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As a business keynote speaker and management consultant, Dan Coughlin's
clients include Toyota, Marriott, Coca-Cola, McDonald's, St. Louis Cardinals, Boeing, American Bar Association, Eli Lilly, AT&T, IKON Office Solutions, National Quality Review, McCarthy Building Companies, and more than 100 other organizations in over 30 industries.

He is the author of the books, ACCELERATE: 20 Practical Lessons to Boost Business Momentum (2007) and Corporate Catalysts: How to Make Your Company More Successful, Whatever Your Title, Income, or Authority (2005), which was translated into Chinese. These books have been used in executive education programs at Toyota, Marriott, McDonald's, Boeing, Ronald McDonald House Charities, National Quality Review, and ABA.

Quoted in USA Today, the New York Times, Investor's Business Daily, The Journal of the American Management Association, and dozens of other publications, Dan Coughlin has written articles that have been published in more than 100 trade association publications.

Dan has provided more than 400 presentations on business acceleration across the United States. His topics include change management, leadership, quality, teamwork, branding, and innovation. His research includes more than 3,000 hours on site observing executives and managers in a wide variety of working situations.

As an Executive Coach, he has provided more than 1,500 coaching sessions for division presidents, vice-presidents, and senior directors in Fortune 500 companies and major privately owned firms. As an OD (Organizational Development) Consultant, Dan focuses on strategy, planning, and execution.

Dan holds a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Notre Dame and a Master's Degree in arts and teaching from Webster University. He has served as an adjunct professor on entrepreneurship and business for St. Louis University and Webster University.

MOST REQUESTED TOPICS:
Accelerate the Dynamics of Quality
What do executives at Toyota, Coca-Cola, McDonald's, Marriott, and the St. Louis Cardinals have in common? They've all used Dan Coughlin to accelerate their businesses. In this dynamic, highly interactive 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 people who want practical ways to propel their businesses and their careers to the next level.

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.