Episode #72 - Voices in Advocacy with Roger Rickard

We take a deep dive into the topic of advocacy with advocacy expert, Roger Rickard, Founder and President of a company called Voices in Advocacy. He has had a life-long passion of working with organizations who want to inspire, educate, engage, and activate their teams to become even better influential advocates. Roger Rickard is clearly a leading expert in the Advocacy space. Listen as he shares: How at an early age, he found his passion for government affairs and political science. Then learned the importance of "we can agree to disagree without being disagreeable". What advocacy really is. How an advocate and an activist can be similar but yet different. The difference between an advocate and a lobbyist. Seven habits of a highly effective advocate. How he at the age of 18, ran for political office against an incumbent who had the position for 22 years. The biggest mistake advocates make. Why some people don't get involved. Why leaders who aren't involved in issues, need to get involved