Dan is our idea factory and strategist. He never learned the meaning of the word bored.
Global Impact: United States, Belgium, Costa Rica, Democratic Republic of Congo, France, Germany, Georgia, Guatemala, India, Israel, Japan, Kenya, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Sinai, South Korea, Sweden, Thailand, Uganda
Top 5 Strengths: Strategic, Positivity, Ideation, Activator, Maximizer
Daniel L. York is the Founder and Director of Strength as One Leadership, LLC, and First Cause, a nonprofit leadership organization. Dan serves as a leadership coach, innovative and strategic thought leader, author, and certified CliftonStrengths coach to help leaders develop and improve the performance of their teams by addressing as needed character, strengths, risk management, change-reorganization, morale, and trust.
History:
Born in Colorado Springs, CO, Dan has over forty years of experience leading military and nonprofit organizations. An Airborne, Air-Assault, Jungle, and Ranger School graduate, he commanded at every level Platoon, Company, Battalion, Brigade and three different Divisions, two of which were nationwide commands. He led the successful activation and formation of the 76th Operational Response Command, a two-star command that is the Army Reserve’s only response command for homeland defense.
Dan has trained senior military, political, business, and religious leaders nationally and internationally. He started and pastored three churches in Oregon and is an artist with experience performing original music in concerts nationwide. In 2012, he founded VetREST, a nonprofit that specializes in providing farming and gardening opportunities for veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress (PTS).
Strong in ethics and building high esprit and morale Dan addresses audiences international and national audiences on leadership and character development and is a sought-after motivational speaker. He and his wife, Stacy, live near the southern Georgia coast with their two dogs. Dan has three children and seven grandchildren. An avid athlete, he enjoys pickleball, running 5K’s, golf, and hiking.
Honors and Achievements:
Among his numerous military awards, Dan earned the Expert Infantryman Badge and the Legion of Merit.
He is the author of eight books: I Keep Asking, I Pray Also, Lost on Mount Fuji, Something to Think About . . . in Reveration, Climbing Higher . . . in Reveration, The Strong Leader’s Hand, The Weak Leader’s Fist, and Escape to Ohadi.
He has seven CDs of original music: Seasons Ending, Salt, Choices, Of Seen and Unseen, Evidence, Where Were You?, and See His Star.
Higher Education:
Master of Divinity, Bethel Seminary (West), San Diego, CA
Masters of Strategic Studies, Army War College, Carlisle Barracks
Doctorate in Leadership, Liberty University