Win The Unexpected

Real Resilience for Teams Facing Constant Change

Change isn’t slowing down. Support feels optional. And burnout is building. Teams keep showing up, but many are stretched thin and running on fumes. According to Deloitte, 70 percent of workers say their leaders aren’t doing enough to support mental well-being. Morale is dropping. Pressure is rising.

Most teams are dealing with a slow drip of constant change. Dan MacQueen faced the flood. At 28, a brain hemorrhage left him unable to walk, talk, or smile. Overnight, everything changed. There was no roadmap, no big-picture plan. Just one difficult step at a time. That recovery taught him what real resilience looks like. Not a motivational buzzword, but a skill built under pressure and in discomfort.

This keynote is grounded in that experience. It is not theory. It is lived and earned.
And it helps audiences flip the script from "Why me?" to "Try me."

Dan blends powerful storytelling with humour and practical tools that help teams reset their mindset, manage uncertainty, and lead with clarity. It is honest, energizing, and packed with takeaways people can use right away.

Ideal for HR teams, people leaders, and organizations navigating ongoing change. Delivered as a 50-minute keynote with optional Q&A or breakout session

Leadership Tools for a World That Won’t Sit Still

Organizations aren’t facing a single wave of change. It’s a flood. The pace is relentless. People are overwhelmed, and leaders are expected to steady the ship, protect morale, and still deliver results. According to Gartner, 70 percent of employees are experiencing change fatigue. Most leaders are doing their best but aren’t getting the tools or support they need to lead through this.

Dan MacQueen knows that feeling. His flood of change came fast. At 28, he walked into an optometrist’s office with a headache and walked out with a sealed envelope and instructions to head straight to the hospital. Hours later, he was undergoing emergency brain surgery. When he woke up four weeks later from a coma, he couldn’t walk, talk, or smile. There was no playbook. Just one small step at a time. That experience didn’t just change how he lives. It changed how he leads.

Because leading through chaos is not about having all the answers. It is about how you show up when the script falls apart.

This keynote is for leaders navigating nonstop change who are tired of buzzwords and quick fixes. Dan delivers sharp insight, lived experience, and grounded tools that work when nothing else seems to. He meets people where they are, overwhelmed, unsure, and still trying, and gives them the mindset, language, and confidence to keep leading anyway.

Dan combines powerful storytelling, sharp humour, and real-world strategies to help people lead with clarity, energy, and resilience even when everything keeps shifting.

Ideal for people leaders, senior teams, and organizations navigating high-pressure change. Delivered as a 50-minute keynote with optional Q&A or breakout session.