If you want to move people (and yourself), learn what drives behaviour and a self-awareness culture
Rated in the top 25 C-Suite Speakers by Meetings and Conventions USA, Dan plays at the intersection of Psychology, Business & Standup Comedy.
The author of five books on the future of skills, the rules of engagement, social change, market trends and avoiding regret, he’s a regular media commentator, a founding panellist on “The Gruen Transfer,” and the host of “A Show called BrandIn’” for LinkedIn.
Dan co-created the post-graduate program Business & Behavioural Performance at Western Sydney University and has designed leadership programs, facilitated strategies and delivered thought leadership training for clients as diverse as the UN in Singapore, Coca-Cola, TikTok, Aldi, Astra Zeneca, CA Technologies, the Australian Navy, and State and Federal Governments.
An award-winning business and brand strategist and internationally acclaimed comedian, Dan delivers his trademark “Edu-tainment” style: blending inspiration, humour and practical tools that deliver commercial and social impact.
Together with business partner Kieran Flanagan, he also helps leaders, teams, entrepreneurs, high-performance professionals and audiences… to stand out in their fields, attract the right people, increase their influence and impact, and raise their price (literally and figuratively)!
Talking Points
Change Leadership
Dan unpacks the social and commercial trends shaping your world, and gives you the behavioural strategies to lead change (instead of being dragged behind it kicking and screaming). He then shows you how to think like a category-defining thought leader; the one who drives innovation on purpose through a value lens that’s congruent, consistent and commercially intelligent. If you want a room full of high performers who don’t just cope with change but rather command it, Change Leadership is the keynote that can turn turbulence into traction and momentum into mastery.
Change Leadership
Cultures of the Willing
All cultures are ultimately a shared identity based on a common purpose and shared values, demonstrated through exemplary behaviours passed on through stories and mythology: our “ID-ology.” In this inspiring and thought-provoking presentation or facilitation workshop, Dan will help you to define your Younique Power, to innovate on Purpose, to shape your guiding questions, align your value and values, and create a strategic bridge from where you are, to whom you want to be.
Cultures of the Willing
Performance on Purpose
Competence comes from knowing your strengths. But true performance…sustained, elite-level performance, comes from understanding the psychology behind how you think, act and adapt. In this liberating and uplifting presentation or workshop, Dan reveals how to leverage personality psychology, harness your strengths, and turn weaknesses into opportunities for growth and performance that shape culture, inform team dynamics, and drive progress that lasts.
Performance on Purpose
Conference Facilitation, Debates & Panels
When you need some variety, levity (and personality wrangling) in the day!Conference Facilitation, Debates & Panels
From thought-provoking debates to hilarious banter, Dan brings brains, wit and energy, ensuring your panel is remembered for all the right reasons (and, of course, a few very funny ones too).
Dan’s 30-year commercial career as a business and brand strategist and facilitator means he can wrangle big egos, personalities and politics; connect the abstract, the specific and the seemingly unrelated; and even tie the most tenuous of connections up in a bow—helping make your entire event hold together and deliver on your theme.
All with a careful mix of diplomacy, authority and good humour.
In the past, Dan has delivered opening keynotes and then hosted interactive events with thousands of attendees— interviewing international expert opinions in provocative panels, and even hosting the evening’s awards night with his business partner, Kieran Flanagan, who brings a spirit of celebration and playfulness to Dan’s measured wit and judgement.
If you have a high-stakes conference, with big egos on the stage, it pays to have an even bigger ego steering your event into a safe harbour.
The Round Table: Live Conference Show
The Round Table is a Conference “Show” where your people become the stars… and the audience gets to witness strategic innovation happening right before their eyes!The Round Table: Live Conference Show
After decades of captaining great debates, participating in panels, conducting on-stage interviews and facilitating innovation workshops, we decided to take everything great about all of them and remove the boring bits.
Enter… The Round Table!
In a world where AI can do almost everything except deliver real human experience, what truly matters now is connection, creativity and conversation. If production is in a race to the bottom, where “everything” might end up costing nothing (and it’s starting to look that way), the only thing left worth paying for is the human experience.
The truth is cafés aren’t really about coffee, they’re about connection; gyms aren’t about fitness, they’re about Instagrammable identity and New Year’s optimism; and conferences aren’t about information, they’re about transformation. It’s all ultimately about feeling something… purpose, connection, inspiration, excitement.
The Round Table is designed to make your conference an unforgettable experience. It’s a hybrid of a great debate, live podcast and a TV panel show - where your leaders, guests and teams don’t just attend, they become the stars of the show!
Imagine the wit of QI, the cheekiness of I’m Sorry, I haven’t a clue, the creativity of The Gruen Transfer and the insight of Hypotheticals - all mixed with the chemistry and excitement of a live TV show.
