The Bookshop Podcast

Cooper Hefner, Entrepreneur

May 19, 2021 Mandy Jackson-Beverly/Cooper Hefner Episode 40
The Bookshop Podcast
Cooper Hefner, Entrepreneur
Show Notes

I first met Cooper Hefner in 2007, and today he is my guest on the Wednesday Edition of The Bookshop Podcast. We chat about community service, his father's commitment to social justice and civil rights, politics, and a host of other topics.

Cooper Hefner is an American businessman, teacher, author, activist, and reservist in the United States Air Force. He has worked as the chief creative officer and chief of global partnerships at Playboy Enterprises, a company founded by his father Hugh Hefner. 

In July 2020, Cooper launched an exploratory campaign to run as a Democrat for the California Senate in the state's 30th District. Because of a service obligation with the United States Air Force, he announced his decision to suspend the campaign on November 30, 2020. 

 Links from this episode:

In That Season Of Turmoil And Change, A Bright Light: The Story Of Hef, Jesse Jackson & MLK (Playboy article by Reverend Jesse L. Jackson SR.)

Pacific Council on International Policy

Children of the Night

Talking to Strangers, Malcolm Gladwell

 

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