Speaking Presentations & Topics

Following are just a few of the presentations/topics we can share with your organization. Dan Nielsen is an accomplished speaker and facilitator and uses his experience and expertise to share not only his extensive book knowledge but also his life experiences. If you are interested in having Dan come present or facilitate a meeting/discussion at your organization, please click here.



Critical Lessons:
One CEOs Journey to a Success System that Never Fails

 Using critical life and career turning points and lessons learned from his own life, Dan Nielsen presents an engaging, inspirational true story of a successful, diverse, and gratifying life and career.

Interesting, relevant and many times humorous lessons learned from grade school, junior high, high school, college, and grad school are woven throughout this presentation.

Lessons learned from an assortment of jobs Dan held early in his career such as a classical and flamenco guitar teacher, twice daily 55 mile paper route, round ups and brandings in Western Nebraska (the real thing), spot welder on the graveyard shift at Western Electric, are used to engage and convince participants that these lessons learned are relevant to their life and career.

Dan concludes this inspirational presentation with a compelling call to action and a call for a renewed personal and professional commitment to the high calling and incredible benefits of first and foremost, serving others. Dan explains A Success System That Never Fails... that can be used by anyone, anywhere, anytime for great personal, professional and organizational results.


Critical Lessons:
One Healthcare Journey to a Success System that Never Fails
(customized for the healthcare industry)
Using critical life and career turning points and lessons learned from his own life, Dan Nielsen presents an engaging, inspirational true story of a successful, diverse, and gratifying life and career in healthcare.

Interesting, relevant and many times humorous lessons learned from grade school, junior high, high school, college, and grad school are woven throughout this presentation.

Lessons learned from an assortment of jobs Dan held early in his career such as a classical and flamenco guitar teacher, twice daily 55 mile paper route, round ups and brandings in Western Nebraska (the real thing), spot welder on the graveyard shift at Western Electric, are used to engage and convince participants that these lessons learned are relevant to their life and career.

Dan also shares lessons learned as a hospital and healthcare system CEO that are relevant to all participants. Dan believes that right now is the best time in the history of the world to serve and be in healthcare.

Dan concludes this inspirational presentation with a compelling call to action and a call for a renewed personal and professional commitment to the high calling and incredible benefits of first and foremost, serving others. Dan explains A Success System That Never Fails... that can be used by anyone, anywhere, anytime for great personal, professional and organizational results.


To Your Success:
A Success System that Never Fails

 Using critical personal, professional and organizational success concepts from recent bestselling books, magazines such as the Harvard Business Review and internationally respected thought leaders, Dan Nielsen provides excellent and specific food for thought and action that will significantly help participants and their organizations go where they want to go, be what they want to be, and achieve what they want to achieve.

Dan concludes this inspirational presentation with a compelling call to action and a call for a renewed personal and professional commitment to the high calling and incredible benefits of first and foremost, serving others. Dan explains A Success System that Never Fails... that can be used by anyone, anywhere, anytime for great personal, professional and organizational results.


Personal and Organizational Leadership Development:
a C-suite presentation/discussion focused on Strategies, Results and Lessons Learned

 Dan Nielsen will lead and engage participants in a discussion that will be highly relevant to any senior leader who is serious about improving personal and organizational leadership and success. In addition to his own experience, writing and thinking, Dan will draw on the following to enrich the discussion and take-away value:
  • The experience, expertise and wisdom of all participants
  • Dan's weekly nationally published Tips for Success Series
  • Best selling leadership books and internationally recognized thought leaders
  • Other concepts and strategies published in highly credible leadership and business magazines such as the Harvard Business Review


Tips for Success

 An upbeat, yet bottom line focused presentation/discussion using any combination of the weekly Tips for Success by Dan Nielsen. Clients may select the Tips for Success to be addressed if the client chooses.


If It's To Be, It's Up To Me

 This presentation is an uplifting, clear and direct call to action regarding personal, professional and organizational accountability. Using examples from his own life, as well as examples of highly credible people and organizations throughout history, Dan Nielsen will drive home the point and the many benefits of the winning philosophy, If It's To Be, It's Up To Me. Points discussed in this presentation include:
  • "They" (who ever "they" are) do not owe you anything.
  • "They" are not responsible for your personal, professional and organizational success, happiness, destiny and legacy... you are!
  • You have very few "rights" in life. However, you have unlimited opportunities and potential!
  • Only when you, your team, your colleagues, and your organization make a life-long commitment to the philosophy If It's To Be, It's Up To Me, will you achieve your personal, professional and organizational potential... your personal best!
  • You will never come close to achieving your potential if you expect others to "make it happen."


