Dan MacQueen

Dan MacQueen

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Vancouver , British Columbia

RESILIENT DUDE SPEAKS ABOUT HOW MINDSET & PERSPECTIVE SHIFTS CAN OVERCOME BUSINESS & PERSONAL CRISES

We all know there are two things in life you can’t escape: death and taxes. Actually, there’s a third. It’s a crisis you couldn’t have predicted. For Dan MacQueen it was a brain hemorrhage. For you it might be a crisis in your business, morale-sapping changes or budget cuts. As Mike Tyson famously said: “everyone has a plan until you’re punched in the mouth.” What will your team members do when faced with a surprise emergency, the “now what” moment? How can they hit the curveballs life throws our way? A severe brain hemorrhage left Dan unable to walk, talk or even smile. The lessons he learned getting back on his feet can be used by any business or person facing adversity. Let him boost your team’s spirit and resilience by showing them the way out through perspective-shifting life hacks. He’s been described as a “spellbinding” storyteller and “a gifted and authentic speaker.” He inspires audiences with a message of hope and perseverance.
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DAN MACQUEEN BIOGRAPHY

Dan 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 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. He will reveal strategies to help your team be better than yesterday and achieve your goals, one step at a time. The dark humour he sprinkles through his talk will make them laugh. His message will leave them motivated.

Dan 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

resilient dude who speaks about how mindset and perspective shifts can overcome business and personal crises

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  • Let Dan 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

resilient mindset. “it was not easy, but it was simple.”

mental health: how you can overcome your obstacles by reframing them

perspective

Testimonials

If you are looking to motivate your team, I highly recommend contacting Dan. 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.

I could not recommend Daniel 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

Country Manager
United Kingdom, Spendesk

Dan 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

Director, Professional Services
Hootsuite

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

Manager of People and Culture
Hollyburn Country Club, West Vancouver

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, ,

Vice-President
Clinical Innovation, HealthTech Connex Inc, a NeuroHealth technology company

As a guest on our podcast, Dan 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

Host
SickBoy Podcast

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