presents

NOWHERE BUT UP

An In-Person Experience to Reignite Your Career and Confidence

Featuring The Root Down Framework to Know, Respect, and Connect Yourself.

Nowhere But Up is a game-changing in-person seminar designed to help professionals prepare for change, reignite momentum, build meaningful connections, and grow with purpose.

Whether navigating a career transition, facing burnout, or simply craving renewed professional direction, you will learn how to discover and tap into your unique strengths, practice self-respect and peace of mind, and cultivate authentic, lasting relationships.

Grounded in Dave Delaney’s Root Down framework. This full-day seminar will equip you with the clarity and confidence you need to thrive in today’s rapidly evolving workplace.

This isn’t just inspiration, it’s a proven method for real personal and professional growth. Because when you're rooted in who you are, there's nowhere but up.

DAVE DELANEY'S ROOT DOWN FRAMEWORK

Know Yourself

Identify and embrace your unique strengths—your “superpowers”—and channel them into confidence and achievement.

Respect Yourself

Develop daily practices of self-respect and acceptance that build resilience, empathy, and a growth mindset.

Connect Yourself

Combat disconnection by building meaningful, lasting relationships in the workplace and beyond. Forests connect by roots; we do, too.

December 16, 2025.
8:00 – 8:30 AM Arrival & Coffee - Check-in, light breakfast, music, networking prompts.
8:30 – 8:50 AM Welcome & Intention Setting. Dave intro, story, purpose of the day, participant expectations.
8:50 – 9:30 AM Stuck Isn’t Forever. Why we feel stuck, burnout, isolation, and shifting from autopilot to awareness.
9:30 – 10:30 AM Know Yourself (Root Down – Part 1). Strengths, values, personal inventory exercise using the workbook.
10:30 – 10:45 AM Break - Coffee, snacks, informal conversation.
10:45 – 12:00 PM Know Yourself – Deep Dive. Guided reflection, pair/group sharing, uncovering superpowers & blind spots.
12:00 – 1:00 PM Lunch + Networking Activity. Intentional table topics or connection cards.
1:00 – 2:00 PM Respect Yourself (Root Down – Part 2). Energy management, digital overwhelm, self-sabotage. Mindfulness vs. mindlessness.
2:00 – 2:45 PM Respect Workshop Activity. Personal boundaries map + future commitments.
2:45 – 3:00 PM Break. Walk + stretch, no-screen recharge.
3:00 – 4:15 PM Connect Yourself (Root Down – Part 3). Practical networking (online + offline), storytelling, meaningful follow-up.
4:15 – 4:45 PM Connection Lab. Practice: small group introductions, 3-minute partner story exchange.
4:45 – 5:15 PM Your 90-Day Roadmap. Each participant creates a simple, realistic action plan.
5:15 – 5:30 PM Closing Remarks & Guarantee Reminder. Gratitude, recap, final thoughts, how to stay connected, donations to Second Harvest
*Subject to change.

Change is coming. Are you ready?

The average person will go through 3 to 7 distinct careers over their working lifetime. For high-growth startups, the average founding age is around 45 years. In a time of economic uncertainty, rising loneliness, broken trust, and AI-driven disruption, you need more than new skills; you need grounding.

Nowhere But Up will help you reconnect with who you are, so you can grow with clarity, confidence, and purpose in a world that won’t slow down.

“The best investment you can make is in yourself.” — Warren Buffett

“Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change.” — Jim Rohn

“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.” — Aristotle

“Talk to yourself like someone you love.” — Brené Brown

“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” — African Proverb

NOWHERE BUT UP Workbook — Includes the workbook to return to after the seminar concludes.

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About your host, Dave Delaney

Dave Delaney helps people and organizations improve how they communicate, connect, and lead. Delaney is the published author of New Business Networking, a corporate trainer, executive coach, and the host of the ADHD Wise Squirrels podcast. Trusted by Google, FedEx, LinkedIn, UPS, and many other organizations, Delaney delivers keynote presentations, workshops, and seminars that enlighten audiences with fresh ideas, empower them with practical tools, and entertain them with his energy, storytelling, and humor.

“Dave’s honesty, vulnerability and storytelling are unique drivers that make his presentations memorable. But in addition, he leaves his audiences with actionable steps to take to make their life - both at work and at home - better. A seasoned entrepreneur and speaker, he knows what it takes to motivate, inspire, and impact. I’d recommend Dave for your events, but only if you want your audience and attendees engaged and dialed in. Dave is easy to work with and one of the best around when it comes to crafting a messages and gets results.”

— Sam Davidson, CEO of the Nashville Entrepreneur Center.

Testimonials

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"People love his workshop faciliatation. He knows his stuff... If you have an opportunity to work together, it will be worth it." - Anastasia Kudrez, Lead Educator for Grow with Google.

"People love his workshop facilitation. He knows his stuff... If you have an opportunity to work together, it will be worth it." - Anastasia Kudrez, Lead Educator for Grow with Google.

“Dave is the Real Deal! His approach and knowledge made the time and investment pay off immediately. Yes, we give Dave as many “Thumbs Up” as we possibly can.” - Ginger Hardage, Former SVP of Culture & Communications at Southwest Airlines.

“Dave’s style is confident, funny and direct...one of the best five hours I have spent professionally.” — Katie Owens, Vice President, HealthStream, HealthStream Engagement Institute.

“In a sea of self-proclaimed “experts”, Dave is a walking encyclopedia ... A highly informed and engaging speaker, Dave demonstrates a finely detailed understanding of the technology, as well as the human and marketing elements that lead to effectiveness... I was very happy to have him meet with our top sales professionals recently, and would recommend him highly for your next event.” - Steven Light, Executive Vice President, Chief Production & Marketing Officer at LeaderOne Financial.

“Dave recently provided speaker training for our team… His training was not only informative, we had tons of fun and laughed a lot! We each learned valuable take-aways that we plan to apply to our future presentations.” - Melanie Jore, Vice President of Member Relations at NTCA.

“An exceptional communicator that practices what he preaches. I have had the privilege of learning from Dave in multiple settings. He has an amazing ability to: 1) provide clear, useable information that can be used right away 2) incorporate authenticity and candor to make learning fun, and 3) create dynamic and relevant interaction to elevate a leader’s game. I highly recommend Dave, and am grateful for the opportunity to work with him and know him.” - Beth Racine, Head of Learning and Development, Coaching Right Now.

“We need to provide real, concrete value to our members. We hit it out of the park when we booked Dave Delaney. He… shared his expertise with great humour, humanity and insight. I've heard more than one participant refer to and implement his helpful tips. All in attendance were unanimous: we greatly enjoyed our time with Dave and look forward to the opportunity to work with him again in future.” - Michelle Sullivan, Ireland Canada Chamber of Commerce.

“Wow, what a great experience! Dave had our group of Realtors engaged, and they had some great takeaways that will surely make an impact on their businesses moving forward. I can't praise Dave enough for his communication style, his dynamic and practical way of teaching, and his down-to-earth personality that makes the audience feel like he is everyone's best friend.”

“My team truly enjoyed the event and have taken the tools provided to be able to improve both communication internally and externally. I would highly recommend Dave for any of your corporate communication needs. You will definitely have fun while learning!” - Carla Dodd, Silicon Ranch.

"... really relatable and down-to-earth. He is humble, while confident, and he has a lot of hands-on knowledge... He really knows what he's talking about." - Barb Braud, Lamar Advertising.