Ben Kaplan

The WE Media team led by Ben Kaplan — who has been featured on more than 5,000 TV and radio shows — is helping aligned candidates, organization leads, city stakeholders, local influencers, and other interested individuals in San Francisco gain more quality media coverage.

There will also be a follow-up opportunity for those interested to take part in a mock TV interview on a real TV set in San Francisco to work on your skills and get feedback.  

NOTE:  This training will be held in the  Theater Room at  338  Main St. ask staff to guide to theater room after they check you’re on guest list.

Ben Kaplan has appeared on more than 5,000 TV and radio programs, including interviews on 'Oprah,' 'TODAY,' 'Good Morning America,' NBC, CBS, CNN, Fox News, and the BBC.

Kaplan currently writes a weekly political column for the 

 and hosts the WE ARE SAN FRANCISCO podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

Previously, Kaplan wrote a syndicated weekly education column for 

, Portland’s daily newspaper, and covered youth politics for the Boston Globe.  In 2021, Kaplan coordinated media training for hundreds of small-town mayors and county leaders across the state of Georgia.

Kaplan has served as a media trainer, speech coach, and messaging consultant to dozens of CEOs in the Fortune 500 and beyond through his global agency TOP Media.

San Francisco Media Training Master Class