Alison Cheperdak

And then after that time, joined a nonprofit.

I was executive director of the March for Life.

And while I was there, I...

was kind of, I think anyone who has worked in the White House or has worked in a really intense capacity will say that it's not like the easiest transition from that level of intensity or just that it's a very unique experience working there.

And I think it takes some time to kind of figure out what's next.

And

In that season, post-White House, I was really thinking about what are my gifts, what are my talents, and what am I called to do?

And the way I found myself at the March for Life first was because I was thinking development, so fundraising and political fundraising specifically, because I love hospitality and bringing people together and events and all these kinds of things.

And so I was doing a bit of that.

And soon after being the director of development, I was promoted to be the executive director.

And while I was there, I started posting about etiquette online.

I had, so to rewind, I first got into etiquette when my husband and I were engaged to be married.

I was like 21, 22 years old, had so many wedding etiquette questions.

And I got myself my first etiquette book thinking that it would give me the answers that I was looking for.

Like do all my cousins get a plus one or how do I address this envelope or who sits where all these traditions.

And so I got this first book and I ended up reading it cover to cover and then countless books since then on social emotional intelligence and soft skills and protocol and etiquette and all of these things.

And I found it so helpful, like whether it was being a news reporter and knowing how to make someone feel comfortable.

Like if you want good sources, you need to be a good human.

You need to be someone that people can trust and someone that makes people feel comfortable.

Like if you don't make someone comfortable on television, they're going to say no when you ask them.