Hi, I’m DK. A  creative producer  crafting delicious learning experiences & a  speaker coach  working with impressive humans. In between, am a  speaker-for-hire  as well.

DK recently spoke to 120 members at the 2018 Chamber Innovation Workshop, where he gave an outstanding presentation around ‘Building Creative Leadership.’ DK is a charismatic and inspiring speaker who communicated his lessons in an insightful, balanced and humorous manner that fully engages with his audience. I would highly recommend DK as a presenter.

DK’s approach sets the environment for creative thinking and exploring new and different ways of tackling organisational challenges. We brought all of our people leaders together to make the most of a positive organisational survey result and focus on what we might do to accelerate our progress. DK helped us think outside the norm, creating and facilitating a session that was engaging, had everyone up and working differently than usual, and brought out new options for our people to start working with.

DK helped us plan and facilitate a hack style event focused on innovating government’s sourcing model. We wanted to apply a different approach to problem solving – something that was engaging and entertaining while also giving us the outcomes we needed. DK exceeded our expectations on all fronts. He was meticulous in his planning, thought outside of the box in his design of the day and offered the experience we needed to facilitate a range of divergent thinking. His creative leadership helped shape a unique experience and we received an overwhelmingly positive response from attendees. His calm and gentle manner meant the process was stress free and most importantly fun!

As part of Wellington’s business leveraging during the DHL New Zealand Lion Series, we collaborated with DK to create a unique experience melding together the worlds of sport and tech, drawing out ideas from Wellington businesses to tackle the challenge of how to improve the sports fan experience. DK and his colleague Emilie facilitated The Tech Ruck with seamless professionalism, a positive outlook and a real can-do attitude within extremely tight project deadlines. Working with DK was a great experience and I would do so again.

DK crafted and facilitated a two-day off-site for a cross-departmental group of folks to explore the digital and social media opportunities / consequences of a new initiative. He steered the discussion and activities superbly, sensitive to the levels of literacies whilst igniting the latent talent in the room to a great set of outcomes.

I was fortunate to have DK’s coaching on preparing for an industry event presentation. DK brings a refreshing approach to workshopping the structure, content and style for delivering a memorable presentation. He’s very much focused on engaging with your audience and is great to have involved early in your process.

Even experienced professional speakers need help sometimes! Recently I had a showcase event for 200 conference organisers. I was so nervous, because I wanted to do such a good job (and have them book me, and my agent love me more). DK worked with me on my message, story, slide deck. He helped me get the cadence and rhythm of my talk just right (and I nailed it). His coaching made all the difference, and the bookings have been pouring in.

DK has provided great coaching in developing my story for a number of key presentations. He has a great ability to connect and focus on the delivery and would wholeheartedly recommendation him.