The Trending Communicator
Navigate today's communication chaos with expert insights.
The Trending Communicator
Navigate today's communication chaos with expert insights.
About The Trending Communicator
Navigate today's communication chaos with expert insights.
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.
Why Join The Trending Communicator as a Guest
Communications-Forward Audience Reach
You speak directly to listeners deeply invested in PR, commstech, and brand storytelling who actively seek expert guidance.
Expert-Hosted Deep-Dive Interviews
You join Dan Nestle for thoughtful, case-driven conversations shaped around real stories, crises, and career-defining communication moments.
Proven Expert Guest Roster
You appear alongside leaders featured in episodes on AI, crisis readiness, conference strategy, and breakthrough communication methods.
Broad Podcast Platform Distribution
Your episode is published across major podcast apps, placing your insights where communications pros discover new voices.
Episode Angles & Guest Pitches
AI's Impact on Modern Communications
Show how you're using generative AI to reshape messaging, workflow, and strategic decision-making.
Leading Through Crisis and Change
Bring forward your real-world lessons on managing crises and building resilient brand trust.
Storytelling That Moves Audiences
Share your frameworks for crafting stories that spark connection, clarity, and action.
Communications as Strategic Leadership
Demonstrate how communicators drive business transformation through insight, influence, and strategic alignment.
How You'd Contribute to the Show
Audience Takeaways
Your episode helps listeners strengthen their communication strategy, adapt to emerging technologies, and sharpen their storytelling impact.
Hot Topics
Why Trust Me
The Ideal Guest
You're ideal for this show if you work in PR, communications, marketing, brand leadership, or emerging commstech and want to share lessons, frameworks, or breakthrough ideas.
Recent Episodes
Why Human Conversation is the OS for AI - with Sarah Neely
The Trending Communicator • Jul 6, 2026
You're the Top of the AI Sandwich - with Brian Piper and Matt Wilkinson
The Trending Communicator • Jun 19, 2026
AI Forward, Not AI First - with Brian McHale
The Trending Communicator • Jun 5, 2026
Open your AI Authenticity Loop - with Allison Shapira
The Trending Communicator • May 22, 2026
The AI-Enabled Archivist and the End of Corporate Amnesia - with Jason Dressel
The Trending Communicator • May 8, 2026
Your Adult Brain Is Your Last Unfair Advantage - with Dr. Michael Netzley
The Trending Communicator • Apr 24, 2026
Judgment Is the New Advantage - with Bo Breuklander
The Trending Communicator • Apr 10, 2026
Why AI Risk Is a Communications Problem Now - with Alec Crawford
The Trending Communicator • Mar 27, 2026
Organic Isn't Dead, You Just Stopped Talking to People – with Dorien Morin-van Dam
The Trending Communicator • Mar 13, 2026
Naming is Storytelling, Just Harder - with Scott Milano
The Trending Communicator • Mar 2, 2026
AI Can't Call You Back - with Jennifer Kaplan
The Trending Communicator • Feb 13, 2026
Stockholm Syndrome in PR: The Boutique Uprising - with Barrie Cohen
The Trending Communicator • Jan 30, 2026
The Art and Science of Earned Attention - with Stephanie Grober
The Trending Communicator • Jan 16, 2026
AI Debates The Future of Comms - with NotebookLM
The Trending Communicator • Dec 31, 2025
AI Transformation, or AI Theater? - with Anne Green
The Trending Communicator • Dec 12, 2025
Stop Treating AI Like an ERP Implementation - with Chris Gee
The Trending Communicator • Dec 1, 2025
When Communications Can't Close the Values Gap - with Emil Hill
The Trending Communicator • Nov 14, 2025
How AI Changes Your Customers and Why You Must Change Too - with Mark Schaefer
The Trending Communicator • Oct 31, 2025
Expertise is Not Authority: Authority is the Expertise People Seek You Out For - with Amanda Russell
