Testimonials

Rarely have I seen a speaker so captivate an audience. Your journey in life, so eloquently delivered through the spoken word and incredible photography, cast a spell on all in attendance."

—Stan Orr, CAE, ASAE Fellow, President, NonProfit Resources, Inc.

Rave reviews for Dick Durrance's program! Dick shows audiences how his story is really our story, how embracing the adventures in our lives leads to fulfillment and joy. This is a program that will be remembered long after the close of the event."

—Joan Tezak, Executive Director, Colorado Society of Association Executives.

So many people from across the teams have come up to me to express how much your ideas touched them, illuminating their lives."

—Chris Pawlus, Brand Creative Director, Timberland.

Fresh ideas are the lifeblood of any enterprise. Dick Durrance’s keynote presentation Sparking Ideas: Your Key To Tapping the Power of Your Imagination is a once in a lifetime experience dedicated to helping corporate and association executives, salesmen, and professionals, unleash the power of their imaginations and spark ideas that can shape their destiny. Among the ideas that participants take away from the talk are:

*Fresh ideas are like sparks of lightning, leaping back and forth between our reality today and our dreams for tomorrow, highlighting the bonds that connect what is in our lives with what can be.

*Each of us sees the world through a unique set of lenses, lenses that are shaped by the lives we have lived and shaped by the gifts we are born with. It does not matter what your gift is. What matters is what you do with that gift.

*When the going gets tough, it is teams that get jobs done. This is true for soldiers in combat, whose lives re on the line. It is equally true for all of us, in times like these, when our dreams are on the line.

*When we think we have done our very best, we have to dig deep, go down into our private reserves of determination, and try one more time. So often, that is what it takes to elevate our gifts, our skills, and our creative ideas to the next level.

*When you create ideas, you honor the gift of life.

With photographs and stories from covering combat in Vietnam, National Geographic assignments, and global advertising campaigns, Dick Durrance shows you how you can spark creative ideas in your life. From soldiers fighting in Vietnam, you learn how important teamwork is in our lives. From the Mother Superior at a monastery in Rumania, you learn how important it is to reach out and connect with the people we encounter. From the crew on a huge advertising shoot at 13,000 feet up on Mt. Evans in Colorado, you learn how important good communications are to any organization, big or small. In this presentation you acquire the passion you need to unleash your creative vision and generate the opportunities you need to flourish in your personal and professional life.

“Combining his lifetime of world travel, engaging personality, and rare collection of professional photographs, Dick Durrance creates a valuable take home message about creating opportunities for attendees. The program is informative, educational, inspirational, motivating, compelling, enlightening and very entertaining.” Tim Jackson, President, Colorado Automobile Dealer’s Association.

Today Dick travels back and forth across the country speaking to a wide variety of audiences, including association executives, sales professionals, high level executives, photographers, and doctors. Because photography is a universal language and creating opportunities a universal quest, he connects with audiences in all walks of life, reminding them that if we see what is honestly and imagine what can be with clarity, we can fulfill our destinies as individuals, as companies, and as a nation.

“The reaction we received from our membership to your presentation was outstanding–and it was so across the very broad spectrum of associations that we have as members. It is often a challenge to find a speaker who will resonate as strongly with medical groups as they do with trade associations. You bridged that gap and left everyone feeling as though they had come away with something aimed specifically at them.” Larry Vinson, Executive Director, Alabama Council of Association Executives

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Teamwork

Connecting with people

The Power of Perseverance

Making Dreams Come True

As Albert Einstein famously said: “Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited, imagination reaches around the world.”