Deke CopenhaverMedia and Government: A Crisis of Confidence and Our Nation’s Need for Trusted Voices.Over the past several years I’ve spent a good bit of time visiting cities across our nation. Through these travels and regular…5 min read·Feb 15, 2017----
Deke CopenhaverMillennial Engagement: Why we need this generation as public servantsTo anyone who knows me it’s no secret that I’m extraordinarily passionate about engaging millennials in helping to shape the future of…4 min read·Aug 15, 2016----
Deke CopenhaverRebuilding Trust in Government: Why it has to start at the local level.As we survey the national landscape these days it has become more than apparent that there is simply a fundamental lack of trust in…3 min read·Jun 14, 2016----
Deke CopenhaverSoul City: The Spirit of James Brown Rises In Augusta, GA.“When I’m on stage, I’m trying to do one thing: bring people joy. Just like church does. People don’t go to church to find trouble, they go…6 min read·Jun 1, 2016----
Deke CopenhaverTo Be Continued: Creating a mission that’s built to last.“The best leaders subsume and keep in check all self-serving ambition in others and themselves in order to accomplish a mission that serves…8 min read·Mar 18, 2016--1--1
Deke CopenhaverThe Art of Leadership: learning to trust your instincts and lead from the heart.In today’s world it seems as though there’s no shortage of examples of leaders being compromised by ethical issues. Whether it’s corporate…5 min read·Feb 24, 2016----
Deke CopenhaverDeke’s Excellent Adventures: A Rockstar Trip to L.A. & why it’s cool to make new friends.For many year’s now I’ve described the strange, wide-ranging and often very cool and surreal situations I find myself in as basically the…6 min read·Feb 17, 2016----
Deke CopenhaverThe Art of Changemaking & why your city should be a start-up.Having spent nine years serving as mayor of Augusta, Georgia, while at the same time studying the workings of cities both at home and…5 min read·Jan 22, 2016--1--1
Deke CopenhaverThe Art of Leadership: How to paint paintings, write stories and create things that last.Growing up writing, painting, listening to music and being in creative environments helped teach me the skill of creative problem solving…4 min read·Jan 7, 2016----
Deke CopenhaverThe Art of being a Changemaker: How to do it and why it matters.“If no one tries to change things things simply are never going to change.”4 min read·Jan 1, 2016--4--4