The Trending Communicator • Oct 17, 2025
Beyond the Seat at the Table: Leading Corporate Affairs at Scale - with Megan Noel
The Trending Communicator • Oct 3, 2025
Playstorm: Why Your CEO Needs to Get Dirty with AI - with Sandy Carter
The Trending Communicator • Sep 19, 2025
Why This Former CCO Became Your Comms BFF Instead - with Gab Ferree
The Trending Communicator • Sep 5, 2025
PR is Juggling Knives on Fire While Riding a Unicycle - with Abenaa Hayes
The Trending Communicator • Aug 22, 2025
PR is a Leadership Strategy - with Kristel Valaydon
The Trending Communicator • Aug 8, 2025
The Cobbler's Children Have No Shoes But AI Can Help - with Natalie Moran
The Trending Communicator • Jul 25, 2025
Why Communicators Need to Think Like Operations Experts - with Lizabeth Wesely-Casella
The Trending Communicator • Jul 11, 2025
Your Storytelling Genie is in an AI Bottle – with Park Howell
The Trending Communicator • Jun 27, 2025
Harmonizing AI and Human-Centric Approaches in Business Transformation - with Kate Bullinger
The Trending Communicator • Jun 13, 2025
Beyond DEI: Redefining Cultural Communications - with Aleisia Gibson Wright
The Trending Communicator • May 30, 2025
Disrupting Yourself Before AI Does - with Steve Rubel
The Trending Communicator • May 16, 2025
Chaos, AI, and the Future of Work - with Emanuel Rose
The Trending Communicator • May 5, 2025
From Clinton's Wrath to AI's Rise: Navigating through the Perma-crisis - with Elie Jacobs
The Trending Communicator • Apr 18, 2025
Distinctive Discoverability: Search Rules the Reputation Roost - with Rob Jekielek
The Trending Communicator • Apr 4, 2025
Why Audits Should Delight Communicators - with Lynn Zimmerman
The Trending Communicator • Mar 21, 2025
From Alexa to Agentic AI: Conversational AI and the Future of Brand Communication - with Susan and Scott Westwater
The Trending Communicator • Mar 7, 2025
The Rise of the Multidimensional Communicator - with Jim O'Leary
The Trending Communicator • Feb 21, 2025
Fractured Reality or Real Opportunity: With AI, It Can Go Either Way - with Martin Waxman
The Trending Communicator • Feb 7, 2025
Reinventing Newsrooms: AI as Friend, Not Foe - with Pete Pachal
The Trending Communicator • Jan 24, 2025
The Future of Work is Community (with a touch of AI) - with Ashley Dennison
The Trending Communicator • Jan 10, 2025
AI TAKES CONTROL OF THE TRENDING COMMUNICATOR - with Google NotebookLM
The Trending Communicator • Dec 24, 2024
Spin sucks, The PESO Model is the answer, and AI can help - with Gini Dietrich
The Trending Communicator • Dec 13, 2024
Down with Fluff: Executive Storytelling in the AI Era - with Anuneha Mewawalla
The Trending Communicator • Dec 2, 2024
Unlocking the Communications Career Cage - with Emily York
The Trending Communicator • Nov 15, 2024
Corporate Culture Disruption in the AI Era - with Pinaki Kathiari
The Trending Communicator • Nov 1, 2024
EQ, AI, and the Influential Communicator - with Deirdre Breakenridge
The Trending Communicator • Oct 18, 2024
Why Business-Savvy Communicators Can Lead in the Age of AI - with David Albritton
The Trending Communicator • Oct 4, 2024
Weird Unicorns, AI, and the TBD Career: The Future of Work - with David Armano
The Trending Communicator • Sep 20, 2024
How AI is Changing the Content Dynamic (And What We Should Do About It) - with Rob Davis
The Trending Communicator • Sep 6, 2024
Spectacular Communications Requires Audacious Communicators - with Mark Schaefer
The Trending Communicator • Aug 23, 2024
How Communications Drives Organizational Health - with Ethan McCarty
The Trending Communicator • Aug 9, 2024
How to Fight Digital Threats and Build a Culture of Trust - with Lisa Kaplan
The Trending Communicator • Jul 26, 2024
Building and Leading the AI-Enabled Enterprise Comms Team - with Megan DiSciullo
The Trending Communicator • Jul 12, 2024
AI, Bots, and Disinformation, Oh My - with Rafi Mendelsohn
