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About Me

Daniel Méndez is a strategic communications leader with a global mindset, known for helping multinational companies navigate organizational change, engage employees, and build cultures of trust and alignment that drive business success.

He is bilingual in English and Spanish and has experience working with highly diverse teams from the Americas, Europe, and Asia Pacific regions.

Daniel started his career in Chile, working in the middle of the Andes in copper mining operations. He then decided to move to the United States where he has worked in various industries, including Engineering & Construction, Oil & Gas, Pharmaceuticals, and Healthcare. He has performed corporate communications roles in Arizona, Texas, Virginia, and New Jersey.

Currently, Daniel is a member of the Executive Communications & External Engagement team at Johnson & Johnson, supporting the J&J Technology organization. In this role, he is responsible for creating communication strategies and programs that inform, engage, and inspire colleagues, driving enterprise-wide technology communications, and helping to elevate J&J's reputation as a leader in digital innovation.

Daniel’s journey as a cancer survivor and thriver means celebrating life and giving back where he can. He spends his free time playing musical instruments, enjoying time outdoors with his family, and using his professional network to help others find fulfilling careers through #commsjobs in LinkedIn.

Daniel aims to continue advancing his expertise in the corporate communications arena and contributing to the success of companies in various regions and markets around the world.

Daniel in the media

2025 social media predictions from comms pros - PR Daily

Social media has always been a mercurial, fast-changing industry, but in 2024 it arguably underwent some of its largest shifts in the last decade. From the doubtful future of TikTok in the United States, the continued decline of X and the search for a microblogging successor, to increasing regulation in the space, the year held surprises and curveballs for professionals. So what will 2025 look like? We asked on LinkedIn, and more than a hundred people responded. Here are some of their answers.

What is the most bone-chilling thing a PR pro can hear?

As Halloween quickly approaches this Thursday, PRWeek thought there was no better time to pose the question: What is the most terrifying thing a PR professional can hear?Apparently, there are quite a lot of phrases that can strike fear in the hearts of communicators everywhere. Meredith Klein, Pinterest’s former head of consumer and product comms, noted that three words will drop the heart of the most seasoned professional: “We got scooped.”“Scoops lead to fire drills — for internal staff, exter...

How Communicators Harness Free Resources for Professional Development

Staying updated with the latest trends and continuously developing your skills is not just a choice but a necessity–especially in the rapidly-changing world of communications. However, the cost of formal education and training programs can sometimes be a barrier. Fortunately, there's a wealth of free resources available for communicators, offering valuable insights, skills and knowledge.

Julia Voloshchenko, PR Manager at Usetech, highlights the significance of free education in her professional

Top Tips: Best Lesson You Learned in College

On a recent trip to a department store with a big red logo, we experienced difficulty finding a shower curtain. Or towels. Or storage bins. It was then that we strolled past a big sign saying “college supplies” that we remembered the time of year that crept up on us—back to school.

Faster than you can say “Don’t You Miss Bed Bath and Beyond?” we became inspired to reach out to you, the readers, about your own college experiences. Aside from the mandatory use of shower slides—we wondered what ot

"Deep Dive: Coaching for Creatives" Podcast

In this episode, Coach Cami introduces you to the multi-talented and delightful Daniel Méndez. While he calls himself a corporate communications professional, you'll hear through his stories just how much more than that he is. He’s a cancer survivor, a musician, an immigrant, a husband and father, and an unlikely Little League baseball coach. The theme that kept showing up is his ability to create communities: at work, at play, and everything in between.





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Daniel Méndez, egresado de Periodismo UCN: “Siempre tuve interés en el área de las comunicaciones, era lo que más disfrutaba en la escuela”

El profesional destacó el aprendizaje y el gran apoyo que recibió por parte de la Escuela de Periodismo durante su formación profesional.

Oriundo de Iquique, Daniel Méndez Aróstica es periodista, bilingüe y posee un magíster en Dirección de Empresas de la Universidad Católica del Norte (UCN). Tras titularse como periodista en 2007, emprendió su camino laboral en las comunicaciones corporativas, especialmente en el área de la minería, donde tuvo la oportunidad de mudarse a Estados Unidos.

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‘Embrace feeling vulnerable’: Tips From a Cancer Survivor

Daniel Mendez whispered — sometimes whimpered — those words to his father during four grueling week-long cycles of chemotherapy in 2003, during his battle against testicular cancer, a diagnosis he received at the young age of 18.

“The first two cycles were OK. The third and fourth were brutal,” Daniel remembers. “My parents would pick me up out of bed and carry me to the car to take me for treatment. If it wasn’t for them, I would’ve never made it.”

The pain and anguish may now be just memorie