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Speaker One-Sheet
Daniel Barker, keynote speaker on failure, comebacks, and starting over. Download the one-sheet, bios, and photos for your program book.
Short bio
Entrepreneur for 17 years, failing most of them. Host of 17 Years Of Failing To Success. Starting over at 40 in public through a 1,095-video challenge.
Long bio
Daniel Barker has been an entrepreneur most of his life, and for most of it he failed. He counted 15 failed businesses, including an Amazon product that did a million dollars in sales before copycats wiped it out. In 2020 he hit rock bottom, went through rehab, and started over at 40 with his mom and his dog Rocky — in public, one video a day, for 1,095 days.
He is the host of the podcast 17 Years Of Failing To Success and the founder of Live Liyf Productions LLC, based in Eugene, Oregon. He speaks on failure, comebacks, recovery, and building again when nothing is certain. The line he lives by, from his mom: “Nothing is ever 100% for certain, except for the belief you have in yourself.”
Photos
High-resolution stills from Daniel’s studio recordings. Eyes on camera. Credit: Live Liyf / Daniel Barker. These are not professional headshots; a formal portrait can be added when one is taken.
The talks, in brief
17 Years of Failing to Success
Why failure only means something once you keep going, and how to keep mistakes cheap.
Nothing Is 100% Certain, Except Belief
Rock bottom, starting over, and building belief when nothing is certain.
Start Over at 40 With AI
Rebuilding with AI tools on almost no budget, without running ads first.
Formats: keynote, workshop, fireside chat, podcast or livestream guest, virtual. Audiences: entrepreneurs, small business groups, colleges, recovery and peer-support organizations, youth and community groups.
Podcast: 17 Years Of Failing To Success on Spotify · Booking: liveliyf.com/book · dan@liveliyf.com