Dave Crane

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Dave Crane I mentor decision makers, business owners, CIOs and CEOs to be branded industry experts Freelance journalist for many high profile publications.

One of the freshest and highly requested trainers and motivational speakers in the market. In the last few years he has worked in Spain, South Africa, Germany, Austria, France, Greece, Egypt, the Caribbean, Italy and Monaco. One motivational session in Greece led to one Global company recording a 49% growth in sales within their next 12 months period and they attributed much of it to his work. Certified NFNLP Hypnotherapist and NLP Master Practitioner and life coach. The only Stage Hypnotist in the Arabian Gulf having trained and performed in Las Vegas and Monte Carlo. One of the region’s best known entertainers with many credits including fifteen year as Entertainments Director and host of Dubai Rugby Sevens, the Gulf’s Biggest Sporting event (120,000 in stadium) and the Rugby Sevens World Cup (200 million viewers). Host of the Dubai Desert Rock and Rhythm Festivals with Robert Plant, Kanye West, Joss Stone, The Prodigy, Mika, Ziggy Marley, Madness and Iron Maiden. Host of The Legends Rock Dubai Tennis Masters Championship with Jim Courier, Pat Cash and Thomas Muster and Michael Stich. Host of The Speedcar Series Motor Racing with Jean Alesi, Jacques Villenauve, Gianni Morbidelli, Johnny Herbert and Stefan Johansson. Opened Planet Hollywood Dubai with Bruce Willis, Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes, Patrick Swayze, Cindy Crawford, Amitabh Bachchan, and Tia Carrera. Occasional Host of The Laughter Factory, the Gulf’s longest running stand-up comedy night and numerous promotions. Have worked with many major names in the music business including James Brown, Sting, Bryan Adams, Kanye West, UB40, Enrique Iglesias, Robert Plant, Iron Maiden, Joss Stone, Westlife, The Prodigy, The Human League, Velvet Revolver, Paul Weller, Madness, Mika, Ziggy Marley, Melanie C and Geri Halliwell. dave-aboutus
One of the best known names in regional radio having worked on 99.3 Radio 2FM, formerly the station manager of 104.8 Channel 4FM and Dubai 92 FM. Freelance TV presenter/reporter.

You can spend 20 years becoming very good at something and still not recognise the most valuable part of what you know.B...
23/09/2026

You can spend 20 years becoming very good at something and still not recognise the most valuable part of what you know.

Because when you’ve done something for long enough, it becomes normal to you. The patterns you see, the problems you can solve quickly, the lessons you’ve learned the hard way, and the things other people keep asking you about. You stop seeing them as expertise.

This Saturday, I’m going to help you uncover that.

We’ll look properly at what you know, what you should be known for, who should care, how to explain it, and what you could actually do with it.

And yes, we’ll be using AI throughout the day. Not to manufacture expertise you don’t have, but to help uncover and work with the experience you already do.

I still have a few seats left. DM me to grab yours.

22/09/2026

Thought Leaders Breakfast Club.

The conversations. The safe space. The ability to hear another point of view.

It’s brilliant. It’s mind blowing.

You got to be there.

Our next one is on Tuesday 6th October.

Book your seat.

Most business newsletters tell you what to do.Icon Insider looks at something different.How authority is changing. How r...
17/09/2026

Most business newsletters tell you what to do.

Icon Insider looks at something different.

How authority is changing. How reputation is being shaped. And what is changing the way experienced people are seen, heard, trusted and recognised.

One new perspective, every Monday.

Join Icon Insider. Link in bio ->

17/09/2026

Are you in our Living Room yet?

It’s where our community continues the conversation between the events, workshops and Think Tanks.

Questions. Ideas. Different perspectives. Sometimes a bit of healthy disagreement. 😏

But one rule matters:
**No spam. No promos. No pitching.**

Just good people having good conversations. Want in?

DM **LIVINGROOM** and we’ll send you the link.

16/09/2026

A privilege to be invited by Sharjah English School to teach the next generation about public speaking. Organised by their English Department.

Thank you for this morning’s session.

15/09/2026

The best conversations rarely happen in the biggest rooms.

They happen when the right people sit around the same table.

Different businesses. Different experiences. Different perspectives. No presentations. No sales pitches. Just people willing to think, contribute, challenge and connect.

That’s the Thought Leaders Breakfast Club.

15 people. One table. One conversation.

Our next table is filling now.

DM BREAKFAST for details.

What an amazing session we had today at our Thought Leaders Breakfast Club. If you want to join us for our next session,...
08/09/2026

What an amazing session we had today at our Thought Leaders Breakfast Club.

If you want to join us for our next session, DM me.

I'm scared.I hated much of 2024 and found many things challenging (despite all those who claimed it to be their best yea...
12/01/2025

I'm scared.

I hated much of 2024 and found many things challenging (despite all those who claimed it to be their best year EVER).
Some successes, some disappointments and many promising opportunities that didn't pan out.

So why am I scared?
Truth is, I'm not.

I am fired up and energised by the impact of the lessons I learned from 2024.

1) People will do whatever they feel is best for them - even if it's a stupid choice.
2) Your choice of friends is more important than the family that ignores you.
3) Stop waiting for approval. Go past them and save yourself time.
4) You will never have this moment again (so don't let anyone else hog it).
5) If you don't ask, you'll never find out.
6) Consider the 'best case scenario' every time and go for that.
7) Build an ecosystem of people who care about YOU first and your work second.
8) Set yourself alarms of gratitude messages ever hour.
9) Be more selfish AND more generous.
10) Have faith that NO-ONE is coming to save you. Except yourself. You are enough.
11) You have to keep moving in order to stay where you are.

2025 is the year where everything gets tilted, leveraged and altered.

Do this to yourself first.
Stay outside your comfort zone.

Jump and grow wings on the way down.

Let's stop being scared together...

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