In the premiere episode of Actionable Impact, host Andrew Bleeker sits down with Robert Gibbs, Chief Communications and Public Affairs Officer at Warner Brothers Discovery and former White House Press Secretary.

From the White House podium to the helm of a global media giant, Robert has navigated some of the most complex transitions in modern history. In this conversation, he discusses the acceleration of the news cycle, leveraging AI to scale communications, and why the rise of AI makes earned media more essential than ever. 

In this episode:

• The Velocity of Information: How to manage a news cycle that now moves in minutes, not days.
• AI as an Additive Force: Why the goal isn't replacing teams, but scaling a 500-person global operation to the power of 2,500.
• The Future of Earned Media: Why the era of LLMs and synthetic data has made traditional, high-integrity reporting more vital to a brand’s narrative.
• Getting Comfortable with Discomfort: Advice for the next generation of communicators on why embracing the "uncomfortable" is the only way to shape the future rather than being shaped by it.