WaveCapital's Guest Speaker Series on Relationship Building in a Team Environment

por Garrett Boorojian

Temporada 7

Garrett Boorojian and former CNN Anchor / Correspondent, Emmy Award winner, Member of the Council on Foreign Relations, Kitty Pilgrim

https://www.eastwestcenter.org/about/staff/kathryn-kitty.pilgrim "Kathryn Pilgrim (known professionally as Kitty Pilgrim) is an award-winning broadcast journalist and thought leader on how media shapes global affairs in an increasingly interconnected world. A pioneer in cable news, she played a key role in helping build CNN into a global news powerhouse through her work as a domestic and international correspondent, as well prime time news anchor. During her twenty-five-year tenure with the network, Kitty provided in-depth geopolitical and economic analysis, and became known as one of the top voices in television, covering foreign affairs and economic change. Her broadcasts were viewed in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. In her work as a journalist, she has traveled the world and reported on economics, politics, global climate issues, pandemics, social movements, military affairs, international conflict, genocide, revolution, international terrorism, and war. She anchored her own CNN morning show Early Edition based in Atlanta and was promoted to prime-time anchor for CNN’s 7PM broadcast, a position which she held for more than a decade. Kitty has chronicled many of the major stories of the past three decades for CNN, including the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. She was one of the first western journalists to be allowed back into Cuba in the mid 1990’s. She was one of the first network correspondents to cover domestic terrorism in America. And she was part of the CNN team that broadcast continuously during the September 11 attacks in New York. She has interviewed countless world leaders and public figures. Along with her team at CNN, she has won multiple industry awards including an Emmy, a New York Society of Black Journalists Award, and several Overseas Press Club awards and citations. Kitty is actively involved in foreign policy, Women Peace and Security, and Arctic and Polar International Security, participating in various study groups and fellowships on those topics. She was elected to the Council on Foreign Relations in New York in 2000, and frequently moderates panels on various topics for that organization. She was a Hong Kong Journalism fellow at the East-West Center, as well as a fellow in the Korean Studies program. She has participated in many conferences and events at the institution. Pilgrim was a fellow at the Salzburg Global Seminar in Austria, in a program on Asian-Pacific security. She served on the U.S Board of Directors of the Paris-based organization Reporters Without Borders. Kitty is a frequent speaker on how media and broadcast news shapes public opinion and also the issue of press freedom. She has served as a featured speaker in The New York Times TEDx talk series and at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, DC. She holds a BA from Manhattanville University and has served on the board of that college. She gave the commencements address in 2012 and was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters. She holds a master’s in international and public affairs from Columbia University in NYC. In 2024 she completed a Graduate Certificate in International Security from Harvard Extension School. She currently teaches Women Peace and Security, and Leadership Communications at Manhattanville University. In her free time, Kitty writes mystery novels. She has authored three thriller novels and was first published in 2011 by Scribner, a division of Simon and Schuster in New York. She frequently speaks at book events around the country..." Notes: Presidents Reagan, Lincoln, and Jefferson said in their own words how America is the "best hope" and "great hope." Garrett spoke of the information / digital age, in the modern context of 1994, regarding the World Wide Web's rapid expansion.

T7 · E64

25 jun 2025

1:05:24

Garrett Boorojian and Founder / CEO of Bellwether Government Affairs, former Senior Policy Advisor / Counsel for former U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, former Ways and Means Counsel for former U.S. Congressman Xavier Becerra, Arshi Siddiqui

Garrett Boorojian and Arshi Siddiqui discuss relationship building in a team environment. https://www.bellwetherga.com/about https://cof.org/person/arshi-siddiqui "Arshi Siddiqui Bellwether Government Affairs Founder & CEO During the course of her career, Arshi has gained invaluable experience at leading institutions in Washington, with nearly 15 years as a partner at a top law firm and her time as a senior staffer on Capitol Hill, which included working for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), navigating the House Ways and Means Committee, and serving as policy advisor to various members of Congress and campaigns. During her tenure in the Hill, she worked to develop and advance a broad range of policy priorities, collaborating closely with relevant committees, members of Congress, Senate leadership and the Administration. Click the arrow to read more. Her efforts contributed to the enactment of several major bills, including: The bipartisan economic stimulus bill negotiated with the Bush administration and a breakthrough compromise on free trade agreements that helped pave the way for bipartisanship on the trade agenda. Former President Obama’s economic recovery package following the 2009 financial crisis. The Affordable Care Act (ACA). While on the Hill, she focused on issues related to tax, international trade, innovation, health care, financial services and retirement, which also required her to help develop compelling messaging and stakeholder campaigns to promote various policy initiatives. Arshi holds a B.S. in Economics and Political Science from the University of California, Davis, and a J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center."

