Justin Mikolay Shares His Experiences Speechwriting for Jim Mattis and Others [Ep. 39]

Written By Ari Lewis

This is an episode of Mastering the Attention Economy Podcast with host Ari Lewis and Justin Mikolay. Justin is a former speechwriter and communication professional. He has written for Jim Matthis, General David Petraeus, and Leon Panetta. He has worked as an evangelist for Palantir and held the role of Director of Communications for the Secretary of Defense. Currently, he works at Gumroad and has a newsletter summarizing the big ideas of the biggest names on Twitter.

We discuss working in government, speechwriting for someone else, transitioning from public to private sector, and Twitter threads.

Links Mentioned:

  • Follow Justin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jmikolay

  • Subscribe to Justin's newsletter: https://t.co/th0snU8PVd?amp=1

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