Dan Aubin
Book Dan Aubin Keynote Speaker: Communication Expert & Daring Humans Director
Organisations looking to book Dan Aubin keynote speaker for their next leadership event gain a communication specialist who has helped leaders and teams thrive for over two decades. As detailed on his company site, Daring Humans, Dan spent years as a lecturer and researcher at Charles Sturt University before founding Daring Humans to bring his research into communication, strategy and creativity into workplaces. He is also CEO and Artistic Director of the South Australian Circus Centre, Cirkidz, blending intellect with movement in every presentation. To enquire about his availability, contact our team. His signature style combines strategic communication frameworks with an embodied, physical-theatre approach to presenting, helping audiences retain ideas long after the session ends.
Keynote Speaker
Dan is a communication expert, speaker and facilitator who works across multiple sectors to help organisations bring important ideas to life. Through his company, Daring Humans, he works in communication, collaboration, strategy and wellness to create engagement, clarity and connection. He holds degrees in Communication, English and Drama and has worked as a full-time lecturer / researcher at Charles Sturt University winning a faculty award for excellence and innovation.
Based in Adelaide
Dan has a background in elite gymnastics, acting, stunts, circus and physical theatre which fuels his embodied approach to presenting and teaching. His experience ranges from designing corporate leadership programs to stunt doubling for Mark Wahlberg; performing in NBA Stadiums to coaching public speaking. He continues to practice as a handstand acrobat and share his passion for risk and balance with leaders and organisations.
Dan is also someone who has had to find and re-find balance in his life in quite dramatic ways. In his Talks, he shares his stories and the tools that have given him strength, awareness and resilience. His diverse experience in education, performance, business and health, has given him a unique perspective as a person who helps others develop high-performance cultures and consider what it is to be a ’daring human’.
A Career Built on Balance
Dan’s journey has taken him from designing corporate leadership programs to performing in NBA stadiums, from teaching medical educators to facilitating city-wide strategic plans, and from coaching business leaders through change to his ongoing work as a stunt double. At the heart of his approach is balance, not as a static ideal but as an active, practised skill, and he speaks with authenticity about resilience, strength and daring leadership. Originally from Toronto, Canada, Dan has called Adelaide home for over twenty years, where he lives on the coast with his family.
Working With Organisations
Beyond the keynote stage, Dan works directly with organisations through Daring Humans on team building and staff wellbeing, strategic planning and alignment, and communication training. He also offers 1:1 and group coaching, presentation coaching, and quarterly check-ins for leaders navigating change. This blend of academic grounding, performance background and hands-on consulting gives Dan a distinctive, practical lens on how communication and creativity drive high-performance cultures.
Dan holds degrees in Communication, English and Drama, giving him the academic grounding to back up the physical, experiential techniques he teaches on stage and in the boardroom alike.
Whether facilitating a leadership summit or coaching an individual executive, Dan’s goal remains constant: to help people communicate with clarity, presence and genuine connection.
Testimonials
What Clients Say
“You built an amazing connection with the audience through storytelling. Unique, engaging, interactive and 100% relevant to the conference theme. It really set the scene for the day.”
Rhiannon Grebenshikoff, Acting CEO, Local Government Professionals
Keynote Formats
Dan delivers keynotes for conferences, special events, and summits and training programs, tailoring his embodied, movement-based approach to communication for each audience.
