Achievements & Strategies w/Brian Franklin

Interviews with accomplished people on their strategies and experiences, by veteran political consultant (and occasional musician) Brian Franklin.

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Update frequency: every 8 days
Average duration: 80 minutes
Episodes: 18
Years Active: 2021 - 2022

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EP 17: Andrew Hughes - Explorer who summited Mount Everest, Seven Summits, South Pole and more

In the wake of a failed congressional race and divorce, Andrew began climbing mountains, and started a journey that would literally take him to the top of the world, Mount Everest. Andrew has complet…

01:07:01 | Fri 01 Apr 2022

EP 17: Fernando Perdomo & Dave Kerzner talk about their accomplishments in music, influences, and producing.

LA Weekly dubbed Fernando Perdomo as “The millennial answer to Todd Rundgren.” A scene veteran at 37, he has made a name for himself as an in-demand producer, singer/songwriter, and multi-instrumenta…

01:34:10 | Sat 19 Mar 2022

Daxx Nielsen - Cheap Trick Drummer, and formerly Brandi Carlile, Dick Dale, Smashing Pumpkins, and more.

Long before Daxx Nielsen joined his dad's band, Cheap Trick, Daxx was paying his dues playing drums with Brandie Carlile, Dick Dale, Smashing Pumpkins, working as a session player in Los Angeles, and…

01:22:18 | Tue 01 Jun 2021

EP 15: Brendan Buckley — Drummer for Perry Farrell, Shakira, Miley Cyrus, and many more.

Brendan Buckley’s career as a drummer has taken him around the world, performing and/or recording with greats such as Perry Farrell (Jane’s Addiction, founder of Lollapalooza), Shakira, Miley Cyrus, …

01:25:12 | Fri 14 May 2021

EP 14: Shelby Young - Voice and on-camera actress and TikTok star

Shelby Young is a Los Angeles-based actor with an extensive background in voice over, motion capture and on-camera and has over 1.8 million followers on TikTok, with over 48 million likes. She’s best…

01:01:33 | Tue 27 Apr 2021

EP 13: Oz Fritz - Producer and grammy award winning engineer for Tom Waits, Iggy Pop, Bill Laswell, Primus, Praxis, Elvis Costello and more.

Oz Fritz’s long list of credits include engineering albums for Tom Waits’s Grammy Award winning Mule Variations (as well as Blood Money, Orphans: Bawlers, Brawlers, & Bastards), Oysterhead (where he …

01:23:54 | Thu 22 Apr 2021

EP 12: Ambassador Kirk Wagar - former US Ambassador to Singapore

Ambassador Kirk Wagar ran the American Embassy in Singapore between 2013-2017. In this episode, we talk about his time years as a fundraiser for Senator John Kerry and later then Senator Barack Obama…

01:22:58 | Thu 01 Apr 2021

EP 11: Joe Slade White - Political Consultant to Joe Biden, George McGovern and many others

There are few modern day political consultants as successful and as well regarded as Joe Slade White. From decades of working with the Bidens (including Beau Biden’s campaigns), to his start working …

01:12:06 | Mon 29 Mar 2021

EP 10: Matt Pond - Acclaimed (and amazing) singer-songwriter

Described by NPR as an “old school troubadour”, Matt Pond has made album after album of fantastic indie-rock music, with melodies that stay in your head and lyrics that often catch you off guard. In…

01:30:02 | Tue 23 Mar 2021

EP 9: Ron Sexsmith - Singer songwriter lauded and covered by Elvis Costello, Rod Stewart, Nick Lowe, Feist, Emmy Lou Harris and more

Ron Sexsmith's talents as a singer-songwriter have earned him praise from the likes of Paul McCartney and Elvis Costello—and his songs have been covered by Costello, Rod Stewart, Nick Lowe, Feist, Em…

01:30:53 | Tue 16 Mar 2021

EP 8: Sam Fogarino of Interpol

Sam Fogarino of Interpol discloses—for the first time publicly—the brain aneurysm he had last summer, talks about his recovery, the new material Interpol is working on, his origins in the band the Ho…

01:44:04 | Thu 04 Mar 2021

EP 7: Tim Quirk - Lead singer of Too Much Joy and leading music tech executive

Tim Quirk is the lead singer of Too Much Joy - a darling of indie/alternative radio in the 90s - which has just reunited to make their first album after 25 years, Mistakes Were Made. Tim is also a pi…

01:26:11 | Fri 26 Feb 2021

EP 6: Jon Macks - writer for Tonight Show, Oscars, Chris Rock, Steve Martin, and Politics

Jon Macks’ career ranges from political consulting to being a writer for Jay Leno’s tonight show for 17 years - to being a writer for Chris Rock (who calls Jon "one of the greatest comedy writers of …

01:00:06 | Wed 17 Feb 2021

EP 5: Dana Dowd on Tom Dowd, her father, legendary engineer and producer of Derek & the Dominoes, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, the Allman Bros., Eric Clapton, and so many more.

Tom Dowd is in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for his work as both an engineer and producer of some of the most important music in Rock & Roll, including Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Cream, Eric Clap…

01:26:47 | Tue 02 Feb 2021

EP 4: Adam Zimmon, guitarist for Ziggy Marley, Vida Blue, Shakira, and more!

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