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"PinterestFacebook&amp;quot;I never unplug. I sleep with my iPhone next to my pillow.&amp;quot;\nValeisha Butterfield-Jones, 34\nNational Youth Vote Director for Obama for America\nWhen Valeisha Butterfield-Jones first met Barack Obama in 2006, she spent just five minutes with him but was instantly inspired. &amp;quot;He talked about passing the torch to young people,&amp;quot; she says. &amp;quot;He was so genuine.&amp;quot; So while working her day job, she volunteered for Obama&amp;#39;s 2008 campaign. He subsequently hired her, and this year she&amp;#39;s in charge of reaching the more than 56 million Americans between the ages of 18 and 30. &amp;quot;My deputy called at 1:00 A.M. the other night, and we brainstormed for over an hour,&amp;quot; she says. &amp;quot;Sometimes you get the best ideas in those moments.&amp;quot; That kind of excitement keeps Butterfield-Jones, who at press time was about to give birth to her first child, energized. &amp;quot;I&amp;#39;m doing this for all young people,&amp;quot; she says, &amp;quot;and I&amp;#39;m doing this for my son.&amp;quot;\nSecrets of Her Success\n\n&amp;quot;Have the guts to walk into the unknown. I cold-called Russell Simmons for a job. I said, Give me this opportunity, and I will make you proud.&amp;#39; He did, and I did.&amp;quot;\n\n\n&amp;quot;Those first weeks on the job are crucial. Lie low and be a sponge. Listen and observe.&amp;quot;\n\n\n&amp;quot;Mistakes happen. Own up to them. Say, I screwed up, here is how, and I&amp;#39;m never letting it happen again.&amp;#39;&amp;quot;\n\n\u2022 \u2022 \u2022\nPinterestFacebook&amp;quot;Some days I get 100 emails an hour.&amp;quot;\nAndrea Saul, 30\nPress Secretary for Romney for President\nFour years ago, Andrea Saul was working for then presidential candidate John McCain when she was introduced to Mitt Romney. &amp;quot;He couldn&amp;#39;t have been friendlier,&amp;quot; she recalls. Impressed by his command of the issues&amp;#8212;&amp;quot;it was clear there was nothing I could tell him that he didn&amp;#39;t know,&amp;quot; she says&amp;#8212;Saul decided &amp;quot;if I were to work on another campaign, that&amp;#39;s where I&amp;#39;d want to be.&amp;quot; Wish granted. Now she&amp;#39;s Romney&amp;#39;s campaign press secretary, a position that puts her in line for a job in the West Wing should he win. She spends her days traveling with the candidate (&amp;quot;He walks so fast that I can&amp;#39;t keep up if I have heels on!&amp;quot;) and making her own TV appearances. &amp;quot;It can be exhausting,&amp;quot; says Saul, &amp;quot;but it&amp;#39;s easier to work long hours when you know there&amp;#39;s an end date and a worthy goal in sight.&amp;quot;\nSecrets of Her Success\n\n&amp;quot;Always send thank-you notes and treat others with respect.&amp;quot;\n\n\n&amp;quot;Work for someone you like and you&amp;#39;ll go the extra mile. Governor Romney is extremely kind. He&amp;#39;ll grab my suitcase when we&amp;#39;re running up stairs and carry it for me.&amp;quot;\n\n\n&amp;quot;Take on as much work as you can. But as soon as you&amp;#39;re at your capacity, find people who can pick up the slack.&amp;quot;\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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