
Dan MacQueen
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Vancouver , British Columbia
Mindset & Perspective Shifts | Resilience | Overcome Adversity in Change Expert
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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Dan MacQueen Topic Presentations
Stronger, Safer, Supported: Powerful Personal Journey Shows How Employer Support Transforms Recovery
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Dan MacQueen delivers a compelling and eye-opening presentation that showcases the profound impact of employer support in preventing workplace injuries and guiding employees through recovery. Sharing his personal journey with vulnerability and authenticity, he offers a rare and powerful perspective from the worker’s side—demonstrating how company support goes far beyond managing claims. His story highlights the essential role employers play in fostering a culture of safety, resilience, and confidence in the face of challenges.
Through real-world experiences and engaging storytelling, this session explores how proactive safety measures, effective return-to-work programs, and a strong support system can transform an employee’s recovery journey. Attendees will gain valuable insights into how companies can create an environment where employees feel valued, empowered, and equipped to return to work stronger than before. This presentation leaves a lasting impact, inspiring leaders to rethink their approach to workplace safety and injury management—building a culture that focuses on preventing injuries and accelerates recovery to enhance employee well-being and strengthen the entire organization.
Resilient Dude Who Speaks About How Mindset and Perspective Shifts Can Overcome Business and Personal Crises
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Let Dan MacQueen show your team the way out through light-hearted, perspective-shifting hacks that will help your team be better than yesterday tomorrow. Sprinkle in some dark-understated humour and you’ve got a keynote they’ll be talking about for some time.
Moonshot Goal Setting—how to Set Audacious Goals and Reach Them
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This all started in the rehab hospital, where Dan MacQueen had to write out small, achievable goals each week. Some were as simple as transferring from the bed to the wheelchair in less time or making it around the halls twice with a walker. And then the goals got bigger: managing 44 steps so he could go home for a weekend, skiing again and even becoming a keynote speaker. Dan will walk through how setting goals helps people move forward and achieve what they once thought impossible.
Resilient Mindset. “it Was Not Easy, But It Was Simple.”
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It took a no-quit, positive attitude for Dan MacQueen to progress and rebuild his life. He will show how small but consistent steps forward can lead to huge gains. Mindset colours everything. Let Dan help your team foster one that builds strength and resilience.
Mental Health: How You Can Overcome Your Obstacles By Reframing Them
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“It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.” —Epictetus.
Dan MacQueen will illuminate how changing your perspective can make all the difference in tackling challenges. Our mental health can be battered by the many curve balls life throws our way. Dan offers a compass, not a map, that helps people discover a more positive and productive space.
Perspective
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When you change the way you look at the world, the world you look at changes.
In his keynote, Dan MacQueen will share stories about the power of perspective. Let him show your team members how a shift in perspective and a better mindset will help them achieve their goals.
Dan MacQueen Speaking Testimonials
As a guest on our podcast, Dan MacQueen shared his inspiring story of survival and recovery after suffering a devastating brain hemorrhage. Dan’s unique perspective on life, gained from his experience, provides valuable insights and life hacks that can help anyone facing challenges. His actionable strategies have inspired and motivated audiences to push through their struggles and achieve their goals. We recommend him to anyone seeking to be inspired and empowered.
Jeremie Saunders
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
I could not recommend Dan MacQueen highly enough for any revenue team. It’s funny how much we spend on coaching skillsets for Sales teams and disregard mindset and perspective. An average skill set with a great mindset will get you twice the results of a great skillset with a poor mindset. Dan was able to both share perspective as well as giving our team tips to hold a positive mindset when times get tough! As you’re designing your L&D and enablement strategies for next year – get in touch with Dan!!
Paddy O'Neill
Dan MacQueen is a gifted and authentic speaker, who is able to translate the exceptional challenges he has experienced into life lessons we can all benefit from. Dan is able to connect with his audience in a way that is rare. Recommend everyone take any opportunity to witness his story and hear his perspective.
Sherry McRae
We engaged Dan MacQueen to come speak to our employees about overcoming adversity and mental wellness. Dan was raw and honest and used his personal experiences to send very strong and effective messages on how we can be better every day! Dan was inspirational and he motivated our team to use really simply everyday hacks to become better versions of ourselves. We highly recommend Dan MacQueen as a speaker for your next session.
