https://www.quorum.us/] - A.I. for your Government Affairs team. 535.news [https://535.news/] – streaming live from Capitol Hill every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

Tom Emmer, House Majority Whip | Coaching Today’s Congress

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer is the third-ranking Republican in Congress and a senior member of the House Financial Services Committee. In this episode, he explains how the Whip’s job has changed since the days of the Hammer, where crypto and housing bills currently stand, and why the midterms are far from decided.   Become an insider: sign up for early access to every new episode of The Deciders before it’s public at deciders.show/subscribe [https://www.deciders.show/subscribe] This episode sponsored by: PhRMA: Representing America’s innovative biopharmaceutical research & biotechnology companies. [https://phrma.org/policy-issues/innovation-ecosystem?&utm_campaign=ads_phrma8698-1861148_deciders_t1861148-4020&utm_medium=ads_audio&utm_source=deciders&utm_content=audio&ex_tid=ads_phrma8698-1861148_deciders_t1861148-4020] MFA: Shaping the future of alternative asset management. [https://www.mfaalts.org/] ACII: The voice for the next generation of American consumers and investors. [https://aciinstitute.org/]

Patrick Dorton, Rational360 | Know Your Value and Your Audience

Patrick Dorton is the founder and CEO of Rational360, one of Washington's leading independent public affairs firms. In this episode, he explains how crisis sharpens you, how technology is more critical than ever in an evolving advocacy business, and why knowing your value and your audience is the one strategy that lasts. Pinpoint Targeting is patent pending. Become an insider: sign up for early access to every new episode of The Deciders before it's public at www.deciders.show/subscribe [https://www.deciders.show/subscribe] This episode sponsored by: The American Property Owners’ Alliance [https://propertyownersalliance.org/] – helping families unlock the dream of homeownership. 535.news [https://535.news/] – streaming live from Capitol Hill every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.