Chris Upperman, Manager of Governance & Strategic Initiatives for Facebook | From The White House Mail Room To Changing The World At Facebook

Success Story with Scott D. Clary

Success Story Media

Business, Careers, Self-improvement, Education, Entrepreneurship

4.6 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 30 June 2021

⏱️ 109 minutes

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➡️ About The Guest Chris Upperman is currently the Manager of Governance & Strategic Initiatives for Facebook (including working with their Oversight Board). Previous to his role at Facebook, he has worked in the Obama administration as well as on the Biden Harris transition team. Chris currently serves on several advisory councils including the Obama Foundation’s My Brother’s Keeper Alliance, the National Black MBA Association, NextGen Chamber of Commerce, most recently, has been named Chairman of the Advisory Board of Law Champs, as well as a Member of its Board of Directors, and was a Center for American Progress (CAP) Leadership Institute Fellow in 2012. Christopher attended Georgia State University, and received his Bachelors of Arts in Sociology. He was honored as a Georgia State University 40 Under 40 in 2019. ➡️ Talking Points 00:00 - Intro 02:54 - Chris’s origin story. 10:24 - Working for free in the mailroom of the White House. 13:52 - Civic engagement ecosystem. 23:38 - Eleanor Holmes. 32:49 - Where did you have the greater impact? Government or Facebook? 37:37 - Capitol Hill, back to the White House, and then over to the SBA. 45:36 - Equal opportunity legal access. 1:01:57 - Benefiting marginalized groups. 1:05:10 - Career challenges. 1:19:10 - Don’t internalize too much & tips for Chris’s younger self. ➡️ Show Links https://twitter.com/cupprmn https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopherupperman/ https://www.lawchamps.com/ ➡️ Show Sponsor Gusto - gusto.com/scott (3 months free payroll / platform services) Gusto's people platform helps businesses like yours onboard, pay, insure, and support your hardworking team. Payroll, benefits, and more. ➡️ Success Story Podcast Stories worth telling. Welcome to the Success Story Podcast, hosted by entrepreneur, business executive, author, educator & speaker, Scott D. Clary. On this podcast, you'll find interviews, Q&A, keynote presentations & conversations on sales, marketing, business, startups and entrepreneurship. Scott will discuss some of the lessons he's learned over his own career, as well as have candid interviews with execs, celebrities, notable figures and politicians. All who have achieved success through both wins and losses, to learn more about their life, their ideas and insights. He sits down with leaders and mentors and unpacks their story to help pass those lessons onto others through both experiences and tactical strategy for business professionals, entrepreneurs and everyone in between. Website: https://www.scottdclary.com Podcast: https://www.successstorypodcast.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/scottdclary Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scottdclary Twitter: https://twitter.com/scottdclary Facebook: https://facebook.com/scottdclarypage LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/scottdclary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Our Sponsors: * Check out Factor: http://factor75.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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