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# Podcast: Carolyn Devanayagam
- URL: https://www.earned-first.com/podcast-carolyn-devanayagam/
- Published: 2025-09-22T02:52:42.000Z
- Updated: 2025-09-22T02:52:42.000Z
- Description: Weber Shandwick's Asia-Pacific advisory head Carolyn Devanayagam joins the podcast to discuss how America First policies and geopolitics are reshaping corporate affairs for Asian brands.
- Author: Arun Sudhaman
- Tags: Earned First Podcast, #interviews

In this episode Arun Sudhaman is joined by Carolyn Devanayagam, head of Weber Advisory for Asia-Pacific and managing director, Singapore at Weber Shandwick. They discuss how geopolitical shifts — from tariff regimes to political rhetoric — are reshaping corporate communications, forcing CEOs and comms teams to take public positions and manage complex stakeholder demands.  
  
Devanayagam argues this environment is simultaneously a risk and an opportunity for Asian brands: those that combine operational strength with cultural humility and purpose can own a seat at the global table. The conversation closes with a practical look at talent: diversified hiring, advisory groups across policy/AI/government, and the balance of tech fluency with human listening and judgement.

[Carolyn Devanayagam on how brands navigate the Ame | RSS.com](https://rss.com/podcasts/earned-first/2221729/?ref=earned-first.com) 

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