How To Run For Office

How To Run For Office


Episode 15: Luke Macias – General Consulting and Helping Conservatives Win

February 17, 2017

00:00 Apology for dropping the ball…
01:04 Intro
01:30 Luke Macias bio
02:42 Tell us about how you got involved in politics and how you got bit by the bug...
09:52 Luke’s evolution into a general consultant
12:38 The art of taking long-shot clients
17:14 What are some of the important early lessons you learned as you were volunteering and helping on campaigns?
20:08 Helping Identify good candidate for public office
22:36 Identifying lessons learned: learning from winning and losing
31:12 What are some of the personal attributes that you believe have helped you in being a good General Consultant
36:23 What are the major facets of your mission and purpose in politics? Further, how does that impact your day to day work with clients?
45:00 What does your working relationship with your clients look like?
51:46 What are some of the primary indicators you use to gauge the health of a campaign?
55:54 What should potential candidates be doing today in order to help prepare for their campaign?
1:02:54 What do you look for in potential campaign staff or official staff hires?
1:08:44 What advice would you give your younger self if you could do it all over again?
1:13:20 Luke’s contact info and outro