Banks & Company Client and Industry Insights

From cannabis and energy to education, economic development, and government affairs, Eric Foster shares lessons drawn from his work at Banks & Company, an African American-owned public affairs firm based in Michigan. This show turns client-facing strategy, lobbying experience, stakeholder engagement, and industry analysis into practical insights for leaders, advocates, businesses, and communities navigating change.Part of the Common Sense by Eric Foster podcast network. ericfoster52.substack.com

Banks & Company Client and Industry Insights is a business podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 6 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  The VRA Decision Is a Blue-State Recruitment Opportunity

  May 20, 202621 minS0

  <p>The VRA Decision Is a Blue-State Recruitment Opportunity</p><p>The Supreme Court’s decision in Louisiana v. Callais is a major setback for Voting Rights Act remedies and minority representation. In this episode, Eric Foster explains why blue states should respond with more than outrage. Democratic-majority states should build a population-growth, business-attraction, university-recruitment, workforce-development, and 2030 reapportionment strategy aimed at families, students, workers, entrepreneurs, and civic leaders in hostile red and MAGA-controlled states.</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ericfoster52.substack.co...

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  Navigating Political Divide in Governance: The Banks & Company Approach

  Mar 20, 202619 minS0

  <p>In this episode, Eric Foster, Vice President of Strategy & Research at Banks & Company, discusses how states, counties, municipalities, school districts, higher education institutions, and other public bodies can respond when political division reshapes their relationship with the federal government.</p><p>The conversation focuses on what leaders should do when traditional assumptions about partnership, cooperation, and support no longer hold. Eric outlines why adaptation requires more than frustration; it requires a clear strategy that includes alternative revenue streams, public-private partnerships, regional cooperation, fiscal flexibility, procurement changes, and honest communication with constituents.</p><p>This episode is for public officials...

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  Adjusting to the Governmental Breakup – Let Banks & Company guide your path

  Mar 16, 202615 minS0

  <p>In this episode, Eric Foster, Vice President of Strategy & Research at Banks & Company, discusses why many public institutions must rethink their assumptions about federal partnership and begin preparing for a more uncertain and politicized environment.</p><p>The conversation focuses on states, counties, municipalities, school districts, universities, and public agencies that may be facing delayed support, funding uncertainty, administrative hostility, or policy disruption. Eric outlines why leaders need to develop transition strategies that include alternative financing, public-private partnerships, emergency fiscal options, clearer public communication, and long-term resilience planning.</p><p>This episode is for public officials, agency leaders, school...

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  Educational Policy Changes that can work - The Banks & Company Way

  Mar 14, 202619 minS0

  <p>In this episode, Eric Foster of Banks & Company discusses why educational assessment and policy need to move beyond an overreliance on standardized test scores. He explains how schools, districts, and policymakers can take a broader view of student progress by considering attendance, classroom performance, extracurricular participation, parental engagement, career exposure, and post-high school readiness.</p><p>The episode also outlines Banks & Company’s approach to helping education clients connect these goals to policy development, stakeholder engagement, funding strategy, administrative rules, and implementation planning.</p><p>This conversation is especially relevant for school leaders, intermediate school districts, parent advocacy organizations, ch...

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  Policy Doesn’t Sit in Isolation: Information Is the Glue That Makes Outcomes Happen

  Mar 6, 202618 minS0

  <p>In government relations, money matters—but it’s not the most important currency.</p><p>Information is.</p><p>Information shapes how decisions get made, how quickly stakeholders can move, and whether your objective becomes a real outcome—or just another good idea that never leaves the meeting room.</p><p>I’ve talked about this with clients in a very different context: poverty. Poverty isn’t always just financial. Sometimes it’s informational. People can live inside an information vacuum—without the knowledge, exposure, or context that helps them identify opportunity, measure progress, or make strategic decisions.</p><p>That lesson...

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