Reputation Town

In this episode, John and Warren ramble about the athlete who blamed a positive steroid test on a burrito, CBC getting rid of reader comments on Facebook, the anatomy of a (bad) NHL apology, Jeffrey Toobin's awkward apology on CNN, Roger Waters tearing a strip off Mark Zuckerberg and more.

This week, John and Warren ramble about the Naomi Osaka situation, the email from Shopify CEO Tobi Lutke to staff stating that the company is not a family but rather a team, a deep discussion about when you should and shouldn't ask a journalist for a correction and a great media interview by Mohamad Fakih, the founder of Paramount Fine Foods, in the aftermath of a fire that gutted one of his flagship restaurants. 

In this episode, John and Warren ramble about the recent John Cena/Fast and the Furious controversy, Toronto Maple Leafs GM Kyle Dubas's slamming of The Toronto Sun, the nature of CEO crisis statements and more. 

In this week's episode, John and Warren ramble about Ellen's announcement that she's quitting her show (and our predictions of that from last month), the reputational impact of Elon Musk hosting SNL, the implications of the 'protect the king' strategy being used by Doug Ford's handlers, off-topic banter and more. 

In this episode, John and Warren ramble about Suzanne Rogers posting a selfie with Donald Trump, Peloton's handling of the crisis involving its treadmill, Tom Wilson versus the New York Rangers versus the NHL and more. 

In this episode, John and Warren ramble about the PR issues around the vaccine rollout, monkeys playing Pong with their minds and the long-term care sector's general mishandling of the media relations aspects of the ongoing pandemic. 

This week, John and Warren ramble about the trend toward large brands choosing sides re: social issues, Facebook's response to its latest privacy breach and a recent survey that said 49% of Canadians think journalists are intentionally trying to mislead them. 

In this episode, John and Warren ramble about some of the reputation management stories in the news this week, including Ellen's lower viewership numbers, the guy who allegedly found shrimp tails in his cereal, the NHL's firing of referee Tim Peel, Amazon's beef with Bernie Sanders and, of course, off-topic banter. 

This week, we talk about the WE organization, the closure of The Huffington Post Canada and more. 

In this first episode, hosts John Perenack and Warren Weeks discuss NFTs, Harry and Meghan's sit-down with Oprah, tips for tough media interviews, the trend of CEOs doing interviews on ClubHouse instead of mainstream media and more.