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Formula 1 and Indy Driver, Entrepreneur, Best-Selling Author, Television broadcaster, Professional Speaker

Derek Daly Speaking Fee: $15,000 to $20,000

Formula 1 and Indy Driver, Entrepreneur, Best-Selling Author, Television broadcaster, Professional Speaker

Speaker Profile Thumbnail for Derek Daly
Speaking Fee:
$15,000 to $20,000

Travels From:
PHX - Phoenix, AZ

Primary Topic Category:
Inspiration / Motivation / Overcoming Obstacles

Secondary Topic Category:
Leadership and Management

 

Derek Daly Speaker Profile: At A Glance

Derek Daly is a world-class Formula One and Indy 500 driver, Master of Fast, entrepreneur, best-selling author, and 25-year network television analyst. He competed against world champions, raced for some of the world’s most successful teams, won all over the world, lived in Monte Carlo, dined with royalty, and was almost killed three times. His experiences are breathtaking.

Derek was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland to a middle class working family. He financed his first race car working as a laborer in the iron ore mines of Australia. While travelling the race tracks of England, he even took up residence in an old school bus. In 1977 he won the British Formula 3 championship en-route to becoming the first driver from the Republic of Ireland to compete in Formula One. He was ranked 10 th in the world in 1980. He has lived in Ireland, England, Australia, Monaco and America. He made six starts in the Indianapolis 500 before winning the 12 Hours of Sebring endurance race, twice, in 1990 and ‘91. In 1984, Derek was almost killed when he suffered one of the hardest crash impacts a driver had ever survived at the Michigan International Speedway. After nineteen surgeries and three years in therapy, he returned to full-time racing. When he retired from the cockpit in 1992, Derek started a 24-year television broadcasting career with ESPN, NBC, CBS, and Fox Sports. USA Today called him; “the best new face on sports television”. IndyCar Racing magazine voted him “the most popular motor sports television announcer”. Moet & Chandon awarded Derek the Joules Goux Award for his outstanding contributions to motor sports television. He was nominated by ESPN for an Ace Award, and was inducted into the 2000 Motorsports Ireland Hall of Fame. In 2010, he was inducted into the Sebring Hall of Fame. Derek was Sylvester Stallones personal driving coach prior to shooting the racing movie; DRIVEN. He appeared twice with Paul Newman on the tonight show and counts David Letterman amongst his friends. He coached Ashley Judd, George Lucas and John Elway in preparation for the Toyota Pro Celebrity race at the Long Beach Grand Prix. Derek literally wrote the book on motorsports success; Race To Win: How to Become a Complete Champion. He was honored to have Mario Andretti write the foreword. His second book, A Champions Path: Race Team Tactics for Business was published in 2017. He is currently a sought after keynote speaker with clients such as; Xerox, Pepsico, State Farm, Zurich, BMW, Bentley, Rolex, Valspar, Toshiba and the US Government Department of Defense. Derek has three sons, Conor, Colin and Christian and resides in Indianapolis and Phoenix. His son Conor finished sixth at the 2022 Indianapolis 500. His youngest son, Christian, is a four-time Jet Ski World Champion. Derek became an American Citizen on September 28, 1993.
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"Derek was really great. Engaging with the audience, experienced and with the right attitude and stage presence. I would highly recommend him for a presentation on high performance teams. Finally and most importantly, his messages were very well aligned with what we were aiming to achieve for our meeting." Christos Paraskevopoulos VP Business Technology Solutions Abbvie "Derek, You were extraordinary this week! Thank you so very much for providing great motivation and inspiration to our team at Aspen Surgical. The group continued to talk about you and quote you throughout the rest of the meeting. That doesn’t always happen but boy, you truly hit the mark!!" Cindy Davidson VP Human Resources and Corporate Communications Aspen Surgical "Hi Derek - It was an absolute pleasure!! Thank you for two wonderful sessions and playing along and wearing green. Even today as I pass through the hallways I hear staff talking about the front of the grid. This was my first event in my very new role as Communications Manager, so I personally thank you ever so much for helping to make the event a success." Robin Kan Senior Manager Shared Services: Communications Federal Reserve System Cash Product Office "Dear Mr. Daly, I would like to sincerely thank you for the outstanding keynote address that you recently shared with our leadership team! Your Motorvation framework truly resonated with those in attendance and set the stage for an outstanding conference – and beyond! Your insights on high performance teams have become part of our everyday language and culture. In particular, the vision that you shared for what separates winning teams from the rest of the pack on the starting grid in racing and then relating it to our business is something that continues to motivate us today! Also, your willingness to return as a keynote speaker for a second time so that your message and insights could be shared directly with our broader organization was most appreciated! On behalf of my entire team I thank you for inspiring us!" Mike Zbuchalski SVP, Frito-Lay Research & Development "Good afternoon Derek, I had an unforgettable day yesterday. You are such a powerful presence and really provided me with renewed motivation to Be Extraordinary in everything I do. You have forever made an impact on how I view my going forward." Cailin Phillips Credit, Compliance & Underwriting Leader Home Trust, Canada "Thank you, Derek! Your friendliness and professionalism was extremely appreciated and you were a pleasure to work with. Your message couldn’t have aligned better with our theme and goals this year had we written it ourselves. Howard even included several bullet points from your speech in his closing speech!" Jessica Chandler Sr. Manager, Global Events Sailpoint "THANK YOU and WOW!!! Our management team and I have received nothing but high praise for you and your presentation. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed hearing you speak to what it takes to be extraordinary. There has not been one day since last Wednesday that I have not received positive feedback about you. You inspired and engaged the team. I have a few hard to impress employees and I was quite surprised afterwards that they personally came to tell me that you completely blew it out of the water for them. As I shared with you, this is the first time we have done an event like this, and you have set a VERY high bar. Thank you, Derek, for sharing your professionalism, kindness, and positivity. I’m so grateful to have met you!" Grace Duong HR Director WNC Construction
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