Step Into the Spotlight
Engage / Educate / Propose / Motivate
Welcome to Dan Coaches
I'm excited to have you Step Into the Spotlight with me!
Below, you will discover my coaching packages, a bit about me, a few endorsements, and many opportunities to set up a conversation......
or just sign up for coaching and let's start growing your business, advancing your career, and moving your speaking skills to a higher level.
Please feel free to contact me for a conversation if you have questions or need a discussion.
I'm really looking forward to helping you, not just step into the spotlight, but to command the room!
Coaching Package Options
Stage Mastery
A 6-Month One-on-One Coaching Program
Stage Mastery
is a 6-month program designed to bring clarity, confidence, and cash flow to your speaking.
Stage Mastery is your structured path to successful speaking—providing the clarity, confidence, and communication tools you need to truly own every room you walk into or camera you step in front of.
This program is designed to help you shift habits, sharpen your message, and elevate your delivery—so you engage with purpose and make every opportunity count.
Whether you're presenting to potential investors, ideal clients, or a board of directors, Stage Mastery
equips you to get genuine buy-in — on stage or online.
It’s about increasing your bottom line, amplifying your leadership, and moving your career forward with influence.
We begin by creating your personalized strategic map—a clear plan from where you are to where you want to be. With a deep dive into your current speaking habits and mindset, you’ll build a foundation of techniques and tools to become a high-impact communicator.
From the first 27 seconds of your talk to the final 20% that gets the buy-in, Stage Mastery helps you engage, educate, propose and motivate your audiences. You’ll learn to inspire any audience, uncover your unique voice, and deliver with confidence and clarity.
Your message matters. And with authenticity, empathy, and strategic delivery, you’ll connect deeply with the people who need to hear you most.
Stage Mastery isn’t just about speaking — it’s about transforming how you lead, sell, and show up in the world.
Investment to Master the Stage and Camera and Grow Your Business
$7,999 or 6 payments of $1,475
Own the Spotlight!
A 90-Day One-on-One Coaching Program
Own the Spotlight
is a transformative 90-day experience to shift your habits and elevate your impact.
Ready for a bold ride toward success?
Think of Own the Spotlight as your personal launchpad —designed to fast-track your confidence, clarity, and your client or career growth.
Whether you're looking to land more clients or advance your career, this program is built to help you engage the people who need to hear you most.
We work side by side to define your goals and create a clear, actionable plan to reach those goals — so you not only move forward but reap the rewards you’ve earned.
No more dreading the spotlight. You’ll learn to own it — embracing every opportunity to speak your message with confidence and clarity. By rewiring your mindset and sharpening your delivery, you’ll gain the tools to turn prospects into paying clients or customers and skeptics into buy-in believers.
Just like in Stage Mastery, Own the Spotlight starts with where you already are—identifying your specific speaking needs and building a strategic roadmap tailored to your unique journey.
Own the Spotlight isn’t about one-size-fits-all. It’s about what works best for you.
Investment to Command the Room and Grow Your Business
$4,999 or 3 payments of $1,799
But Wait!
Only 3 spots available for this reduced price!
Own the Spotlight
90-Day Program for 50% off!
The limited time investment is only:
$2,599 or 3 payments of $999
Tailored to You—No Matter Where You Are in Your Speaking Journey
Whether you're just beginning or you're ready to scale your message, Stage Mastery and Own the Spotlight meet you where you are and guide you where you want to go.
Each program is strategically customized to fit your needs and goals. Your personal roadmap may include some—or all—of the following focus areas:
Foundational Tools & Habits
Pre-Presentation Tools & Routines
Creating New Habits for Speaking
Reframing Your Speaking Mindset
Managing Your Nerves
Delivery & Presence
Stage and Camera Mastery
Vocal Command & Control
Discovering Your Authentic Voice
Small and Large Audience Engagement
Message & Content Mastery
Clarity with Content Flow
The Pillars of Content: STORIES
Speech & Presentation Structure
The First 27 Seconds (Hooking Your Audience)
The Final 20% (Securing Buy-In)
Audience Connection & Engagement
Audience Engagement Techniques
Crafting Powerful Calls to Action
Creating Your Own Speaking Opportunities
The Strategic Use of Visuals
You don’t have to master all of these at once — but together, we'll determine exactly which ones to focus on and when.
