Everything You Need to Bring Dave Into the Room
Short Bio
Dave VanEpps is a speaker, author, consultant, and leadership advisor who helps leaders and teams build character that lasts longer than results. Drawing from more than three decades of executive and consulting experience, endurance sports, and faith, Dave speaks about leadership, resilience, ownership, purpose, and the long game of becoming. He is the author of three books, has completed 18 marathons and eight full-distance Ironman triathlons, and serves in leadership roles with Heritage Church and FCA Southeast Michigan. His message is simple: who you become matters more than what you achieve.
Long Bio
Dave VanEpps is a speaker, author, consultant, and leadership advisor who helps leaders and teams build character that lasts longer than results. Over more than three decades of leadership and consulting, Dave has worked across executive, technology, engineering, and organizational environments where the pressure to perform is real and the need for clear leadership is constant.
His perspective is shaped by more than the workplace. Dave is the author of three books, has completed 18 marathons and eight full-distance Ironman triathlons, and has spent years serving in church and ministry leadership. Those experiences have given him a practical lens on resilience, ownership, stewardship, purpose, recovery, and the long game of becoming.
Whether he is speaking to leaders, teams, athletes, or faith-based audiences, Dave blends real stories, practical frameworks, humor, and honest reflection to help people think differently about how they lead, endure, and grow. His message is grounded in a simple conviction: who you become matters more than what you achieve.
Emcee Introduction
Our speaker today is Dave VanEpps. Dave is an author, speaker, consultant, and leadership advisor who has spent more than three decades helping leaders and teams navigate complexity, build trust, and perform under pressure. Outside of work, he's completed 18 marathons and eight full-distance Ironman triathlons, experiences that have shaped how he thinks about resilience, discipline, recovery, and the long game. Dave writes and speaks at the intersection of leadership, faith, and endurance, with one core conviction at the center of his work: who you become matters more than what you achieve. Please join me in welcoming Dave VanEpps.
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AV / Host Notes
- conversational, story-driven, visually supported
- screen/projector with HDMI or USB-C
- wireless handheld or lav for larger rooms
- confidence monitor when available
- Dave typically presents from his own device
- backup presentation can be shared in advance
- open stage preferred
- podium not required
- whiteboard/flipchart optional
- 15–20 minute pre-event AV check
- share audience context in advance
Faith Calibration
- corporate/general: values, purpose, stewardship, character, resilience, leadership
- faith-based/ministry/FCA: Scripture and Christian faith explicit