Resilience & Belonging
Why belonging is what holds a team together when the pressure is real.
Keynote & After-Dinner Speaker
This is human.This is personal.This is real.
An engaging keynote speaker for some of the world's biggest brands — with hard-won lessons from international rescue, elite Olympic sport and building a challenge-based learning company.
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Countries reached on
international rescue missions
international rescue missions
~10k
Emergency incidents answered
in the UK fire service
in the UK fire service
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Talks built bespoke
around your audience
around your audience
1
Unforgettable hour
your people won't forget
your people won't forget
01 — The man behind the message
An engaging keynote speaker who has held the attention of some of the biggest brands on the planet.
Dan's talks aren't theory — they're earned. Three sources, one rare perspective: the front line of international rescue, the cutting edge of Olympic sport, and building a challenge-based learning company from the ground up.
RescueInternational disaster response — leadership where it counts most
SportOlympic-level performance — consultant to UK Sport innovation teams
BuildCo-founder of DARKSWAN — a challenge-based learning company
Dan Cooke — speaker · rescuer · coach
02 — The talks
Four threads of the human condition
Every talk is built from scratch after a quick briefing. Your event. Your audience. Your room.
Extraordinary Performance
How elite performance is actually sustained — and the real cost of ignoring it.
Moral Courage & Optimism
Doing the right thing when it's hard — and finding hope where there seems to be none.
Leadership
Leading through the crisis in front of you and the long game beyond it.
In the room
It lands because none of it is performance.
No stock keynote. No recycled slides. Hard-won stories told straight — and a room that goes very quiet.
Delivering “Human Factors” to a live audience
Trusted by elite organisations
From national sport and the armed forces to the NHS and the boardroom
03 — Voices from the room
Within moments, his presence, clarity and charisma have you captivated — and his words stay with you long after he leaves the stage.
His words have stayed with me through some of the most testing times in my career — I've faced challenges with more focus, empathy and confidence because of him.
Eleanor C.
TV Producer
Listening to Dan restores your faith in people. Even with a large audience, he leaves the room full of hope, compassion and possibility.
S.L.
Former RM Sniper · SO19 CTFAO Team Lead
Extraordinary depth on international disaster response — but it's his insight on teams, performance and leadership that truly stays with you.
Rick Ch.
CEO · Resilience CIC & Speaker
Bring Dan to your stage
Give your audience something genuinely human.
Keynote, leadership offsite or after-dinner — it starts with a conversation about your room.
Enquire about a booking
Speaking enquiries
Diana Boulter
DBA Speakers — Dan's speaking agent