If you want to learn how to influence people; you’ve come to the right place. Dan Duster is known as The Influence Man! As a keynote speaker and workshop facilitator, he's influenced over 50,000 people.
He’s been influential most of his life. His passions are youth empowerment, social justice and personal and community development. As the great grandson of Ida B. Wells, he talks about her struggles and triumphs in the late 1800’s to motivate audiences to overcome the obstacles we face today and Stand Up against injustices in the workplace and our communities. He is a qualified trainer with the Institute of Cultural Affairs where he designs and delivers programs and training in Strategic Planning and in Group Facilitation Methods.
He has helped people improve their personal relationships, dramatically increase their sales (as much as 50% in one month) and achieve their life dreams. Now he wants want to help you. He has a system for establishing your goals, improving your communication, mastering your ability to influence others and then developing your own personal strategic plan to enhance your life.
As a result of his ability to influence people, he has accomplished the following:
High School: Whitney M. Young
Student Government Parliamentarian
Junior Class President
Senior Class President
Homecoming King
Most Popular
Most Likely to Succeed
College: University of Illinois - Urbana in 1991
President - Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
Student Government – Executive Board
Vice President – Minority Commerce Association
Para-Professional Career Consultants
Member – Chancellor Student Advisory Committee
Activities
TRC - Executive Board
Illinois JumpStart– Founding Board Member & Ex. Bd
Illinois African American Coalition for Prevention –Founding Board Member & Ex. Bd.
Member - University of Illinois Student Affairs Advisory Council
Businesses
Owner/Founder – 3D Development Group (www.3ddevelopmentgroup.com)
Owner – Local Motivators (www.localmotivators.com)
Owner – Crafty Communication (www.craftycommunication.com)
Speaker – Dan Duster (www.danduster.net)
Duster’s family has had a positive influence in the Chicago area for decades going back to his great-grandmother; Ida B. Wells. He educates people about her legacy as well as the struggles and triumphs of other leaders in African American history. A community activist himself, Duster is a board member and advisor to several organizations. He also created the Life Readiness Program, a program focused on giving inner city youth the skills necessary to be successful in life.
He was one of the speakers along with Senators John Kerry and George Allen at the U.S. Senate press conference in 2005. He's presented at The Federal Reserve, Allstate, Exelon, Sears, DePaul University, Northeastern Illinois University, Loyola, University of Illinois, University of Wisconsin, filled in for Les Brown and Ryan Baker, and was the keynote speaker at McCormick Place for the CPS Model United Nations program and many more events.
Duster has impacted audiences across the nation through his workshops and keynote speeches. He has created several books and motivational CDs and has appeared in The Washington Post, on CNN.com, Fox TV, and dozens of publications and radio stations. In 2006, he was included in the first edition of Who’s Who in Black Chicago. He was also nominated to the White House for his volunteerism and impact on the community.
Credentials Organization
Neuro-Linguistic Programming – Practitioner NLP Institute of Chicago
Group Facilitation – Trainer/Facilitator Institute of Cultural Affairs
Peak Personal Effectiveness Training Summit Education
Diversity - Practitioner Northeastern Illinois Univ.
Participatory Strategic Planning - Facilitator Institute of Cultural Affairs
Facilitating Conciliation - Facilitator Institute of Cultural Affairs
Building Community Coalitions – Practitioner CADCA
Community Organizing Industrial Areas Foundation
Recent Client Engagements
Organization Activity
Stranahan Academy – Fort Lauderdale, FL Speaker: Ida B. Wells, Leadership
Art Institute of California, San Diego, CA Speaker: Leadership
Federal Reserve Bank – Chicago, IL Speaker: Ida B. Wells, Leadership
Roosevelt University – Schaumburg, IL Speaker: Ida B. Wells, Leadership
Memphis Alternative School – Memphis, TN Speaker: Ida B. Wells, Leadership
Lucent Technology – Naperville, IL Speaker for Black History Month: Stand Up!
Congressional Tri-Caucus Retreat – Houston, TX Planner: Cross Cultural Communication
John M Bailey School – Bayonne, NJ Speaker: Ida B. Wells, Leadership
DC Charter School – Washington, DC Speaker: Ida B. Wells, Leadership
Ida B. Wells Celebration Weekend – Holly Springs, MS Speaker: Community Development
100 Black Men of Indianapolis – Indianapolis, IN Workshop: Goal Setting
Sears Roebuck & Co. – Hoffman Estates, IL Trainer: Leadership Development (10 sessions)
Character Education Summit – St. Louis MO Presenter: Leadership
DePaul University - Chicago, IL Speaker: Ida B. Wells, Images in Media
University of Illinois at Chicago – Chicago, IL Speaker: Ida B. Wells / Community
Illinois African American Prevention Summit – Lisle, IL Planner / Speaker: Creating Change
Metropolitan Family Services – Chicago, IL Trainer: Leadership (10 sessions)
Atlanta International School – Atlanta, GA Speaker: Ida B. Wells – Goal Setting
Cross City Campaign H.S. Summit – Houston, TX Speaker / Presenter: Public Speaking
Field School – Chicago, IL Speaker: Defining yourself
Harper High School – Chicago, IL Presenter: Life Readiness Program
The University of Wisconsin – LaCrosse, WI Presenter: Time Management
Herzl Elementary School – Chicago, IL Workshops: Parents / Job skills
Chicago Public Schools, Staff Retreat – Chicago, IL Planner / Facilitator: Improving 4th-8th
Rainbow PUSH Wall Street Project – New York, NY Presenter: Next Generation Leadership
Chicago Pub. Schools, Demonstration Project – Chicago, IL Trainer: Trained Facilitation Skills
ACT Charter School – Chicago, IL Presenter: Leadership Development Series
Harper College, Black Teen Summit – Schaumburg, IL Speaker: Goals / Defining Values
The Renaissance Collaborative – Chicago, IL Presenter: Teambuilding Workshop
Columbia College – Los Angeles, CA Workshop: Goal Setting
Ebenezer Church – Atlanta, GA Speaker: Ida B. Wells – Overcoming Obstacles