washington dc

  • Scotland’s First Minister Invades the US

    Scotland’s First Minister Invades the US

    Last week, I had the privilege of making a brief visit to DC. The occasion, a visit to the US by Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. Her first visit since being chosen as Scotland’s highest elected official last year. Her visit included stops in New York and Washington DC, including one meeting that the FM had…

  • Standing in Washington with both feet on British soil

    Standing in Washington with both feet on British soil

    To this Missouri-based British expat, Washington DC is an amazing place. Yes, the political infighting, the stalemates, the protests, are all rather annoying at times, and the system in place is nothing like the one back across the Pond in London. It it is certainly not the family-friendly, entrepreneurial and cost-competitive place that my…

  • Agribusiness, Foreign Governments and Congress – Socially Speaking

    Agribusiness, Foreign Governments and Congress – Socially Speaking

    Over the past two months, I have had the privilege of providing social media insights and training to a large multinational agribusiness company, a foreign government and Congressional staffers. Each was a fascinating experience, with our presentations supported by a large amount of research and analytics. And while each organization was very different, with…