Dan Collins

World Champion, Four-Time Olympian & High-Performance Transformation Expert

From competing for Australia on the world’s biggest stage to leading high-performance programs across elite sporting organisations globally, Dan brings rare insight into what drives people to be their best. His approach is direct, practical and deeply committed to real impact.

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Dan Collins is a former world champion and four-time Olympian who helps individuals, teams and organisations lift the bar on performance, accountability and excellence. He knows what it takes to win—because he’s spent a lifetime doing exactly that.

From competing for Australia on the world’s biggest stage to leading high-performance programs across elite sporting organisations globally, Dan brings rare insight into what drives people to be their best. His approach is direct, practical and deeply committed to real impact.

A sought-after international speaker, Dan isn’t afraid of tough conversations. He works shoulder-to-shoulder with clients to cut through the noise, focus on what truly matters and build inspired, accountable teams that bring excellence to work every single day.

After winning Olympic Bronze in Barcelona (1992) and Silver in Atlanta (1996), Dan transitioned his competitive mindset into leadership roles with organisations including World Rugby, Manchester City, Sydney Roosters, Cronulla Sharks, Brisbane Lions, Richmond, Carlton, Japan Rugby and the Australian Institute of Sport.

Dan believes winners are created at every level—and that high performance thrives in environments that are safe, challenging and purposeful. His mission is to help leaders build those environments and unlock excellence in their people.

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Topics

Effort
  • What are the mindsets for effort
  • It’s not about working harder … it’s about what we put effort into
  • How does it make us feel?
Rules for Great Work
  • Work is not about you
  • Fulfilment comes from performance
  • Embrace the spirit of competition
Finding Excellence
  • What’s the alternative?
  • JOY – the mindset of seeing and feeling it
  • It’s everywhere, in everything that we do
Our leaders have been given the tools for developing a high performance environment and challenged in a way that creates new ways of thinking to realise this. Pepper Australia
I witnessed Dan gain an understanding of a complex environment and then help us develop and deploy the key cultural pillars that will drive our resurgence and performance. Woolworths
Your steely grit and no-nonsense approach gets great results. Your catch-cry performance is the work currency and love is the home currency will be remembered and never confused, to improve our lives. Hands down a gold medal performance. The Executive Connection
Dan has excellent presentation skills. He uses the floor space well and interacts with his slides to reinforce the content of his lecture. He modulates the tone of his voice at the right times to maximise the impact of the content he is delivering. The aspect of engaging the audience content and analogies was the highlight of Dan's presentation. From the outset, he captured the audience with personal as well as general anecdotes that were closely linked to the formal lecture content. Griffith University
Dan is very energetic and enthusiastic in his style of presentation and he always appears to be well prepared and knowledgeable on the topics. On the several occasions he has addressed our groups he has quickly been able to connect with the audience. He uses his experience of teamwork and goal setting in a simple manner to get the audience's attention at an early stage. Dan always allows the opportunity for questions and discussion and actively encourages participants. If the discussion heads off topic he is very adept at steering it back in the right direction without it appearing to be forced. Continental Tyres of Australia Pty. Ltd
Dan is an energetic, easy to listen to and engaging presenter. Dan's stories of his own successes and failures were told in way that demonstrated insight and the ability to reflect and learn. I enjoyed his "no excuse" policy and will take this back to my work place to ensure we do not have a victim mentality. Dan created a comfortable group dynamic where some great discussion flowed. Trilby Misso Lawyers
Through your coaching I have implemented in workplace a theme based on our discussions. Happy team members - happy customers. I drive recognition and reward to team members daily, creating a fun environment with the team when they are on lunch and tea breaks. I also choose my words so much better now to drive motivation and performance – it’s changed my results significantly. Woolworths, Mt Gambier SA