David Lee is a globally recognised mindset coach, author, and speaker whose innovative approaches inspire lasting transformation in individuals and organisations. With over 20 years of experience in coaching and leadership development, David combines profound personal insights with evidence-based strategies to empower his clients to achieve exceptional results.

His best-selling book, Is Your Boss Making You Sick? The 8 E’s ofEquilibrium to Master Work-Life Balance available on Amazon and Audible, explores the intersection of workplace stress, personal health, and the art of creating peace of mind. This transformative work encourages readers to shift from a blame mentality to taking personal accountability for their careers and lives.

David is the creator of 90Wondays, a revolutionary framework for personal growth. This method challenges participants to make consistent, intentional efforts over 91 days, incorporating seven “rest days” to ensure sustainable transformation. His signature programs blend ancient wisdom with modern science, integrating practices like Infinity Breathing, Forest Bathing, Verbal Sunshine, and “BossFit Zenergy”; an outdoor mind-body workout designed for emotional and physical vitality.

David’s life story is as inspiring as his coaching techniques. From surviving a near-death experience at sea to overcoming a strict and often violent upbringing as the middle child of 10 in an Irish Catholic family, his resilience and adaptability are reflected in his teachings.

A former three-time International Salesman of the Year with Clear Channel International, David began his coaching career as a sales coach. He emphasises that everyone sells and weaves this philosophy into everyday life.Known for his wit, warmth, and empowering presence, David captivates audiences with humorous storytelling and actionable insights. He has worked with leading organisations, including BMW’s leadership team, Woolworths, National Australia Bank, several Sydney advertising and media companies, Amazon and UPSTATE real estate, with over 100 employees.

Currently, as Executive Coach to The Vinyl Group, David plays a pivotal role in empowering their teams to navigate challenges and achieve sustained growth through their transition into a publicly listed company and their aggressive acquisition phase.

David is a regular guest in the “expert speaker” series for High-Performance Father (HPF), a global transformative movement designed to empower fathers to excel as leaders, providers, and nurturers. HPF focuses on achieving balance across family, personal, and professional life, equipping members with tools to build resilience, overcome adversity, foster meaningful relationships, and parent with purpose.

David has delivered over fifty-one-hour talks via live stream video for HPF to audiences of over 1000 men as a guest speaker and has held workshops for over 60 men for HPF in Manly and twice at Mt. Kosciusko.

He co-authored the book “The Complete Health Series” in 2010.

His Substack DAILY DOSE QUOTE FOR TODAY has over 1,000 subscribers worldwide. They receive daily inspiration for living their best lives in a preventative rather than curative manner.

How David is unique:

• Transformative Frameworks: Incomparable programs.

The 8 Masts of Mastery and The Destiny Manifesto offer practical strategies for achieving equilibrium and purpose.

• Relatable Wisdom: David’s life experiences and ability to distil complex concepts into actionable insights create a deep connection with his audience.

• Holistic Integration: With expertise in mindset coaching, physical fitness, and emotional intelligence, David delivers a comprehensive approach to personal growth.

• Empowering Presence: His combination of wit, warmth, and wisdom ensures that audiences are entertained, educated and engaged, leaving as inspired and equipped to take immediate action.What sets David apart:

• Photographic memory: David’s keynotes are peppered with quotes from philosophers from all ages, stoics, spiritual leaders and politicians, relating these lessons to the modern-day era to offer relatable paths for personal growth.

• Mnemonics: David introduces acrostics and acronyms for memory retention and personal empowerment of his most significant breakthrough teachings.

• Relatable Narratives: David experienced Kerry and James Packer’s work ethic firsthand for 5 years at ACP magazines and Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch’s work ethic for 4 years at News Corp. In his time leading the advertising sales teams, at news and talkback radio station 2GB, he worked collaboratively with Alan Jones and Ray Hadley as the only contact point, given his diplomatic nature.

