AI can draft the slides. But are we using it to think bigger? Chris cuts right through it, explaining where the real opportunity is, where the risk lives, and how communicators can lead instead of react.

A rock-journalist side hustle, an alpaca ranch, and one of the most influential voices in communications. Corey joins If I Only Had 10 Minutes to talk AI, reputation, and the real work behind high-stakes leadership.  

AI is handling the mechanics. Communicators must bring the judgment. In this episode, Lindsey explains how the role is evolving, how to measure what truly matters, and why sometimes the hardest advice is to pause before speaking.  

AI can write your copy, but it can’t make your toughest decisions. Bob joins If I Only Had Ten Minutes to talk ethics, crisis judgment, and why “getting out in front” isn’t always as simple as it sounds.

 AI will do the work. Strategy will set you apart. Hear Jason’s take on the future of communications, staying human in a high-speed world and the compliment that wasn’t in his conversation with CommsCollectiv Partner, Eric Kraus.

AI anxiety, staying calm under pressure, and the ultimate face-palm moment (this takes missing a meeting to a whole new level). Justin shares honest lessons from journalism, agency life, and the C-suite with humor and humility.

What does it take to lead comms when the stakes are high and the spotlight never fades? Katie joins If I Only Had 10 Minutes to share lessons around prepping leaders for tough interviews, what she looks for in a new hire, and why calm, presence, and trust are often the most powerful tools a communicator has.

Tune in for the answer along with Tina’s takes on the disconnect between the C-suite and employees on AI, what people get wrong about fractional communicators, and the one simple rule she wishes everyone would follow. 

Candid conversations, quick insights and what companies get right — and wrong — about working with fractional executives. Here’s a compilation of answers to our questions about fractional — what it is, when to use it and the value it offers. 

As we end our first season, we compiled the answers to our signature question. What our guests said ranges from practical to poetic and together, tells a bigger story about personal priorities and the overwhelming need for white space in our lives.