Communication expert and facilitator — stunt double turned leadership coach on risk, balance, and being a daring human
Dan Aubin is a communication expert, speaker, and facilitator who works across multiple sectors through his company, Daring Humans. He holds degrees in Communication, English, and Drama, and built an early career as a full-time lecturer and researcher at Charles Sturt University, where he won a faculty award for excellence and innovation. His work spans communication, collaboration, strategy, and wellness — helping organisations create engagement, clarity, and genuine connection.
What makes Dan genuinely different is the life underneath the framework. He has a background in elite gymnastics, acting, stunts, circus, and physical theatre — an embodied approach to presenting that is hard to replicate. His experience ranges from designing corporate leadership programmes to stunt doubling for Mark Wahlberg, performing in NBA stadiums to coaching public speaking. He continues to practise as a handstand acrobat, and draws on his own story of finding and re-finding balance — in quite dramatic ways — to bring authenticity to every talk about resilience and high-performance culture.
Dan is well suited to leadership conferences, team development events, and any setting where audiences need to be shaken awake rather than gently reminded of things they already know. His diverse experience in education, performance, business, and health gives him a perspective that is hard to categorise — and that is precisely the point. Organisations seeking a facilitator who can hold a room, challenge assumptions, and leave people with practical tools for becoming, as he puts it, a 'daring human', will find him a standout choice.
Dan Aubin is a keynote speaker based in South Australia who speaks on business strategy, leadership and mental health & wellbeing. Book through Executive Speakers Australia.
In today’s fast-moving world, the ability to “find balance” is often seen as the ultimate goal. But real balance isn’t something we arrive at—it’s something we continuously engage with. In this high-energy, story-rich session, Dan Aubin introduces a fresh perspective on change-readiness: one drawn from his experience in gymnastics, circus, and leadership. He explores what it means to adapt in real time, like an acrobat, using his Three Chairs of Adaptability framework to empower individuals and teams to meet uncertainty with awareness, agility, and connection.
Key Takeaways:
A mindset shift from resisting change to actively balancing with it
A practical understanding of the Three Chairs of Adaptability: Awareness, Adaptability, and Connection
Tools to navigate personal, team, or organisational change with more confidence and fluidity
Immediate strategies to help shift from Control → Curiosity, Perfection → Play, and Individual → Collective Balance
A memorable keynote experience that builds internal capacity for resilience and adaptive leadership
Leadership isn’t about standing still in the chaos—it’s about adjusting in motion. Drawing on his background in elite gymnastics, circus, and strategy facilitation, Dan explores how leaders can build trust, make agile decisions, and thrive in high-stakes environments. This session unpacks what it means to lead like an acrobat—reading the moment, making micro-adjustments, and holding balance when conditions are uncertain.
Key Takeaways:
An embodied metaphor for leadership agility and strategic balance
Insights into Dynamic Systems Theory as it applies to high-performance leadership
Practical strategies for decision-making under pressure and managing risk with confidence
Tools to build collaborative, high-trust teams that can move through complexity together
A compelling case for redefining leadership as movement, not position
Innovation doesn’t happen in perfect conditions—it thrives in uncertainty. In this inspiring and practical session, Dan shares how leaders and teams can foster creative confidence by embracing experimentation, reframing failure, and nurturing a culture of bold thinking. Using stories from performance and entrepreneurship, he invites audiences to shift from perfectionism to play, and from predictability to possibility.
Key Takeaways:
A reframe of failure as fuel for growth and innovation
Techniques to unlock creative confidence and take meaningful risks
Tools for shifting team culture from certainty to curiosity
A framework to foster safe-to-fail environments where new ideas are welcomed
Real-world inspiration to embed innovation into leadership, culture, and strategy
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