T7 · E63

18 jun 2025

1:12:11

Garrett Boorojian and former CNN / HLN Anchor, Investigative Journalist, Author of "Down the Hill: My Descent into the Double Murder in Delphi," Susan Hendricks

Garrett Boorojian and Susan Hendricks discuss relationship building in a team environment. Garrett and Susan, a former CNN / HLN Anchor, spoke about their respective professional career backgrounds and what relationship building means to each of them in a team environment; their New Jersey roots; their fathers who are lawyers; Garrett's interest to start his own podcast; how the advent of technology allows for people to connect, relationship build, and find common ground; how to address "negativity" and "criticism" toward one's opinions online; the high-profile criminal cases Susan has covered over the years to present day; the unique and meaningful relationships Susan has formed, in order to be a source of healing and light, with those who have suffered significant tragedies; Susan's longtime connection with Basketball of Famer Charles Barkley and story about how she and her son, Jack, met ESPN Journalist Stephen A. Smith; Susan's love for her family and motherhood; and several other key topics. Susan Hendricks | Hachette Book Group "Susan Hendricks About the Author Veteran CNN and HLN journalist Susan Hendricks anchored the network’s live news program Weekend Express from 2016 to December 2022. Among her many assignments at HLN, Hendricks anchored extensive coverage on the Delphi double murder investigation including the special report, “Delphi Murders: Teen Girls’ Killer in Custody?” along with retired veteran cold case investigator Paul Holes. Hendricks also anchored the “Gabby Petito Investigation: Where is the Fugitive Fiance?” Susan recently sat down for a one on one exclusive interview with Gabby Petito’s father Joe Petito, who shared the struggles he and his family have gone through and the action they are taking to change laws and make it easier for the families of missing loved ones. Additionally, Hendricks delivered news updates for 5 years on Anderson Coopers CNN primetime show, AC360. Prior to joining CNN/HLN, she served as a morning news anchor at NBC affiliate station WMIR-TV, and a reporter at ABC affiliate KESQ-TV, both in Palm Springs, CA. Raised in New Brunswick, New Jersey, Hendricks attended the Hun School of Princeton and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism from Arizona State University. She resides in Atlanta with her husband, Joe, and two children, Emery and Jack."

T7 · E62

28 may 2025

1:08:39

Garrett Boorojian and 2x World Series Champion, first MLB Manager in Tampa Bay Devil Rays’ history, former MLB Pitching Coach at the New York Yankees, Larry Rothschild

Garrett Boorojian and Larry Rothschild discuss relationship building in a team environment. A Chicago native, Larry explained how Major League Baseball has changed with analytics but relationship building has stayed the same. Larry agrees with Joe Maddon that there's a place for analytics, but it can't dominate the game to the point where it significantly hinders the development of coaches and players from the minors to the majors. Throughout his professional career as a coach and manager, Larry enjoyed coaching / mentoring players individually, in a one–to–one relationship building capacity, within the culture of an organization (i.e. MLB franchise). Whether it's pitching or hitting, Larry provides a break down of what he believes MLB franchises now emphasize as a barometer of success – which Larry believes is the wrong approach. Larry says it shouldn't be about who can hit the most home runs or who can throw the fastest pitch – because that leads to serious and unnecessary players' injuries and shorter careers. Hence, Larry believes there’s an overall negative effect on Major League Baseball. Larry is a true historian of the game – Whether it was coaching under legendary managers Lou Piniella and Jim Leyland, or managing the Devil Rays and some of the game's greatest hitters from Wade Boggs to Fred McGriff, Larry is another MLB legend who's had a front row seat to baseball history. "Larry, welcome to the Yankees, it's great to have you here." – When Derek Jeter stopped taking ground balls, and walked over to shake Larry's hand after Larry joined the Yankees in 2011. Larry: Won the 1990 World Series as the MLB Bullpen Coach for the Cincinnati Reds. Won the 1997 World Series as the MLB Pitching Coach for the Florida Marlins. Was the first MLB Manager in Tampa Bay Devil Rays’ history from 1998 to 2001. Was the MLB Pitching Coach for the New York Yankees from 2011 to 2019. Was an MLB Pitcher for the Detroit Tigers. Played baseball collegiately at Florida State University. Coached in MLB for the Reds, Marlins, Chicago Cubs, Yankees, and San Diego Padres. Was in uniform when MLB’s Wade Boggs, Derek Jeter, and Alex Rodriguez each hit a home run for their respective 3,000th MLB hits.

