"It was torture. 2016 was my last year there, and it was the longest year of my life. I enjoyed the first 19 years immensely... It's was a great kind of big family, and it all changed when this kind of disruptive person came in."
Instead of the goal being to ask people what they thought about the station and gather information, it was about giving them access to the station and creating an open dialogue.
"When it comes to creating media, the barrier to entry has been obliterated. As a result, there is too much content competing for a finite amount of attention."
Resler has developed a blueprint for community-building that utilizes existing digital platforms to help Paragon’s public radio clients launch, grow, and monetize their own micro-communities.
"It was torture. 2016 was my last year there, and it was the longest year of my life. I enjoyed the first 19 years immensely... It's was a great kind of big family, and it all changed when this kind of disruptive person came in."