The Trending Communicator • Jun 28, 2024
AI Recipes, Critical Thinking, and the Imperfect Human - with Kami Huyse
The Trending Communicator • Jun 14, 2024
Why You Need to Practice Forensic Listening in a Crisis - with Adele Gambardella and Chip Massey
The Trending Communicator • May 31, 2024
The Power of Discriminative AI for Precision in Communications - with Danny Gaynor
The Trending Communicator • May 17, 2024
Toward an AI-Enabled Communications Profession - with Anne Green
The Trending Communicator • May 3, 2024
How Data and AI Can Help You Choose the Right Conferences - with Melanie Samba
The Trending Communicator • Apr 19, 2024
Understanding the Neuroscience Behind Effective Communications - with Dr. Laura McHale
The Trending Communicator • Apr 5, 2024
Why Every Communicator Needs to Think Faster and Talk Smarter - with Matt Abrahams
The Trending Communicator • Mar 22, 2024
Meet the New Boss, Same As The Old Boss: Welcome to The Trending Communicator
The Trending Communicator • Mar 18, 2024
Antisemitism In Our Time - A Dan Nestle Show Interlude
The Trending Communicator • Oct 27, 2023
114: How Emotion and Intuition are Powerful Career Tools with Sara McElroy
The Trending Communicator • Sep 29, 2023
113: How Communications Brings Purpose to Life with Michael Morris
The Trending Communicator • Sep 17, 2023
112: Emotion, Connection, and Trust in Marketing with Aaron Hassen
The Trending Communicator • Aug 31, 2023
111: Leadership Evolved with Ken Jacobs
The Trending Communicator • Aug 15, 2023
110: What Translators can Teach Us about AI and Tech with Bill Lafferty
The Trending Communicator • Jul 28, 2023
109: Find the Rocket Fuel for Your Career with Loren Greiff
The Trending Communicator • Jul 17, 2023
108: Breaking the Communications Career Template with David Albritton
The Trending Communicator • Jun 30, 2023
107: High-Velocity Digital Marketing with Steve Kahan
The Trending Communicator • Jun 16, 2023
106: Learning to Speak the Language of B2B Marketing with Samantha Stone
The Trending Communicator • Jun 1, 2023
105: How to Survive Brand Adolescence with Evelyn Starr
The Trending Communicator • May 17, 2023
104: Authenticity vs. Sincerity with Dr. Tom Tonkin
The Trending Communicator • Apr 29, 2023
103: Unlocking Radical Business Transformation with John Davis
The Trending Communicator • Apr 16, 2023
102: What does it Take to be The Leader Whisperer with Carri Nicholson
The Trending Communicator • Apr 1, 2023
101: How Social Media Began with Community with Andrew Shuttleworth
The Trending Communicator • Mar 17, 2023
100: How to Become a Customer Champion - A Job to be Done with Ruth Hartt
The Trending Communicator • Feb 27, 2023
99: Show Up and Build a Community with Valentina Escobar Gonzalez
The Trending Communicator • Feb 11, 2023
98: CommTech and the Evolution of Strategic Communications with Brittany Paxman
The Trending Communicator • Jan 27, 2023
97: Why Web3 and Community Go Together with Brian Piper
The Trending Communicator • Jan 13, 2023
96: How Intention Makes Long-Lasting Connections with Adrian Sasine
The Trending Communicator • Dec 30, 2022
95: How Connections Fuel Customer Experience (CX) with Richard Shapiro
The Trending Communicator • Dec 16, 2022
94: Why Culture is at the Center of Business with Desh Urs
The Trending Communicator • Nov 23, 2022
93: How Email Helps Brands Be More Human with Christina Hagopian
The Trending Communicator • Nov 12, 2022
92: Being a Connection Champion is Good for Business with Karena Bell
The Trending Communicator • Oct 28, 2022
91: When A Lifelong Connector Becomes a Recruiter with Melissa Latham
The Trending Communicator • Oct 12, 2022
090: Forging Meaning and Finding Purpose with James Benton
The Trending Communicator • Sep 28, 2022
089: Integrity in the Face of Intimidation with Lisa Bowman
The Trending Communicator • Sep 14, 2022
088: Conversation Can Repair Your Elevator Pitch with Mike Verret
