Erik Lokkesmoe

Erik Lokkesmoe is the founder and principal of Different Drummer, a LA/NYC-based audience and fan mobilization agency for top entertainment brands. Before launching the company in 2008, Erik was a Vice President at AFG/Walden Media/Bristol Bay Productions, a speechwriter for celebrity and political figures, a press secretary on Capitol Hill, a communications director for the National Endowment for the Humanities, and a media manager for the National Association of Broadcasters. Erik and his wife, Monica, and their three young children live in Manhattan.

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Waiting for Good

Change Takes Time, But Do We Have the Patience?

Change often takes time, but endurance is an uncommon trait today. In our clamorous and rootless society, bravado is potent and expectations are high; great things are expected to happen quickly. How can we nurture a patient, persistent cultural vision in such a world? Erik Lokkesmoe believes two vintners may hold the answer.

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