21 May
2014
Student Advocacy Workshop
After meeting Preston Manning of the Manning Foundation I was invited back to give a student election workshop to the twenty young members who has just started their internship programs. We covered policy, fundraising, campaigning, advocacy and efficient delivery of student services. The group told me shocking stories of waste and mismanagement from the Socialist […]
06 May
2014
Harris Media LLC
It was great to connect with the folk at Harris Media LLC in Austin. Harris Media LLC is the on of America’s leading digital public affairs firms. I connected with CEO/President Vincent Harris a few weeks ago in Washington DC. Vincent has worked on the digital side of three Presidential races, having run all online […]
06 May
2014
Last day in OKC
My few weeks here in Oklahoma are coming to an end. It’s been a real privilege to work for and get to know candidate for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate T.W. Shannon. Incumbent Senator Dr Tom Coburn is retiring at the end of the year, and this primary is certainly a close contest. […]
05 May
2014
On the hustings with WildRose
The Wildrose Party, named after the provincial flower, is a conservative party in Alberta, Canada. They are a grassroots movement advocating for smaller government, fiscal restraint, electoral reform and jobs creation. I spent two days with previous Calgary-Bow candidate Tim Dyck where we door-knocked (yes, in the snow), mailed newsletters, met campaign managers and talked […]
05 May
2014
Manning Centre for Building Democracy
Today I met with Preston Manning & Mike Martin from the Manning Centre of Building Democracy. Centre creator, Preston ‘living legend’ Manning PC CC AOE is son of Alberta’s 8th premier and also founder of the Canadian Reform Party (now Conservative Party). Preston’s chief policy advisor was University of Calgary student, Stephen Harper, who is […]
05 May
2014
Leaving California for Calgary
Trading sun for snow I’m leaving San Francisco, California for Calgary in Canada! Calgary is a very QLD-like western town in the Alberta province most famous for its natural resources, beef and Calgary Stampede (touted as the worlds largest rodeo). It is also the birthplace of Canadian Conservative PM, Steven Harper and the Conservative WildRose […]
05 May
2014
Meeting with Xero
Meeting with Sidney Maestre, Xero Developer Relationship Manager in upper San Francisco. Xero is a new cloud based payroll system for small to medium business. Our staff management startup, Tanda is an add on solution for Xero Australia and it was great to catch up with Sid to talk about the US developer roadmap and […]
05 May
2014
Protected: Political Outreach on Facebook Campus
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30 April
2014
Austrade, Investment Director.
This afternoon I was lucky enough to have a conversation with Tanya Wilkins who is the investment director for the Australian Trade Commission in San Francisco. Tanya has a particular focus on the technology sector and talked in detail about the Bay Area ecosystem. She was interested about our startup, Tanda and give insightful advice […]
30 April
2014
CEO Anza Network
Today I talked with Viki Forrest, CEO of Anza technology Network. Viki has spent the past decade working with hundreds of companies exploring business opportunities in the US market. There are more than 6,000 industry professionals who make up the ANZA Technology Network that work with Viki to make valuable connections. ANZA clients ad partners […]