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Dan Gheesling

Entrepreneur, Author, Coach and Winner of the CBS reality show, Big Brother

Dan Gheesling is a public speaker, entrepreneur, author, coach and winner of the CBS reality show, Big Brother. After two stints on reality TV, he was called the "best Big Brother player of all time" and "Reality TV's answer to Dexter Morgan, Walter White, and Tony Soprano" by the New York Post. Entertainment Weekly called Gheesling the "nicest winner in Big Brother history" and relates his influential ability to George Clooney in Ocean's Eleven and Paul Newman in The Sting. He now travels to colleges and universities across the country speaking on leadership. Drawing upon on his experiences as an entrepreneur, reality TV winner, and ...

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Dan Gheesling is a public speaker, entrepreneur, author, coach and winner of the CBS reality show, Big Brother. After two stints on reality TV, he was called the “best Big Brother player of all time” and “Reality TV’s answer to Dexter Morgan, Walter White, and Tony Soprano” by the New York Post.

Entertainment Weekly called Gheesling the “nicest winner in Big Brother history” and relates his influential ability to George Clooney in Ocean’s Eleven and Paul Newman in The Sting. He now travels to colleges and universities across the country speaking on leadership.

Drawing upon on his experiences as an entrepreneur, reality TV winner, and collegiate football coach at Michigan State University, Gheesling speaks to audiences nationwide about action-based leadership.  Due to the positive responses from his presentation, Gheesling has written his fourth book, Clean Your Own Mirror: 6 Necessary Duties to Lead and Influence People.

He is also the author of Punch It In (a 24 day guide for helping people succeed in reaching your goals), How A Normal Guy Got Cast On Reality TV (his personal story about how he made it on Reality TV), and How To Get On Reality TV: How A Normal Guy Got Cast on Reality TV (an in-depth guide that explains to reality TV hopefuls the entire process for applying to get on the shows based on his personal experience).

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On behalf of myself and my organization Entertainment Unlimited the Campus Programming Board of Ferris State University, we thank you PDA and Dan for a successful event!! Dan was magnificent! Students really enjoyed the presentation. I know I did. Can’t wait to bring in more programs with PDA Group.

Ferris State University

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Clean Your Own Mirror
Look in the mirror. Do you wish you could see a better leader reflecting back at you? All you need to accomplish this task is outlined for you by Dan Gheesling, author, coach and winner of the reality TV show Big Brother.  Whether you’re a student, an entry-level employee, or already a team manager, Gheesling will direct you on a path to success by teaching you how to become a better leader and influencer in your everyday life. Gheesling offers first-hand accounts of the six necessary duties in action and tips to help you transform into a popular power player within your workplace. By implementing his six necessary duties, your mirror will reflect the best leader of all — one that people actually want to follow.

Gheesling is a highly sought-after campus speaker, engaging students on the topics of action-based leadership and entrepreneurship.

He helps audiences create their own path to success by becoming the kind of leader and influencer that people want to follow, and details the steps needed to get there.

He is the author of four books, including “Clean Your Own Mirror: 6 Necessary Duties to Lead and Influence People”.

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Dan Gheesling College Speaking - Rider University
Big Brother - Legend Dan Gheesling Stops By

Books

How To Get On Reality TV: How A Normal Guy Got Cast On Reality TV: The four year journey of a normal guy's journey to getting cast on Reality TV.
How To Get On Reality TV: How A Normal Guy Got Cast On Reality TV: The four year journey of a normal guy's journey to getting cast on Reality TV.
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Clean Your Own Mirror: 6 Necessary Duties to Lead and Influence People
Clean Your Own Mirror: 6 Necessary Duties to Lead and Influence People
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Punch It In: 24 Days To Crossing Your Goal Line
Punch It In: 24 Days To Crossing Your Goal Line
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We had a fantastic day with Inge! She was very engaging with all those that attended. Her personal stories about the holocaust were very special and we were moved that she was willing to share them with everyone. Thank you again, PDA for all your hard work and dedication to make this program such a success!

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On behalf of myself and my organization Entertainment Unlimited the Campus Programming Board of Ferris State University, we thank you PDA and Dan for a successful event!! Dan was magnificent! Students really enjoyed the presentation. I know I did. Can’t wait to bring in more programs with PDA Group.

Ferris State University

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