Dave Caperton, CVP

International Award-winning Funny and Motivational Keynote Speaker • Bestselling Author • Award-winning Educator • Blogger
Fee Range:
$10,000 - $12,500
Travels From Columbus, Ohio
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Dave Caperton: Laugh and Learn How to Create a Culture of Joy!

For over 20 years, Dave Caperton has helped high-performing organizations laugh while they learn how to rekindle joy, reduce turnover, boost morale, and beat stress. This former educator, business owner, and stand-up comedian has cracked the code on creating cultures where people actually want to show up!

Dave doesn’t just talk about joy—his laughter-loaded keynotes have transformed over 1,000 organizations across four continents, turning burned-out teams into high-performing teams and unhealthy workplaces into places people actually want to work.

When Dave Takes the Stage, Magic Happens:

  • Turnover drops as people remember why they love their work
  • Morale skyrockets through scientifically-backed happiness strategies
  • Stress melts away as teams learn to laugh through challenges
  • Fixed mindsets shatter into growth-minded resilience

Dave isn’t your typical “feel-good” motivational speaker! As a former educator, business owner, and comedian, Dave has lived in your audience’s shoes. He has contagious energy: passive audiences become active participants in their own transformation. Attendees leave with immediately actionable strategies, not just warm fuzzy feelings. Dave has a proven track record of over two decades of turning workplace cultures from surviving to thriving. Dave’s Bestseller,  Happiness Is a Funny Thing, is your laugh-out-loud guide to personal joy.

Ready to Transform Your Culture?  

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Achievements and Accomplishments of Dave Caperton Include:

  • Best Selling Book: Happiness is a Funny Thing
  • The Ohio State University: BS – Communication
  • The Ohio State University: BS – Education
  • Member of the National Speakers Association (NSA)
  • Certified Virtual Presenter (CVP) by eSpeakers
  • Best Selling Book: Happiness is a Funny Thing
  • The Ohio State University: BS – Communication
  • The Ohio State University: BS – Education
  • Member of the National Speakers Association (NSA)

“I had several people tell me that this was the best, funniest, most appropriate presentation in all the years that Granite has been doing our annual team-building exercise.”

~ Bob Calway, COO, Granite Medical Group

Most Requested Keynote Experiences From Dave Caperton Include:

How to Solve a Traffic Jam: The amazing power of one

Studies show that the actions of a single driver can solve a traffic jam. It might sound impossible, but one person’s mindset and response choices—amplified by their influence—can change any situation, customer experience, or even an entire culture. That’s the power of one. This highly interactive program will engage every member of your team with laughter and equip them with four critical choices that can positively change their world.

You Got This: Exploding the stress myth

Everyone knows that stress is bad, right? But a lot of what we think we know about stress is wrong. Stress is a natural part of living and even thriving. The difference lies in what you believe about the demands you face and the resources you possess to meet them. High demand and low resources = negative stress but if you believe you have the resources of experience, skills, support, and coping strategies, instead of a high-demand situation stressing and draining you it can be the very thing to energize and help you to flourish even in the face of change and challenge.

No More Boxes: Breaking boundaries to disrupt and innovate

Boundaries exist for a reason but they should always be questioned and sometimes they need to be broken. This program explores the kind of breakthrough thinking required to escape boxes of belief, tradition and culture that can separate a problem from its solution, a need from a resource or the status quo from a better way.

If You Didn’t Laugh: Using humor as a toy and a tool

Laughter doesn’t just feel good, it’s good for you. Besides disrupting the stress-response, a healthy sense of humor has also been found to improve immune function, relieve pain, and has been shown to be a proven predictor of longevity. Think of it as both a toy to distract you from your demands and a tool to help you cope with what you can’t control and connect with others who can help share the load.

 

Clients Include:

Dave’s experiences have been requested and lauded by such iconic organizations as…

Why Hire Dave Caperton?

If you want an event that people will still be talking about months later—and more importantly, still be implementing months later—Dave Caperton doesn’t just deliver a keynote. He delivers a culture revolution, one laugh at a time.  Because when work stops feeling like work, everything changes.

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