David
Rendall

Teaching audiences to embrace weakness to gain success
Helping people learn weakness makes them unique
Former stand-up comedian, doctor of management in organizational leadership and PhD in Psychology

David Rendall is a top business keynote speaker, former management professor and stand-up comedian. During the last fifteen years, Rendall has spoken to audiences on every inhabited continent. His clients include the US Air Force, Australian Government, and Fortune 50 companies such as Microsoft, AT&T, United Health Group, Fannie Mae, and State Farm. Dave teaches audiences that “discovering uniqueness while flaunting weakness” is essential to a more productive team and better life.

Speaking Topics

Leadership

Entertainment Humor

Healthcare Leadership

Change

Employee Engagement

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During the last fifteen years, David Rendall has spoken to audiences on every inhabited continent. His clients include the US Air Force, Australian Government, and Fortune 50 companies such as Microsoft, AT&T, United Health Group, Fannie Mae, and State Farm.

Prior to becoming a Certified Speaking Professional, he was a leadership professor, stand-up comedian, and nonprofit executive.

In between presentations, David competes in ultramarathons and Ironman triathlons.

David has a doctor of management degree in organizational leadership, as well as a graduate degree in psychology. He is the author of four books:

• The Four Factors of Effective Leadership

• The Freak Factor

• The Freak Factor for Kids

• Pink Goldfish 2.0

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Testimonials

  • “Rendall has a radical prescription for chronic dissatisfaction: Stop working on your weaknesses and start amplifying them instead.

    The Freak Factor flips the cult of self improvement on its head with stories of real people who have soared to success by embracing their uniqueness.”

    — Daniel H. Pink, author of Drive and A Whole New Mind

  • “Pink Goldfish offers a smart, powerful, and vibrant framework for any company that wants to stand out.

    Filled with fascinating case studies, this book shows how businesses can turn perceived flaws into strengths and connect authentically with their customers.”

    — Dorie Clark, author of Reinventing You and Stand Out

  • “I finally feel like I make sense.”

    —  11 year old boy with ADD

  • “Superb . . . a great place to start your leadership journey.”

    — Jim Kouzes, co-author of The Leadership Challenge

KEYNOTE TOPICS

  • Do you want more happiness, fulfillment, and energy? Do you want to dramatically improve your productivity and increase employee performance? Do you want to improve your relationships at work and at home?

    Our parents, teachers, and managers have told us that, if we want to succeed, we should find and fix our weaknesses. However, this is the wrong approach because each weakness is also a strength. Find out how to create outrageous personal and professional success by amplifying flaws, instead of denying them.

  • What's wrong with your child? I'm serious. What do you wish you could change about them? Are they too loud or too quiet, too hyperactive or too lazy, too organized or too messy? You get the idea.

    So, what should you do? Most parents think that they should find and fix their child’s weaknesses. Unfortunately, this just leads to frustration and failure.

    Your child’s weaknesses are actually the best clue to their strengths. Furthermore, building on their strengths, not fixing their weaknesses, is the best strategy.

    Find out how to help your kids become more of who they are, instead of trying to turn them into someone else. Encourage them to be more different and more unique, not more average and more mediocre.

  • How do you become one of the few organizations or individuals that become extraordinary? It is crucial to stand out in a crowded marketplace, but true differentiation is increasingly rare. Based on over 400 case studies, Pink Goldfish provides an unconventional eight-part framework for achieving competitive separation by embracing flaws, instead of fixing them.

    Oppositioning: One Surprising Strategy for Innovation and Differentiation

    What can tiny houses, Spartan races, knuckleball pitchers, unibrows, Snapchat, and Minecraft teach us about creativity, innovation, and differentiation?

    We all know that innovation and differentiation are essential, but developing and implementing truly unique ideas seems very difficult, and most fail to become more creative and distinctive.

    The solution is surprisingly simple. An unusual method for finding unconventional ideas that will dramatically improve your ability to stand out and produce an endless supply of original breakthroughs. You’ll go from unconventional to unforgettable to unstoppable.

  • Do you want to be a better leader?

    Whether you’re a manager, parent, teacher, coach, or board member, these four factors will help you improve your ability to lead others.

    Each factor combines the wisdom of ancient philosophers, successful executives, and leadership gurus with common themes from scientific research as well as examples from the lives of famous leaders and infamous failures.

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