The Dan Nestle Show

The Dan Nestle Show

By Daniel 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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10/17/25

Expertise is Not Authority: Authority is the Expertise People Seek You Out For - with Amanda Russell

You can be the smartest person in the room, but if no one knows you or your point of view, you don't have authority. This "authority gap" is why most professionals struggle to earn attention, build trust, and gain influence. In this episode, host D… Read more

10/03/25

Beyond the Seat at the Table: Leading Corporate Affairs at Scale - with Megan Noel

What happens when the communications function stops being about messaging and starts being about business transformation? When your stakeholders include 10,000 employees, 94,000 students, 350,000 alumni, plus investors, policymakers, and healthcare p… Read more

09/19/25

Playstorm: Why Your CEO Needs to Get Dirty with AI - with Sandy Carter

MIT just dropped a bomb: 95% of corporate AI initiatives are failing. Not struggling. Failing. And Sandy Carter knows exactly why. In this episode of The Trending Communicator, I sit down with Sandy, currently Chief Business Officer at Unstoppable D… Read more

09/05/25

Why This Former CCO Became Your Comms BFF Instead - with Gab Ferree

Gab Ferree led global communications at Slack, Bumble, and OneTrust, reaching every traditional summit in our profession. Then she walked away to build Off The Record, where communications professionals can finally admit they don't have all the answe… Read more

08/22/25

PR is Juggling Knives on Fire While Riding a Unicycle - with Abenaa Hayes

Can you juggle? If you're a communications pro today, you'd better learn how. Just when you think you've got a good rhythm going, someone tosses you another responsibility. Maybe it's a new social platform. Maybe it's a cultural shift that changes ho… Read more

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