However… we don’t just host the show, we coach your people to be the show. Using our own Younique backgrounds: in performance psychology, presentation skills, creativity, business strategy and stand-up comedy, we help your team to look sharp, sound smart, get a laugh or two for all the right reasons, and connect with your audience and delegates authentically and confidently.
It’s fast, funny and full to the brim with “wow factor.”
And here’s the kicker: when your leaders and people shine… your organisation lifts together:
1. Conferences should transform, not just inform - The best events make people feel, not just think.
2. Your people are the stars - We coach and showcase your talent, turning insight into impact.
3. Entertainment + Education = Engagement - “Edu-tainment” blends laughter, learning and leadership.
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Dan Gregory Speaker Reel
Dan Gregory is a speaker, author & social commentator who helps smart people be people smart through: Human Behaviour & Influence, Leadership & Engagement, Insights and incites.The Behaviour Report Reel
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Dan has a remarkable talent for communicating important topics in a very entertaining and memorable way. He has played a critical role in not only explaining our marketing campaign but in getting all of the stakeholders on board. Half an hour with Dan and my apple growers were raving about the benefits of marketing! No one else could have achieved this!
Dan's presentation was very impressive and we greatly enjoyed both the content as well Dan's natural and enthusiastic presentation style. Dan has a tremendous background in the advertising industry, and is very generously willing to share his insights. Both students and staff commented very positively about his presentation, and the university online magazine Globe featured his guest lecture. Anybody who can attend Dan's presentations should consider themselves very privileged.
Dan spoke at our Australian TAFE Marketing Association (ATMA) Conference in October 2009 and was an engaging keynote speaker; many delegates commented that Dan's insight into marketing was the conference highlight. 'Charming', 'witty' and 'entertaining' were the adjectives used to describe Dan's presentation and the industry knowledge that Dan holds is second to none. Recommended listening.
Dan delivered two sessions for us at our latest conference. His first was his own Changing Perceptions presentation and his second was tailored specifically to our conference theme as a result of my meeting with him several months before the event. He linked together the messages of our preceding speakers and it was interactive, insightful, and extremely well received according to our feedback survey. Dan was also flexible in his approach and catered to a couple of off the cuff requests from our conference 'tribe' which could have had the impact of disrupting his program but he was only too happy to help. I would definitely have Dan back at a conference in the future... he is very entertaining and has a very important message for businesses.
Dan Gregory presented in the critically important 'final key note speaker slot' to close out our recent five day international conference in Queenstown NZ. Dan was engaging, funny, entertaining, informative, creative, and thought provoking. He delivered the speaker brief to absolute perfection. Delegate feedback ranked Dan amongst the top 2 speakers the group has ever experienced (over 35 years of conferences). As conference organisers, we couldn't have been happier with Dan's contribution.
Dan was a very engaging and entertaining speaker. He spent time with us prior to the session to make sure that the content was specific to our context, and this really came through in the presentation and workshop. The workshop participants walked away with a lot of enthusiasm and new insights into our business.
Possibly the smartest human being I have ever met.
Comedy relief from down under with a huge helping of knowledge.
I have the opportunity to work with many speakers and presenters throughout the year, and I can say without bias that (Dan’s) presentation was the best I have seen in a very long time.
We’ve had amazing feedback - Very grateful!
A highly engaging, entertaining and thought-provoking workshop around entrepreneurship, risk taking and decision-making within a highly regulated environment.
Dan scored OFF THE CHARTS with our audience.
It was a pleasure to deliver the genius of Dan Gregory to our members at the Real Estate IQ Conference. Dan’s infectious enthusiasm, coupled with his brilliance, was incredibly well received by our audience with many following up on his presentation in months to come. I would personally recommend Dan’s services to any event manager who is looking to effectively engage, educate and inspire their delegates.
Our recent Business Partner Exchange event was a great success, largely due to Dan Gregory. Dan met our brief completely, with his presentation providing a strong and supportive storyline for our launch. We couldn’t have asked for more and are looking forward to other opportunities to work with Dan in the future.
Rarely have I heard anybody articulate their thoughts with such clarity and vision. His intelligence and insight provide a much greater understanding of how to engage your customers, your team and the community. I would whole heartedly recommend Dan, you will never be disappointed.
“What is it that you contribute to the future of your field?” With this simple but piercing question, Dan Gregory brought his keynote to a close, leaving an auditorium full of school leaders in quiet reflection. His address was as witty as it was challenging, weaving humour with hard truths, and practical frameworks with stories that linger long after the laughter has faded. At its heart, Gregory’s keynote was about what it means to be a beacon—a leader who not only manages but illuminates a path forward, inspiring others to follow. He took us through six guiding principles of leadership, but rather than delivering them as abstract theory, he wrapped each one in stories that made the ideas tangible and memorable.
A unique ability of entertaining an audience with humour while giving them a wide range of strategies that can make a significant difference to their bottom line.
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