The PR Week

The PR Week: 1.29.2026 - Nick Kalm, Reputation Partners

Episode Summary

Kalm joins the podcast to talk about the corporate response to this weekend’s ICE-involved fatal shooting in Minneapolis and much more.

Episode Notes

The guest on the latest edition of The PR Week podcast is Nick Kalm, founder and CEO of Reputation Partners, a firm he launched in 2002 after working at Edelman. 

Kalm talks about the corporate reaction to the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis by federal agents, and whether a letter signed by dozens of Minnesota-based companies accomplished its goals. 

Plus, the early marketing storylines for Super Bowl LX, a Danone communications executive joins PVH and major agency moves by Confidant and Ruder Finn