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Per My Last Email
Morning Brew
On Steve Madden’s Viral Interview and Politics in the Workplace
40 minutes Posted Jun 9, 2025 at 10:00 am.
Intro
Steve Madden’s viral Cutting Room Floor interview
Lulu Cheng Meservey on “going direct” as a business leader
Stats on how different generations feel about companies voicing their political beliefs
Ben & Jerry’s vs. Target
Brian Armstrong’s “mission-driven company” blog post
How should you as an employee react to your CEO’s public political statements?
Should you share your own political beliefs at work?
Kaila’s work rant
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In this episode, Kaila and Kyle discuss the viral Steve Madden interview and debate whether CEOs and corporations should be expressing their political views, as well as how to navigate politics in the workplace.
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