Nick Brunker
Nick is a Forrester CX-Certified professional with a versatile portfolio including more than a decade of discipline in human-centered experience strategy, insight-based digital transformation, eCommerce & omnichannel planning. As part of VMLY&R’s CX practice, Nick is responsible for cultivating a deep understanding of customer motivations and business needs to deliver best-in-class experiences for our clients – and, as importantly, the people they serve. He collaborates with senior leaders to drive strategic alignment, push thinking into action, and helps architect CX measurement frameworks to achieve customer and business objectives. Additionally, he is actively expanding the agency’s industry footprint through thought leadership and IP development. During his career, Nick has partnered with various Fortune 500 clients across numerous categories, including Ford Motor Company, Google, General Mills, Fifth Third Bank, and Southwest Airlines, among others. He and his wife, Abbey, reside in Cincinnati, Ohio, with their children Nolan, Emma & Ainsley, and their ten-year-old pup, Bailey.
Appears in 31 Episodes
Empowering Human Centered Talent Amidst Disruption
In this episode of Human Centered, host Nick Brunker and co-host, Karen Boswell -- VML's Chief Experience Officer in EMEA -- are joined by Ed Beard, Marci Le Gaufey, a...
Looking Ahead: Navigating the Changing Landscape of CX in 2024
On this episode of Human Centered, Nick Brunker and Karen Boswell, VML's Chief Experience Officer in EMEA, discuss the future of CX in 2024. They explore the potential...
Unlocking Employee Potential: A Human-Centered Approach to Learning and Growth
Episode 29: Beyond Keywords - Unlocking Employee Potential: A Human-Centered Approach to Learning and GrowthOn this episode of Human Centered, host Nick Brunker chats ...
Beyond Keywords: The Future of Search and AI in the Experience Era
Episode 28: Beyond Keywords: The Future of Search and AI in the Experience EraOn this episode of Human Centered, host Nick Brunker and Chief Discoverability Officer fo...
Navigating Customer Experience Insights from the 2023 Forrester CX Summit
Episode 27: Navigating Customer Experience Insights from the 2023 Forrester CX SummitOn this episode of Human Centered, host Nick Brunker welcomes in VMLY&R Chief Stra...
Innovating at the Intersection of CX & Commerce in Retail
Episode 26: Innovating at the Intersection of CX & Commerce in RetailOn this episode of Human Centered, host Nick Brunker is joined by Charlie Wade, VMLY&R Commerce Gl...
Why Experience Brands Are Rethinking Loyalty
Episode 25: Why Experience Brands Are Rethinking LoyaltyOn this episode of Human Centered, host Nick Brunker is joined by VMLY&R Managing Director, Adam Troyak to chat...
Humanized Commerce – Driving Brand Purpose in a Digital World
Episode 24: Humanized Commerce – Driving Brand Purpose in a Digital WorldOn this episode of Human Centered, host Nick Brunker visits with Jay Picconatto, Head of Globa...
Breaking down CES 2023 - How AI is impacting the future of CX
Episode 23: Breaking down CES 2023 - How AI is impacting the future of CXOn this episode of Human Centered, host Nick Brunker visits with VMLY&R's Chief Innovation Off...
Predicting What's Ahead for CX in 2023
On this episode of Human Centered, host Nick Brunker visits with VMLY&R's Chief Experience Officer in EMEA, Karen Boswell. In the annual "predictions special" - Karen ...
Driving Great CX Through the Power of Iteration
On this episode of Human Centered, host Nick Brunker visits with VMLY&R's Chief Experience Design Officer, Kaleeta McDade. The duo talks about why (and how) CX leaders...
Why the Experience Has Become the Brand
On this episode of Human Centered, host Nick Brunker visits with VMLY&R's Chief Experience Design Officer, Eric Looney to discuss how CX leaders should think about ima...
