Dan Nielsen is a successful leader, entrepreneur, teacher, author and speaker. A perpetual student, Dan understands the incredible power of learning from successful leaders and strongly believes that leadership excellence is the key to all lasting progress and success.Dan spent much of his career as a healthcare executive, serving for fifteen years as the President and CEO of Dallas-Ft. Worth Medical Center, and nearly fifteen years as the lead executive responsible for the national education and networking strategies and activities of VHA, America's largest hospital and healthcare national alliance.Dan is now a leader, speaker, and author with a much broader area of interest than just healthcare. He is passionate about helping others reach their potential and achieve greater success, no matter who you are or how you define it. He regularly writes and speaks about achieving greater success, becoming a better leader, and living an inspired and joy-filled life.In addition to his speaking and writing, Dan regularly travels throughout America the Beautiful in his motorhome, which he calls his "Inspirational Vehicle" due to the many opportunities for inspiration that it provides him. He is an avid hobby photographer, and has taken more than 185,000 photographs all across America, many of which he incorporates into his writing and presentations.Dan has two grown children and two grandchildren and lives with his wife, Faye, near Dallas, Texas. When not at home or out in his Inspirational Vehicle, he can usually be found at "his" coffee shop or walking at the gym and brainstorming about his next big project.