T7 · E61

17 may 2025

1:18:20

Temporada 6

Garrett Boorojian and 3x MLB Manager of the Year, 2x World Series Champion, Co–Author of "The Book of Joe," Joe Maddon

Garrett Boorojian and Joe Maddon discuss relationship building in a team environment. On relationship building: "It means everything." – Joe Maddon Joe's feedback about his conversation with Garrett: "Thanks Garrett, great preparation, I really appreciate that too and good luck with the number 61." Specifically, Garrett and Joe had an incredible conversation (Episode 60) about his (Joe's) youth / upbringing in Hazleton, Pennsylvania; growth, development, and leadership in baseball – as a player, coach, and World Series Manager and Champion; mentors / role models in the game; special connections with Joe Namath and fellow coaches and players over the decades; team–first attitude and innovative approach / philosophy to the game, and thoughts regarding the evolution of today's development of MLB coaches and players; personal views regarding the role of analytics today that Joe knew so much about back in the 1990s; Tampa Bay Rays' "Game 162" in 2011; Joe's great respect for baseball writers / journalists; Respect 90 Foundation partnered with his former Executive Director Rick Vaughn; Hazleton Integration Project; podcast and “The Book of Joe” that Joe co–wrote with Tom Verducci; etc. Garrett truly appreciated all of Joe's insight and wisdom, about baseball and life, for Garrett and his audience to listen to and learn from Joe. In his final words in their interview about relationship building in a team environment, Joe said "listening skills to [him] are so underrated and not spoken about enough." After the interview, off–line, Joe flipped his camera around and showed Garrett the picturesque Thomas Kinkade–like scene overlooking Joe's backyard in Hazleton. Garrett and Joe looked out in the distance beyond Joe's golf course. Joe wanted Garrett to see what he was seeing during their interview. When they met at the Tampa Baseball Museum at the Al Lopez House, Joe recommended to Garrett that their interview take place when Joe was back in Hazleton because he loves the environment ("setup") there. Joe mentioned that he was growing tomatoes in his garden and loves Italian cuisine. Garrett's wife, Angela, and son, Peter, are Italian Catholic like Joe – hence another quality Joe’s and Garrett's families have in common. Joe then played a full morning of golf after their interview. When this interview occurred on the morning of May 8th, 2025, it was just a few short hours before a new pope (Pope Leo) was chosen as the first American pope in history – and who grew up in Chicago! Given that Joe is Italian Catholic, and that he led the Chicago Cubs to a World Series Championship in 2016 (that broke the 108–year drought for the Cubs), it certainly was meant to be for Garrett to interview Joe on the same day that Pope Leo made his first public appearance to the world from the Vatican.

T6 · E60

12 may 2025

55:16

Garrett Boorojian and former Executive Director of Joe Maddon's Respect 90 Foundation, Baltimore Orioles (Assistant and Director of PR), Washington Commanders (Director of Communications), and Tampa Bay Rays (VP of Communications), Rick Vaughn

Garrett Boorojian and Rick Vaughn discuss relationship building in a team environment. Tampa Spring Training Tales, Florida: Rick Vaughn: 9781467156363: Sports: Paperback – Arcadia Publishing "Tampa Spring Training Tales Major League Memories By Rick Vaughn Publication Date: 11th March 2024 Since 1913, Tampa has provided the background for some of the Major League Baseball's most iconic spring moments led, of course, by the longest home run of Babe Ruth's career. Tampa was the scene of the Grapefruit League's first no-hitter and the only spring time All-star Game. It was the first gathering place of the Big Red Machine and the Core Four. Well over 125 Hall of Famers honed their craft among the city's three major league ballparks: Plant Field, Al Lopez Field and Steinbrenner Field..." "Rick Vaughn is a veteran in the sports communications field having served more than 30 with baseball’s Baltimore Orioles and Tampa Bay Rays and the NFL’s Washington Redskins. He served as the lead PR executive for the closing of Baltimore’s beloved Memorial Stadium and the opening of the iconic Oriole Park at Camden Yards, and the launch of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays expansion franchise and its rebranding to Rays in 2008. He is presently the executive director of Los Angeles Angels Manager Joe Maddon’s Respect 90 Foundation."

