Adam Piper | Chasing Success Versus Chasing Significance

Wesley Donehue Podcast

🎧You don't want to miss this super-fun episode featuring one of Wesley's oldest political pals, Adam Piper. Get ready to have a laugh and gain some unique insight into SC Politics! 🐓

🕺🏻🚶🏻‍♂️A Walk Down Memory Lane: Wesley and Adam reminisce about how South Carolina has changed in the past two decades and all the shenanigans they got up to during their college years.
🍻🏡 A Stake in the Race: Wesley and Adam extensively discuss the role of yard signs in South Carolina races and their collegiate activities.
🏆🤝Nothing but Relationships: Adam and Wesley determine that the key to a fruitful political career is not winning races or successful fundraising, but rather maintaining strong relationships from day one of your political career.
🔀🗳️Setting the Course: Adam unpacks how one Senate race in the early 2000s outlined South Carolina politics for years to come.
👥🌅The Facebook: Adam and Wesley talk about integrating Facebook in its early days and how it served as inspiration for a now very successful political career.
🔵🔴Bipartisanship Isn't Dead: Adam and Wesley discuss how certain issues remain open to bipartisan collaboration, such as human trafficking and overdose prevention.
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Adam Piper is a proven public policy problem solver. For over 20-years, he has assisted leaders achieve success and significance ranging from local impact to global difference. He has counseled Presidential candidates, Governors, Attorneys General, Members of Congress, Mayors, and even the head of the World Food Program. Throughout his career, Piper has sought the necessary challenges to make a difference. That purpose focused philosophy led Piper to found Pennant LLC, a bespoke strategy and positioning practice which helps clients align purpose, policy, and prosperity/profitability. As President of Pennant LLC, Piper has co-created the Coaches vs. Overdoses effort pairing overdose prevention with evidence based drug disposal, steered the National Child ID Program, and helped found a mental health start-up. Prior to founding Pennant, Piper led a $20 million national organization to 35% cycle-over-cycle revenue growth by drastically increasing the organization’s national footprint and member services. He also previously served as Executive Director of a state attorney general’s office where he spearheaded efforts on a state and national level including the passage of major pieces of legislation which addressed domestic violence, mental health, and human trafficking. Piper’s efforts have been recognized on various national 30 under 30 and 40 under 40 lists.

Piper is a graduate of University of South Carolina, where he served as President of the University’s Young Alumni Council and on the University’s alumni Board of Governors. Piper and his wife, Meredith currently reside in Raleigh, N.C. with their two young daughters.