Who is Dave Delaney?
Dave Delaney helps leaders and teams communicate with clarity, connection, and confidence. He is a communication coach, keynote speaker, TEDx speaker, published author of New Business Networking, and host of the ADHD Wise Squirrels podcast.
Dave is the founder of Futureforth, a Nashville-based communication consultancy, and has spent more than 20 years helping organizations solve communication problems. His background spans marketing, digital content, technology, and networking, and as a Second City trained improviser he brings a performer’s timing to everything he teaches. Google, LinkedIn, FedEx, UPS, HCA Healthcare, Asurion, and many other organizations have trusted him, and USA Today, Forbes, Entrepreneur, the BBC, and the CBC have featured his expertise.
Dave works with clients in four ways: keynote presentations, team workshops, one-on-one coaching, and fractional communication leadership. His featured keynotes are The Master Communicator’s Secret Weapon, The Communication Edge, and The Root Down, which grew out of his TEDx talk. Each one enlightens audiences with fresh ideas, empowers them with practical tools, and entertains them with energy, storytelling, and humor.
Diagnosed with ADHD at 50, Dave speaks openly about what changed when he stopped fighting his brain and started working with it. That experience led him to create Wise Squirrels, the #1 podcast for late-diagnosed adults with ADHD, and to offer ADHD-aware coaching for professionals who want to communicate better and follow through on what matters.
People who work with Dave describe him as a generous listener who builds trust quickly and makes others feel heard. As he puts it, “Communication isn’t a soft skill. It’s a superpower.” From Toronto and based in Nashville, Dave travels and speaks worldwide.