Daniel Disney

The KING of LinkedIn & Social Selling 👑 Keynote Speaker 🎤 Consultant - LinkedIn & Social Selling + Sales Navigator Training - B2B Influencer Marketing - Author - Investor & Strategic Advisor

I help sales teams all around the world MAXIMISE their pipeline, prospecting, sales and revenue with LinkedIn, Social Selling & Sales Navigator. 

And I don’t just teach it — I live & breathe it. Here’s what that looks like:

✅ £50M+ in closed revenue directly from LinkedIn-generated leads
✅ 1.1M+ LinkedIn company page followers (growing by 10,000+ every month)
✅ 140K+ personal followers and counting
✅ 10M+ monthly content views
✅ World-class Sales Navigator trainer
✅ 50,000+ salespeople trained globally
✅ Best-selling author of The Ultimate LinkedIn Sales Guide & The Ultimate LinkedIn Messaging Guide

What I help companies achieve:
📈 More pipeline, sales, and revenue from LinkedIn
📈 Sales Navigator mastery & team adoption
📈 Proven social selling system implementation
📈 Industry-leading personal brand growth
📈 High-performing, engaging LinkedIn content
…and so much more.

Who I work with:
From high-growth startups to global giants like Amazon, Salesforce, Adobe, Canon, Ricoh, Gong and others — I help sales teams perform at the highest level on LinkedIn.

What I offer:
🎤 Keynotes & Sales Kickoffs that energize and inspire
💻 Virtual Social Selling Training Programs that deliver results
🧭 Sales Navigator Training that drives adoption and ROI

💬 "We gained $2–3 million in new business because of DD’s training."
💬 "Dan’s energy captivated the company at our SKO — his tips gave them so much to apply immediately."

I’m also the founder of The Daily Sales — LinkedIn’s most-followed page for salespeople with:
🔹 1,000,000+ followers
🔹 230,000+ newsletter subscribers
🔹 44,000+ email subscribers

Want to drive more revenue with LinkedIn?
Let’s talk about keynotes, training, partnerships or custom programs.

📧 Email: danieldisney@thedailysales.net

Author - "The Ultimate LinkedIn Sales Guide"

Respect doesn’t have job titles.

It doesn’t matter if someone’s a CEO or a cleaner, a top performer or just starting out — everyone deserves to be treated with the same level of respect, kindness, and appreciation.

Because how you treat people when there’s nothing to gain says more about your character than any achievement ever will.

In sales, leadership, and life, relationships are everything.
 
And relationships are built on how you make people feel.

You can be the best closer in the room…
 
But if you lack respect, humility, and empathy, you’ll never build true trust.

The best professionals — the ones who create loyalty, referrals, and long-term success — lead with humanity.

Here are 3 ways to live that value every day:

↳ Acknowledge everyone.
 
Say hello to the people others overlook. Gratitude and respect cost nothing, but they mean everything.

↳ Listen like it matters — because it does.
 
Whether it’s a customer, a colleague, or a cleaner, give people your full attention. You’ll be amazed what you learn.

↳ Lead with humility.
 
No matter how high you rise, never forget where you started. Stay grounded, stay kind, stay real.

Respect is the ultimate differentiator.
 
It never goes out of style.

So this week, don’t just focus on what you achieve — focus on how you treat people along the way.

That’s real success.

The KING of Social Selling - Helping Sales Teams MAXIMISE Sales With LinkedIn & Sales Navigator

Helping people has always been and will ALWAYS be the key to success in sales, even more so in 2026... 

The best and most successful people live by this.

They're HONEST
↳ They're not "Wolf of Wall Street" sellers.
↳ They don't lie to customers.
↳ They don't manipulate people.

They show EMPATHY and have a high emotional intelligence
↳ They're able to understand their customers.
↳ They have high EQ.
↳ Their customers feel valued.

They listen WAY MORE than they talk
↳ Not just listening, active listening.
↳ They identify 10x more insights because of this.
↳ They build deeper and longer lasting relationships.

They SOLVE problems instead of just selling products
↳ Their customers don't feel "sold to".
↳ They qualify early to identify problems they can solve.
↳ They live to help and serve.

And because of doing all of those things...

They sell more because they're helping more people.

When sales is truly done right it's a win-win.

Less "Selling".
More helping.

The KING of Social Selling - LinkedIn, Social Selling & Sales Navigator Trainer - LinkedIn Influencer (1Million+ Followers) - Keynote/SKO Speaker - 4 X Best Selling Author

Everyone's searching for the secret sauce in sales.

The magic script. The killer technique. The one weird trick.

**The secret is there is no secret.**

Think about the best salespeople you know.

They're not doing anything mysterious.
They're not using some hidden playbook.

They're just showing up. Every. Single. Day.

Consistency over intensity.
↳ 10 quality calls daily beats 100 calls once a month
↳ Regular LinkedIn posts beat viral one-offs
↳ Weekly check-ins beat quarterly panic calls

Progress over perfection.
↳ Your first demo will suck. Do it anyway.
↳ Your cold calls will be awkward. Make them anyway.
↳ Your proposals won't be perfect. Send them anyway.

