The Persuaders is a podcast about Public Affairs. In the podcast we will dive in to how Public Affairs professionals solve their daily challenges. Their trials and tribulations. Their tips and tricks. The guests will come from many different types of companies and organizations across the world. The host of the podcast is Anders Kopp Jensen and the podcast was launched in January 2021 and has so far recorded two seasons. Since then the audience has grown substantially, which is why there will be a season three. Season three will be recorded in the beginning of 2023.
If you are interested in participating as a guest on the podcast, reach out via LinkedIn or Twitter.
Below you will find each episode, but you can also find them on Apple Podcast or Spotify. Thanks for tuning in!
This time Alan Hardacre swings by the studio and shares his perspectives on the state of Public Affairs as well as the importance of the internal side of Public Affairs. Alan has a PhD in international relations from the Loughborough University. Alan has many years of experience both in public…
In this episode 4 in season 2 of the Persuaders Podcast we talk to Marko Kovic. Marko has a PhD in communication and media studies from the University of Zurich. He is now a researcher, author and podcaster. Marko co-authored the paper “Digital astroturfing in politics: Definition, typology, and countermeasures”,…
In this episode I talk to Mark Dober, Managing Director of Dober Partners and also the man behind Best in Brussels. The Public Affairs job market is on fire at the moment. The demand for skilled Public Affairs pros is by far exceeding the supply. The COVID-19 pandemic has played…
Episode 2, season 2 of the Persuaders Podcast – with PhD Maiken Røed. This time we talk to Maiken Røed, who recently defended her PhD thesis, at the department of political science at Lund University. In her research Maiken primarily focuses on interest groups, political parties as well as the…
The Persuaders podcast is back with season 2! We kick of this second season with a special episode about trends in Public Affairs. At the beginning of each year Anders Kopp Jensen shares his thoughts about trends in Public Affairs, but this year he shares them on the podcast. Ulobby…
The last 2021-episode of the Persuaders podcast is now out! My guest on this episode is Sara Carrer. Sara has an impressive career with more than 13 years of experience from the consultancy side before joining the UN World Food Program in 2021 as a Chief Political Officer. In this…
In the 10. episode of the Persuaders podcast my guest is Christophe Diercxsens who works for Too Good To Go as a Global Public Affairs Manager. Christophe has 10 years experience from the consultancy side before joining Too Good To Go in 2019. In this episode we discuss: How you…
My guest on this episode is Troy Scully. Troy is an American living in Brussels and has worked in different senior communication and marketing roles at Lockheed Martin for more than a decade before joining Goodyear in 2016, first as a communications director and now Vice President for Communications &…
This time we are joined by Andrew Hobbs, Partner & Public Policy Leader at Ernst & Young for Europe, Middle East, India and Africa. And this episode we talk about stakeholder capitalism. Stakeholder capitalism is not a new term, but the term is evolving and is in some ways also…
In this episode I had the pleasure of talking to Anna Koj, Managing Director for Mavence in Brussels. Mavence is an international recruitment firm at the crossroads of Public Affairs and people management. In this episode we get the headhunters perspective on the state of Public Affairs and how 1)…
The sixth episode of the Persuaders podcast is now out! This time I had the pleasure of talking to Kristian Ruby, secretary general for Eurelectric. Kristian has a background from journalism, he has worked as a speechwriter, as an assistant to former commissioner for climate action, Connie Hedegaard, he has…
In the fifth episode of the Persuaders podcast we fly to Brussels and talk to Yiannis Korkovelos, EU Government Affairs Manager at Philip Morris. Yiannis is a seasoned PA pro with experience from Singapore, Paris, London and Brussels. In this episode Yiannis shares some perspectives from his own world: how…
The fourth episode of the Persuaders podcast is out! This time we jump into the world of academia and talk to Anne Rasmussen, professor at the Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen. We discuss the revolving doors phenomenon in Public Affairs: politicians and civil servants moving into the private…
The fourth episode of the Persuaders podcast is now available. This time my guest is John Lindberg, Public Affairs Manager at the World Nuclear Association. In this episode John shares his perspective about his shift from parliament to Public Affairs, how he is working to make the debate about nuclear…
The guest this time is Ann-Nina Finne. Ann-Nina is a Global Public Affairs Leader at IKEA Group. In this episode Ann-Nina shares some great insights on how Public Affairs can work together with communications, learnings from the pandemic as well as perspectives on how Public Affairs can prove its value…
In the first episode of the Persuaders we are joined by Kristian Agerbo who is VP of Public Policy & Market Development at the scooter company VOI Technology. We talk about Kristians experiences from Uber, how PA can support business objectives, and how VOI works with regulators and politicians. Kristian…
In this episode I outline some of the reasons behind starting a podcast about Public Affairs. The main driver was the challenges I learned from more than 500 conversations I have had the past 5 years with Public Affairs professionals across Europe.