Unlike other leadership speakers, David's 12 years of comedy and corporate training experience brings an outside-of-the-box, hands-on approach unafraid of helping leaders disrupt the status quo to face uncertainty, adversity, and change with a resilient, open mind.
David's approach to his keynotes and training sessions has been called "surprisingly relevant," "an invaluable tool," and "an amazing, accurate breath of fresh air," fusing together real-life stories of failures, bombs, and lessons learned swimming against the current of corporate culture. His sense of humor, conversational style, and reframing of what it means to lead has connected on a deeply human level with audiences across industries, including Fortune 2000 companies, over 130 SHRM chapters, DisruptHR, and more. His work has been featured on HR.com, MediaPost, and LinkedIn’s Daily Wrap.
Together with strategic communications firm and perennially top-rated workplace Peppercomm, David has helped develop training programs that combine a mix of stand-up and improvisation exercises to help teams develop the leadership skills necessary in a market demanding innovation. He was chosen to be part of the firm's Laughing Matters Council, a group of leaders from across the humor spectrum providing insights, expertise, and guidance on how to leverage humor in business.
During the height of Covid-19, David launched a podcast called “You Can’t Laugh At That,” profiling top comedians’ perspectives on why anything can be funny, and later expanded the humor umbrella to leaders at top-rated workplaces, proving that not only can humor be embraced in a professional setting, but it’s integral to building innovative cultures.
David has performed at comedy clubs and in comedy festivals across the country, including the New York Comedy Festival. He also produces stand-up comedy shows for companies and private events, and is co-producer of Secret Society Comedy, a Northeast Ohio-based pop-up comedy club.
