015: Preparing to Interview the President with Liz Brunner

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After four years of writing to the White House during Liz Brunner's news anchor days, they finally said yes: to a three minute interview with President Obama. Although she spent her entire career building toward such a moment, you will hear how Liz tackled the opportunity with humor and grace. As she reminds us during this conversation, "Our voices are the one instrument we all play. Each of our voices is unique. Own who you are."

More About Liz: Liz Brunner is the CEO and founder of Brunner Communications and host of the Live Your Best Life with Liz Brunner podcast. She has more than 30 years of media and communications experience, expertise, and leadership. Prior to launching Brunner Communications in 2013, Brunner served as a main news anchor and reporter in Boston. During her tenure, she co-anchored the #1 rated 6pm newscast and covered countless breaking news stories.

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📘 Books Mentioned: Pivot, This Is The Voice by John Colapinto (From NYT Book Review: "It may not be over the top to suggest, as he does, that the soul, in some sense, resides in the larynx.")

🔗 Connect with Liz: On the web, Instagram: @LizBrunner

🎙 Related Episodes: Live Your Best Life with Liz Brunner, Liz's interview with Jenny Blake, Liz's interview with Robin Roberts, Pivot Podcast 261: Cosmic Health—Why Your Wound is Your Wisdom with Jennifer Racioppi

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Jenny Blake

Jenny Blake is a career and business strategist and international speaker who helps people people organize their brain, move beyond burnout and create sustainable careers they love. She is the author of PIVOT: The Only Move That Matters Is Your Next One (Portfolio/Penguin Random House, September 2016). Jenny left her job in career development at Google in 2011 after five and a half years at the company to launch her first book, Life After College, and has since run her own consulting business in New York City. Find her on Twitter @Jenny_Blake and subscribe to the Pivot Podcast

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