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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.

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Why Business-Savvy Communicators Can Lead in the Age of AI - with David Albritton
Oct. 4, 2024

Why Business-Savvy Communicators Can Lead in the Age of AI - with David Albritton

What do corporate communications leaders know about the businesses they serve? Chances are they know quite a lot. They know the stories, the narratives, and the CEO's various points of view; they know the strategies, the val…
Weird Unicorns, AI, and the TBD Career: The Future of Work - with David Armano
Sept. 20, 2024

Weird Unicorns, AI, and the TBD Career: The Future of Work - with David Armano

Is it wrong to be future-focused in your career? At what price should you pursue innovation or push boundaries in your organization? Are you aware that there could be a growing urgency gap between you and your employer that …
How AI is Changing the Content Dynamic (And What We Should Do About It) - with Rob Davis
Sept. 6, 2024

How AI is Changing the Content Dynamic (And What We Should Do About It) - with Rob Davis

Let's face it, dealing with the future isn't something we can kick down the road. And at the intersection of people, technology, and brand, change is coming faster than ever before. We could blame Generative AI. Or we can em…
Spectacular Communications Requires Audacious Communicators - with Mark Schaefer
Aug. 23, 2024

Spectacular Communications Requires Audacious Communicators - with Mark Schaefer

All of us know we're in an age of disruption. If you want to thrive and grow as a communicator or marketer, it's not AI you have to worry about. What should keep you up at night is the prospect of succumbing to the Dull. AI …
How Communications Drives Organizational Health - with Ethan McCarty
Aug. 9, 2024

How Communications Drives Organizational Health - with Ethan McCarty

Is the Communications function, as many in our profession claim, an organization's nerve center? Where messages and stories are the electric impulses that cause synapses to fire, muscles to move, and hearts to beat? Or is th…
How to Fight Digital Threats and Build a Culture of Trust - with Lisa Kaplan
July 26, 2024

How to Fight Digital Threats and Build a Culture of Trust - with Lisa Kaplan

Let's face it: it's getting worse out there. Trust in institutions, brands, and even people seems to be spiraling ever downward.  What can we, as communicators, do to break this cycle, protect our brands, and build a culture…
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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.