On this episode of Communication Guru podcast, your host, Tim McMurtry II introduces Donovan Pepper, National Director of Local Government Relations for Walgreen Co. Prior to this position, Donovan served as the Director of Government Relations for the Illinois Restaurant Association. With his broad spectrum of experience with the chamber of commerce, hospitality industry, telecommunications, and government relations, Donovan is a consummate professional and a skilled communicator.  

Episode highlights: 

12:20 – I’ve had the opportunities to work with other individuals and watch them how they managed situations, how they leverage their abilities, or the way they look at things to understand that we may not get the ball pass the goal line every time, but we can get it within the ten-yard line  

14:30 – Things change – so be patient and understand that maybe you’ll have to be a little bit more patient in order to meet your final result 

17:00 – You have to be confident in what you’re sharing and why, from your vantage point, you believe this is the best result 

17:35 – in order to be a good communicator, you have to listen

32:50 – Be in the room where it happens. 

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