Career Guide: Campaign Management 101

If you’ve been curious about what it’s like to run a political campaign, this episode is going to be your holy grail. Save it, send it, listen to it time and time again because it’s a walk-through of how to get into campaign management with the former campaign manager for Colorado Governor Polis, Sarah Andrews. Hit play here:

Sarah gives listeners the full lens on what it was like, how she got there, and what anyone needs to know about going into that role. We also talk about her story on the campaign trail and what shape maternity leave takes on it [hint: it inspired the founding of Created Not Equal]. And of course what working on campaigns has in common with long weekends with one’s friends – interestingly quite a lot:

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What does a long weekend with friends have in common with working in the #politicalcampaign space? Our guest Sarah Andrews of @Created Not... See more

Naturally, we also chatted about 2024 and what’s ahead via her current role at EMILY’s List where she serves as the Federal & Gubernatorial Campaigns Director. Get the whole nine yards, by tuning in on Apple Podcasts, Spotify Podcasts, and YouTube.

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