Damon Dunn

<ul><li><strong>BOLD Expectations: We Cannot Escape Our Expectations</strong></li><li>Damon transformed his life from severe poverty to success at Stanford University, the NFL, the Hoover Institution, and in business leadership. Despite living in a cramped trailer with ten others, he envisioned a future at Stanford. He founded two companies, secured investments, and brought them to life through determination. Now, he uses his experiences to inspire others in complex organizations to elevate their expectations and broaden their perspectives. As your organization grows, it will encounter new challenges, making it essential to adapt your strategic vision and market approaches. Damon’s message will inspire transformation and reflection among attendees, equipping them to evaluate and implement innovative strategies and BOLD EXPECTATIONS.</li><li><strong>BOLD Leadership: Leading 360 Degrees</strong></li><li>Enhance your leadership skills and advance your career by understanding key leadership trends. We all engage in various forms of leadership as our roles evolve. Damon draws on his diverse experiences from the NFL, corporate sector, and academic pursuits at Stanford, as well as his fellowships at the Hoover Institution and the Pacific Research Institute, to explore effective strategies for downward, lateral, upward, and introspective leadership. Damon's presentation aims to inspire a vision for diverse leadership development within your organization, encouraging attendees to become versatile leaders who enhance their impact and create a culture of BOLDNESS.</li><li><strong>Fail BOLDLY: Profit From Your Failures</strong></li><li>The macro-business landscape now embraces unpredictability and change, introducing numerous uncertainties that impact decision-making and increase the potential for error. A risk-averse approach can hinder success and relevance in a fast-evolving environment. How an organization navigates challenges and engages in calculated risk-taking will shape its future. Those that foster a culture of resilience and quick recovery from failures will gain a competitive edge. Damon’s message will provoke your organization to learn to use failure as an essential tool for accelerating success. Learning how to fail fast, fail forward and fail cheap will allow the organization to face both success and failure without losing forward momentum</li><li><strong>BOLD Public Policy: Empower Poor and Working-Class Families</strong></li><li>Sharing many compelling stories recalling his growing up in rural Texas outside Fort Worth in a single-wide trailer dependent upon government assistance programs, Dunn recounts: “We lived on government support and stayed poor for as long as we relied on those programs. We gamed the system, maintained our eligibility; and survived on the bare minimum that ensures access to every free program possible. But in the end, we did not find economic freedom until my mother got her degree, secured a good job, and paved the way for me to do the same.” Dunn advocates for what he calls “skills-based economics,” or equipping all Americans with an Associate’s degree or vocational training to get a good job, start a business, move up the economic ladder, and acquire wealth.</li></ul>