Dan Speaks at Old Mutual Greenlight Campaign

Dan speaks at Sunflower Fund’s Women’s Day Lunch

The Sunflower Fund organised a Women’s Day Lunch at The Vineyard Hotel and asked Dan to be the guest speaker.  It was a most successful event according to the organisers,  as Dan was the draw-card and the highlight of the event. Dan captured the hearts of every guest delivering an address about his epic journey to Iceland in a kayak.  He inspired and made every guest realise that with strong determination and courage the impossible and unimaginable can be realised. Dan was admired by ladies at the lunch for his courage, survival skills and endurance in completing a journey that not many...

Dan training hard for his Knysna #60km3hrs challenge on 14 July 2012

Our successful fundraising event – thank you superheroes to Chase

Hi Everyone, There's just over a week to go to Knysna. Its been a frantic last 10 days or so that culminated in an awesome fund raiser at Club 31 this past Friday. I must admit that I had a few butterflies and nerves before the event because so many people have had a part to play in the evening, a kind of vested interest if you like. If I'd had the money I would have carried on bidding for Jordy Smiths surfboard! I've always wanted to be able to surf. Perhaps one day! The evening was a success in so many respects, not least because we raised a lot of money for the Chase Winshaw Charity...

My busy week

It's been a busy week. I spoke at a businesswomen's forum in Port Elizabeth and was so pleased to see examples of women from all segments of society, together in one room, motivated and achieving. I mentioned that they hardly needed motivating and were already an example to those around them. After a quick stop at home I was off to Johannesburg to speak at a Primedia Ltd function which was really inspiring. It was laid back and informal and I loved the question and answer session that concluded the evening. I should have guessed that pertinent questions would come from two of my old friends...

Thoughts on St Andrews

Hi everyone, The Knysna cycle challenge is fast approaching and I'm really looking forward to getting on that bike for Chase Winshaw. Anli and Sue have been superstars when it comes to organising the fund-raiser and entries to the event itself. I have also been travelling around the country while preparing for the event. In this last month I was privileged to be able to go and speak at my old school, St Andrews in Grahamstown. It was a humbling experience to be back and I had floods of memories racing through my mind when I arrived. I spoke to about eight groups of kids right from prep...

Getting ready for my Knysna challenge

Hello everyone, I am sitting in the office helping to organise our participation in the 2012 Knysna Oyster Festival half marathon and two realisations have dawned on me. One is how time is flying toward the event and the other is how quickly time has passed since I first started working with Sovereign Trust SA (Ltd) and the Chase Winshaw Charity Trust. Since I last wrote to you I can happily say that I have completed my studies in Law and am busy drafting my papers in order to be admitted as an Attorney. It has been a long hard road to walk but I'm glad to have completed the journey. I can now symbolically...

Visit Dan at Decorex 26 – 29 April

Dan and Bob Skinstad have joined forces with Aiden Bennets to build the ultimate ‘ManCave’ on show during Decorex Cape Town 26 -29 April. The ‘operation man cave’ project will drive donations for Dan’s charity, The Chase Winshaw Charity Trust.  The man cave that raises the most money will win bragging rights and an additional R10 000.00 from Decorex SA. Even if a man cave doesn’t win, all money raised will still go to the charity. To donate at Dan’s man cave, visit Decorex, where there will be a locked donation box in front of each man cave. By donating and completing a competition...

My new site

Its been roughly four weeks since the launch of the much anticipated website and its amazing to look at the positive response from all of you out there! Thank you. In the few weeks I've done two presentations to kids of differing ages at Reddam House College in Cape Town. I love speaking to kids because it brings back fond memories of my own childhood and it affords me the opportunity to share my experiences with an audience at an impressionable age. Before I forget I met Chaeli Mycroft of Reddam and the Chaeli Foundation. She was warm and personable and I'm sure I'll see more of her in the future. Coming...

Work With Dan

A near-qualified attorney with a special interest in contract negotiation, Dan combines his legal expertise, love for sport and desire to live his life to the full with speaking about his experiences, challenges and adventures. Dan is available to deliver motivational talks and MC at events. Read about what others had to say about his expertise as a speaker and his determination to complete challenges that make Dan an adventurer in a class of his own.