The Trending Communicator • Aug 31, 2022
087: Mindset is a Muscle with Luke Harlan
The Trending Communicator • Aug 17, 2022
086: Taking Storytelling to New Levels with Adam Hertzog
The Trending Communicator • Aug 1, 2022
085: Less Marketing, More Conversations with Brooke Sellas
The Trending Communicator • Jul 13, 2022
084: Lifelong Learning and the Relationship Mindset with Jon Keel
The Trending Communicator • Jun 30, 2022
083: Self-Discovery Doesn't Come in a Package with Brad Levin
The Trending Communicator • Jun 14, 2022
082: Depth Over Volume: Succeeding on LinkedIn with Richard Moore
The Trending Communicator • May 31, 2022
081: Reinvention Mindset with Dr. Nadya Zhexembayeva
The Trending Communicator • May 17, 2022
080: The Thrive Architect with Dr. Susan Lovelle
The Trending Communicator • May 3, 2022
079: Make It Don't Fake It with Sabrina Horn
The Trending Communicator • Apr 19, 2022
078: Fixing Brokenness to Build Purpose with Michael Lang
The Trending Communicator • Apr 5, 2022
077: Why You Need a Career Toolkit with Mark Herschberg
The Trending Communicator • Mar 25, 2022
076: The Creator is a Learner with Henry Schneider
The Trending Communicator • Mar 15, 2022
075: Be a Curiosity Magnet with Lee Kim
The Trending Communicator • Feb 22, 2022
074: Defeat the Nonsense with Rob Turley
The Trending Communicator • Feb 10, 2022
073: Relationships Make Business Better with Niki Fielding
The Trending Communicator • Jan 17, 2022
072: Why Marketing Matters with Lauren Fast
The Trending Communicator • Jan 6, 2022
071: Fearless Pursuit of Imperfection with Ada Bowman
The Trending Communicator • Dec 14, 2021
070: Improvising Through Change with Avish Parashar
The Trending Communicator • Nov 30, 2021
069: Conversations are Creation with Mary Kathryn Johnson
The Trending Communicator • Nov 15, 2021
068: Life and Work Lessons from a LEGO Duck with Brandon Wetzstein
The Trending Communicator • Nov 4, 2021
067: Story without Structure is Just Words with Park Howell
The Trending Communicator • Oct 22, 2021
066: Chasing Success can Get You Lost with Deryl Sweeney
The Trending Communicator • Oct 7, 2021
065: Ikigai Could Be Your Secret Sauce with Kasia
The Trending Communicator • Sep 27, 2021
064: All Paths Lead to PR with Gerry Corbett
The Trending Communicator • Sep 15, 2021
063: Be Relentless in Success and Failure with Joe Mindak
The Trending Communicator • Sep 7, 2021
062: Developing and Connecting Humans at Work with Michael Glazer
The Trending Communicator • Aug 28, 2021
061: A Career is an Asset, A Job is Just A Job with Jason Mutzfeld
The Trending Communicator • Aug 21, 2021
060: Conflict, BS, and Horses: Becoming a Better You with Pamela Cournoyer
The Trending Communicator • Aug 4, 2021
059: Clarity is the Key to Business Success with Dolores Hirschmann
The Trending Communicator • Jul 23, 2021
058: Jay Allen: The Connected CEO
The Trending Communicator • Jul 11, 2021
057: Michael Fleischner: Do the Work and Win the Day
The Trending Communicator • Jul 2, 2021
056: Michael Piperno: Better Communication
The Trending Communicator • Jun 28, 2021
055: Joel Lalgee: Get Out Of Your Own Way
The Trending Communicator • Jun 20, 2021
054: Elaine Jacques: Be Even More Amazing
The Trending Communicator • Jun 13, 2021
053: Patrice Tanaka: Joy and Purpose
The Trending Communicator • Jun 4, 2021
052: Ginger Johnson: 7 Elements of Connectivity
The Trending Communicator • May 30, 2021
051: Cynthia K. Wade: Take the Do Over
The Trending Communicator • May 22, 2021
050: Traci Philips: Visionaries Look Within
The Trending Communicator • May 17, 2021
049: Kate Bagoy: Life By Design, Not By Default
The Trending Communicator • May 8, 2021
048: Adrienne A. Wallace: Espavo!
The Trending Communicator • Apr 30, 2021
047: Lou Everett and Sherri McManus: Transformation and Leadership
The Trending Communicator • Apr 23, 2021
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