Dan Pontefract

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I'm a lucky boy. Not only did I marry the most wonderful woman in the world ... against my wishes, she threw me a launch party for The Purpose Effect. It was epic. It was touching. It was an incredible night of love. My dad flew in from England for the event, unbeknownst to me. My good friend, Roman Picherack, flew in from Paris. Paris.

Unbelievably, Kelsy Trigg and Mary Hewitt--two amazing women profiled in the book--surprised me as well, and were in attendance. Kelsy lives in Vancouver. Mary lives in Halifax. Others came from Vancouver as well.

The book launch party was held in Victoria, BC. The distance between Vancouver, Halifax, Stratford-upon-Avon and Paris is, as they say, bigger than a bread basket. In all, roughly 75 people took time out of their busy schedules to help me celebrate the book. They even made me read from the book. I've never done it before. I hope it hit the mark.

It's now Saturday, a day later, and I'm still deeply moved by those seven magical hours. Thank you to everyone who came. Thank you to everyone who couldn't, but who sent personal notes. I am forever indebted to your kindness, caring and ... higher purpose. Love, Dano

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Testimonials

Dan Pontefract’s keynote on the importance of workplace culture in employee engagement was excellent. Dan used his vast leadership experience to provide our conference attendees with practical strategies to build teams that are engaged and committed. His relatable, real-life examples were thought provoking, memorable and very personal, creating a connection to the audience. I would highly recommend Dan as an entertaining keynote speaker who delivers content that is relevant and actionable.

Michelle Hillyard, Director SCU
We are so proud to have had you at our event. Your talk was a big hit. It moved us. We can’t thank you enough.

Malin Björnell, Salesforce
Dan challenged us to have clarity of purpose, both as individuals and as an organization. He related inspiring stories drawing on his experience in business, technology and academia. As he said, ‘There is no ownership without belonging.’

Christian Pantel, D2L
Fantastic engaging talk for our global partner summit. Thank you so much, Dan!

Barb Kinnard, CEO Response Biomedical Corp
Dan not only brought his presentation to life with his charisma, but also content, style and presentation finesse. Our members were especially interested in his thought provoking and top of mind topic on the future of work and how we’re going to be leading the next generation of leaders.

Cheryl Goodwin, CPA
Dan is a conference organizer’s ideal speaker. Not only did he inspire and energize our group, but he also masterfully adapted his content so it resonated with the audience and our conference theme. As a bonus, Dan is able to nimbly navigate to adjust to a reduced time slot when other speakers went over time without sacrificing the impact of his session.

Director and General Counsel
Dan accomplished what we set out to do, which was not only to be inspirational, but also to leave everyone with tools and food for thought / self-reflection to improve their personal and professional lives.

Hermann Handa, FCT

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