Keynotes & Speaking | Dr. Dan Docherty
Keynotes & Workshops

Keynotes that move people from insight to action.

Dr. Dan Docherty turns behavioral neuroscience into talks that change how your people lead, coach, sell, and connect. Every session is grounded in research and built to stick.

91
Audience Net Promoter Score from a UnitedHealthcare event, against a benchmark of 72 for Apple.
Stages & teams
UnitedHealthcareJohn DeereNationwide Northwestern MutualBoston ScientificMiami University
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Your audience leaves having experienced trust, change, and decision-making in a way they will never forget. Press play for a feel of the energy in the room.

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Signature Topics

Eight talks. One throughline: the science of connection.

Pick the topic that fits your audience, or ask Dan to customize one around your event's outcome. Every talk works as a keynote, a workshop, or a multi-day program.

01

NeuroCoaching®

The Science of High-Performing Leaders and Teams

Turn managers into world-class coaches using the science of high performance and the difference between managing and coaching.

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02

The Science of Trust

How Great Leaders Communicate and Connect

Build trust on purpose, build it faster, and make it last across customers, employees, and every relationship that matters.

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03

Customer Decision-Making

The Science of How People Decide, and How to Influence It

Understand how customers truly process information and decide, then craft messaging that moves them instead of meeting resistance.

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04

NeuroSelling®

Tapping into the Secrets of the Buying Brain

Sell the way the brain actually buys: the right information, in the right way, at the right time, and in the right order.

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05

Journey-Based Coaching

Activating High-Quality Relationships

The dynamic coaching engine behind NeuroCoaching, built on shared vision and the fluency to adapt to any person or moment.

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06

Emotional Intelligence

Activating the 12 Core Competencies

Develop the superpower behind grace, poise, and performance under pressure, starting with emotional self-control.

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07

The Coaching Climate

The Drivers of a High-Functioning Culture

Design the conditions where teams feel safe to share ideas, take risks, innovate, and perform at their best.

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08

Leading Change

In a World Wired for Status Quo

Lead through the brain's hardwired resistance to change, and turn the discomfort of growth into real momentum.

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Don't see the exact fit? Tell Dan your audience and the outcome you want, and he will shape a talk around it.

Built for your event

One topic, many formats.

From a conference mainstage to a multi-day leadership program, Dan scales the experience to your goals.

K

Keynote

45 to 90 minutes

A high-energy mainstage talk that leaves the whole room with a shared language and a shift.

W

Half-Day Workshop

3 to 4 hours

Interactive practice that turns the framework into reps your people run on the spot.

P

Multi-Day Program

2 days+

A guided journey that embeds the skill across a team over time.

V

Virtual Session

Flexible

The same engagement and energy, delivered live for distributed teams.

The reviews are in

What leaders say after the room clears.

Dan's passion, knowledge, and gift of connecting principles into action gave us a giant leap forward, as a group and as individual leaders.

TJ Casey
SVP & Chief of Staff, Technology

Dan's ability to connect, simplify the complex, and engage an audience from start to finish is unmatched.

Jeff Bloomfield
CEO & Founder, Braintrust

Over three years, we learned to be better coaches and storytellers, and our sales results increased significantly.

Neil Grode
Executive Director, UnitedHealthcare

Bring Dan to your next stage.

Tell Dan about your audience and the outcome you want. He will shape the room around it.