Full Name
Dan Thurmon
Job Title
Founder and President of Motivation Works
Company
Motivation Works
Speaker Bio
Dan Thurmon is the founder and President of Motivation Works, Inc, a company that helps
leaders and their organizations move confidently through change and transformation, so they
become, achieve, and contribute MORE.
His clients include Bank of America, Coca-Cola, Delta Airlines, Honeywell, Johnson &
Johnson, Kraft, Marriott, Microsoft, Procter & Gamble, Prudential, State Farm, and Walmart.
Dan is an expert speaker and performer. He’s delivered thousands of presentations across
six continents for audiences including world leaders, Fortune 500 companies, entrepreneurs,
educators, and even troops on the front lines of battle in Iraq and Afghanistan.
In 2011, he was inducted into the prestigious Speaker Hall of Fame -- and is one of fewer
than 200 living speakers to have received this honor.
Dan has served as the President of the National Speakers Association. During his tenure, he
led the Board of Directors and the 3,000+ member organization through a critical
transformation, which included new governance; new mission, vision, and values; higher
member value; and greater financial accountability.
He is also a writer and content producer. He’s authored two books: Success in Action and Off
Balance On Purpose.
Along with his speeches and books, Dan produces an ongoing, weekly video-coaching series
and podcast in which he shares leadership principles and life-enhancement strategies in
under three minutes.
Dan and his teenage daughter, Maggie, have become social media sensations on TikTok.
Several of their videos have been viewed more than 30 million times, and their personal
channel has well over a million subscribers. Maggie and Dan’s creative and enthusiastic
content resonates strongly with an audience that spans the world.
Dan built his first company, a live entertainment firm, in the late 1980s as a means of
financing his education at the University of Georgia. There, he received his degree in
Business. In the mid-1990s, Dan changed his firm’s focus, from live entertainment to
corporate education, so he could more fully use his knowledge about peak performance and
help businesses succeed at a much higher level.
He is a health and fitness advocate. In his 50s, Dan continues to train and perform advanced
acrobatics, and enjoys hobbies such as golf, mountain unicycling and the flying trapeze
leaders and their organizations move confidently through change and transformation, so they
become, achieve, and contribute MORE.
His clients include Bank of America, Coca-Cola, Delta Airlines, Honeywell, Johnson &
Johnson, Kraft, Marriott, Microsoft, Procter & Gamble, Prudential, State Farm, and Walmart.
Dan is an expert speaker and performer. He’s delivered thousands of presentations across
six continents for audiences including world leaders, Fortune 500 companies, entrepreneurs,
educators, and even troops on the front lines of battle in Iraq and Afghanistan.
In 2011, he was inducted into the prestigious Speaker Hall of Fame -- and is one of fewer
than 200 living speakers to have received this honor.
Dan has served as the President of the National Speakers Association. During his tenure, he
led the Board of Directors and the 3,000+ member organization through a critical
transformation, which included new governance; new mission, vision, and values; higher
member value; and greater financial accountability.
He is also a writer and content producer. He’s authored two books: Success in Action and Off
Balance On Purpose.
Along with his speeches and books, Dan produces an ongoing, weekly video-coaching series
and podcast in which he shares leadership principles and life-enhancement strategies in
under three minutes.
Dan and his teenage daughter, Maggie, have become social media sensations on TikTok.
Several of their videos have been viewed more than 30 million times, and their personal
channel has well over a million subscribers. Maggie and Dan’s creative and enthusiastic
content resonates strongly with an audience that spans the world.
Dan built his first company, a live entertainment firm, in the late 1980s as a means of
financing his education at the University of Georgia. There, he received his degree in
Business. In the mid-1990s, Dan changed his firm’s focus, from live entertainment to
corporate education, so he could more fully use his knowledge about peak performance and
help businesses succeed at a much higher level.
He is a health and fitness advocate. In his 50s, Dan continues to train and perform advanced
acrobatics, and enjoys hobbies such as golf, mountain unicycling and the flying trapeze
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