The PR Week

The PR Week: 10.20.2025 - PRWeek’s PRDecoded conference special

Episode Summary

A recap of PRWeek’s high-profile annual conference in Chicago on October 16.

Episode Notes

This week’s episode of The PR Week podcast comes to you from PRWeek’s PRDecoded conference in Chicago, which took place on October 16 and was themed around navigating uncertainty.

PRWeek news editor Diana Bradley catches up with Bespoke Beauty Brands CEO Stacey Tank right before she took to the stage to share her journey from the comms office to the boardroom. Bradley also speaks with Feeding America’s Monica Lopez Gonzalez, PepsiCo’s Andrea Foote, MSL’s Diana Littman and The Lagrant Foundation’s Kim Hunter. 


Meanwhile, PRWeek associate news editor Jess Ruderman interviews Burson’s Vikki Chowney.

The episode also includes conversations with attendees from on the stage at the event, such as Kevin Warren, president and CEO of the Chicago Bears, who was the closing keynote speaker; as well as Omnicom Public Relations Group CEO Chris Foster and Edelman CEO Richard Edelman, who met for an on-stage discussion about the “state of the PR nation.”