Shannon Watson is a communicator, strategist, thought leader, and civic thinker. Shannon has worked in policy public affairs roles for Majority in the Middle, Casper Corcoran, The Medical Alley Association, St. Paul Area Chamber, U.S. Bank, the Minnesota Senate and the National conference of State Legislatures. She has more than two decades of experience in electoral politics having worked on local and state-wide campaigns on both sides of the aisle in Kansas, Colorado and Minnesota. She holds a bachelor's degree in English, Theatre, and Psychology from Wichita State University and a master's degree in Advocacy and Political Leadership from the University of Minnesota-Duluth. She currently lives in Minneapolis with her dog, CJ. 

Key Takeaways

• Unfortunately people often focus on differences first, how can we challenge ourselves to look past differences to see similarities

  
  



• The more time and effort put into relationships makes people more comfortable with people who are different from them or with things they don’t understand

  
  



• There’s no all or nothing — every group is varied and has diversity within it

  
  



• Authenticity is about owning your successes and failures

  
  

Guest’s Media Recommendations: 

• The Newsroom (TV series)

  
  

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Find Guest’s work:

• https://www.majoritymiddle.com/shannon-watson

  
  

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For more of Michael’s work, visit our website www.incognitotheplay.com or follow us on Instagram @incognitotheplay

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Thanks to Ned Doheny for providing our podcast music! You can find him and his music on Spotify.

Editing and co-production of this podcast by Emma Yarger.

Email info@incognitotheplay.com with questions or comments about the show!