Truscott Rossman

Truscott Rossman is driven by a relentless commitment to win for our clients. As Michigan's best-known bipartisan communications firm, we lead the charge in bridging political divides, empowering organizations to achieve their goals through expert strategies and trusted guidance. With decades of experience at the forefront of Michigan’s strategic communications landscape, there’s a reason we’ve been voted the Most Effective PR firm in Michigan since 2011: Your win is our everything. That’s why everything we do is For the Win. This feed will bring you top-notch analysis and in-depth convers

Truscott Rossman is a business podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 47 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.

Unknown Host hosts Truscott Rossman, a business show with 47 episodes published.

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  Episode #6

  My 1st Gig: From a Rectory to Regional Transit with Tiffany Gunter

  Aug 12, 202634 minS3

  Tiffany Gunter's first gig was answering phones at 13 — receptionist duty at her church rectory, complete with a state work permit and a dog to walk. Today, she's the General Manager and CEO of SMART, Southeast Michigan's regional transit system. On this episode of My 1st Gig, host Ryan Brown talks with Tiffany about the winding path between those two points: a supervisor role at 18 managing coworkers twice her age, a stint at Kmart corporate where she built her own demand-forecasting model before the term "AI" was part of the conversation, and a detour through the auto industry that led her, almost by accident, into public transit. Tiffany also opens up about riding SMART buses incognito to understand the system from a passenger's seat, the lesson she learned when a driver passed her by at a stop on a scorching summer day, and the blunt advice from her father that sent her into public service in the first place. It's a conversation about curiosity, service, and figuring out — sometimes the hard way — what actually motivates people.

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  Episode #34

  Beyond Both Sides: Round Zero | Episode 34

  Aug 6, 202639 minS2

  Michigan's primary is over, and the fall campaign starts now. Chris Moyer is joined by John Truscott and Ryan Gajewski to break down the results — Mike Rogers vs. Abdul El-Sayed for Senate, Jocelyn Benson vs. John James for governor — and what each side signals about who's built the coalition to win in November. They dig into authenticity in political communication, the risk of guilt-by-association, and why this fall might be the most unpredictable election Michigan's seen in years.

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  Episode #33

  Beyond Both Sides: Head vs. Heart in the Michigan Senate Primary | Episode 33

  Jul 30, 202632 minS2

  With five days until Michigan's August 4th primary, Chris and Allie go on the record with their predictions for the Democratic Senate race between Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed — and they disagree. Chris breaks down Stevens' communications missteps and the progressive energy fueling El-Sayed. Allie makes the case for Stevens' polling lead and her strength with non-college-educated voters. They also call the Republican gubernatorial primary (it's John James's race), weigh how a low-turnout August could shape November, and close with a "disagree better" story about the new Gordy Howe International Bridge connecting Detroit and Windsor — proof that infrastructure can outlast an argument.

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  Episode #5

  My 1st Gig: "Like a Toddler Watching a Baby" with Ali Anderson

  Jul 22, 202632 minS3

  At 22, Ali Anderson was running a 900-student dorm — "like a toddler watching a nine-month-old," she jokes. That first job in residence life taught her to lead without authority and manage chaos on the fly, lessons that carried her through corporate telecom, a decade of running her own photography business, and eventually into the spirits industry as CEO of Craft Co, the company behind Joseph Magnus and Copper Craft Distillery. She joins Ryan Brown in Holland, Michigan to talk about the 1892 whiskey bottle discovery that changed her path, why "people are drinking less" headlines miss the bigger story, and her advice for anyone starting out: ask the dumb question.

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  Episode #4

  My 1st Gig: From Blueberry Farm to Tour Bus to Startup with Dre Wallace

  Jul 15, 202636 minS3

  Before she was building Opnr — a platform reshaping how live music gets booked — Andrea "Dre" Wallace was driving a farm gator and sorting blueberries on a West Michigan farm at 14. In this episode, Ryan Brown sits down with the two-time founder and professional musician to trace her path from blueberry fields to touring with Bassnectar to launching a startup at the intersection of music and data. Dre shares what farm work taught her about teamwork, why she insisted on pairing her music degree with a business degree, and the advice she gives every first-time founder: know why you're building, and know what you want your life to look like.

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