Since 1996, Doug has been offering professional speaking, consulting, and event planning services to companies of all sizes and across a broad range of industries. Doug’s extensive offering of time tested material, stories, exercises, humor, and success principles allow him to accommodate virtually any program requirement, from a one hour keynote to a multi-day seminar/retreat. His programs are so well received that 94% of Doug’s customers have him return to speak within 12 months.

Choosing the right speaker can make or break your event. It is very difficult to recover from a speaker that sets the wrong tone or doesn’t connect with the audience. Doug’s experience as a father, businessman, athlete, consultant, author, and entrepreneur enables him to connect with virtually any group and customize his material to meet a wide range of needs. 
 
Doug began speaking professionally in 1994 while still working at Hewlett Packard as a sales professional. In 1996, at the request of some respected mentors and many business professionals, Doug took a leap of faith and opened his company, Doug Hanson Performance Group, and began sharing his life principles to companies, sports teams, and audiences of all kinds. Each year Doug speaks at more than 75 events for some of the world’s most recognized companies, such as H&R Block, Coleman, Verizon, NFL, Houston Texans, Southwest Airlines, and Stewart Title, just to name a few.
 
Doug is the co-author of three books with two more soon to be released. His most recent book, The Game Matters is co-authored with Bruce Jenner (Olympic Gold Medalist) and Steve Garvey (Pro Baseball Hall-of-famer). 
 
Doug has worked in a variety of sales and management positions. He has been an ESPN Show Director where he organized the efforts of hundreds of people at each event. He was promoted several times in the computer industry holding positions at all levels of sales for Toshiba, Texas Instruments and Hewlett Packard, finishing as a national accounts manager, the highest level sales position available at HP at the time. Later, Doug was the Regional Director for bamboo.com, an internet start-up company that, during the internet boom of the late 90’s, grew to be the world’s largest provider of on-line content in just 2 years. Doug is also a successful entrepreneur. His current speaking and consulting firm has grown each year since its inception and is on track this year to reach $1 Million in revenue.

Doug does not approach keynote speeches in the traditional way. He does not have a “canned” speech with a generic motivational message. He has a variety of topics he has pulled from his real life experiences as a collegiate athlete, father of four successful children, marriage of 20+ years, 10 years in sales, experience as a show director for ESPN televised sporting events, author of several books, and entrepreneur of his own company. His commitment to excellence and work ethic is second to none. He will over-prepare to insure your event is a success.

-Personal Responsibility
-Principles of Leadership
-Creating A Peak Performance State
-Using Your Gifts
-The Power of Vision and Thoughts
-Transforming Challenge and Change into Opportunity and Possibility