Marta Jones
Dan MacQueen, you just knocked it out of the park at our quarterly Equity, Diversity, Inclusion presentation at HealthTech Connex Inc. In our efforts to support diversity, including neurodiversity, we loved hearing and learning from you. The amount of adversity that you’ve overcome since your brain injury is astounding and inspirational! Thanks for the spellbinding storytelling and the practical tips. Highly recommend.
Tanja Yardley
As a guest on our podcast, Dan MacQueen shared his inspiring story of survival and recovery after suffering a devastating brain hemorrhage. Dan’s unique perspective on life, gained from his experience, provides valuable insights and life hacks that can help anyone facing challenges. His actionable strategies have inspired and motivated audiences to push through their struggles and achieve their goals. We recommend him to anyone seeking to be inspired and empowered.
Jeremie Saunders
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
I could not recommend Dan MacQueen highly enough for any revenue team. It’s funny how much we spend on coaching skillsets for Sales teams and disregard mindset and perspective. An average skill set with a great mindset will get you twice the results of a great skillset with a poor mindset. Dan was able to both share perspective as well as giving our team tips to hold a positive mindset when times get tough! As you’re designing your L&D and enablement strategies for next year – get in touch with Dan!!
Paddy O'Neill
Dan MacQueen is a gifted and authentic speaker, who is able to translate the exceptional challenges he has experienced into life lessons we can all benefit from. Dan is able to connect with his audience in a way that is rare. Recommend everyone take any opportunity to witness his story and hear his perspective.
Sherry McRae
We engaged Dan MacQueen to come speak to our employees about overcoming adversity and mental wellness. Dan was raw and honest and used his personal experiences to send very strong and effective messages on how we can be better every day! Dan was inspirational and he motivated our team to use really simply everyday hacks to become better versions of ourselves. We highly recommend Dan MacQueen as a speaker for your next session.
Marta Jones
Dan MacQueen, you just knocked it out of the park at our quarterly Equity, Diversity, Inclusion presentation at HealthTech Connex Inc. In our efforts to support diversity, including neurodiversity, we loved hearing and learning from you. The amount of adversity that you’ve overcome since your brain injury is astounding and inspirational! Thanks for the spellbinding storytelling and the practical tips. Highly recommend.
Tanja Yardley
As a guest on our podcast, Dan MacQueen shared his inspiring story of survival and recovery after suffering a devastating brain hemorrhage. Dan’s unique perspective on life, gained from his experience, provides valuable insights and life hacks that can help anyone facing challenges. His actionable strategies have inspired and motivated audiences to push through their struggles and achieve their goals. We recommend him to anyone seeking to be inspired and empowered.
Jeremie Saunders
Dan MacQueen Speaker Topic Ideas
- Change Management
- Health & Wellness
- Mental Health
- Peak Performance
- Personal Growth
- Resilience & Adversity
- Teamwork
- All Staff Meeting
- Associations & Unions
- Award Galas & After Dinner
- Board Meetings & Strategic Advisory
- Charities & Foundations
- Community Engagement Events
- Conference
- Conferences & Summits
- Corporate Audience
- Corporations & Businesses
- Department Meeting
- Guest Panelist & Guided Q&A
- Health and Safety
- Change Management
- Health & Wellness
- Mental Health
- Peak Performance
- Personal Growth
- Resilience & Adversity
- Teamwork
- All Staff Meeting
- Associations & Unions
- Award Galas & After Dinner
- Board Meetings & Strategic Advisory
- Charities & Foundations
- Community Engagement Events
- Conference
- Conferences & Summits
- Corporate Audience
- Corporations & Businesses
- Department Meeting
- Guest Panelist & Guided Q&A
- Health and Safety
Dan MacQueen Vancouver , British Columbia, Canada
Dan MacQueen Keynote Speaker delivers customized and tailored keynote presentations, workshops, and training sessions on a wide variety of topics. Each presentation is unique and are designed for a variety of audiences, industries, conferences, and event formats.
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