KEYNOTES
Powerful, purpose-driven messages forged in real life. Dan delivers transformative keynote experiences that challenge teams, leaders, and communities to reignite purpose, courage, and trust — from the boardroom to the job site. Each message is built to inspire practical change, strengthen safety culture, and elevate leadership under pressure.
Leadership & Culture
Leadership Under Fire
When pressure hits, true leadership shows. Equip your leaders to communicate clearly, make steady decisions, and strengthen culture under stress.
→ Ideal for executives, supervisors, and emerging leaders.
FORGED IN THE FIRE
The difference between burnout and breakthrough is what you believe about pressure. This keynote helps teams reframe stress, rebuild trust, and find their fire again.
→ Perfect for culture transformation and leadership summits.
Key Takeaways:
Lead with calm clarity in crisis
Turn adversity into alignment
Model courage that multiplies
Resilience & Performance
How to stay lit when life and work turn up the heat.
THE BURNOUT LIE
Burnout isn’t about doing too much — it’s about doing too much without meaning. Learn to rebuild energy and clarity through purpose, not pressure.
→ Ideal for high-performing teams and organizational change.
Key Takeaways:
Recognize and reverse burnout patterns
Rebuild resilience daily
Protect what truly matters
THE FIREPROOF MINDSET
You can’t always control the flames, but you can control your foundation. Learn to stay grounded, resilient, and mentally sharp when everything’s moving fast.
→ Perfect for teams navigating stress or transition.
SAFETY CULTURE & FRONTLINE LEADERSHIP
Where reliability meets responsibility. These cornerstone keynotes have shaped safety culture and leadership across industries. They’re trusted, field-tested, and still at the core of Dan’s work with companies across North America.
YOU CAN COUNT ON ME
Burnout isn’t about doing too much — it’s about doing too much without meaning. Learn to rebuild energy and clarity through purpose, not pressure.
→ Ideal for high-performing teams and organizational change.
Key Takeaways:
Build trust before you need it
Create a culture of reliability
Empower personal responsibility across teams
THE POWER OF HABIT
You can’t always control the flames, but you can control your foundation. Learn to stay grounded, resilient, and mentally sharp when everything’s moving fast.
→ Perfect for teams navigating stress or transition.
Key Takeaways:
Build winning habits under pressure
Reinforce reliability daily
Sustain engagement and focus
GET OUT OF THE TRUCK
A raw and relatable message on boots-on-the-ground leadership — being visible, accountable, and present where your people are.
It’s about leading by example and building credibility through connection.
→ Ideal for supervisors, foremen, and leadership teams.
Key Takeaways:
Lead where the work happens
Build influence through integrity
Strengthen trust and accountability on every shift
MEN, FAITH & PURPOSE
For men ready to live and lead with conviction.
THE FATHERHOOD EDGE
Where leadership and legacy meet. This message helps men reconnect with faith, purpose, and the example they set at home, at work, and in community.
→ Ideal for men’s conferences, faith-based leadership, and fatherhood events.
Key Takeaways:
Rediscover meaning in leadership and fatherhood
Build resilience rooted in faith
Lead from authenticity, not appearance
FORGED IN THE FIRES (Men’s Program Edition)
A transformational message blending men’s leadership and spiritual formation — built from UnSPOKEN FIRE and The Fire Check.
→ Perfect for retreats, men’s gatherings, or leadership weekends.
WHY DAN?
He doesn’t just speak about fire — he’s lived it.
With over two decades in professional sports, business leadership, and cultural transformation, Dan brings credibility to every stage. His stories and strategies resonate across industries — connecting safety, leadership, and purpose under one unified message.
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20+ years of leadership & performance experience
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Trusted by corporate, industrial & faith-based audiences
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Creator of The Fire Check and UnSPOKEN FIRE frameworks