DrivingSales was so excited to have David Mead as a keynote speaker during Presidents Club. David works at the Start With Why foundation with Simon Sinek, teaching company leaders around the world all about work culture. We sat down and chatted with him to learn more about motivating and inspiring employees, making the work environment a safe and productive place, and finding our company and personal WHY. Check out our conversation with David, and learn about your why. 

Find Your Why: https://www.startwithwhy.com/

About David:

Committed to a world in which people go home everyday fulfilled by the work they do, David focuses on helping business leaders and organizations create cultures that make that idea possible. Everything he does is designed to propel positive change so that people can live a more fulfilled life. David is a ‘serial optimist’ and believes that people who work together toward a common cause can change our world for the better.

Much of David’s early career was spent in the corporate training environment. He developed and wrote training curricula, which he facilitated in the US and Canada. Through his work he became acquainted with Simon Sinek, a world-renowned thought leader and the author of Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action. David saw an amazing opportunity to pair his experience with Simon’s vision, which is centered around helping individuals and companies find their Why (purpose or cause) and then to think, act and communicate in a way that brings it to life.. Inspired by the Why movement and the opportunity of creating a greater positive impact in the world, David and his company, Propel, partnered with Simon and his team in 2009. This partnership has paired Simon’s simple, inspiring message with David’s natural ability to capture and apply it in a variety of ways to spread the message at scale.

Among other things, David creates tools and resources based on Simon’s content, co-hosts the Start With Why weekly community mastermind, and hosts the Start With Why podcast. David also works with other clients and partners in sharing the Why through speaking, consulting, coaching and workshops. He is a regular guest speaker at Rotary Clubs and Chambers of Commerce.

David is based in Salt Lake City, UT. He earned a BA in Communication from the University of Utah and graduated Magna Cum Laude from the MBA program at Westminster College, where he focused his studies in Organizational Development.