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The Trending Communicator
The Trending Communicator
In today's hyper-accelerated communications world, keeping up means juggling reputation, brand building, crisis management, storytelling, a…
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The Trending Communicator

The Trending Communicator with Dan Nestle

In today's hyper-accelerated communications world, keeping up means juggling reputation, brand building, crisis management, storytelling, and more while adapting to new technologies like generative AI. The Trending Communicator, hosted by Dan Nestle, is your guide through this chaotic landscape. This podcast dives into the challenges of PR, communications, and marketing today, with experts sharing real stories and strategies for overcoming those challenges and more. It's the perfect resource for professionals looking to innovate, take risks, and stay ahead. Join us to make sense of today’s communications chaos, one insightful conversation at a time.

Recent Episodes

May 16, 2025

Disrupting Yourself Before AI Does - with Steve Rubel

AI is forcing a real moment of decision for communicators. Make it count.
May 2, 2025

Chaos, AI, and the Future of Work - with Emanuel Rose

Is AI a miracle, heralding an age of invention, or the harbinger of a dystopian civilizational collapse? The rise of short-form video on social platforms - empowering creators, or undermining society? The only certainty these days is uncertainty. But...
April 18, 2025

From Clinton's Wrath to AI's Rise: Navigating through the Perma-crisis - with Elie Jacobs

Are we going in the right direction as communicators? In an era of dramatic policy shifts, cultural upheaval, and a fractured media landscape, how do we trudge onward through the muck without losing our way? Weighty questions indeed. In this episode...
April 4, 2025

Distinctive Discoverability: Search Rules the Reputation Roost - with Rob Jekielek

Faced with today's fractured mess of audiences and media, it's tempting to unleash a deluge of content and overwhelm social channels with content, hoping to reach the people who want to hear from you. Clearly, not a winning strategy - and those who...
March 21, 2025

Why Audits Should Delight Communicators - with Lynn Zimmerman

If change is inevitable, why are we typically so bad at managing it? As businesses navigate digital shifts, mergers, and AI advancements, one crucial group often gets sidelined: employees. Communicators can play a much larger role in managing these...
March 7, 2025

From Alexa to Agentic AI: Conversational AI and the Future of Brand Communication - with Susan and Scott Westwater

As AI disrupts and reshapes our interactions with brands and people alike, how do we genuinely connect with the voices around us? Conversational AI challenges us to rethink engagement with both technology and each other. What does it mean for brands...

About the Host

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Dan Nestle

Chief Curiosity Officer

Dan is an award-winning communications executive and communications technology leader, podcaster, and author. Named to the PRWeek Magazine Dashboard25 in 2023 and 2024, he is recognized among his peers as one of the top 25 "movers and shakers" in communications technology. In both his work and podcast conversations, Dan has proven expertise in corporate communications, communications technology (CommsTech), Generative AI, integrated marketing communications, content marketing, social media strategy, and brand storytelling. He's also a co-author (with Mark Schaefer and 33 friends) and co-editor of The Most Amazing Marketing Book Ever.

As host of The Trending Communicator, Dan will continue to hold conversations that satisfy his learning mindset and what has been called his "unearthly curiosity" - a formidable, if somewhat unpredictable, combination. You can expect great conversations about trends, tools, and platforms that enhance communication, encourage conversation, and foster person-to-person relationships.

Born and raised in New Jersey, Dan spent 16 years in Japan and speaks Japanese. Married to an amazing woman for a few decades now, he and his wife are proud parents of two incredible daughters and paw-rents of two loveable hounds.