The Future Belongs To Those Who Prepare For It

 This presentation is an uplifting, clear and direct call to action regarding personal, professional and organizational accountability for the future. Using examples from his own life, as well as examples of highly credible people and organizations throughout history, Dan Nielsen will drive home the point and the many benefits of the winning philosophy, The Future Belongs to Those Who Prepare For It. Points addressed in this presentation include:
  • The title is so obvious, yet very few people base their life and work on the philosophy, The Future Belongs to Those Who Prepare For It. Tens of millions, if not hundreds of millions, in the United States alone, just "go with the flow." They do not prepare for the future!
  • Constant life-long preparation opens literally thousands of doors that were before unknown and unseen opportunities.
  • Life is a continual path. Prepare for the unseen. Prepare for the unknown. Prepare in areas in which you have great passion. Prepare in your areas of strength. Develop a crystal clear understanding of your strengths, passions and what you really enjoy doing. Focus on your strengths and passions, not your weaknesses.
  • Continually enhance and improve your qualifications for unforeseen and unknown opportunities, many of which do not yet exit. They will appear, just as the sun will rise and set each day.
  • This presentation ends with a strong call for action and a life-long commitment to the philosophy that The Future Belongs to Those Who Prepare For It.


Leadership Lessons from America the Beautiful

 While traveling in his Inspirational Vehicle, Dan Nielsen has personally taken over 100,000 high quality digital photographs of America The Beautiful... from North Maine to Key West, from North of Seattle to South San Diego and virtually all points between.

Dan believes that every person is a leader and every leader has unlimited potential. Every person is a leader in many different roles within their life.

Using carefully selected photographs he has taken all across America the Beautiful, Dan presents a unique and memorable review of critical leadership lessons that are relevant and applicable to all participants. The incredible beauty, stories and experiences, and the relevancy and lessons to be learned from these photographs are not only unique and memorable, but also very effective. Participants will not forget this session nor the powerful analogies between each photograph and important leadership lessons that can propel leaders to greater accomplishments and greater contributions throughout their lives. The enduring and relevant leadership principles, along with leadership lessons and stories Dan weaves between these photographs will be remembered for years to come. Dan will end this presentation with an uplifting call to action and call for a greater commitment to the leadership principles and lessons contained within this highly unique presentation.


Success: "My Personal Best!"

 Based on the life, accomplishments and writings of arguably the greatest builder of successful teams of all time... John Wooden


Bestselling Book-Based Presentations/Discussions

 Book-based presentations/discussions are based on the content of a specific bestselling book. Each participant is given or purchases a copy of the selected book for that presentation/discussion. The content of the selected book becomes the text and focus of the presentation/discussion. Copyright is not an issue since every participant has a purchased copy of the book. Participants keep their copy of the book for further study and as a reference for the future.

Book-based presentations/discussion currently available include:
  • Wooden On Leadership by John Wooden
  • The 21 Indispensable Qualities Of A Leader: Becoming the Person Others Will Want to Follow by John C. Maxwell
  • The Starbucks Experience: 5 Principles for Turning Ordinary into Extraordinary by Joseph A. Michelli
  • What Got You Here Won't Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful! By Marshall Goldsmith
  • How Successful People Think: Change Your Thinking, Change Your life by John C. Maxwell
  • The Greatest Success in the World by Og Mandino
  • The 21 Irrefutable Laws Of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You by John C. Maxwell
  • Ordinary Greatness: It's Where you Least Expect it... Everywhere by Pam Bilbrey and Brian Jones
  • 25 Ways To Win with People: How To Make Others Feel Like A Million Bucks by John C. Maxwell
  • My Personal Best: Life Lessons from an All-American Journey by John Wooden
  • Be A People Person: Effective Leadership Through Effective Relationships by John C. Maxwell


Facilitation of...

 Senior executive discussions and retreats

Executive presentation/discussion focused on
  • Personal and Organizational Leadership Development
  • Tips for Success – both personal and professional
  • Team Building
  • Customer Satisfaction
  • Employee Satisfaction
  • Content of best selling leadership and business books