Build Purpose-Driven, High-Performing Teams
Finishing Well
Energize Today by Beginning with the End in Mind
Keynote Speaker - Author - Consultant
"David’s storytelling and speaking have become essential to Spark’s identity."
DeShay Williams
Executive Director
Your Workforce Has Already Quit.
They Just Haven't Told You Yet.
You see it every day:
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Your brightest talent discreetly job-hunting during strategy meetings
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High-performers who've stopped believing work can mean anything
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Your most experienced leaders convinced their relevance expired years ago
But Here's The Crisis No One's Naming:
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They've never been shown how to connect today's work to tomorrow's dreams
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No one taught them that this role is training ground for their life's greatest work
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They've internalized the toxic myth that impact has an expiration date
The Cost? Your innovation pipeline. Your institutional knowledge. Your competitive future.
But here's what changes everything:
When people see their work as preparation—not just obligation—they don't just stay.
They become unstoppable.
"David’s eloquent communication and sharp leadership acumen make him a powerful force in any environment!"
Pat Powell
Retired
When your people adopt the Finishing Well Mindset, everything changes.
Suddenly, today's work has meaning.
Tomorrow has promise.
And your organization gets employees who are engaged, growing, and preparing to multiply their impact.
Is the Finishing Well Message Right for Your Organization?
You need this keynote if you're experiencing:
✓ Employees with dream-starved eyes despite good pay
✓ Leaders who can't dream beyond next quarter
✓ Succession plans that keep failing
✓ Teams counting days instead of making impact
✓ The hidden cost of the "dream deficit"
Ideal for: HR Leaders • CEOs • Leadership Teams • Business Owners • Conference Planners
Result: Transform your culture from surviving to thriving by helping every generation see their most powerful season ahead.
Do You Lead High School or College Students? They Need David's "The Mirror & The Telescope: Finishing Well for the Next Generation."
Your students are looking in the wrong direction.
They see themselves in the mirror: hopeless, stressed, behind, just trying to survive. But what if they could look through the telescope and see a powerful future—that future moment when everything they're learning today converges into maximum impact?
When students shift from mirror to telescope, everything changes. Homework becomes leadership training. Part-time jobs become apprenticeships. Setbacks become strength-building for their most powerful season ahead.
Great to meet you!
At 30, I was broke, burned out, and believed my best days were behind me. Today at 65, I'm in my most powerful season—raising millions for global causes and speaking on stages I once only dreamed of.
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45+ years transforming leaders and organizations
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Raised millions for global initiatives
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Helped thousands discover their "power quarter"
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Living proof that the last quarter is the most powerful
I understand the frustration of leading disengaged teams. I've been there. But I've discovered how to transform apathy into purpose—and I'll show you exactly how.
Other signature speeches:
The Finishing Well Vision: How to Cultivate a Visionary Mindset That Drives Personal and Organizational Success"
Finishing Well Through Storytelling: Building Emotional Connections, Driving Change, and Creating Lasting Impact"
Thanks for your influence, David, a donor just put up a $400,000 matching gift for our $800K campaign.
Daniel Gregoire
Mission to the World
