This Breakout takes on two connected Harvard Crimson pieces: after three senior leaders with decades of tenure departed, Harvard’s advancement office reorganized, merging communications, events, and donor relations under one role, and then laid off 55 staff amid budget strain. Ryan, Dave, and Courtney work through the paradox at the center of it, that H…
The Keynote on Speaking Engagement
Breakout: Cutting While Winning with Ryan, Courtney, and Dave
Breakout: Cutting While Winning with Ryan, Courtney, and Dave
Harvard University deals with budget challenges and lays off alumni and development staff.
The Keynote on Speaking Engagement
The Keynote podcast is the main stage of Speaking Engagement—the “conference on engagement that never sleeps.”
Hosted by Ryan Catherwood, each episode features a deep-dive conversation with a leader shaping how organizations connect with their communities, from alumni and donors to employees and customers. These aren’t presentations—they’re working sessions, unpacking the strategies, tensions, and tradeoffs behind modern engagement.
If you think of engagement as more than events and communications — if you see it as infrastructure — Keynote is built for you.
The Keynote podcast is the main stage of Speaking Engagement—the “conference on engagement that never sleeps.”
Hosted by Ryan Catherwood, each episode features a deep-dive conversation with a leader shaping how organizations connect with their communities, from alumni and donors to employees and customers. These aren’t presentations—they’re working sessions, unpacking the strategies, tensions, and tradeoffs behind modern engagement.
If you think of engagement as more than events and communications — if you see it as infrastructure — Keynote is built for you.Listen on
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