T6 · E59

3 may 2025

1:13:50

Garrett Boorojian and former Counselor and Chief Speechwriter to U.S. President Ronald Reagan (1980, 1984 Campaigns; and Presidency), Aide to U.S. Presidents Nixon and Ford, Author: Behind Closed Doors: In the Room with Reagan & Nixon, Ken Khachigian

Garrett Boorojian and Ken Khachigian discuss relationship building in a team environment. https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Ken-Khachigian/219269121 https://www.reaganandnixon.com/bio https://www.reaganandnixon.com/ "Behind Closed Doors In the Room with Reagan & Nixon Available Now In Behind Closed Doors: In the Room with Reagan & Nixon, White House history is revealed like never before by Ken Khachigian as an eyewitness with two unprecedented perspectives: a unique, contemporary hands-on account of Ronald Reagan’s presidency and an exclusive chronicle of Richard Nixon’s emergence and political footprint in the first months and years after his resignation. Behind Closed Doors flows with insights, anecdotes and disclosures that reveal these men and their presidencies as never before. Ken Khachigian – trusted adviser, counselor and speechwriter to the Cold War’s presidential lions – brings readers behind the scenes as his bosses navigated crises, confronted opponents and staked their legacies. This intimate, riveting book takes you inside the Oval Office, Air Force One, Camp David and the Western White House as Khachigian opens his diaries, secret memos, and contemporaneous notes to share untold history. Get the insider’s view of the West Wing every moment of the week leading up to the day Richard Nixon resigned, then go to Nixon’s San Clemente home as the former president worked to rebuild his shattered reputation. Witness as Nancy Reagan emerges as critical partner, and even fierce challenger, to her husband. And learn of Nixon’s secret advice to Reagan, of Reagan’s preparation to meet with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, and the first-ever account of the exchange at Reagan and Nixon’s private meeting when both were former presidents. Eavesdrop on the dramatic decisions of the 1980 and ’84 presidential campaigns and be the first to know precisely how Reagan viewed his Revolution’s crusade. Khachigian provides a fascinating glimpse behind Pennsylvania Avenue’s iron gates and secretive oaken doors as he also exposes self-serving power-grabs, betrayals and intrigues that shrouded the capital’s halls."

T6 · E58

3 may 2025

1:18:13

Garrett Boorojian and ESPN SportsCenter Anchor and Reporter, Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) Sports Task Force President, formerly of Bloomberg Television, Michele Steele

Garrett Boorojian and Michele Steele discuss relationship building in a team environment. Michele Steele - ESPN Press Room U.S. "Michele Steele Studio Anchor, Reporter Michele Steele is a correspondent for ESPN based in Chicago. A versatile journalist, she has covered some of the biggest stories both in the Midwest and nationally for SportsCenter, NFL Live, Outside the Lines and ESPN’s digital platforms. She also currently serves as a fill-in anchor for ESPN’s franchise program, SportsCenter. Over her career at ESPN, she has been based out of the Bristol, Boston and currently Chicago bureaus and interviewed some of most prominent figures in sports including NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, NFL owners Robert Kraft and Jerry Jones, and many of the game’s best players and coaches. She has served as the event reporter for the Scripps National Spelling Bee, the Warrior Games and ESPN Radio’s NFL game coverage. In 2025, Michelle was named President of AAJA Sports’ Sports Task Force, where she leads efforts to grow the sports media landscape, foster collaboration and representation, and engage broader audiences. Prior to joining ESPN in 2011, Steele was an anchor for Bloomberg Television and the network’s first full-time sports reporter. She started her career in sports covering Tiger Woods for Bloomberg TV in 2009, ultimately following his return to The Masters that year. A native of Chicago, she is a member of the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA), the Alliance Francaise and the Young Professionals group of the Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. In 2019, she was recognized by ESPN in its “Volunteer of the Year” awards among employees for her work with Special Olympics and Unified Sports. Steele earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Master of Science in journalism from Columbia University. She speaks fluent French and conversational Tagalog, the language of the Philippines."

