For decades, companies and industries relied on their Washington lobbyists and trade associations to lead their influence efforts.

But Trump doesn’t like talking to lobbyists and trade association chiefs.

 Trump wants to skip the middleman and go right to the CEO.

 That’s required CEOs to take on a new and sometimes uncomfortable role: Chief Advocacy Officer.

On this week’s edition of The Wolves of K Street Podcast, former Trump White House advisor Joe Grogan talks about Trump’s preference to talking directly to CEOs.

Grogan explains how the president’s direct outreach to CEOs – which often takes place after midnight on his cell phone – changes how the White House functions – and how the influence business works.

For decades, companies and industries relied on their Washington lobbyists and trade associations to lead their influence efforts.

But Trump doesn’t like talking to lobbyists and trade association chiefs.

 Trump wants to skip the middleman and go right to the CEO.

 That’s required CEOs to take on a new and sometimes uncomfortable role: Chief Advocacy Officer.

On this week’s edition of The Wolves of K Street Podcast, former Trump White House advisor Joe Grogan talks about Trump’s preference to talking directly to CEOs.

Grogan explains how the president’s direct outreach to CEOs – which often takes place after midnight on his cell phone – changes how the White House functions – and how the influence business works.

For decades, companies and industries relied on their Washington lobbyists and trade associations to lead their influence efforts.

But Trump doesn’t like talking to lobbyists and trade association chiefs.

 Trump wants to skip the middleman and go right to the CEO.

 That’s required CEOs to take on a new and sometimes uncomfortable role: Chief Advocacy Officer.

On this week’s edition of The Wolves of K Street Podcast, former Trump White House advisor Joe Grogan talks about Trump’s preference to talking directly to CEOs.

Grogan explains how the president’s direct outreach to CEOs – which often takes place after midnight on his cell phone – changes how the White House functions – and how the influence business works.

Donald Trump has fundamentally changed the way government power is held in Washington -- by concentrating more authority in the White House than at any point since Watergate more than a half-century ago.

In this episode, we example how Trump now plans to expand his grip in a new area – corporate mergers – by making himself a key decision-maker in the fight between Netflix and Paramount over the ownership of Warner Bros.

Congress is always trying to clean up Washington and fix the system.

But every attempt at reform has created unintended consequences. In this episode, we discuss how efforts to get big money out of politics has hurt the Republican and Democratic parties, opened the door to the influence of billionaires -- and hurt our democracy.

Brody and Luke Mullins explain the rapid growth of the foreign-lobbying industry, whether Hunter Biden's lobbying activity broke the law -- and why so many American lobbyists are hired by foreign countries.

We get the answers from New York Times reporter Ken Vogel and discuss "Devil's Advocates," his incredible book about the industry.

After 50 years of watching government regulations expand into their businesses, U.S. corporations mount an offensive in Washington in the mid-1970s.

We break down a pivotal turning point: When the infamous lobbyist Tommy Boggs used novel lobbying tactics -- including an editorial in the Washington Post -- to block a new regulation on sugary cereals.