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Paul Daniels

Speaker, Executive Advisor, Author, & Founder
Peripheral Thinking™
Country or state 
United States (Texas)
Available to 
Europe,
North America,
...
City 
Dallas
Fee 
Languages 
English
Volunteer
Yes
Timezone 
America/Chicago

Personal Details

Bio

How different would life be if you knew you could access everything you need to achieve anything you want?

Paul was labeled stupid, a daydreamer, and an outsider as a child. But, undeterred, he collected and applied lessons from one experience to the next. From personal to professional. Industry to society. Battlefield to cornfield.

The childhood labels were wrong! Paul's unique perspectives motivate leaders to challenge conventions, find new paths to growth and innovation and succeed in any market condition. He's influenced companies of all sizes, including GE, UnitedHealthcare, DuPont, WebMD, and AT&T and his contributions span four decades, 31 industries, 27 countries, and more than $2.5 billion in new revenue.

Paul is an international speaker, 3X board advisor, international bestselling author, and called "Innovation Whisperer" by his clients. He is also the founder of Peripheral Thinkers™. In this cohort of peers, entrepreneurs, business owners, and corporate leaders learn, share, and apply peripheral lessons that propel their companies beyond obstacles and change the trajectory of industries worldwide.

Paul is on a mission to inspire leaders to see that there are more answers than questions. More paths than problems. More choices than challenges. And more opportunities than obstacles.

© 2023 Paul Daniels, Jr.

Current position (3)

Speaker, Executive Advisor, Author, & Founder

Peripheral Thinking™

Board Advisor

3 Startups

Chief Revenue Officer

Intelligent Contacts

Achievements (2)
Eagle Award

Reached the top 1% of 15,000 global performers at Unisys

Employees Choice - Follow The Leader

Selected by nearly 1,000 employees as the leader they would most like to work for.

Degrees (4)
Strategy & Leadership
Harvard Business School
2019 to 2020
Graduate - 24-Month Executive Management Program
The Leadership Journey
2009 to 2011
Certified in Integrated Resource Planning
APICS
1992 to 1993
Bachelor of Journalism
University of Nebraska
1981 to 1986

Presentations

Presentations (4)
Peripheral Thinking™: How to be the Disruptor, not the disrupted.

Disruption often comes from outside. Disruptors find opportunities that industry insiders can’t or won’t. While companies around the world have improved their agility and adaptability, these skills are still reactive. Disruptors use Peripheral Thinking™ to proactively change the landscape that the disrupted must adapt to.

Peripheral Thinking™: How to challenge convention and thrive in any environment.

Conventional wisdom and industry best practices are often defined by the industry’s leaders and subject matter experts. While the advice is well-intentioned, without a broad set of experiences, it will be from narrow perspectives. There’s a secret set of super-skills innovative leaders have used for centuries to challenge convention and set new standards for success. You’ll learn the one skill they all have in common, and you’ll have it for the rest of your life.

Peripheral Thinking™: The skill every CEO needs to future-proof your legacy.

When facing unexpected changes, some people and companies ignore them, expecting problems to pass them by. Others muscle their way through, coming out the other side having adapted but with little sustainable improvement. Then there are the few. These innovative leaders do more than come up with a fix. They innovate before and beyond obstacles. Every Time! Learn how to identify coming challenges using indicators from unrelated industries and build a repository of action-ready solutions to future-proof your business and your legacy.

Peripheral Thinking™: [Your Event Title Or Theme]

This thought-provoking keynote guides audiences on an engaging journey of discovery. Using research, stories, statistics, and client successes, Paul's unique insights on creative problem-solving and solution creation will inspire your audience to think, feel, and act differently.

Paul exposes a secret skill found innately in 10% of the population and many of the world's most prolific inventors, corporate pioneers, mathematicians, rocket scientists, and artists.

Refined from four decades of work with clients in 31 industries and 27 countries on six continents, Paul shares this super-skill in a way anyone can use to create new perspectives that transform individuals, leaders, companies, and industries.

Past talks (12)
Solving the Challenges of Conventional Wisdom
Business Ninjas
Virtual
June 15, 2023
Challenging Convention and Creating Unlimited Paths to Success
Passion On Purpose with Steph Hilfer
Virtual
May 25, 2023
Peripheral Thinking™: How organizations grow and thrive in any environment
The Dyslexia Show
Birmingham, England
March 26, 2023
Innovation Strategy: Safeguard your Intellectual Property
SMU Law School: Intellectual Property Symposium
Dallas, Texas, USA
February 24, 2023
Limitless Opportunities with Peripheral Thinking
National ParaSport Conference
Atlanta, GA
October 14, 2021
The Power of Peripheral Thinking
Building To Scale
Virtual
May 21, 2021
Kindred Sprits
ACA International
Virtual
April 21, 2021
Power in the Periphery
Renaissance Executive Forum - Dallas
The Cooper - Dallas, Texas
April 8, 2021
Think for Ourselves in this Moment
Taylor Mastermind
Virtual - podcast
April 12, 2021
What is Peripheral Thinking, and Why Should You Care?
Leading Linked
Virtual
March 18, 2021
Effective Negotations
WebMD Annual Kickoff
Virtual
March 8, 2021
Unique Insights on Problem-Solving
The Sales Leadership Foundations Think-Tank
Virtual
January 7, 2021
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  • Videos
  • Photos (1)
  • Slides (1)
  • One sheet (1)
  • Press information (1)
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Paul Daniels Keynote
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1:20 Think for Ourselves in This Moment by Paul Daniels. - Taylor Mastermind Podcast

Books & Articles (5)

Peak Performance: Mindset Tools for Entrepreneurs
Thin Leaf Press,
2022
Peripheral Thinking: The 1 Skill Needed For Sustainable Innovation
Seven Questions by Jonno White
Peripheral Thinking, Leadership, Exploration - podcast interview
The Power of Peripheral Thinking - Building to Scale

Expertise (8)

Business
Leadership
Other
Business Innovation Peripheral Thinking Innovative Leadership Competitive Advantage Disruption Proofing

Clients

Venice Family Clinics - The 2024 Conference
Florida Pest Management Association - Annual Convention
Ericsson - Annual Mentor Program event - North America
ACA International Convention
General Electric
DuPont
Neurobox / Dyslexia Convention - Birmingham, England
United Healthcare
AT&T
WebMD - Annual Kickoff
Paralympics - ParaSport Annual Convention

Reviews

Testimonials (2)
  • It was our pleasure to have Paul Daniels deliver this year's keynote for the WebMD/Krames National meeting. I contacted him a few weeks before the event, and he jumped in with both feet. Paul modified his 50-minute keynote to 90 minutes in order to meet our goals. He spent extra time confirming our needs and treated us like we were his only client. Best of all, Paul nailed it! Ninety minutes flew by and our audience loved it. Paul is an engaging, thought-provoking, and inspiring speaker. We're looking forward to having Paul return and deliver another keynote. Jeremiah McGuire Vice President, Sales & Strategy WebMD/Krames
    Jeremiah McGuire
    Verified
  • Paul's interview on our vodcast/podcast is one of the most popular so far. My audience continues to mention Paul’s insights on Peripheral Thinking as paradigm-shifting. And for me, his message applies to my professional and personal life. So I can't wait to have him back on the show. – Ray Green Founder, Systematic Growth (Think Tank) CEO, RJG Co.
    Sales Leadership Foundations Podcast 002 - Paul Daniels
    Listen to Sales Leadership Foundations on TuneIn
    Ray Green
    Verified
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