Where Has All the Vetting Gone? Why Don’t People Double Check What They Are ToldIn this episode of the Wait What Really OK podcast, Loren Weisman, a brand communications and optics strategist, explores the decline of vetting in hiring, collaborations, and partnerships.

He discusses how a lack of source verification and expert validation can harm brand credibility and reputation management. Learn why vetting is essential for building trust and ensuring alignment in business decisions.Loren shares practical steps to improve vetting practices for entrepreneurs, small business owners, and startups. Discover how expert positioning, reputation tactics, and credibility channels can protect your brand from costly mistakes.

This episode also covers actionable strategies for validating credentials, assessing expertise, and amplifying credibility to strengthen your partnerships and collaborations.Whether you’re focused on content credibility, brand amplification, or expert outreach, this episode provides insights to enhance your decision-making process.

Loren highlights how effective vetting supports brand validation, expert insights, and long-term reputation management.

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The Brand Communications and Optics Podcast Wait What Really OK is a methodical, comical and informational podcast sharing authentic brand messaging, optics approaches & strategies for honorable authority driven businesses. 

Loren Weisman is a Brand Communications and Optics Strategist focused on building truthful, transparent messaging and optics foundations so authoritative experts and organizations can stand out authentically in competitive landscapes. His methodology centers on strategic blueprinting before marketing, aligning brand strategy, messaging refinement, communication optimization, crisis communication and optics, and digital media/marketing strategy to create clear, uniform, and effective presence. His background includes participation on 700+ albums as a drummer and producer, TV production credits with ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS, and TLC, and authorship of Music Business for Dummies and The Artist’s Guide to Success in the Music Business. More about Loren at https://lorenweisman.com/