Publicist | Event Producer | Social Media Strategist | Creative Director of Video Production | Digital Marketer | Systems Strategist

Dan Shaikh is a highly accomplished event producer who specializes in helping people launch successful speaking careers.

He is the co-founder of Speaker Slam®, a speaker development agency that helps cultivate the next generation of speakers & authors into changemakers & thought leaders. He is also the host and producer of North America's Largest Inspirational Speaking Competition, where speakers compete for cash and prizes worth over $10,000 and the title of Inspirational Speaker of the Year.

Dan's expertise in speaker videos and video production has helped create over 500 speeches that have resulted in over 500 million views across social media through collaborations with viral media companies such as Goalcast, Jay Shetty, Power of Positivity, and Chicken Soup for the Soul.

Dan's work has helped many speakers land paid speaking opportunities, TEDx Talks, press, book deals, documentaries, virality, and job opportunities!

He is passionate about changing the narrative and dispelling stigmas while highlighting positive representations, strengths, and diversity.

With over 100 events produced and over 1000 speakers given a platform to share their messages of inspiration, Dan's events have helped raise over $10,000 for various charities and have been featured in the media on Global News, CBC Radio, and CTV News.

Dan holds a degree in Information Technology Management from Ryerson University and has 8 years of experience as a business analyst for large corporations such as RBC & IBM, specializing in implementing Learning Management Systems.

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