Let's get your business moving
I solve key business problems by systematically connecting and activating their people – both employees and customers. I focus on three main areas:
AI Adoption & Bottom-up Change – Successful change requires vision from the top and energy from the bottom. I connect these two worlds by engaging people who translate strategy into reality, discover new use cases, and ensure mutual support. The result is not just successful deployment of technology and change, but a sustainably learning organization.
Community Lead Growth – Instead of one-way campaigns, I apply the principles of working with the community, including community marketing, and build sustainable growth for a product or brand. I create an active network from a passive audience, which becomes the best marketing channel - it naturally attracts new interested parties to the product and brand, strengthens loyalty and builds a brand that people trust.
HR, education & culture – I design peer-to-peer education programs, expert networks, and the use of internal ambassadors for development, innovation, change management, and talent management across the organization.
Start to leverage communities
Community is not a buzzword, but a bridge to your customers, partners and employees and a long-term advantage that your competition cannot easily copy. I design and build community initiatives that deliver real impact, from formal programs to decentralized approaches to collaboration with existing networks.
Building a community network around your brand that includes both existing customers and entirely new audiences becomes a sustainable growth engine as it strengthens loyalty while organically attracting and acquiring new fans.
Internal expert networks, guilds and communities of practice that not only share know-how, but also increase engagement, develop talent and often act as a necessary foundation for other strategic programs.
Partner & developer ecosystems - Partner networks scale your business reach and open new markets, while developer communities build developer relations connections and loyalty with key technical groups.
Community programs for the non-profit sector that activate supporters, volunteers, and recipients of activities and strengthen the social impact of the organization.
WORKSHOPS
Two hours to several days of interactive joint work, online or in person. We will upskill a group of up to 15 people to tackle new initiatives and gain new attitudes and skills.
MENTORING
Individual meetings in which we work together to address your specific needs, or in which I guide you in sorting out your thoughts about the development of your team or organization.
SOLUTIONS
I will help design a solution or system and its implementation. I can also be involved in the process of onboarding or selecting people who will continue to work with the solution.
TALKS / KEYNOTES
Webinar or live talks or keynotes for larger groups. I deliver them as experience-packed lectures that will give your people energy - and some chunky food for thought.
I base my work with you on practice and I always prepare tailor made solutions to match your needs. Clients appreciate my human and "no b*shit" approach and my ability to think out of the box. I also always aim to walk as direct a journey as possible to reach your goals and make myself eventually redundant.
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DANIEL FRANC, MSA
I am a practitioner with years of international experience, enriched with various theoretical concepts in my toolbox. During 13 years as a Google global program manager and then in consulting other companies, I learned how even a large organization can operate using the principles of self-management and agility, or how a small company can grow without losing its creative DNA. I am at home in community work: I have been creating, leading or advising communities since 2005. Among else, I founded and helped grow the world's largest IT meetup network (Google Developer Groups) and ran other global community developer programs at Google for 7 years. Recently, in 2023-2024, I designed community programs to support products in Gen Digital as a Community Lead.
In the past, I have co-created and led several technology companies in the USA and the Czech Republic, such as one of the first e-learning platforms (WebStudy) or ride-sharing tools (Rideseek.net). I worked with teachers, educated in experiential learning and published books and translations and I led community programs in context of social and non profit organizations.
The basis for all this was provided by a master's degree in HR Management in the USA (West Chester University) and a bachelor's degree in sociology from Charles University.
Jiří Langr
(HEUREKA.CZ)
"From the consultations on the topic of OKR implementation and debugging, I took away a lot of tips and topics to think about.
And above all, it gave me new thoughts and ideas!"
Jana Konečná
(KBC)
“The Collaboration lecture was very positively received. Colleagues emphasized the lecturer's many years of experience and the insights they got into cooperation in other organizations. "
Ondrej Zaoral
(INOXIVE)
"That thing that separates good and great trainers: practical experience. Dan lives and works the way he teaches. His trainings are incredibly catchy case studies of his work style. It was a pleasure both taking part in his communication training and working with him on the Prague Wikinomics Forum."
Denisa Petrusková
(GENERALI ČESKÁ POJIŠŤOVNA)
"Dan has allowed us to see a contstant change through the lens of opportunity, not just survival. The seminar participants highly valued its high energy, authenticity, insights and inspiring approach to team management and work with error."
Fady al Kheir
(ENERGON HOLDING)
"Working with Daniel was a great experience. He has deep insights in social behavior, motivation and a solid tech backround. He applies all that in a way that infects people with passion. His high level of integrity, talent to inspire and "only the best possible" ethics make him a real gamechanger."
I am honored to have worked with more than 20 organizations recently, either directly or in partnership with
ELAI or Business Provocation agencies.
As a mentor, I help startups in two acceleration programs.
