When Fiona Hutton talks: 25 years in public affairs

CAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: There was an old ad slogan for a well-known brokerage firm: When EF Hutton talks, people listen. The sentiment survives today, with a slight modification: When Fiona Hutton talks, people listen. Hutton runs one of the state’s premiere public affairs firms, with a score of employees handling strategic planning, research & insights, media relations and more for a host of high-powered clients. Fiona Hutton and Associates celebrates their 25th anniversary this year, and Hutton joined us to talk about her early years as a one-woman (and a baby) shop,  what it’s like to do this work in LA, and the challenges of being a woman in this business.  Plus – Who Had the Worst Week in CA Politics. (You might have a guess….)

1:15 Affordability

4:05 Capitol Briefs

4:51 Asm. Jessica Caloza

5:07 Experts Expound

5:43 Fiona Hutton

7:45 90% of businesses in California are small businesses

8:50 In the beginning

10:16 “My water broke on a conference call with a client”

12:55 What does a public affairs firm do?

16:46 What is it like being a woman in this space?

20:13 Generational approach

26:06 “Do not look at your to-do list – go check on your team first”

26:52 What has changed in 25 years?

28:54 Working in LA

35:26 “There is no down-shifting”

38:35 What next?

40:52 #WWCA