David Pride is the kind of speaker who walks into a room and immediately makes you feel like you’ve known him for years. Funny, honest, and genuinely energetic, David has spent over 15 years in the social media marketing trenches managing more than $12 million in ad spend for businesses across some of the most complex and regulated industries out there.
He’s not reading from a script. He’s sharing what actually works.
Whether he’s leading a marketing workshop for business owners or delivering a keynote about pushing through the kind of setbacks that would stop most people cold, David leaves audiences with something rare: real ideas they can actually use, and the motivation to go use them.
This is David’s most requested session, and it’s easy to see why. Most social media advice assumes you have a big team and a bigger budget. This workshop was built for everyone else.
Attendees learn how to maximize organic reach through creative video and influencer strategies, how to stretch a minimal ad budget further than they thought possible, how to build a nano or micro-influencer program that fits a real budget, how to get active on TikTok without stressing about learning to dance, and how to find the low-hanging content ideas that most businesses completely overlook including the one format everyone avoids but audiences consistently love.
This session works for chambers of commerce, industry associations, corporate teams, and conference breakout sessions.
Some talks are inspiring in the moment and forgotten by dinner. This one tends to stick.
Drawing from his own journey as a cancer survivor, lifelong entrepreneur, and someone who has rebuilt more than once, David shares a framework for navigating the kind of seasons that test everything you thought you knew about yourself and your business.
Attendees leave with a clearer sense of their goals, a more honest relationship with setback and what it’s actually trying to teach them, and practical tools for identifying mentors, protecting their focus, and getting back in motion when everything in them wants to stop.
This keynote works for corporate events, leadership retreats, association conferences, and any room full of people who are quietly wondering if they have what it takes to keep going.
