Challenge Authority (with Donna Brazile) - Episode 19

This week on Professional Troublemaker, Luvvie is speaking to veteran political strategist, Donna Brazile. Donna is the former interim Chair of the Democratic National Committee and became the first African American woman to serve as the manager of a major party presidential campaign when she ran the campaign of former vice president Al Gore. 

Donna is a best-selling author and speaks at colleges and universities across the country. She’s been an adjunct professor at Georgetown and the Harvard Kennedy School and is currently the Gwendolyn S. and Colbert I. King Endowed Chair in Public Policy at Howard University.  

Donna talks about her early ambitions of being a priest and later, a doctor, and how she found her calling for public service very early in her life. She and Luvvie also touch on the beauty of cherishing your inner child and challenging authority, as all great Professional Troublemakers do so well. 

Luvvie and Donna the importance of always asking why, how critical it is to lift others as we climb, and the cultures that shape us. Get ready to Challenge Authority with the latest episode of Professional Troublemaker.

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