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Maury Blackman is a serial entrepreneur who has led high-growth tech companies for more than 25 years. Maury is also an active investor, board member, and advisor to many tech companies. Currently, Maury is the CEO of Premise Data, a global on-demand data insight company.

Great Minds Think Data shares exclusive insightful interviews from the most influential industry leaders in the world, covering prominent topics at the intersection of data and the worlds of business, politics, and economics. Maury and his guests explore how commercial businesses and governments can use real-time data to make actionable decisions.

Data presented in each podcast episode is collected on-demand by Premise’s app available on App store and Google Play store with over 4.5 million contributors in 135 countries around the world.

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Coming soon! Is your business two steps ahead or always one behind? If the latter, chances are you lack data insights to confirm your instincts. Here's the deal: leaders are trapped in a world where data and insights are still a luxury rather than a commodity. While you might have strong intuitions about your business, my guess is you're hampered by legacy institutions and capabilities that provide only surface level data and insights that do very little to validate your assumptions. Join me on a journey with some of the world's most notable minds who will share with you their secrets in capturing and making data-driven decisions that power their business. I'm Maury Blackman and this is Great Minds Think Data.

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Lanny Davis - What America actually thinks: Trump vs. Biden

My guest today is Lanny Davis. Lanny became a household name in the late 1990s as a Special Counsel to President Bill Clinton during the Monica Lewinsky scandal and was a spokesperson for the President and the White House on matters concerning legal issues. Lanny is currently a lawyer, crisis manager, consultant, and author providing strategic counsel to clients under scrutiny on crisis management and legal issues by combining legal, media, and political strategies. Lanny is also a regular television commentator and a political and legal analyst for MSNBC, CNN, CNBC, and network TV news programs.

At the time of this interview, Premise organized polling centered around the upcoming 2024 presidential election. The intent is to collect data tracking presidential candidates' polling numbers on a range of topics that are potentially important to election results.

0:44 – Intro to Great Minds Think Data and Lanny Davis

4:44 – The Inaugural Premise Presidential Poll

11:25 – 2024: Trump, Pence, DeSantis and Character

17:49 – The Democratic Base, Supreme Court and Polarization

25:56 – Independent Voters and Pragmatism in Politics

34:09 – The Media, Transitions of Power and President George W. Bush

40:45 – Family and Baseball

Referenced in the podcast:

Trump and Biden in Virtual Dead Heat, According to The Premise Poll

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Alex Gladstein - Is Bitcoin The Next World's Currency?

My guest today is Alex Gladstein, Chief Strategy Officer at the Human Rights Foundation and author of the book "Check your Financial Privilege". Today’s episode focuses on how Bitcoin is changing the landscape of the financial services industry and offers hope to many people who were born into a weaker financial system. The episode illustrates how Americans (which is only 4% of the world population) enjoy financial privilege from the dominant U.S. dollar system while 2 billion people live with double-digit inflation every day. Most of us think of Bitcoin as an investment opportunity, but there's ample data that shows bitcoin is fast becoming a transaction platform to move money across borders, protect savings from inflation, and pay for services in many countries around the world. Lastly, Alex emphasized the crypto world's famous mantra “Not your keys, not your coins”.

0:41 – Intro to Bitcoin and Alex Gladstein

3:50 – Financial Privilege and The Evolution of Global Currencies

23:40 – The U.S. Economy’s Power

27:06 – Bitcoin as a Solution and Currency for the World

36:44 – Bitcoin’s Impact in Countries with Lacking Financial Infrastructure

46:46 – Responding to Bitcoin Criticisms and Spreading Financial Freedom

57:00 – Alex’s Three Insights for the World

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John Rendon - War in Ukraine, China, and the 2024 Presidential Election

My guest today is John Rendon, one of the world’s thought leaders in international and military affairs. John began his career in Democratic Party politics with George McGovern's 1972 presidential campaign. He later served as the Executive Director and Political Director of the Democratic National Committee and managed President Carter's 1980 Democratic convention in New York.

Today, John is considered to be the world’s leading pioneer in the use of strategic communications as an element of national power and one of the first thought leaders to harness the power of emerging technologies in support of real-time information management. He has served as an executive communications consultant to the White House, the U.S. Department of Defense, the National Security community, and to the leadership of Fortune 500 companies.

In today’s episode, we tapped John’s knowledge to break down the War in Ukraine, its impact on the European community, and the growing nexus between Russia and China. We also discussed the upcoming midterm elections and theoretical matchups for the 2024 Presidential election that include how Liz Cheney’s entrance into the race would increase the likelihood of another Trump Presidency.

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Larry Summers - The Inconvenient Truth of Economic Policy

My guest today is Larry Summers. Larry is one of America’s leading economists. In addition to serving as 71st Secretary of the Treasury in the Clinton Administration, Dr. Summers served as Director of the White House National Economic Council in the Obama Administration, as President of Harvard University, and as the Chief Economist of the World Bank.

In today's episode, we will explore with Larry his thoughts leading up to his opinion piece in the Washington Post back in February 2021 and his thoughts on our current economic conditions, and most importantly how we should think about navigating the turbulent seas ahead. Some important topics covered include Inflation, the Keystone pipeline, Student Loan Forgiveness, and the Federal Reserve’s purpose, structure, and decision-making.

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Newt Gingrich - How the "Politics of Life" Drives Election Outcomes

With the 2022 Midterms a week away, my guest today is Newt Gingrich. The former speaker of the house and Time Magazine's 1995 "Man of the Year" led a revolution in 1994 as the co-author and architect of the contract with America. Under his leadership republicans swept the election, ending four decades of democratic control of the house. Two decades later, Newt remains a force in US politics though his speaking, writing, and his production company Gingrich360. In our conversation we focus on how political issues percolate to the top and become primary drivers of election outcomes, his thoughts on the upcoming midterms, and finally the US’s current standing as a world leader.

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2022 Midterms - The Global Rethink, Social Media, and Electoral Impact

My guest today is Frank Luntz, one of the world's most renowned and sought-after communications consultants and pollsters. We’re also joined today by Lanny Davis who is a lifelong democrat and well-known as the former White House Special Counsel to President Clinton.

Today we will explore and unpack the driving forces behind the 2022 midterms, social media's impact on the electorate, and finally what the most recent post-midterm Premise Poll reveals about former President Trump's 3rd run for President.

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