Unlike other leadership speakers and trainers, David Horning's 11 years of comedy, speaking, and corporate training experience brings an outside-of-the-box, hands-on approach unafraid of challenging leaders to disrupt the status quo. Through his programs, David has proven to leaders that developing a sense of humor is the secret sauce for building organizations where people WANT to work, with successes including Fortune 2000 companies, DisruptHR, and over 100 SHRM chapters. His work has been featured on HR.com and LinkedIn’s Daily Wrap. Together with strategic communications firm and top-rated workplace Peppercomm, David has developed training programs that combine a mix of stand-up and improvisation exercises to help teams build resilience, collaborate openly, and boost employee engagement. He was chosen to be part of the firm's Laughing Matters Council, a group of leaders from across the humor spectrum providing insights, expertise, and guidance on how to leverage humor in business. David has performed at comedy clubs and in comedy festivals across the country, and is the founder of Water Cooler Comedy, which provides customized corporate comedy shows, and Secret Society Comedy, a nomad comedy club based in Northeast Ohio.He is currently procrastinating on his first book.