317: Chris Marvin on Empowering Veterans for Civic Engagement

Scott Rosner is joined by Chris Marvin, founder of Marvin Strategies, who talks about his military background and his career path. He shares his experience serving as a combat veteran in Afghanistan and his involvement with organizations that help veterans support their communities. Chris discusses his role in building a narrative for Vet the Vote, a campaign that recruits veterans to volunteer as poll workers during elections. The conversation also touches on the issue of paid patriotism and the value of veterans as leaders, team builders, and problem solvers. The CUSP Show is a production by the faculty of Sports Management at Columbia University. You can get in touch with the program on Twitter @CU_SPS_Sports. The CUSP Show is hosted by Joe Favorito (@Joefav), Tom Richardson (@ConvergenceTR), and Scott Rosner (@scottrosner). The show is produced by Matt Hornick ‘23 (@MNHornick),  Cindy Li ‘23 (@cindyliiiii), LJ Holmgren (@LJ_Holmgren), and Danny Hagenlocher (@DhColumbiaSPS), with Rashad Hyacenth ‘23 and Marco Vonderheide ‘23 managing social media efforts.

Links

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cmarvin/

Marvin Strategies: http://www.marvinstrategies.com/

Vet The Vote: https://vetthe.vote/