T6 · E57

24 abr 2025

50:40

Garrett Boorojian and 6x Emmy Award winner, Host of The Chuck ToddCast, former Host and Moderator of NBC News' Meet The Press (2014 – 2023), former NBC News' Political Director, former NBC News' Chief White House Correspondent, Chuck Todd

Charles "Chuck" Todd | GW Alumni Association | The George Washington University Biography Chuck Todd is NBC News’ political director and the moderator of the #1 rated Sunday public affairs program, Meet the Press. Todd is a primary anchor for the network’s primetime political and election programming and spearheads NBC News’ political coverage across all its platforms and flagship news programs. Todd was named moderator of Meet the Press in 2014 and the program has since become the #1 rated Sunday public affairs show for five straight years and won the 2019-2020 broadcast season across the board for the fourth season in a row. In 2015, Todd took the success of the Sunday program to MSNBC with MTP Daily airing at 1 p.m. on weekdays. As moderator, Todd has brought the longest-running show in television history into the modern age by expanding to streaming, digital and podcasting. The Chuck ToddCast, published each Wednesday, features interviews with top reporters from the nation’s capital and exclusive sit-down interviews. Over the last five years, the annual Meet the Press Film Festival with the American Film Institute has showcased over 85 issue-based short documentary films from more than six countries, including over a dozen Oscar® and Emmy® nominations and the 2020 Oscar winner for Best Documentary Short Subject, Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re A Girl). In 2020, Meet the Press also made its debut on NBC News’ streaming platform, NBC News NOW, with Meet the Press Reports. The 30-minute program focuses on a single topic explored through the Meet the Press lens. In its first season, Meet the Press Reports with Chuck Todd led viewers through deep-dives on pivotal election issues, historical moments and under-reported political issues with long-form interviews, expert discussions, historical archives, and more. During the 2020 presidential election cycle, Todd co-moderated two of the network’s presidential primary debates. The first in June 2019, hosted by NBC News, MSNBC and Telemundo, set records as the most-watched Democratic presidential debate in history with 18.1 million viewers and nine million live stream viewers. Then, in February 2020, the network broke records once again with the most-watched Democratic debate ever, averaging nearly 20 million total viewers and 13.5 million live stream viewers. In 2016, he also co-moderated a Democratic primary debate with MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow. Prior to taking the helm of Meet the Press, Todd served as NBC News chief White House correspondent, traveling around the world with President Obama and reporting on the main pillars of his presidency, including the passage of the Affordable Care Act. From 2010 to 2014, Todd also hosted MSNBC’s The Daily Rundown, featuring daily interviews with top congressional members. In 2009, Todd co-authored with Sheldon Gawiser the definitive election result analysis book for the 2008 presidential campaign, titled How Barack Obama Won. His second book, The Stranger: Barack Obama in the White House, was released in November 2014. In 2007, Tim Russert, then-Washington bureau chief and Meet the Press moderator, recruited Todd to join NBC News as the network’s political director. Prior to joining NBC News, Todd worked at the National Journal’s “The Hotline” for 15 years, serving for six of those years as the editor-in-chief. He has been named “The Most Powerful Journalist in Washington” by GQ as part of the magazine's “50 Most Powerful People in Washington” list. Todd is a native of Miami and currently resides in Arlington, Va. with his wife, Kristian, and two children.

T6 · E56

14 abr 2025

1:16:43

Garrett Boorojian and WOOD–TV (NBC) Anchor, former ESPN SportsCenter and Outside the Lines Bureau Reporter, Columbia Journalism School alumnus, George Smith

Garrett Boorojian and George Smith discuss relationship building in a team environment. George Smith | WOODTV.com "George Smith Follow https://x.com/georgesmithtv George Smith joined News 8 Daybreak as an anchor in August 2024. He is no stranger to the Midwest. George’s broadcast career includes working for television stations in Cleveland, Chicago, and Madison, Wisconsin. His passion for news runs deep, but he’s also had the opportunity to work in sports, including 10 years as a correspondent for ESPN for “SportsCenter” and “Outside the Lines.” George graduated from Columbia University’s School of Journalism and studied at Phillips Academy Andover and Oberlin College. He’s a member of the Oberlin College Heisman Club Board, which supports the athletic department. When he’s not at the desk, Smith enjoys working out and playing golf. He’s traveled to 49 states (only missing Alaska) and has two children. Catch George with Teresa Weakley, Tom Hillen and Matt Kirkwood on News 8 Daybreak weekdays from 4:30 a.m. to 7 a.m."

T6 · E55

14 abr 2025

1:12:24

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