Dan Clark: Motivational Speaker

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  • Highlights:
    • Dan is an alumnus of the University of Utah (psychology); a University Professor; Podcast Host; New York Times Best Selling Author of 35 books and a primary contributing author to the Chicken Soup for the Soul series.

    • One of Dan’s famous stories ‘Puppies For Sale’ was made into a film at Paramount Studios starring Jack Lemmon.

    • As a master storyteller Dan has been published in over 50 million books in 40 languages worldwide; has appeared on over 500 TV and radio programs including Oprah, Glenn Beck, NPR and Voices of America/Radio Free Europe. 

    • Dan teaches to focus on what matters most, which is what lasts the longest – knowing the goal is not to live forever, but to create something that will.  

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  • Travels from: Salt Lake City, UT
  • **Fee range: $10,001 - $20,000

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Keynote Topics:

The Art of Virtual Keynotes
Dedicated to Preserving the ‘Live Experience’ in a Real Time Online Broadcast to the Comfort of your Home

Achieving the Level Beyond Success
How to Get What You Want And Want What You Get

The Art of Significant Leadership
How to Grow People into Passionate Partners

The Art of Significant Team Building
How to make Self-Mastery Permanent, Winning Personal & High Performance Automatic

The Art of Significant Selling
How to Get People to Choose You, Instead of Just Somebody Who Does What You Do

The Art Of Significant Network Marketing
How To Start your Own Business and Live Life Unlimited.

The Art of Significant Communication
How to Network & Influence Through Speaking / Storytelling

The Art of Significant Focus
How to Create a Safety Culture based on Love, Respect and Integrity

Dan Clark leads the charge on attracting, motivating and retaining the best employees. His keynote speeches show how successful people start by visualizing the end and that significant people begin with asking why.

He focuses on transformational training and has a three-step process that will take your personal growth and professional development to a level higher than before.

Because  every organization is built & sustained by it’s culture, Dan draws on his 30+ years of experience & business acuity to take your Company, Association, Sports Team or Government Agency to the highest Peak Performance level based on Dan’s foundational formula:

“Every culture is created between the strongest belief, highest expectation & best behavior the leader lives by & the lowest expectation & worst behavior the leader tolerates.”

ART standings for increasing awareness, refining who you are and creating a transformational experience to create a culture of success.

Dan Clark | Motivational Speaker

He adds his personal stories of incredible once-in-a-lifetime personal experiences of soaring to the edge of space in a U2 spy plane, flying twice the speed of sound with the Air Force Thunderbirds, racing automobiles at Nurburgring, running the Olympic Torch in the 2002 Winter Games to his presentations that captivate audiences.

He also talks about a football injury that left him paralyzed. His intense journey to recovery was pinnacle in defining his roadmap for success and becoming an expert in resiliency.

Dan Clark is a master storyteller and always combines your meeting theme with his quick wit, proven processes and inspirational tales to deliver an entertaining, thought provoking, and emotionally stirring experience.

Audiences leave with a clearer sense of purpose and a desire to do more. They will have the tools to move to the next level.

Dan Clark is a Hall of Fame professional speaker and 30-year veteran in the speaking business. He is an expert in the generational differences between the Millennials, GenXers and Baby Boomers.

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