Dave Crane is an award winning motivational speaker, CEO mentor, and former United Nations consultant with a career spanning four decades. As a sought-after business advisor, Dave has trained leaders and teams for world-renowned brands and leaders like Google, Emirates Airlines, HSBC, Visa, Pepsi, P&G, IBM, Grant Thornton, BP, Samsung,... Read more
Dave Crane is an award winning motivational speaker, CEO mentor, and former United Nations consultant with a career spanning four decades. As a sought-after business advisor, Dave has trained leaders and teams for world-renowned brands and leaders like Google, Emirates Airlines, HSBC, Visa, Pepsi, P&G, IBM, Grant Thornton, BP, Samsung, Toshiba, Dunkin Brands, American Express, PwC, Boston Scientific Group, Schneider Electric, and World Games Special Olympics. He’s also worked with regional powerhouses such as Chalhoub Group, SASREF, STC, and Abu Dhabi Fund For Development. Throughout his illustrious career, Dave Crane has rubbed shoulders with entertainment powerhouses like Bruce Willis, James Brown, Sylvester Stallone, Amitabh Bachchan, Robert Plant, Enrique Iglesias, Jack Canfield, Jean Alesi, Bryan Adams, Muse, and Kanye West. Leveraging his robust experience and media connections, Dave’s reached over a billion people as a facilitator and MC/host of landmark sporting and entertainment events such as Emirates Airlines Dubai Rugby Sevens, World’s Ultimate Strongman, International Beach Soccer, Global CIO Summit, Desert Rock Festival, World Beauty Championship, and Legends Rock Dubai Tennis.
Dave, an NLP master practitioner, certified hypnotherapist, stage hypnotist, and speaker coach, is committed to delivering quality and enhancing productivity with tangible ROI. He is a frequent presence in the international public speaking circuit, hosting awards, private functions, keynote speaker engagements, industry expos, and corporate seminars on a myriad of business topics. Through his Industry Icon mentoring program and a series of mastermind groups, Dave imparts his expertise to global and regional leaders, government ministers, C- suite executives and high achievers. Dave Crane also founded The Game Changers, a global community for decision-makers, and mentors thought leaders to become trailblazers in their sectors. Dave has left an indelible mark globally, presenting keynote and motivational seminars at distinguished events, including NASA and TEDx.
In January 2023, Dave Crane was awarded Inspire’s Best International Public Speaker and MC 2023 Award.
Most people can’t get the correct WI-FI code to ENGAGE their audience which makes them appear PETRIFIED, ARROGANT, DISTANT, TALKING TOO FAST (or too softly), BORING, SELF-OBSESSED, UNFOCUSED or completely UNINTELLIGIBLE.
When you only get one chance to make a good impression, a wrong one could cost you everything.
Google yourself. If nothing shows up about you, then you’re experiencing the same negative effect that fresh talent, potential clients, JV brokers, media interviewers, overseas investors, employees AND head-hunters also feel. When you’re not on radars, nobody can align with your values, your triumphs, your thoughts or your vision.
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It’s so easy for clients to lose interest, get distracted and drift off in front of you.
However, by talking WITH them, they join you on your journey and want to stay with you forever.
You’ve been there too, haven’t you?
Effective storytelling drives sales and marketing...
Stop waiting to be discovered. You’ve deserved recognition, medals and awards for far too long instead of being told ‘You’ve done well for a woman’ so now it’s time to change your strategy. Getting support from your business community can be impossible because too many men get intimidated, other women...
Forbes Magazine revealed 70% of CIOs want to be more, but worry because often they’re not trained on P&L strategies, revenue-producing functions, communication skills, cross-departmental initiatives, forging strong relationships, emotional intelligence, brand-building, persuasion, sales, marketing or developing leadership credibility among other C-suite executives and board members.
“Become an Icon: Branding Beyond Boundaries” is Dave Crane’s signature keynote that unveils the essential tools for building a powerful, memorable personal brand. Through proven strategies and inspiring real-life examples, Dave shows professionals how to craft a brand that transcends industries and resonates across cultures.
Keynote Features:
– Step-by-Step Branding...
“The Power Within: Motivating Across Cultures” is a game-changing keynote by Dave Crane that reveals culturally adaptable motivation techniques for diverse teams. Learn how to inspire team members from any cultural background with strategies designed to boost morale and productivity in multicultural settings.
Keynote Features:
– Cultural Motivator Insights: Discover...
“Master Your Mindset: Resilience and Influence” is more than mindset training; it’s a resilience-building session for high performers. With Dave Crane’s NLP-based techniques, attendees will gain tools to bounce back from setbacks, handle stress, and lead with calm confidence.
Keynote Features:
– NLP-Based Mindset Techniques: Practical methods to manage stress...
“Emotion-Driven Leadership: The NLP Advantage” empowers leaders with NLP-based strategies to enhance emotional intelligence. This session equips leaders to connect deeply, inspire trust, and build high-performing teams through empathy and emotional awareness.
Keynote Features:
– Emotion-Driven Leadership Tactics: Practical techniques to lead with emotional intelligence.
– Empathy and Trust-Building: Tools...
“Storytelling Mastery: Connecting with Every Audience” is a transformative session where Dave Crane teaches the art of crafting engaging, persuasive stories. This keynote empowers attendees to connect deeply with any audience through memorable storytelling techniques.
Keynote Features:
– Storytelling Framework for Influence: Build trust and connection through a structured storytelling...
“Commanding Media: Secrets to Influential Branding” is a powerful session with Dave Crane, offering leaders, influencers, and entrepreneurs practical techniques to command media presence with authority. Through proven strategies, you’ll learn to make memorable impressions and influence audiences effectively.
Keynote Features:
– Memorable Media Presence Techniques: Develop an authentic, consistent...
“Communicate to Convert: The NLP Approach to Sales” is Dave Crane’s powerful session on using NLP techniques to transform sales skills. Attendees will learn how to build instant rapport, handle objections with ease, and close deals confidently, using NLP-based methods that convert conversations into results.
Keynote Features:
– Advanced NLP...
“Present with Power: The Science of Audience Engagement” is Dave Crane’s must-attend keynote for anyone looking to transform their presentation skills. Using NLP-backed strategies, Dave teaches you how to captivate audiences, turning passive listeners into engaged fans.
Keynote Features:
– NLP Techniques for Audience Engagement: Learn how to build instant...