As a keynote speaker from Maui to Barbados and everywhere in between, Dan Coughlin is one of America’s most practical business teachers. He combines real-life stories from his management consulting work with in-depth research of the audience. He then delivers penetrating and practical insights that attendees can use immediately to achieve sustainable improvement in their business performance and results. In his keynote topics, Dan Coughlin maintains a laser focus on leadership, sales, innovation, and branding because they share one simple performance concept: think and influence how other people think. Attendees consistently say they appreciate the usefulness of Dan’s ideas, the way he customizes his remarks for their group, and the simple, down-to-earth, and humorous way in which he delivers them. Since 1998 he has invested over 3,000 hours on-site as a management consultant observing and advising executives and managers in a wide variety of business functions and in more than fifty industries. As an Executive Coach, he has provided more than 1,500 coaching sessions for presidents, vice-presidents, and senior directors in Fortune 500 companies and major privately-owned firms. He and his clients constantly work to hone simple processes that will improve performance throughout their organizations. His clients include McDonald’s, Toyota, Abbott, Marriott, Coca-Cola, St. Louis Cardinals, Boeing, Prudential, IKON Office Solutions, National Automobile Dealers Association, Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Restoration Industry Association, Young Presidents Organization, BMC Software, American Bar Association, American Management Association, USDA, AT&T, Jiffy Lube Association of Franchisees, and more than 150 other organizations. As a business thought leader, Dan Coughlin has written four books on leadership, sales, innovation, and branding, which include: Find a Way to Win: Management Insights from Terry Michler, America’s All-Time Winningest Soccer Coach (2010, foreword by Marshall Goldsmith) The Management 500: A High-Octane Formula for Business Success (2009, foreword by Jason Jennings) Accelerate: 20 Practical Lessons to Boost Business Momentum (2007), which made it to #4 on Barnes & Noble’s Business Bestseller List. Corporate Catalysts: How to Make Your Company More Successful, Whatever Your Title, Income, or Authority (2005), which was translated for both China and India. Quoted in USA Today, the New York Times, Investor's Business Daily, The Journal of the American Management Association, and dozens of other publications, Dan Coughlin has written articles that have been published in more than 100 trade association publications, including his monthly article in The Ladders. Dan's experience as a keynote speaker includes: Toyota Financial Services National Sales Conference Abbott Laboratories Global Regulatory Conference McDonald's USA National Leadership Council BMC Software International Sales Managers Conference Denny’s Association of Franchisees International Conference Prudential Capital Group National Team Leader Conference Marriott International Sales & Marketing Western Region Conference Jiffy Lube Association of Franchisees National Conference National Quality Review National Conference SkillSoft International Sales Conference SolidWorks International Sales Conference Boeing St. Louis Leadership Association Rockwell Collins Leadership Club Shawnee Mission Medical Center Board & Management Retreat Annual Meat Institute National Conference American Optometric Association's National Presidents Council Meeting Roush Fenway Racing Annual Sponsor Summit Many, many more