Dave Davlin

Guinness World Record Holder & Author

Dave Davlin

Guinness World Record Holder & Author

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Biography

Over 25 years ago, Dave Davlin began bringing smiles to faces with a form of entertainment he developed as a young boy. From NBA and major college arenas across America to the Summer Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea— and even to the world-famous Branson Strip— “Travelin” Davlin has entertained people of every age and background. His amazing ability with basketballs even landed his name and picture in the 1990 Guinness Book of World Records.

Dave began to hone his speaking skills in the early 90’s as a national speaker in the public schools across America. Combining his entertainment ability with a powerful message, he was instrumental in the fight for education and against drugs. At the advice of friends working in corporate America, Dave began to develop presentations for the corporate and association market and the rest is history. He now speaks at numerous corporate and associational conferences each year. From public school students to CEOs, Dave’s message has made a difference in the lives of thousands, and his impact continues to grow each year as he shares his philosophy and wisdom through speaking and writing.

Speaker Videos

Speaking Reel

Success Equals Service

Minor Acts. Major Impact

Make It About Someone Else

Fear, Fun and Fruit!!!

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Speech Topics

“The Game-Winning 3” – Making It Count … In Business and In Life

This presentation is an hour of interaction, humor and audience participation mixed with a powerful message. It is a roller coaster ride of emotion that will find the audience engaged in hilarious laughter one moment and brought to tears the next. The audience will be challenged to make the most of every moment in order to develop themselves personally and professionally while creating value and making a difference in the lives of others.

“Dream Big, Think Small” - Lessons Learned from Breaking a Guinness World Record

Join Dave on an exhilarating journey as he shares the secrets behind his Guinness World Record achievement of spinning 12 basketballs on his body simultaneously. In this captivating keynote, Dave presents invaluable insights from his feat, inspiring audiences to pursue personal and professional success through incremental progress and unwavering perseverance. “Dream Big, Think Small” is a transformative experience that empowers audiences to pursue excellence and navigate change with resilience. Join Dave on this inspiring journey and unlock your potential for greatness.

“Above The Rim” – Achieving Success Despite Limitations 

Whether manifested in the form of a physical or mental limitation, an emotional or psychological affliction, or even an imagined encumbrance, such handicaps sabotage the pursuit of our goals and desires in ways that may be hidden to us. In this inspiring and impactful presentation, Dave Davlin shares how he identified and refused to be limited by his own obstructions—and reassures audiences that even though limitations exist in many forms, we do not have to be limited by them.

“Game Plan” - Defining Your Destiny…Defeating Your Difficulty

In this presentation, Dave shares principles that lead the audience down a pathway of both victory and resurgence. From the “Tip Off” to the four quarters of established principles and motivating narratives to the “Victory Party”, this five-hour program is great for an all-day company retreat, ongoing sessions at a multi-day conference or even a pre-conference workshop.

Whether enjoying our own “Game-Winning 3” moments or creating our pathway to “Rebound” from adversity, it is vital to develop an effective “GAME PLAN.”

Testimonials

"One of the hardest parts of being an educator is that we almost always never get to see the results of our hard work. Dave was able to make our staff realize that what we do matters and that even though we may never see the results of our work that we ALL make a difference in the lives of our students each and every day!!"

- Superintendent - Monmouth-Roseville CUSD

"I know I shared with you before that I loved Dave’s talk and message. It was both thought-provoking and inspiring. I am an educator of 25 years and an ex college football player. I have heard a lot of “pep” talks on my journey and this ranks up there with the best of them. I have even embarked on a journey of personal and spiritual growth and my journal where I capture my thoughts and reflections is entitled the “GAME WINNING THREE”. Thanks again!"

- Assistant Superintendent, Los Lunas Schools

"I wanted to let you know that everything was perfect with Dave! He has a powerful message that was just what my staff and I needed to hear. We laughed with Dave, but also felt his heart filled message about endearing people he has encountered in his life, and how each of us can positively affect others. Exceptional inspiration!! People are stopping by my office today to tell me their favorite part of his presentation. Dave is very professional and was easy to work with, even though technology was not totally our friend that day! He easily adapted to what our room and space had to offer. We just had a great time! What more could we ask for??"

- Administrator, Early Childhood Education, San Juan Unified School District

"We had Dave as our keynote speaker at our Spring RGM meeting this year. He got rave reviews in our survey of the spring meeting participants and had a great message for them that was both entertaining and thought provoking. Being a golfer, I really enjoyed talking to him about that as well. The Upper Midwest would highly recommend Dave as a speaker for your meetings."

- KFC

"We booked Dave last April for our Annual Conference – he was outstanding and appealed to a broad demographic at one of our sponsored breakfasts for approximately 350 attendees. Dave’s messages were on point and his delivery was upbeat, fun and entertaining. Perhaps in the end, one of the best things I can offer is working with Dave and his wife was nothing less than a total pleasure; I found them to be great people with wonderful, core values that came through not only with me personally, but also with our sponsor and the attendees. Some speakers and entertainers are solid but simply transactional, i.e., do the job and run. Dave and his wife would be welcome in my home at any time… I don’t hesitate in giving Dave a strong referral and have confidence that he will listen intently to your goals and objectives and deliver a solid, on-point presentation."

- Chief Executive Officer Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association

"The compliments and evaluations from our program are still coming in and every attendee has something good to say about you. We are hearing compliments such as, “Very motivational and set a good tone for the conference.”- “Absolutely loved Dave Davlin!”, and when asked to rate your program 1 out of 5 (5 being the best) we are seeing 10’s!!!"

- Grants Management System

"Dave’s interesting backstory and his basketball handling skills made the hour-long presentation fly by—leaving everybody wishing for more. His customized interaction with our group—including the audience participation segments—was a hit. Everyone was laughing!"

- Catalyst Corporate Federal Credit Union

"With his engaging style, Dave took our audience on a great journey—one filled with entertainment and great meaning. His polished presentation talents are as sharp and well-timed as his basketball handling skills! If you want to make your conference a winner—put Dave Davlin into your game plan."

- Catalyst Corporate Federal Credit Union

"Excellent keynote speaker!, Interesting story; Unique presentation, A True Gem; Love It, I left this presentation and was inspired. Dave was entertaining and informative, Dave was excellent and made you want to listen to every word he said. Very engaging., Great presentation!! And even better message, This was great for opening day!"

- Maine Health Care Association – comments from conference