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Biography

Steve Donahue is a professional speaker, author and coach who specializes in individual and organizational change. He has been delighting and inspiring audiences internationally for decades.

Shiny Shirts and Tight Pants

At the age of 22, Donahue had his life all mapped out. He was living his dream as a professional disco dance teacher. He had it all: money, fame and plenty of dance partners. Then disco died. But Donahue learned a valuable lesson; never bet your life on shiny shirts and tight pants. He also remembered not to trust maps.

Maps and Compasses

Just two years previous, Donahue crossed the Sahara Desert. Battered by relentless sandstorms, tormented by searing heat and freezing nights, never knowing if the speck on the horizon would be a friend or foe, he found his way in the world’s largest desert. He discovered that only a compass could guide you across shifting sands.

Superb storyteller and a master of metaphors

A consummate storyteller, clients have described his presentations as “spellbinding”, “magical” and “flawless”. One of Donahue’s gifts is the ability to engage and captivate international audiences. He recently addressed 8,000 financial planners from 85 countries at the Million Dollar Round Table. He speaks French and all of his programs are available “En Francais”. Donahue is also a professional coach, documentary filmmaker and an international bestselling author.

Shifting Sands

His first book, Shifting Sands; A Guidebook for Crossing the Deserts of Change, has sold over 75,000 copies. It is available in English, Korean, Russian, Turkish and Greek.

With the timing honed as a standup comedian, Donahue keeps audiences laughing. But his message is as serious as a sandstorm bearing down on your caravan: you must keep moving in the right direction even when the terrain is shifting. For twenty years Donahue has inspired people to find and follow their compass in a changing world.

To read Steve Donahue's Desert Metaphors, click here.

What clients are saying about Steve Donahue . . .

“The best speaker we ever had.”
Volkswagen

“Flawless!”
Thrifty Car Rentals

“Outstanding!”
Pillsbury

“The group loved Steve!”
World Bank

“His ability to connect with people is magical.”
Williams Co.

“Messaging right on target.”
Genetech

“When he told his desert story you might have heard a pin drop!”
Million Dollar Round Table

“I laughed ‘till my face hurt!”
Registered Nurses Asn. of BC

“The most appropriate customized piece of work I have ever seen!”
Meeting Professionals International

Travelling From
Victoria, B.C., Canada

Speaker Fee
Keynote $10,000
Half Day $12,500
Full Day $12,500

Steve Donahue requires a flat travel rate of $1,500

Books Published

Shifting Sands: A Guidebook for Crossing the Deserts of Change, was published by Berrett-Koehler in May of 2004. Based on his harrowing journey across the Sahara, Shifting Sands outlines six "Rules of Desert Travel" to guide readers through deserts of life and change. Soulful yet practical, it presents the desert as a metaphorical place of change, often debunking the popular mountain-climbing metaphor that focuses on goal setting and achievement over the journey itself.