Mike Allen is the co-founder of Axios. Allen writes the Axios Daily Essentials newsletters, Axios AM, Axios PM and Axios Finish Line. He was also an executive producer of the Emmy Award-winning docu-news series, \u201cAxios on HBO,\u201d and co-author of Smart Brevity: The Power of Saying More with Less. Allen was a co-founder of Politico, where he created Politico Playbook and helped build the company for its first decade. He has been named several times to Vanity Fair’s \u201cNew Establishment\u201d list. He is also an alumnus of TIME, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and the Richmond Times-Dispatch. His sharp journalistic experience and coveted insider status make him an ideal choice to discuss the latest political happenings. In presentations, he offers his nonpartisan, energetic and up-to-the-minute insider perspective on the political issues of the day, the current administration, Congress, and building a business in an unsteady economy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"