Post Shift Podcast #134 - David Knapp Fisher
This was a fun and inspirational episode with David Knapp Fisher, speaker and author of the Punch Failure in the Face: Adventures & Lessons From An Awesome-Yet Imperfect-Life. We chat about his start in the hospitality industry and his road to speaker at TedX and events worldwide, what pushed him to write the book and how his teachings can help entrepreneurs and you in your everyday life.
MORE ABOUT DAVID KNAPP FISHER
David Knapp-Fisher began his hospitality career as a dishwasher, and then spent the next thirty-five years working as a Chef, hotel manager and corporate consultant, finally as a successful restaurant/bar owner at Sun Peaks Ski Resort.
Through this unique career path David discovered the important role genuine human connection plays within leadership and business, and incorporated this into his work. In 2014 he decided to leave his traditional career path to focus on speaking and writing.
David conducts leadership sessions across Canada for corporate hotels and small businesses alike; he’s been a highly ranked keynote speaker for conferences including SOHO Victoria, Social Media Camp and Muscular Dystrophy Canada. His 2015 TEDx Stanley Park talk “Discipline or Regret – A Father’s Decision” received a standing ovation.
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