Derek Daly

“Great job. . . I think your remarks hit the mark with our audience. Your program was very much appreciated. We have shared your quotes with everybody!”

“Derek was prepared and extremely easy to work with. As I think back to last Friday, it felt as if he was a part of our team, he engages and commits, and it shows.”

“Your speech yesterday was fabulous and I’ve heard nothing but praises from others who attended. I’m honored to have heard you. Later in the afternoon a colleague said, “Derek had me on the edge of my seat the entire time!”

I wanted to take a moment out of an incredibly busy schedule to share praise and positive feedback for Derek Daly! He recently presented at our Annual Sales Kickoff in early January—and he CRUSHED it! I’ve had the opportunity to work with several motivational speakers over the years, and I can say that Derek is truly in the upper echelon.

From the start of our engagement, Derek was highly collaborative and as agile as we are—which is to say he’s darn fast, on his game and didn’t miss a beat.  Derek was completely flexible in his approach, worked with us on accelerated deadlines, and was accessible and on-point throughout the entire process, even through the holidays.

Our global field teams were truly inspired by his story. As a renowned Formula 1 driver, Derek’s message was truly international and resonated with everyone. His presentation was perfectly aligned to what we’re pushing to accomplish as an already successful sales organization—endeavoring to take things to  the next level—and his presentation was fun, engaging and poignant. As a matter of fact, most everyone now carries with them in their wallets, Derek’s card with his “5 Factors of Fast”, and our Sales VP for EMEA and APAC just purchased 25 of his “Race to Win: The 7 Essential Skills of the Complete Champion” books.

I would like to thank you for providing a wonderful conclusion to this year’s Wilmington Trust Partners for Success conference in Scottsdale, AZ. Being the last speaker is always the hardest job given the tendency of the audience to be ready to call it a day. You definitely created some new racing fans that day, not to mention a greater appreciation for the interdependencies on a racing team that closely parallel Wilmington Trust’s clients businesses. You don’t often see people coming into the last presentation of the day throughout the presentation.

You totally captivated the audience with your stories but it was your masterful connections to other speakers at the conference that my client and I truly appreciate the most.

Your inspirational message on preparation, change management, and creative innovation was a true highlight of our annual Lean Six Sigma Summit. . .best of the best. Thank you for making a difference with our team!

Derek is a great speaker. He mixed in stories about his career with just the right messages about teamwork and change. While not everyone in the audience was interested in racing, they all enjoyed hearing his stories. I highly recommend him for any event. We have already had inquiries from attendees as to how they can hire him for events they are having.

His messages were perfectly aligned with the entrepreneurial nature of the attendees and he brought a passion and energy that really made a difference at our event…… he takes the time to understand the audience and really deliver a great presentation.