• Integrated Approach: David is a qualified personal trainer and has been the in-house personal trainer for Australian Men’s Fitness magazine for six years. He has interviewed world champion athletes and coaches across every imaginable sporting discipline, including two Prime Ministers and his childhood hero, Arnold Schwarzenegger.

He has tested every style of training protocol, equipment, supplement and apparel in the fitness industry, taking instructor courses in MMA, UFC, Boxing, CrossFit, Bootcamp and Kettlebells.

• Global Reach and Impact: David’s work has influenced industry professionals, from emerging leaders to seasoned executives, having spoken in New York, Dubai and London

• A face for television: David speaks clearly and confidently, using a pleasant tone, dynamic range, and expressive delivery to engage and connect with his audience. His sincerity and adaptability to suit different contexts are magnified by his personable good looks and warm smile, which are genuine and create a connection that goes beyond mere physical appearance.

Speaker Topics:

1. The Power of One: Tribal Success – Creating a unified and high-performing company culture, emphasising the importance of fostering a sense of belonging, mutual accountability, and shared vision within an organisation and integrating teamwork, leadership, and individual empowerment principles to create a culture where everyone feels valued and driven to contribute their best.

Leaning on Carl Jung’s concept of the collective unconscious, the unconscious mind shared by all humans, distinct from the personal unconscious. The collective unconscious provides a reservoir for thought around shared experiences, memories, and archetypes that transcend individual experiences and are inherited from our ancestors.

2. The 8 E’s of Equilibrium: Introduces 8 daily lifestyle practices from his work-life balance best seller for maximising leisure time and taking personal responsibility for being more effective and accountable in your working roles.

The audience is given strategies for adopting healthy habits in each of the 8 E’s and is encouraged to schedule time for each, every day.

The 8 E’s of Equilibrium are:

Enlightenment, Education, Exercise, Eating, Encouragement, Engagement, Entertainment & Embodiment.

3. The 8 Masts of Mastery: A deep dive into identity beliefs with the warning that without a balanced insight into each important part of your persona, an over-indexing and devotion to one can see individuals spinning plates, if that identity is threatened or lost, as opposed to a healthier outlook of having 8 irons in the fire.

The audience are given eight go-to questions for immediate self-regulation of physiological states for real-time decision-making

The 8 masts of mastery are:

Mental, Physical, Spiritual, Social, Financial, Family, Business and Romance

4. Finding Your Phenomenal: Learn how to get out of your own way and go from great to phenomenal by following a process called the D.R.E.A.M catcher, which results in action steps and initiatives for goal achievement and making “IT” happen. This keynote asks the audience to consider when they need to do, who they need to be and what they want to have. DO BEHAVE and provides a goal setting formula, where D is Desire R is Realistic E is End time A is Action steps and M is Make it happen.

Designed around eliminating procrastination, lifespan and healthspan is taken into account and the warning that if you don’t do the A and the M in the a.m then you more than likely won’t do them in the p.m –

This then becomes the ante mortem regrets, just prior to your post mortem.

5. “Destiny Manifesto: Unlocking the Blueprint for Success”

Transforming team potential with The Destiny Manifesto, a powerful framework designed to align purpose, build resilience, and drive actionable results. Through interactive strategies, the P.U.R.P.O.S.E Framework empowers employees to embrace clarity, cultivate balance, and achieve excellence in their personal and professional lives. Arming teams within organisations with tools for sustained success, beginning today.Based in Manly, on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, Australia, David has raised two daughters, who now enjoy successful careers, one in psychology and one in advertising.

He watches the sunrise over Manly Beach every morning as the Group Outdoor Fitness Instructor for Manly Pacific Hotel’s; Manly Beach Health Club, working with over 150 different people in his Mind-and-Body Boot camp, Boxing, Strength, and BossFit classes on Manly Beach 6 days a week.

David has been invited to speak at the annual Manly Wellness Day in February for the past 3 years and will be a panellist on the work-life balance discussion held in Manly 15th February 2025.