About the speaker
Laura Nestler has a 20+ year track record of building strategic, scalable community systems. As Vice President of Community at Reddit, she leads Reddit’s Community team, which is responsible for key initiatives around moderation, governance, and international community growth. Before Reddit, Laura served as Duolingo’s Global Head of Community. Laura is passionate about community-driven growth and speaks internationally on related topics and serves in advisory, board, and investor roles for organizations that build products with community intentionality. She now lives in Seattle with her husband, three kids, and inveterate wanderlust.
Laura Nestler at OMR
Community is more than just a distribution list or follower count – it is a space for authentic human connection. In this session, Laura Nestler shares lessons from two decades of community building to explore how Reddit grew its thriving ecosystem of communities, and what you can learn from them. Moving beyond traditional social media management, this session will explain the vital transition from managing an audience to empowering a community. Attendees will discover what happens when you activate the potential of the humans who care the most about your brand, and how you can participate in these high-intent spaces in ways that add value to both the community and your business.
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