Executive Speaking · Executive Presence · Personal BrandSpeak with the authority you have earned.
Dan Brophy works with CEOs, founders, senior executives and public leaders to clarify their perspective, strengthen their presence and communicate with authority.
Combining strategic Message Architecture with executive speaker coaching, Dan helps accomplished leaders prepare for high-stakes moments and become more deliberate about what they stand for, how they are perceived and what they want to be known for.
People Dan has worked with
Carolyn Creswell OAM
Founder & Managing Director,
Carman's Kitchen
Jamil Mahuad
Former President of
Ecuador
Scott Farquhar
Co-Founder,
Atlassian
Li Cunxin
Author,
Mao's Last Dancer
Maria Ressa
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
& Journalist
Stella Clarke
Engineer & Inventor of
BMW’S ‘Colour-Changing Car’
Francisco Santos
Former Vice President of
Colombia
Tim Duggan
Author ‘Cult Status’
Chair, Digital Publisher’s Alliance
Teams Dan has worked with.
What brings you here?
Executive Speaker
Coaching
You have an important keynote, boardroom, media appearance or leadership engagement ahead — and the message needs to land.
Event Speaker
Readiness
You're responsible for speakers or moderators and want their contributions built around the audience and programme.
Executive Presence & Personal Brand
You want to be more deliberate about how you're perceived, what you stand for and how you communicate your authority.
Leadership Communication Workshops
Your organisation wants practical development for executives, emerging leaders or teams representing the business.
Philanthropy & Family Offices
You need to articulate personal conviction, shared priorities or the narrative behind important philanthropic work.
The A/B ShiftThe room must leave different.
Dan begins by asking where an audience is starting, what matters to them and what needs to change as a result of the communication. From there, he develops the central message, stories and evidence — then prepares the leader to deliver them.
Message Architecture is the method. A clearer perspective, stronger presence and a more purposeful contribution are what the audience experiences.
“Valuable in understanding the focus of the keynote and the audience’s needs more clearly.”
Maria Ressa | Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Journalist & Author
Discover Dan's approach
More than 50 global thought-leaders prepared for YPO EDGE 2026 across AI, geopolitics, leadership and well being.
Have an important room on the horizon?
Whether you're preparing a leader for one critical moment or developing a stronger leadership narrative over time, start with the audience, the opportunity and what needs to change.