Ted Dahlstrom

I graduated from the University of Montana with a degree in Business and a minor in Political Science. After discovering the excitement of government and politics (seriously) during my studies in college, I decided to move to Washington, DC, to try my hand at the political game. I arrived in Washington with no job, no connections, and only what could fit in my car. It was sometimes hard to be so far away from my family, but moving to the east coast was an easy decision for me because fear of regret drives me much more than fear of failure.

Through luck and good timing I ended up realizing my vision and got a job working for Senator Mike Crapo of Idaho. I fit in right away and felt so proud to represent the Senator and the people of Idaho. I often couldn't believe that I was actually getting paid to have a first-hand look into our nation's political process and gain invaluable writing experience as a part of my job.

Working for the Senator gave me the writing and interpersonal skills necessary to succeed in communication and advocacy. Since then my career has taken many positive turns, including working for a Congresswoman from Illinois, running a small non-profit educational foundation, managing the government affairs operations for a financial services company, consulting on various communication-related projects, and working as an Associate for Gallatin Public Affairs, a premier Northwest-based public affairs firm.

The ability to explain complicated issues in simple terms to a variety of audiences has been central to my professional development. By quickly learning, understanding, and explaining new issues to a variety of stakeholder audiences, I have grown into a strategic and insightful communicator. Telling the story of the organizations for which I have worked has been the most rewarding aspect of my career.

My current position has brought together my love of sports, interest in sports betting, and experience in writing, research, and content development. As an SEO Editor for Better Collective, a global media company, I write about sports and sports betting for a variety of popular sports-focused websites, including The Action Network, SportsHandle, RotoGrinders, and USBets.

I am thrilled to have "gone pro" by becoming a content manager in the rapidly growing legal sports betting industry and am excited to have turned my hobby of developing my NFL blog/website (Ted's One-Pager) into a professional career as a published writer and content creator.