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My name is Dave. I’m a graphic designer, illustrator, and ultimately a fluffer of ideas.
Over the last 14 years I’ve worked with businesses to help them develop their own ideas including brand names, visual identities, marketing ideas and general story-telling.
*Insert movie trailer voice* In a world of over-saturation and relentless online content, it has never been a more important time for creativity and innovation. And while both of these things can often feel elusive and shrouded in ethereal mystery, there are numerous ways we can tap into them in an incredibly entertaining way.
I deliver talks on creative thinking, brand design, and how to not lose your marbles in an era of rapidly advancing technological wizardry.
All of my talks come complete with:
Pointing at things
Exciting adjectives
Questionable verbs
My own trousers
And if that’s not enough to entice you in, then frankly, you’re not human.
My Titillating Talk Topics
How to think more creatively
How to design a brand people fall in love with
How to use AI without losing your soul
A graphic design course for non-graphic designers
Some lovely words from some equally lovely folk
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Joe Glover
CO-FOUNDER OF THE MARKETING MEETUP
In over three hundred hours of recording talks with some of the world's greatest marketing minds - Dave managed to deliver a session that was easily among the best of them. There are three places where the magic happened: Dave knows his stuff and was able to convey this simply, came to help the specific people in the session, and was compelling in his delivery.
It's easy in a talk to speak 'at' people. Dave speaks 'to' people and 'with' them to create a speaking experience which is fun, informative, and genuinely actionable. I like Dave as a man. I like Dave as a speaker. You should put him on your stage. You won't regret it.
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Tom Ferris
CO-FOUNDER | HONEST FBA
Dave came in and gave hands down the most entertaining and educational live call we’ve ever hosted in our community.
Members were speaking about it for weeks afterwards, and it’s regularly referred to as one of the best pieces of content within our library.
Couldn’t recommend him more, we are definitely gonna be back for a round two.
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Lee Gilbank
CO-FOUNDER | YORCYBERSEC
Dave presented to 150 people at our Leeds Cyber Security Conference 2024, and to say he smashed every element would be an understatement.
From the moment Dave sent me his slide deck with zero context with some very questionable pictures I knew we were in for a treat and on the day he did not disappoint.
Dave was talking about how thinking creatively doesn't have to be hard, but can open up a whole new way of working, collaborating and solving problems within teams and even with cyber security. The feedback we have had has been nothing short of fantastic with many saying he was the highlight of the day.
I would not hesitate to work with Dave again, to recommend him or refer him.
If you are thinking about working with him in any capacity, in the famous words of Shia LaBeouf JUST DO IT!
An odd blast of Podcasts
To sample a few of my audible musings I’ve complied a collection of fine individuals who enjoy casting their pods, who have also been kind enough to invite me on to throw noises out of my mouth and into their microphones.
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What you’ll get
A change in how you and your audience are wired to approach creative challenges. i.e. Excitement rather than abject terror.
Improvement
You and your audience will be furnished with a brand new set of creative tools that you can immediately start to implement.
Results
And if nothing else, we’ll have a good ol’ laugh. I have no idea where the images on half of my slides came from so we can joke about that for a bit if you want.