COMMUNICATION & LEADERSHIP STRATEGIST

Struggling with your messaging, marketing, or momentum?

I’m like The Wolf in Pulp Fiction, but for your communication problems.

Dave Delaney strengths

Hi, I’m Dave Delaney — a communication leadership strategist, ADHD-aware coach, and keynote speaker.

I help organizations bring clarity to their messaging and humanity to their marketing by combining strategic thinking with storytelling that connects. I’m known for turning ideas into action, leading with empathy, and helping teams communicate more effectively — both internally and externally, online and offline.

I’m currently exploring opportunities where I can contribute my expertise, collaborate with great people, and drive meaningful results. If you're building something impactful and need a seasoned communicator to help lead the way, let’s talk.

LET'S TALK

What I Bring to the Table

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  • 25+ years of expertise in marketing and communication strategy, digital marketing, brand growth, and community building

  • Trusted by startups, agencies, and global brands like Google, LinkedIn, FedEx, and UPS

  • A people-centered approach powered by strategic insight, storytelling, and digital expertise

  • Based in Nashville, willing to travel. Available for local, hybrid, or remote engagements

The Problems I Solve

  • Problem: Teams are focused on transactional outreach and missing opportunities to build the kinds of relationships that lead to lasting business growth, referrals, and loyalty.

    I will: help your organization grow by building stronger relationships.
    Too often, teams focus on short-term transactions instead of long-term connections. I will guide your team in developing an intentional relationship strategy rooted in trust, authenticity, and value.

    As the published author of New Business Networking, I’ll teach proven techniques to foster meaningful connections—online and in person—that lead to referrals, client loyalty, and sustained business growth.

  • Problem: Disjointed or unclear internal and external messaging leads to confusion, inefficiency, and missed opportunities.

    I will: Align messaging across departments (marketing, sales, technology, leadership) to ensure everyone communicates a unified, compelling narrative that resonates with both employees and customers.

  • Problem: Teams are overwhelmed by emails, pings, meetings, and content, with no clear system for prioritization or response.

    I will: Streamline digital communication strategies to reduce noise and increase signal, improving productivity, reducing burnout, and helping messages land with intention.

  • Problem: Leaders struggle to inspire, engage, or clearly articulate vision and change, especially in hybrid or remote environments.

    I will: Coach leaders on storytelling, transparency, tone, and delivery, enabling them to build trust, navigate change, and rally their teams.

  • Problem: Cross-functional teams aren’t collaborating well due to miscommunication, assumptions, or unclear roles.

    I will: Facilitate communication workshops and team-building sessions that improve interpersonal dynamics, active listening, and shared understanding, breaking down silos.

  • Problem: Marketing, branding, and presentations are falling flat because they aren’t connecting with the intended audience.

    I will: Apply audience-first storytelling and digital strategy expertise to improve everything from email campaigns to presentations, increasing engagement, retention, and results.

Is This You?

  • You need messaging that moves people — and business — forward

  • Your marketing and promotions aren’t landing, and momentum has stalled

  • You want someone who can build trust, spark a connection, and represent your brand with heart and clarity

  • Your team is stretched and could use a calm, hyper-focused, strategic hand

Let’s Talk

I'm a creative, people-first communicator who helps teams connect, collaborate, and move forward with clarity. I bring fresh ideas to life, build trust quickly, and lead with empathy, strategy, and humor. Whether you need a dynamic leader, a trusted advisor, or a skilled communicator to rally your team and offer innovative strategy and ideas—I’m ready to help. Let’s talk.

I'm eager to contribute to a mission-driven group where I can lead with purpose and help shape a brand that truly resonates. Reach out today and let’s see if we’re a good fit.

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TESTIMONIALS

  • "If you have an opportunity to work together, it will be worth it… he knows his stuff."

    - Anastasia Kudrez: Speaker Manager and Lead Educator for Grow with Google.

  • Dave Delaney was an advisor for Refresh until our acquisition by LinkedIn. During this time, Dave provided us with valuable insight and feedback as a thought leader in the area of networking.

    Dave provided guidance and recommendations on strategic ways we could promote our news before, during and after the conference.

    Dave played a strong role in helping us make Refresh a success. I recommend you reach out to him for marketing, social media and promotional strategy assistance. - Bhavin Shah.

  • Dave is a social media and content marketing rockstar. We added him on our team as our Director of Strategy and he has helped coach and guide us for the past 7 months. Dave brings experience and leadership and he has had a tremendous impact on our business.

    - Rob Bellenfant, CEO, TechnologyAdvice.

  • I love working with Dave. He is extremely knowledgeable about all aspects of digital media. He comes up with great ideas and knows how to implement them. He is also a talented writer and is quite creative. I would recommend him highly.

    - Jean Spivey, Old Settler’s Music Festival.

  • I'll keep this short and to the point - spending time with Dave to glean his insights, perspective, and experience to help navigate the evolving circumstances we all face... is priceless. Dave is at the top of my list as a resource and advisor.

    - Christopher Parks, Founder, CDO, SVP, Business Development - Change Healthcare.

  • After spinning our wheels for months and not always seeing a return on our investment of time and advertising dollars, we went in search of someone to help us make sense of the current trends in digital marketing. We met and hired Dave to audit our two companies and to help us develop a social strategy for both. He was always an email or phone call away, and he helped us clean everything up to create order and start making wise decisions on our marketing strategy. Once, he even jumped onto the admin portion of our website to get down a pop up that was outdated when our web designer couldn't be reached. He really cares that much! We cannot recommend him enough for anyone who is confused or overwhelmed on how to market your product or service digitally in a climate that seems to change daily.

    - Suzanne C. Bowen, founder and creator of BarreAmped.

  • I have worked with Dave for over five years… Dave was able to share a wealth of knowledge, not just around digital marketing and branding, but for my own personal brand and network building. He helped guide me through marketing campaigns for my startup company, relationship management as I sold my startup, personal branding as I looked for new opportunities, and everything in between. For the startup company, his advice and guidance on our digital presence, as well as his ideas for marketing and how to promote the company were always spot on. As a finance nerd, I can directly attribute at least 70% of sales at my company to ideas and programs that Dave came up with or helped me manage. As a sole founder, I also found having accountability every month to execute on the plans we laid out together imperative to my personal success running and eventually selling my company. I cannot speak highly enough of his creativity, guidance, advice, expertise and easy-going nature that makes it so easy to work with him (the "Nice Guy" monicker certainly fits!). And, of course, that he can deliver that expertise in layman's terms, in a way someone like me could understand and execute. I highly recommend Dave for anyone seeking one a highly accomplished thought leader on all things digital, social, marketing and networking!

    - Phil Shmerling, CEO and founder, InCrowd Capital.

  • I worked with Dave for an extended period in an effort to sharpen my digital marketing strategies. His advice was invaluable as he stretched me to think outside my comfort zone. Dave is also fun to work with, as he helped me connect the dots between all the social media channels.

    - Jim Cumbee JD, MBA.

  • I was Lost and Confused until I Met Dave! Dave never thought twice about taking me on, he did an audit, created goals and outlined the steps to reach those goals. He patiently helped me implement the tools he recommended to create the infrastructure my business was lacking. His positive attitude and responses when I was completely frustrated by technical issues are a testament to his passion for teaching and sharing best practices. The results so far, double digit increase in traffic across all our social media platforms and website. As an online consultant and all around nice guy, Dave gets my highest recommendation!

    - Meryl Taylor, Chief Marketing Officer at Mark Zinder & Associates.

Still deciding? Need social proof? The testimonials are a few of the 140+ recommendations from my LinkedIn profile.