“I’D RATHER SEE A SERMON PREACHED THAN HEAR ONE ANY DAY – I’D RATHER YOU WOULD WALK WITH ME THAN MERELY POINT THE WAY”“ANY MALE CAN BE A FATHER, BUT IT TAKES A SPECIAL MAN TO BE A DAD”“TRAIN UP A CHILD IN THE WAY HE SHOULD GO: AND WHEN HE IS OLD, HE WILL NOT DEPART FROM IT.” – PROVERBS 22:6DAN CLARK is Founder and CEO of The Art of Significance Development Company -an international communications and training firm; High Performance Business Coach; University Professor; National Radio Host; Adventurer; Gold Record Songwriter; a New York Times Best Selling Author of 34 books; and an Award Winning Athlete who fought his way back from a paralyzing injury that cut short his career.Dan is a primary contributing author to the Chicken Soup for the Soul series, has been published in more than 50 million books in 40 languages worldwide, and had his famous story Puppies For Sale made into a film at Paramount Studios starring Jack Lemmon. Dan has been inducted into the National Speakers Hall of Fame, and named one of the Top Ten Motivational Speakers In The World.Since 1982, Dan has appeared on more than 500 TV and radio programs including Oprah and Glenn Beck, and has spoken to millions of people in 5800 audiences, in all 50 states, 68 countries, on 6 continents, delivering customized, cutting edge motivational keynote speeches and transformational training programs to North America’s most influential educational, parenting, and family focused organizations including the National School Board Assoc., National Associations of Secondary and Elementary School Principals, National PTA Convention, the national convention of the American School Counselors Assoc., SourceAmerica (formerly NISH – National Institute for the Severely Handicapped), National Eating Disorders Assoc., and at countless state PTA and district teacher in-service conferences.‘NO OTHER SUCCESS CAN COMPENSATE FOR FAILURE IN THE HOME’From 1983 to 1989, Dan was the premier speaker for Mrs. Nancy Reagan’s “Just Say No” positive choices program and spoke to millions of teenagers, in thousands of schools, in all 50 states, in all ten Provinces of Canada, in the school systems in England, and on hundreds of college/university campuses throughout the world. During this time North America was also suffering from a suicide epidemic and Danwas heavily involved in its resolution and continued prevention.Obviously, Dan has unmatched experience in motivating young people, having perfected the techniques to influence their decision-making and behavior. Dan has studied with Dr. Stephen Glenn: “Developing Capable Young People,” and with Jim Fey: “Love and Logic,” and has been a guest speaker at countless Women’s Conferences and Parenting Seminars.DAN NAMED 2012 UTAH FATHER OF THE YEARProudly, Dan has been married for over 30 years, and has helped raise four ‘significant’ children – who everybody agrees are extraordinarily smart, exceptionally talented, unbelievably beautiful inside and out, classy, sophisticated,elegant, fun loving, spontaneous, adventurous, confident, and above all non-judgmental, unconditionally loving, humble and kind – all because of their incredible mother!
