Dave Crane is an award winning motivational speaker, CEO mentor, and former United Nations consultant with a career spanning four decades. As a sought-after business advisor, Dave has trained leaders and teams for world-renowned brands and leaders like Google, Emirates Airlines, HSBC, Visa, Pepsi, P&G, IBM, Grant Thornton, BP, Samsung, Toshiba, Dunkin Brands, American Express, PwC, Boston Scientific Group, Schneider Electric, and World Games Special Olympics. He’s also worked with regional powerhouses such as Chalhoub Group, SASREF, STC, and Abu... Read More
Dave Crane is an award winning motivational speaker, CEO mentor, and former United Nations consultant with a career spanning four decades. As a sought-after business advisor, Dave has trained leaders and teams for world-renowned brands and leaders like Google, Emirates Airlines, HSBC, Visa, Pepsi, P&G, IBM, Grant Thornton, BP, Samsung, Toshiba, Dunkin Brands, American Express, PwC, Boston Scientific Group, Schneider Electric, and World Games Special Olympics. He’s also worked with regional powerhouses such as Chalhoub Group, SASREF, STC, and Abu Dhabi Fund For Development. Throughout his illustrious career, Dave Crane has rubbed shoulders with entertainment powerhouses like Bruce Willis, James Brown, Sylvester Stallone, Amitabh Bachchan, Robert Plant, Enrique Iglesias, Jack Canfield, Jean Alesi, Bryan Adams, Muse, and Kanye West. Leveraging his robust experience and media connections, Dave’s reached over a billion people as a facilitator and MC/host of landmark sporting and entertainment events such as Emirates Airlines Dubai Rugby Sevens, World’s Ultimate Strongman, International Beach Soccer, Global CIO Summit, Desert Rock Festival, World Beauty Championship, and Legends Rock Dubai Tennis.
Dave, an NLP master practitioner, certified hypnotherapist, stage hypnotist, and speaker coach, is committed to delivering quality and enhancing productivity with tangible ROI. He is a frequent presence in the international public speaking circuit, hosting awards, private functions, keynote speaker engagements, industry expos, and corporate seminars on a myriad of business topics. Through his Industry Icon mentoring program and a series of mastermind groups, Dave imparts his expertise to global and regional leaders, government ministers, C- suite executives and high achievers. Dave Crane also founded The Game Changers, a global community for decision-makers, and mentors thought leaders to become trailblazers in their sectors. Dave has left an indelible mark globally, presenting keynote and motivational seminars at distinguished events, including NASA and TEDx.
In January 2023, Dave Crane was awarded Inspire’s Best International Public Speaker and MC 2023 Award.
Forbes Magazine revealed 70% of CIOs want to be more, but worry because often they’re not trained on P&L strategies, revenue-producing functions, communication skills, cross-departmental initiatives, forging strong relationships, emotional intelligence, brand-building, persuasion, sales, marketing or developing leadership credibility among other C-suite executives and board members.