Fundamentals over fads.
↳ Listening beats any AI tool
↳ Solving problems beats any sales methodology
↳ Being helpful beats any closing technique

The top 1% aren't doing anything you can't do.

They're just doing the basics.
Over and over again.
While everyone else is looking for shortcuts.

Stop searching for secrets.
Start mastering the fundamentals.

The boring stuff? That's where fortunes are made. 💪

Who's ready to embrace the grind?

The only difference between winners and losers?
Winners lose more.

Think about it...

That top rep crushing quota?
Lost more deals than you've pitched.

That VP of Sales everyone respects?
Got fired twice before making it.

That founder with the unicorn startup?
Failed at 5 companies first.

They're not winners because they don't lose.
They're winners because they don't stop.

Every winner's story is just a longer list of losses.

But we only see the highlight reel:
- The promotion, not the rejections
- The closed deals, not the lost ones
- The President's Club, not the PIPs
- The success, not the struggle

Meanwhile, losers have shorter stories.

Not because they failed less.
Because they stopped sooner.

"I tried cold calling. Doesn't work."
(Made 10 calls)

"Enterprise isn't for me."
(Lost one deal)

"LinkedIn doesn't work"
(Gave up after one bad post)

The more you lose, the more you learn.
The more you learn, the more you earn.
The more you earn, the more you win.

But it all starts with losing.
And not stopping.

Every rejection teaches you something:
- What doesn't work
- What to adjust
- What to avoid
- What to improve

Stack enough lessons, you become unstoppable.

From more battles.
More rejections.
More failures.
More attempts.

Count your failures.
Not your wins.

Because when you collect enough failures...
Success becomes statistically inevitable.

The game isn't avoiding failure.
It's outlasting it.

Winners aren't people who don't lose.
They're losers who didn't quit.

Winners are also the ones who take big chances like this...

Stanley (Your Content Coach) are running something called Dare To Dream, and honestly, it's one of the most incredible opportunities I've ever seen.

One lucky person will win $100,000 to cover their salary and living costs for an entire year.

No bills.
No financial stress.
Just 12 months to build the business you've always dreamed of.

Plus you'll get:
↳ Stan Pro and Stanley for a full year
↳ 5 coaching sessions with Stan Ambassadors
↳ A media budget to promote your brand

There are also 5 runner-up prizes of $10,000 each.

You only fail if you stop trying, and maybe this is the one thing you try that opens up a world of opportunities for you.

How to enter 👇

1️⃣ Sign up for Stanley (free trial available) before January 31st - https://lnkd.in/eFPhv8ar

2️⃣ Record a video (under 2 minutes) sharing your dream business and why it matters to you

3️⃣ Post it on a PUBLIC Instagram or TikTok account

4️⃣ Tag @stanforcreators and use hashtag #StanDareToDream26

5️⃣ Fill out the submission form at daretodream.stan.store

IMPORTANT: Submissions are NOT accepted on LinkedIn. Must be Instagram or TikTok.

Deadline: January 31st, 2026
Winners announced: February 23rd, 2026

Imagine if you win? 

If you have a dream.
If you have an idea.
If you have something you've always wanted to build.

This is your shot.

Whether you win or lose, always try.
Sometimes you win.
Sometimes you learn.

Just don't stop.

I Help Event Entrepreneurs Acquire The Skills They Need To Shape, Manage And Grow Their Businesses, Significantly Increasing Their Value Without Adding To Stress Levels

Is your Event business struggling to reach the next level?

Are you facing issues that are stopping you from growing?

Are you finding it difficult to diagnose where the biggest problems are and how to solve them?

When I set my own event business up, I hoped to make enough money to support myself.  Five years later when we were approached to merge our company into bigger one, we discovered that we had spent 5 years creating no value in our business at all.

❌ We had never set a goal and vision, and had never made a plan

❌ We had no culture and had too many people doing the wrong jobs

❌ We were “making do” with sub-standard offices and equipment

❌ We had no marketing strategy and had no clue how to promote ourselves or to who

❌ We never thought of reaching out and investing in help and advice

So many Event Businesses have started this way.  No goal, no plan, no vision for what they want to achieve and after a few years of growth through repeat business and referrals they start to stall, but they have no idea why or how to solve the problem.

Over the last 7 years Kershaw Partners have worked with dozens of Event Businesses, diagnosing where the barriers to growth are, removing them and helping them to build more successful, more profitable and ultimately, if they are looking for an exit strategy, more valuable Event Businesses.

We start this process with a 2 Day Diagnostic Business Review.  We help you to take a step back from your business for a couple of days and draw a line in the sand. 

The 2 Day Review will:

✔ Help you to clarify your vision, ambition and objectives for the business and plan for them

✔ Make sure that you have the right people on the journey with you and that you are set up to achieve your objectives

✔ Enable your team to do the best job possible by having the best “tools” to work with

✔ Help you define a marketing strategy to find, retain and maximise the value from your customers

✔ Show you what structures you need to put in place so that the business can Run on Rails and not be so dependent on you

✔ Show you how to create value in the business so if you want to there is an option to exit your business.

