Dan MacQueen

Dan MacQueen

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Vancouver , British Columbia

Mindset & Perspective Shifts | Resilience | Overcome Adversity in Change Expert

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    DAN MACQUEEN BIOGRAPHY

    Dan MacQueen is a resilient speaker who’s been there and conquered adversity.  Dan’s life took an unexpected turn when a brain hemorrhage left him unable to walk, talk or even smile. But, instead of giving in, he fought back with determination.  Through months and years of recovery, he discovered powerful strategies for overcoming obstacles and achieving your goals.

    Dan MacQueen was a healthy, active 28-year-old who suddenly suffered from severe headaches. After an optometrist’s appointment to find the cause was cut short, he was handed a sealed envelope and told to go directly to hospital. What followed on June 21, 2014 was emergency brain surgery and a massive hemorrhage that shattered the life he knew. He spent weeks in a coma and months in a rehab hospital. What he learned along the way might surprise you: there is nothing like a brain injury to refocus the mind.

    Driven by a positive attitude, Dan MacQueen battled to recover and return to a job he loved. He’s grateful for the doctors who saved him and the friends and family who supported him. Now he wants to pay it forward. The tools that helped Dan recover can be used by anyone facing adversity and challenges.

    With Dan’s spellbinding storytelling and practical life hacks, he’ll show your team how to shift perspectives and tackle adversity head-on. From boosting morale to reigniting motivation, Dan’s message will leave your team inspired and ready to take on anything. Dan’s message isn’t just about surviving—it’s about thriving. With a blend of humour and heart, he captivates audiences and leaves them motivated to achieve their goals.

    Dan MacQueen has appeared on dozens of podcasts and has spoken to businesses, community organizations and to health care and government workers. He’s given speeches at Hootsuite, an international social media management company, to salespeople at Spendesk, a Fintech SaaS company based in London and to rehab patients at the NHS Wolfsen Hospital in London. His audiences were moved and uplifted by Dan’s story and ready to use his practical approaches to triumph over adversity.

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    Advocate Q&A episode 2: Dan MacQueen | In our 2nd SameYou Advocate Q&A video series, we are talking with Daniel MacQueen. Dan is a brain injury survivor, SameYou Advocate and an inspirational speaker. In this Q&A, he shares this knowledge around resilience and provides a few tips to motivate other survivors.
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    Dan MacQueen Topic Presentations

    Dan MacQueen Vancouver , British Columbia, 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.

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    Dan MacQueen Speaking Testimonials

    If you are looking to motivate your team, I highly recommend contacting Dan MacQueen. Through his powerful story and authentic vulnerability, Dan inspires people to embrace their own struggles and find the courage to overcome life’s many challenges, big and small. After Dan shared his story on our podcast, we were contacted by listeners, thanking us for having Dan on. His message of hope and perseverance had struck a nerve.

    Joe Perkin

    News Director
    CHEK-TV, Victoria, B.C.

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