The Flourishing Executive
Stop Settling for Success
It wasn’t supposed to feel like this. You’re running the wrong playbook.
The Talk
Every executive is chasing success. Very few actually flourish.
Daniel shows accomplished leaders why they end up stuck — frustrated by stalled growth, exhausted by the cost of their wins, or quietly apathetic after they’ve arrived — and hands them a new operating system for attaining what they really want.
The talk diagnoses the three states most successful executives find themselves in, reframes what they’ve been chasing (growth, satisfaction, and legacy are fruit — not goals), and hands them three alignments that produce all three. Audiences leave with vocabulary, a framework, and one specific next step.
Watch the intro · 2 min
What your audience will take home
Four things they carry out of the room.
Diagnose
Language for the state they’re stuck in
Every successful executive is in one of three states — Frustrated, Exhausted, or Apathetic. Daniel gives them the language to name their own.
Reframe
A reframe of what they’ve been chasing
Growth, satisfaction, and legacy aren’t goals — they’re fruit. Daniel shows them what kind of tree actually grows them.
Operate
An operating system, not a pep talk
Vision, Journey, Culture, Results — the framework Daniel uses with executive teams, distilled into a single hour.
Act
One specific next step before they leave
Every attendee walks out with an action — not an inbox full of inspiration.
72% growth in twelve months — while the owner worked fewer hours. That was Daniel’s first client, and it is where this framework was proven.
The owner reported the growth. His wife reported the hours. Daniel doesn’t sell theory; he sells a system that has already worked for someone sitting where your audience sits.
Past stages & audiences
He has already stood in front of your audience.
Vistage ● Fiserv Forum ● Emory University
- CEO peer groups & professional organizations
- Vistage, Convene, Fiserv Forum, NACHA, BAI Retail Delivery, ICX Forum, and numerous private companies.
- Non-profit & faith-based
- Made to Flourish Summit, Perimeter Church, Terminus Collective, Leadership Network, Metro Atlanta Collective.
- Colleges & universities
- Covenant College, Georgia Tech, Emory University.
Audiences served
- CEO peer-advisory groups — Vistage, Convene
- Financial services — Fiserv Forum, BAI, NACHA
- Faith-based and ministry leadership — summits, church staffs, and pastoral networks
- Higher education — leadership programs and business schools
- Owner-led and executive-led businesses, typically $10M–$50M, across professional services, logistics, healthcare services, education technology, and food and beverage
What chairs and hosts say
Booked, and booked again.
“Daniel did a great job with the group. He showed genuine vulnerability and caring while sharing real-life stories and solutions for building resilience, both corporately and personally.”
“I get paid thousands of dollars to coach executives, and Daniel is the guy I want to coach me.”
“Daniel is a favorite speaker because he is very engaging, fresh, and educational while challenging us to think through strategic complexity. I highly recommend him!”
Formats
Four ways to put him on your program.
45–60 min
Signature Keynote
Main stage.
75–90 min
Extended Keynote + Q&A
Chapter or mastermind.
Half-day each
Workshop Series
Growth · Satisfaction · Legacy — a deep dive on one stage.
Full day
Executive Offsite
Facilitated session for leadership teams.
About Daniel
He advises the executives your audience is made of.
Daniel Steere is the founder of Steering Ventures and author of The Flourishing Executive: The Operating System for Growth, Satisfaction, and Legacy. He advises mission-minded CEOs and executives who’ve achieved real success but feel stuck — frustrated by stalled growth, exhausted by the cost of their wins, or quietly apathetic after arrival.
His work focuses on the alignment behind sustainable performance: vision and growth, purpose and satisfaction, Shalom and legacy. He first proved the framework with a client whose company grew 72% in twelve months — while its owner worked fewer hours, not more.
He hosts the Make Work Not Suck podcast and writes a monthly newsletter for executives who refuse to settle for successful.
Tech & logistics
Easy to host.
Booking
Book Daniel for your stage.
Start with a 20-minute Clarity Conversation. No pitch — you’ll leave with a clear sense of fit for your audience.