Dr. David DeLong

“ Dave DeLong’s “Closing the Skills Gap” presentation at our Annual Meeting was a huge hit! In fact, 96% of our executive audience rated his keynote talk “good to excellent.” FIA members loved the topic, and found Dave’s perspectives very thought provoking and entertaining. They particularly liked his specific, actionable ideas which they could apply immediately. We look forward to working with Dave again. – Don Farley, director of marketing, Forging Industry Association Our association of specialty chemical manufacturers is very diverse and challenged to find good quality employees. At our recent Annual Leadership Conference, Dave DeLong did an excellent job engaging our C-level audience on the highly relevant risks of critical skill shortages. His entertaining keynote presentation was full of practical steps that leaders can take. It was the type of session our members really value. In today's demanding global manufacturing economy, it is more important than ever to understand how companies can hire the right workers. I highly recommend David for your association's upcoming event to help your members remain the innovative leaders they are. – Lawrence Sloan, CEO, SOCMA “David set a perfect tone as the opening keynote speaker at our Annual Conference for the National FORUM of State Nursing Workforce Centers. With humor and extensive examples, he showed which leadership behaviors are essential for success in the fast changing nursing and healthcare environment. His greatest ability is showing how best practices from other industries can be applied to improve workforce engagement and productivity. We would definitely work with David in the near future!” -- Marcia Proto, Executive Director, Connecticut League for Nursing”