This is what our clients say:

“I have spent a lot of money on consultants in the last two years, and other than the money I have spent with Kershaw Partners, the rest of it was a waste" (James Middlehurst, Kalm Kitchen) 

"We have used consultants in the past, but none who have walked the walk and are so grounded." (Ben Leslie, Yahire)

To find out more book a call at https://go.oncehub.com/IntroductoryCallwithDavid

David Watt

At school, Jason Brown was told he was destined to flip burgers. 


Struggling with unrecognised ADHD and dyslexia, uninspired by the school system that labelled him a “naughty kid”, his life could have taken many different turns.

Today, Jason is the CEO of Technical Solutions Audio Visual Limited – an AV company he founded in 2009, which has since serviced some of the UK’s most notable venues. It’s no surprise that his attitude to life, work and entrepreneurship is truly inspiring. 

Jason and I spoke about many interesting topics in our discussion, but his overwhelming passion for encouraging young people into entrepreneurship has stayed with me ever since. 

With growing generational divides in the workplace and technological advancements around every corner, the value of entrepreneurship for Gen Z is huge. Jason’s own story – leaving education, struggling with personal challenges, finding his passion and forging a career – should be a source of enormous inspiration to any young people hoping to make a start as an entrepreneur. I have no doubt that we will see him in schools speaking directly to the next generation very soon! 

For anyone who is interested in how we are shaping the future of business, this is the conversation for you. 

https://lnkd.in/eir2sEEN

Partner | Event Business Marketing and Growth Specialist

One of the misconceptions I see most often is that experience simplifies leadership.


This conversation with Ben Hardy challenged that head-on.

Ben leads some of the UK’s most complex public events, where safety, scrutiny, stakeholders and delivery all collide. What came through clearly is that experience doesn’t remove uncertainty. It changes how leaders respond to it.

We talked about decision-making without perfect information, why partnership is an operational requirement rather than a value statement, and how sustainability shows up in the everyday choices leaders make, especially around people and pace.

What I valued most was the realism. No heroic narratives. No silver bullets. Just a thoughtful reflection on how leaders think, prioritise and hold responsibility over long delivery cycles.

If you’re running an event business and sometimes wonder why things still feel heavy, even when you know what you’re doing, this episode will resonate.

Listen here:
BuzzSprout: https://lnkd.in/erzkh8p7 
Apple: https://lnkd.in/e-rZVRCw 
Spotify: https://lnkd.in/e5K4UEyB

Like it or loathe it, AI is having a truly profound impact on our industry.


I have had many conversations with founders and senior leaders in events about the ways in which they are using AI, and the ones that have stayed with me are far from the flashiest. 

This particular story – a business owner with severe dyslexia being able to get proposals out in half the time thanks to AI – is a prime example of how this technology can amplify talent in our industry. 

With so many new tools emerging in the events industry, it's easy to get swept up in the shiniest tech and flashiest offerings. This was a striking reminder that it's often the simpler solutions – the ones that truly address your area of need – which have the biggest impact. 

It was great to sit down with Mike Kershaw and Richard Dean for this week's episode of Event Matters. To hear our predictions for the coming year, advice to business leaders, and thoughts on new tech, listen now.

https://lnkd.in/efVpBD_Q

How does a one-off event become a hub of connection in the region, land national media coverage, and springboard the organisers into running an events business? In Andrew Charlton's words, 'by happy accident'. 


This week’s episode of Event Matters is all about Andrew’s unique journey from the legal sector to becoming an events industry entrepreneur. Our conversation was full of reflections and insights, but one thing in particular really stuck out to me.

We meet a lot of founders who are ‘stuck in the weeds’. They find themselves so bogged down in the next project, the next challenge, the next deadline, that they can’t make the space to zoom out and find long-term, sustainable solutions.

Andrew’s story was a reminder of how important it is to break free of this. His success has been marked by strategic decisions and a willingness to adapt:

- Taking the initiative to host the event his sector needed, then scaling the demand into a business of its own.
- Learning to juggle family life while running 100+ events annually, then adapting the weekly work schedule to preserve balance.
- Identifying new tools and tech to streamline business operations, then implementing them to maximise impact. 

The story behind Hashtag Events and Andrew’s grounded perspective are truly inspiring. I would recommend this episode to any founders or business leaders who find themselves battling with the day-to-day and neglecting the bigger picture. It’s a fantastic reminder of what’s possible when you zoom out. 

Listen now: 
https://lnkd.in/ezBmeJhs

Sales is a topic that comes up in almost every conversation we have with event business owners.

Not the “push harder” version. The real questions underneath it.

→ How to win the right work.
→ How to grow existing clients without discounting.
→ How to price with confidence.
→ How to build a pipeline that lets you sleep at night.

When sales feel misaligned, everything feels harder than it needs to be.

That is why we are running the Sales Success Accelerator Masterclass this January. A practical, hands-on session for event agency founders, leaders and client-facing teams who want to strengthen how their business sells, without becoming someone they are not.

It is focused on mindset, structure and tools that actually work in real event businesses.

If you would like to join us in London on 19 January, you can find the details below.
https://hubs.ly/Q03ZBFvL0

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