Dan Coughlin is a student and teacher of practical processes that improve business performance. For more than a decade, he has invested over 3,000 hours on-site observing and advising executives and managers in a wide variety of business functions and in more than thirty industries. He and his clients constantly worked to hone simple processes that could improve performance throughout their organizations. As a business keynote speaker, Dan combines real-life stories from his management consulting work with in-depth research of the audience he is speaking to. He then delivers penetrating and practical insights that attendees can use immediately to improve their performance and results. His clients include Toyota, Abbott, Marriott, Shell, Coca-Cola, McDonald's, St. Louis Cardinals, Boeing, Prudential, IKON Office Solutions, Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Osram Sylvania, Young Presidents Organization, BMC Software, American Bar Association, American Management Association, AT&T, Jiffy Lube Association of Franchisees, and more than 150 other organizations. Dan has provided hundreds of customized presentations on business acceleration across the United States. His keynote topics include leadership, branding, sales, and innovation. Dan's experience as a keynote speaker includes: Toyota Financial Services National Sales Conference Abbott Laboratories Global Regulatory Conference McDonald's National Leadership Council Annual Meeting BMC Software International Sales Managers 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 Annual National Conference Osram Sylvania Annual Key Client Conference SolidWorks International Sales Conference Boeing St. Louis Leadership Association Shawnee Mission Medical Center Board & Management Retreat Annual Meat National Conference American Optometric Association's Annual National Presidents Council Meeting Roush Fenway Racing Annual Sponsor Summit North Sails International Sales Conference and many others. He is the author of the book, The Management 500: A High-Octane Formula for Business Success (2009), which is endorsed by Jason Jennings, Brian Tracy, Marshall Goldsmith, and Alan Weiss. The Management 500 provides business managers with exceptionally practical advice on how to generate three consecutive years of sustainable, profitable growth. These management lessons are explained through analogies from the history of professional auto racing including NASCAR, Formula 1, and IndyCar Racing Series, and in ways that business managers in all industries can apply them immediately to improve their most important desired business outcomes. Topics in The Management 500 include personal preparation, problem-solving, strategy, leadership, teamwork, change management, innovation, and branding. He is also the author of the books, ACCELERATE: 20 Practical Lessons to Boost Business Momentum (2007), and Corporate Catalysts: How to Make Your Company More Successful, Whatever Your Title, Income, or Authority (2005), which was translated both for China and India. These books have been used in Executive Education programs at Toyota, Marriott, McDonald's, Boeing, Ronald McDonald House Charities, National Quality Review, and the American Bar Association. 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. As an Executive Coach, he has provided more than 1,500 coaching sessions for division presidents, vice-presidents, and senior directors in Fortune 500 companies and major privately owned firms. As an OD (Organizational Development) Consultant, Dan focuses on strategy, planning, and execution.