Speaking

Starting and growing a company can be an exhilarating and complex experience. Dan Weinfurter knows how to navigate this process better than anyone, and his clear and straightforward insights have been sought after by leading business schools, trade organizations and company boards. No matter the business discipline, when a group seeks answers about growth, Dan shares his knowledge based on 25 years of experience as a successful serial entrepreneur and consultant.

Drawing on the principles outlined in his new book, Second Stage Entrepreneurship, Dan offers workshops, keynotes, and presentations full of analysis and actionable advice. He engages audiences with a confident, relaxed and personable style that encourages interaction. Groups leave his talks with tools they can immediately implement. His 10 growth principles have been proven to make the biggest difference in driving an organization’s growth and sustainability.

HOP NATION PODCAST founders story, May 20, 2020
ZURICH ITALY ASSURANCE GROUP Keynote Presentation, May 6, 2019
1871 CHICAGO TECHNOLOGY INCUBATOR Scaling Your Company and Your Talent, July 2019
DASSAULT SYSTEMES VALUE SOLUTIONS ANNUAL NORTH AMERICAN PARTNER CONFERENCE Plenary Session Keynote and two additional workshops, January 29-30, 2018, Fort Lauderdale, FL
TOP SALES WORLD TSW17 EUROPEAN SUMMIT Keynote Address, October 4, 2017, London, UK
ACCELERATING ORGANIC GROWTH Chicago Ideas Week Lab Discussion, October 17, 2017
ENTREPRENEUR’S ORGANIZATION REGIONAL SUMMIT Half-day class on Growth Strategies, September 27, 2017
ENTREPRENEUR’S ORGANIZATION Evening Featured Speaker, January 10, 2016
ILLINOIS CPA SOCIETY’S MIDWEST ACCOUNTING & FINANCE SHOWCASE Selling or Expanding a Business, August 24, 2016.
MPOWER’S ENTREPRENEUR SERIES Growth Strategies with Dan Weinfurter, August 24, 2016.
HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE Evening with Dan Weinfurter, March 29, 2016.
KELLOGG ON GROWTH FORUM Organizing For Growth: Culture and Human Capital, November 10, 2015.
KELLOGG/1871 SCALING SERIES: BUILDING YOUR INITIAL TEAM, BOARD AND CULTURE Scaling Your Company and the Talent, July 13, 2015.
SALES EDUCATORS’ ACADEMY Lunch speaker, June 24, 2015.
NAW INSTITUTE Panelist, Transforming Wholesale Distribution Sales Teams to Thrive in the New Economy, June 23, 2015.
THE COMMERCE CLUB Second Stage Entrepreneurship, December 2, 2014.
HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE Evening with Dan Weinfurter, November 5, 2014.
UCLA ANDERSON SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT The New Model For Selling, October 28, 2014.
CORPORATE RENEWAL THROUGH STRATEGY & INNOVATION Kellogg Innovation and Entrepreneurship Initiative (KIEI), October 22, 2014
BOOTH ENTREPRENEURIAL ROUNDTABLE Beyond the Horizon: Taking Growth To the Next Level, May 19, 2014.
ENTREPRENEUR ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE Judge, Fast Pitch Panels, May 9, 2014.
CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’ COMPETITION Judge, Full Pitch Panel, April 25, 2014.
WILLIAM BLAIR Executive Roundtable, The Chicago Club, April 23, 2014.
USC MARSHALL SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Guest lecture, April 16, 2014.
UCLA ANDERSON SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT Guest speaker, April 16, 2014.
WPO LOS ANGELES Member-only event, April 16, 2014.
UNION LEAGUE CLUB Authors Group luncheon IAW Booth Business Book Roundtable, February 20, 2014.
TECHNORI PITCH Opening keynote, January 2014
ACG CHICAGO January 21, 2014 at The Standard Club.
SOCIAL MEDIA WEEK CHICAGO Hiring Smart: The Social Recruiting Appendix, September 23, 2013
SNAPCLASS The Importance of Hiring the Right People
HRMAC Challenge Vs Influence: Selling HR With an Attitude

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