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I can't wait to help you develop your speaking journey as you relax into the comfort of presenting your message and ENGAGE your audiences!
Your Ally
for Crafting and Delivering Speeches that Engage and WOW Your Audiences!
Hi! I'm Dan, your friendly and funny speech and presentation coach. If the thought of speaking to an audience on stage or Zoom makes you anxious, I can relate! I've been there. As a young executive at a Fortune 200 corporation, I felt the same way - sweaty palms, dry mouth and my heart pounding and knees knocking like a hip-hop beat.
But with years of experience alongside some of the world's best performers and guidance from an exceptional coach, I overcame those challenges and became a confident professional speaker. Now, I share that knowledge, focusing on helping executives and entrepreneurs.
My approach is simple. Together, we map out a strategy, clarify and refine your message and apply effective tools and techniques to turn your fears into a commanding stage presence. When we put it all together, you deliver captivating speeches and truly
Own the Spotlight!
ENGAGE - EDUCATE - PROPOSE - MOTIVATE
Testimonials
"I’m so very lucky to have you in my life!” That’s what I texted Dan after a phone coaching session. I continued, “You gave me things to think about and I could hear your voice telling me to address the key points. You gave me great support and that means a lot! Not very many people are like that. Your advice is always sound!” I concluded with, “You are genius!”
That’s what I felt as my coaching was paying off in real time and that’s how I feel today. Dan has helped my business, my foundation and me through numerous challenges and I have gained confidence and solved problems with his input. His coaching has been invaluable!
Julie B.
Arts Entrepreneur
Norman, OK
"Dan is one of the most personable people you'll ever meet. He worked so well with all of the departments, was always open to suggestions and found ways to incorporate last minute changes seamlessly.
Dan led, overcoming challenging time constraints and limited resources and using his creative talents to create positive results. Dan always managed to create win-win situations and put a smile on everyone's face."
Annie H.
Media Coach and Entrepreneur
Atlanta, Georgia
"I had my first session with Dan and he completely crushed my limiting belief about nerves and being judged when I speak. I like how he reframed it into something like - people need to hear your message because it’s important. Those who judge, it’s their own problem, and they’re not your tribe. You need to crack some eggs to make mayonnaise!
Dan also told me a method Al Pacino used to ensure best performance, and he added so many golden nuggets.
Thanks Dan!
So now I’ll continue to make some mayonnaise, oh, I mean coming-out-of-my-closet live and getting visibility!"
Wendy Leung
Special Needs Coach
Australia
About Dan
Dan Adkins is a successful certified coach, entrepreneur, author and public speaker. He has spent hundreds of hours partnering with entrepreneurs, top-level business executives, small business owners and non-profit organizations, to increase their effectiveness in speaking, presentations and communications.
Dan is passionate about coaching women to help them find their voice and reach their goals. He serves his clients with unique speaking tools gathered from his extensive experience as a coach, a Fortune 200 executive and an entrepreneur. The techniques learned from some of the biggest celebrities while working in front of and behind the camera in television, film and on the speaking stage make his coaching highly effective, creative and interesting.
Dan’s broad background has given him insights from his seasons on Saturday Night Live, television dramas (NYPD Blue, Law and Order Brooklyn South) and major feature films (As Good As It Gets, Malcolm X, Mickey Blue Eyes). His knowledge and coaching manner has helped clients overcome their fears of speaking, find humor and deliver great content that captivates, inspires and WOWs audiences.
Dan has helped to strategically grow companies across industry and non-profits throughout the United States. He has been a presentation and networking consultant with the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University, a guest lecturer at Indiana University’s Ernie Pyle College of Journalism and an adjunct professor at the Massey School of Business at Belmont University. He holds a degree in Music Education from the University of Florida and an MBA from Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management.
Dan loves the beach and has lived close to it in years gone by. He hopes to live near a Florida beach once again. Despite that, in 2000, for some reason Dan decided to participate in the London Marathon for the Leukemia/Lymphoma Society. His knees are still recovering!
