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THE HUMAN BRAND EXPERIENCE · HOSTED BY DAVID VEGA

Where the greats come to speak, and the future of digital unfolds.

Long-form conversations with the founders, marketers, and storytellers shaping how brands behave in the AI era. Strategy, craft, culture—and the messy parts no one puts in the deck.

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ShowThe Human Brand Experience
HostDavid Vega · Founder, Tridence
FormatVideo + audio · 30–60 min
CadenceEpisodic · seasonal drops
TopicsBrand · AI · Storytelling · Culture
LanguagesEnglish · Español
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By the numbers.

A long-running conversation with the people building modern brands.

30+
// Episodes Aired
12
// Industries Covered
2
// Languages
100%
// Unscripted

Where to listen.

Full video on YouTube. Audio archives on the way to major platforms—drop us a note if you'd like to be notified when they go live.

What we talk about.

Three throughlines run across every conversation—pulled apart, examined, and put back together with the people who actually do the work.

// 01 · BRAND

Stories that compound.

What it takes to build a brand that survives platform shifts, founder transitions, and a thousand "rebrands"—and still means something.

  • Positioning that holds up
  • Founder voice vs. brand voice
  • Naming, marks, and identity systems
// 02 · AI ERA

The answer engine economy.

How marketing changes when ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews become the front door. Schema, intent, and the new craft of being cited.

  • AI Overview readiness
  • Generative search strategy
  • Intent data for the AI era
// 03 · CULTURE

Audience, on purpose.

Hispanic marketing, multicultural craft, political moments, nonprofit missions—building work that travels across language, identity, and platform.

  • Bilingual brand systems
  • Multicultural creative
  • Mission-driven storytelling

Recent episodes.

A taste of the conversations. Catalog of full video episodes lives on the YouTube channel.

EP · 01
Welcome to The Human Brand Experience.
DAVID VEGA · HOST
SERIES INTRO
EP · 02
Brand stories that survive a platform shift.
FOUNDER CONVERSATIONS
~45 MIN
EP · 03
Marketing in the answer-engine era.
AI · SEARCH · STRATEGY
~50 MIN
EP · 04
Bilingual brand systems that actually translate.
HISPANIC MARKETING
~40 MIN
EP · 05
From RFP to relationship: how agencies should pitch.
AGENCY CRAFT
~38 MIN
Topics: Brand Storytelling AI Search Intent Data Hispanic Marketing Political Nonprofit D2C B2B Culture Founder Stories

About the host.

// HOST

David Vega · Founder, Tridence

Thirty years of building brands across D2C, B2B, nonprofit, political, and intent-data work. Bilingual host, lifelong storyteller, and the voice connecting the dots between craft, culture, and the AI era.

Read the founder story →

// HQ

Jacksonville · Chicago · Nationwide.

Recorded between Jacksonville and Chicago. Guests welcome remote or in-studio—reach out and we'll find a window.

Want to be a guest—or pitch one?

Founders, operators, and craftspeople with something honest to say about brand, AI, and audience. Send a short note with the angle and we'll be in touch.

Jacksonville (HQ) · Chicago · Nationwide