Leaving Dublin, Ireland where he was born and raised until the age of 22, David got drunk on travel and never quite hit sobriety of it. He has lived and worked in twelve countries and visited over seventy. His shows draw on his wide travels, cultural observations, attempts at language study, (occasional) international drinking session(s) and being a mildly confused immigrant.
David is the winner of the prestigious annual San Francisco Comedy Competition, (previous finalists include Robin Williams, Ellen DeGeneres and Dana Carvey) and runner up in the Moth’s largest US Grandslam storytelling competition. Also a bestselling writer, David recorded his debut special for Dry Bar Comedy in 2019 and has been featured on TED.com, Sirius XM, Just for Laughs,The Irish Independent, Inc, NPR, and the Huffington Post among others. A festival favourite David’s videos have also gone viral many times over with over 400 million views and a social following of over 1.5 million people.
A sought after international business speaker, David also performs standup comedy and was the winner of the prestigious 43rd annual San Francisco International Comedy Competition. As a storyteller he finished runner up in NPR’s the Moth’s largest US story telling competition. As a lecturer he has taught at Stanford Graduate Business School, UC Berkeley, University of Oxford and University College Dublin. A graduate of the UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School he calls San Francisco home when immigration officials permit. David was named on the Irish America 100 List, which recognizes the accomplishments of the best and the brightest Irish-American and Irish-born leaders and the Top 30 Global Guru’s List for communications professionals.
“David is able to break down step-by-step, in a very human way, how to build engaging presentations that excite your audience. Classes are engaging, entertaining, and all his students walk away happy and with new ways to deliver great content.”
– Celena Aponte, Director of Strategic Initiatives at the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center
“David was a notch above a normal speaker. Not only was his content great for building up interest in our event, but it delivered on his promise of entertainment and learning. Add that to the fact that David participated fully in our conference – signing books, talking to attendees, participating in other talks and all the social media fun – and you end up with some very happy organisers who wouldn’t hesitate to reach out to David again.”
– David Hooker, Chief Evangelist, Prezi and Present Conference Producer
“David’s class is a big hit with students and always ranks on the very high end of our evaluations. It’s a hands-on educational experience that is equally fun as it is practical.”
– Anya Vo, Education Programs Producer, General Assembly
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