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Nov 9, 2021 1 hr 3 min

EP 20 - Kenny Thompson Jr.

from The Examined Athlete Hosted by Clay Reichenbach

In this episode, Clay speaks with Kenny Thompson, Jr. Kenny is a public affairs executive at PepsiCo and serves on the Board of Directors of the Women's Congressional Policy Institute and the Board of Trustees at Texas Christian University. Prior to his time at PepsiCo, Kenny held several positions in the Obama White House, served on the Biden – Harris transition team, and competed as a member of the TCU Horned Frog Baseball Team. Kenny and Clay walk through Kenny’s journey from small town Texas to coordinating logistics for President Barack Obama and advising then Vice President Joe Biden. They discuss expectations, lessons learned from athletics, joining the Obama campaign and winning the presidency, transitioning into the White House and how the Bush administration played a key role, Obama’s legendary basketball games, avoiding cynicism, solving complex problems, and the proper way to treat an intellectual opponent. Learn more about Kenny’s work at kennythompsonjr.com.

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