How to rebound from post-pandemic CX declines
On this episode of Human Centered, host Nick Brunker chats with VMLY&R Chief Strategy Officer, Ben Geheb, and Executive Director Technology, Martin Coady about the mai...
Driving B2B Transformation Through Smart CX
On this episode of Human Centered, host Nick Brunker chats with VMLY&R's Executive Director of B2B, Justin Smith about the importance of CX when driving B2B transforma...
Human Centered On Location at SXSW 2022 - Weekend Recap
On this special episode of Human Centered, host Nick Brunker visits with VMLY&R Chief Experience Officer in EMEA, Karen Boswell - who was on location at SXSW 2022 in A...
Human Centered On Location at SXSW 2022 - Day 4
On this special episode of Human Centered, host Nick Brunker visits with VMLY&R Chief Experience Officer in EMEA, Karen Boswell and Andy Wardlaw, Global Managing Direc...
Human Centered On Location at SXSW 2022 - Day 3
On this special episode of Human Centered, host Nick Brunker visits with VMLY&R Chief Experience Officer in EMEA, Karen Boswell and Sol Rogers, the Global Director of ...
Human Centered On Location at SXSW 2022 - Day 2
On this special episode of Human Centered, host Nick Brunker visits with VMLY&R Chief Experience Officer in EMEA, Karen Boswell and Will O'Donnell, the Digital Twin Le...
Human Centered On Location at SXSW 2022 - Day 1
On this special episode of Human Centered, host Nick Brunker visits with VMLY&R Chief Experience Officer in EMEA, Karen Boswell and Amanda Farmer, Chief Client Officer...
CES 2022 - How (and why) the world's largest technology expo is getting more human
On this episode of Human Centered, host Nick Brunker visits with VMLY&R Commerce Chief Strategy Officer, Curt Munk, about some exciting trends coming out of CES 2022. ...
The Importance (and Challenge) of Delivering Ethical CX
On this episode of Human Centered, host Nick Brunker chats with VMLY&R's Global Lead, Human Centered Design & Executive Director of CX Transformation, Jason Gaikowski,...
Driving CX through EX - How Company Culture Can Deliver True Business Value
On this episode of Human Centered, host Nick Brunker visits with VMLY&R's own John Mulvihill, Shanice Gipson and Lauren Ziegler about how the focus on employee experie...
Designing the Future of Work
On this episode of Human Centered, host Nick Brunker visits with VMLY&R Commerce Chief Innovation Officer Roy Armale about how leaders can plan to design & build the f...
Crafting a Strong Business Case for CX Transformation
On this episode of Human Centered, host Nick Brunker chats with VMLY&R Managing Director, Advisory Colin McDowell about how leaders can build a compelling ROI case to ...
Guiding Principles to Deliver Great CX for Kids
On this episode of Human Centered, host Nick Brunker is joined by fellow Director of Experience Strategy at VMLY&R, Eric Ackley, to explore the guiding principles of b...
Envisioning Better Experiences Through Bio-centric Design
On this episode of Human Centered, host Nick Brunker is joined by VMLY&R's Managing Director of Insights & Strategy Jennifer Bonhomme, who works across some of our blu...
Building a Framework for Inclusive Design & Experiences
On this episode of Human Centered, host Nick Brunker is joined by VMLY&R's Chief Integration Officer Myron King to dive deeper into how leaders can architect a framewo...
Transformative CX Through Diversity & Inclusion
On this episode of Human Centered, host Nick Brunker is joined by VMLY&R Executive Director, Experience Design Walter Geer, Associate Director, Experience Strategy Sar...
Mapping For the Future With Empathy
On this episode of Human Centered, host Nick Brunker visits with WPP Client Leader for Boots Lead & European CXO for VMLY&R, Karen Boswell, about journey mapping for t...
Unmasking Commerce in The Experience Era
On this episode of Human Centered, host Nick Brunker visits with Executive Vice President of VMLY&R Commerce, Jacquelyn Baker about the evolution of retail, how COVID-...
