Patrick Dunn

When Patrick Dunn walks into a room, something shifts. Leaders who arrived overwhelmed and running on empty leave with clarity, renewed purpose, and the tools to actually do something about it — and audiences leave wanting more.
Patrick is a keynote speaker, leadership workshop facilitator, and author of the upcoming book Lead With Soul — How to Lead When You're Running on Empty, published by Archway Publications. Drawing on 30 years of experience guiding hundreds of organizations through major disruptions — including 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Sandy, large-scale data center outages, and crisis events across financial services and highly regulated industries — he brings rare, ground-level credibility to everything he teaches. He doesn't manufacture stories to make a point. He has lived them.
He has never believed in leading from a distance. Whether in a Fortune 500 boardroom or a small nonprofit, Patrick works side by side with every level — because he genuinely believes we are all in this together. That authenticity is felt the moment he steps on stage — drawing a room in and holding it there.
Patrick is the creator of the Lead with Soul framework, built on four pillars: presence, purpose, renewal, and service — a distillation of what actually works when pressure is real and people need you to show up fully. His work helps leaders across national associations, regional nonprofits, and mission-driven organizations identify the real causes of burnout, reconnect with what matters, and build leadership that lasts.
At the center of every session is storytelling — because story is the most powerful leadership tool available. Patrick helps leaders find and tell their own stories, leaving every attendee with a clearer sense of who they are as a leader and a stronger voice to prove it.
People leave Patrick's sessions sharp, focused, and ready for what comes next.