Work with executives and managers at large and mid-size companies to improve their business momentum.
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Embrace simplicity and avoid process creep.
Dan Coughlin's Keynote Speech Titles
Watch Dan Coughlin's new video with footage from his keynotes to Toyota Financial Services, the American Bar Association, and the Jiffy Lube Association of Franchisees.
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As a business keynote speaker, Dan Coughlin speaks on leadership, innovation, branding and sales. Dan's experience as a keynote speaker includes:
Toyota Financial Services National Sales Conference
Abbott Laboratories Global Regulatory Conference
McDonald's National Leadership Council
BMC Software International Sales Managers Conference
Annual Meat Conference
American Optometric Association’s Annual Presidents Council Meeting
Marriott International Sales & Marketing Western Region Conference
Jiffy Lube Association of Franchisees Annual Conference
National Quality Review Annual Conference
SolidWorks International Sales Conference
Boeing St. Louis Leadership Association
Shawnee Mission Medical Center Board & Management Retreat
and many others.
Here are titles and descriptions of some of Dan's most popular programs:
ACCELERATE YOUR IMPACT AS A LEADER
Take out your business card, and cross out your title. It has nothing to do with your ability to lead. In this high-energy, high-impact session, Dan Coughlin gives the TEN LEADERSHIP ACTIONS necessary to influence key decision-makers at all levels. He debunks the traditional myths of leadership, and shows how every employee can impact the way other people think and drive better sustainable results through more effective teamwork. Customers don't care about which department was most successful. They only care about the value the departments deliver collectively to them.
ACCELERATE INNOVATION
Innovation does not equal technology. Innovation is about finding better ways to boost productivity, performance, and profitability. Dan Coughlin demystifies the process of innovation, and makes it simple, clear, and practical. He shows how every employee can generate breakthrough ideas to increase efficiency, expedite execution, and boost the bottom-line. From scheduling thinking time to using the observation tower to using OPS (Other People's Successes), audience members will walk away with ideas they can use today to generate powerful innovations.
ACCELERATE YOUR BRAND
Your brand is your reputation in the marketplace. It's not what you want to be; it's what customers believe you are right now. Dan Coughlin, who has worked with such world-class brands as Toyota, McDonald's, Marriott, Coca-Cola, and the St. Louis Cardinals, provides penetrating insights into the dos and don'ts of building the brand you want. He shows the critical and integrated relationship between purpose, business research, strategy, planning, execution, and marketing that ultimately determines the brand you have.
ACCELERATE SALES
Sales are the cash flow engine in every organization. Sales people impact not only short-term cash flow, but also long-term customer relationships and the equity in the business. In this presentation, Dan Coughlin guides sales people to leverage their strengths and passions, deliver dramatically differentiated value to their customers and prospects, and generate the sales they need to make this quarter a success. And he goes deeper into showing how great relationships create a steady flow of profitable sales. This is not a rah-rah sales rally, but rather an intensely practical session for sales people in all industries.
"Dan Coughlin lives up to his promise of being an accelerator. He definitely puts the pedal to the floor when it comes to putting in the extra effort needed to exceed expectations and deliver a first-rate learning experience. This is extremely important to us as an organization. We value motivated individuals that can help inspire our already high performing associates to even greater levels of achievement. Dan cares about the people he works with and this shines through when he leads a team."
Mike Scully
Toyota Financial Services
National Manager - Insurance Products
"Dan, thank you for delivering a great message to our global sales and operations team last week. You had instant credibility as a result of the hard work you did in advance to understand our business. And, you gave our team advice that they can turn into action immediately after they return. I know this will help us achieve our goals for the second half of the year!"
Jeff Ray
CEO
SolidWorks Corporation
"Dan, your course 'Keys To World-Class Leadership' is the most powerful class I have taken in my 15 year hotel sales career! It has, without a doubt, been the tool that I utilize throughout each day in both my professional and personal life. The knowledge I gained through the highly interactive class has strengthened my communication skills and helped me achieve better results in my sales career with Marriott International. It's truly an inspiration and I recommend 'Keys To World-Class Leadership' to anyone wishing to be a successful leader."
Stephanie Quarnstrom
Marriott Lodging Sales
Director
"Knowledgeable. Thorough. Interested. Professional. Polished. That would be part of what Dan Coughlin would bring to the table. His presentation to our All Sales Meeting went very well. I would say our group is a tough crowd, especially at 8:00 in the morning. His presentation was such that the reps could relate to it."
Dan Flynn
IKON Office Solutions
Vice-President Of Marketing
ACCELERATE ENTREPRENEURIAL HABITS
Successful entrepreneurs have certain habits that generate on-going success. These critical habits can be applied by business owners, mid-level managers in medium-sized businesses, and senior executives in major corporations. In this high impact, highly practical session, Dan Coughlin explains the key entrepreneurial habits that employees at all levels and in all functions can master to drive their careers forward and generate sustainable, profitable growth for their organizations.
ACCELERATE YOUR IMPACT AS AN EXECUTIVE
If you own a business, manage a business, or run a profit center, you're competing for sustainable, profitable growth. However, unlike a car race, everyone in the race can win, or lose. It all depends on how you guide your organization over the next three years. What do executives at Toyota, Coca-Cola, McDonald's, Marriott, St. Louis Cardinals, and hundreds of small and medium-sized businesses have in common? They've all used Dan Coughlin to accelerate their business results. In this dynamic, highly practical session, Coughlin provides practical insights on how to increase the quality your customers receive, catapult performance, and boost profits. This is NOT a motivational speech. It is a session for motivated executives who want practical ways to propel their businesses and their careers to the next level.
Fenton, Missouri