“The best speaker we’ve had since Malcolm Gladwell!”

Cindy Chandler, Association Executive

Making Business
Human

Keynote Speaker David Allison energizes audiences with a groundbreaking discovery about shared values that adds rocket fuel to sales, leadership, employee engagement and change.

Keynote speaker David Allison is the world’s leading authority on human values

Making Business
Human

Keynote Speaker David Allison energizes every room with a breakthrough discovery that inspires people, solves issues, and drives powerful change.

“After talking to a million people we’ve made a breakthrough discovery: people will do anything that aligns with their values. And that’s what I speak about – making things happen by making business human.



"The star of our show – the feedback data was off the charts. Keynotes like this are few and FAR between."

~ Liz Ptak, Corporate Events Manager

“David is the single greatest keynote SPEAKER I have ever seen.”

~ Jason Thomson, Event Content & Creative Director

"David is a class act. Endless talent, enthusiasm, energy, and passion. People could listen to hiM all day!

~ Orie Berlasso, Event Planner

Sales. Leadership. Engagement. Change.

Values are the answer. Let’s put them to work.

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The Values Guy

David Allison is the world’s leading authority on human values. People call him "The Values Guy" because he’s cracked the code on how to engage and influence anyone, anywhere, by aligning with what they value most.

His research, based on a million surveys in 152 languages, is used by global giants like Google, PayPal, lululemon, and the United Nations Foundation. His insights are taught in universities, featured in Harvard Business Review, and proven to be up to eight times more effective than traditional methods.

As a dynamic keynote speaker, David energizes audiences. People are on the edge of their seats, phones stay in their pockets, and their heads fill up with ideas. His message is simple: if you want to influence people, speak to their values—and he’ll show you how.

David Allison, Engagement & Influence Expert, Human Values Research Pioneer, Best-Selling Author & CEO 

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