Dan Comiskey

Keynote Speaker | Toronto, Ontario

Safety and Overcoming Adversity Expert

Dan Comiskey Expertise Psychological Safety, Burnout Prevention, Leadership Development, Work Life Balance, Health Performance, Self Improvement & Self Care, Mental Health and Leadership.

Dan Comiskey

About Dan Comiskey

Dan Comiskey is a much sought-after public speaker and philanthropist who offers keynotes on leadership, accountability, and team coaching to organizations. Dan Comiskey played in the CFL for 13 years, retiring as a perennial all-star and teaches the importance of safety rules, safety communication, and attention to safety in the workplace.

Dan Comiskey Videos

ONE THING!

Lift It Together 2

Paramount Resources Testimonial

Paramount Resources Testimonial

Dan Comiskey Interviews & Podcasts

DAN COMISKEY BIOGRAPHY

Dan Comiskey is a two-time Grey Cup Champion who spent 13 seasons in the Canadian Football League. Throughout his career, he was mentored by over 40 professional coaches—each a specialist in team dynamics, behavior change, and leadership. Their influence helped shape Dan into an expert in habit transformation, high-performance culture, and personal development.

A perennial all-star, Dan retired from professional football in 2010 and seamlessly transitioned into the industrial sector. He has since served as a behavioral safety specialist in the heavy oil industry, applying his deep knowledge of leadership and teamwork to improve safety culture and operational performance.

Dan is also the co-author of The Truth About SuccessEnduring Principles of Leadership, and Professional Coaching: Thirty-Eight Stories Learned Through Football. These works reflect his passion for translating elite sports principles into everyday leadership and organizational success.

With two decades of elite athletic experience and more than a decade in industrial safety and leadership, Dan delivers a powerful and authentic message that resonates with teams, leaders, and communities across industries.

Dan Comiskey Topic Presentations

Dan Comiskey Toronto, Ontario, Canada delivers keynote presentations, workshops, fireside chats, moderated Q&A, and other presentation formats on a wide variety of topics. Each presentation is unique, customized and tailored for audiences, industries, conferences and event formats.

One Thing: Mental Resilience

You Can Count Me: Everything Matters

The Power of Habit: Habit Creation

Built to Hold: Habits, Healing, and the Weight We Carry

Dan Comiskey Books & Articles

Enduring Principles of Leadership
Enduring Principles of

This book teaches enduring principles of leadership, many of which originated thousands of years ago. This book keeps you empowered and...

The Truth About Success
The Truth About

While there may be no secret to success, there are truths to it, and you will find a thoughtful collection of them in this handsome volume...

Dan Comiskey Speaking Testimonials

"Dan Comiskey, I would like to thank you for the very moving presentation you put on at Taurus Site Services Inc at Northwest Redwater Partnership Site. Watching you engage all of our construction workers and have them waiting for your next sentence was amazing. I am so happy to see you have such a passion in our industry and profession and I think you hit home to a lot of people. My crews continue to speak of your visit and your openness to them and allowing the pictures with you and your ring were a huge success. Keep up the good work. Stay safe and keep in touch."

Floyd House

Manager, Safety
Taurus Projects Group Inc.

"Believe me when I say it was all my pleasure!!! I do truly hope we can work together again sometime soon, somewhere. You are an articulate, passionate orator. I am still overhearing conversations about your visit in the Tim Horton’s morning line and in the smoke shacks as well. You really touched some of these guys and me too!!!"

HSE Specialist
Colt Worley Parsons

"Dan, I would like to thank you for the very moving presentation you put on at Shell Albian Sands. It was very hard to hold back tears in a room full of big tough construction workers. Your passion is needed in our profession and I think you hit home to many people. My crews were very thankful to sit in on your session also. Keep up the good work. I tried to shake your hand but the line and the crowd was too big. Stay safe bro."

Kerry Hansen

Electrical Superintendent
JV Driver Projects Inc.

"Dan Comiskey was a team leader with our organization for years. He never had any trouble speaking from the front of the room when the need presented itself. He was also a terrific speaker at our corporate breakfasts. I highly recommend Dan as a speaker."

Dan Macioca

GM and Director of Football Operations
Edmonton Eskimo Football Club

"Best speech I’ve ever heard, anywhere, any topic."

Charles Dauphinee

Supervisor
Weavexx

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