Congressman Will Hurd, Learning From a Campaign Mistake and Lessons From the CIA

<p>Republican Representative from Texas</p> <p>Show notes: <a href="https://www.markgraban.com/mistake2">https://www.markgraban.com/mistake2</a></p> <p>My guest for Episode #2 is not currently a business leader, but he is <a href="https://hurd.house.gov/media-center/editorials/rep-will-hurd-it-s-time-serve-my-country-different-way">going back into the private sector</a> in January 2021. He is Congressman <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Hurd">Will Hurd</a>, a Republican representing Texas’s 23rd Congressional District.</p> <p>Hurd was <a href="https://www.kbtx.com/content/news/Congressman-Will-Hurd-reflects-on-time-as-student-president-during-bonfire-collapse-565089332.html">student body president at Texas A&amp;M University</a>,&nbsp;he served as a CIA undercover operations officer including stints in the field in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India.&nbsp;After working for a cybersecurity company, he was elected to the House in 2014.</p> <p>Today, the Congressman talks about his “favorite mistake,” which includes his lessons learned from running and losing his first election in a runoff. We'll also hear about his experiences in the CIA and how they focus on training — and executing the mundane tasks perfectly — as a way to prevent bigger, catastrophic mistakes.</p> <p>Thanks for listening -- please subscribe, rate, and review. You can support the podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/favorite-mistake/support">https://anchor.fm/favorite-mistake/support</a></p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/favorite-mistake/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/favorite-mistake/support</a>