I help people find the conviction to back what they know, what they sell, and who they are.

I work with sales leaders, executives, and the teams around them.

Conviction

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Have you noticed the pattern?

Capable people who feel invisible. Teams that seem aligned but stay quiet when it matters. Pitches that sound confident but don't land. Leaders who are outstanding at what they do but aren't cutting through in the market the way they should.

Most of the time, it has nothing to do with capability. It's about what isn't yet fully accessible.

There's a gap between what's real and what actually shows up. In how organisations tell their story, how teams trust each other, and how leaders back what they know. That gap is where everything that should be possible, stalls.

The substance, the knowledge, the genuine value that's already there. When that's surfaced and framed into something we can stand behind, articulate, present, and own, the performance stops. And what replaces it is conviction. Not manufactured confidence. The real kind that other people feel the moment you walk in the room.

That's what I work on. In practice, that means workshops that shift how teams show up together, keynotes that name what a room has been circling, and sessions that help leaders and sales teams get sharp on the story they're selling and the conviction to sell it.

This isn't soft work. When people show up with genuine conviction, it changes how decisions get made, how teams hold together under pressure, and how effectively organisations compete.

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A strategy led approach, not another workbook

When you work with me, you get me. Not a framework I've licensed, not someone I've trained up under my brand. Twenty-five years of pattern recognition, commercial instinct, and lived experience, in the room, in service of what you actually need.

I love a good framework, I'm a strategist, of course I do. But they're tools I use, not products I sell. The difference is that I work on what's actually holding things back, not what looks good on paper.

The shift sticks because it's owned by the people doing the work, not handed to them as another process to follow. We're not building something from scratch; we're removing what's in the way of what's already there.

If this resonates, let's talk.

How the work shows up.

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Workshops & Offsites.

Mini masterclasses, half-day sessions to full two-day immersions and executive retreats. This is where the thinking shifts and the behaviour changes. For sales teams getting sharp on their story, teams that need a connection reset, and leadership teams ready to build real cohesion.

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Programs & Coaching.

For individuals and teams ready to go deeper. From focused coaching to multi-month authority and influence-building programs, this is where the work compounds. For those ready to move beyond what they do into what that enables in others.

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Keynote Speaking.

A keynote that names what the room is already feeling, gives people language for it, and sends them back to work equipped with thinking they'll actually use. All keynote topics can be tailored to your specific audience and event themes.

I work with people who are outstanding at what they do and ready to close the gap to their full potential.

Who should work with Fishy?

01.

Teams ready to unlock the people behind the titles


When you are formidable on paper but fragmented in the room, the expertise is there, but the connection is missing.

02.

Teams where uncertainty is shifting behaviour


When hesitation results from second-guessing every move, and the "wait and see" mindset stalls momentum.

03.

Commercial leaders losing winnable deals


You are tired of great thinking failing to get traction, and enthusiastic prospects who turn into ghosts.

04.

Leaders who need visibility without theatrics


You refuse to play the superficial personal brand game and want to be known for who you are and what you stand for.

The gaps we close together.

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Sales Conversion

  • Conviction in what you're selling and how to land it.

    Your offer is strong. But somewhere between what you know it does and what lands in the room, something gets lost. The narrative gets over-complicated, the pitch gets polished into something that sounds confident but doesn't connect, and the team delivers it differently every time.

    I work with commercial leaders and sales teams to build a go-to-market narrative that's clear, defensible, and genuinely believed by the people selling it. Then I train the team to deliver it, connecting strategic storytelling to the conviction that converts.

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Team Cohesion

  • Conviction in who you are and who you are together.

    Most teams get on fine. They're professional, capable, and they show up. But there's a difference between a team that functions and a team that actually trusts each other enough to challenge in the room, not the corridor, back each other when it matters, and move together when the pressure is on.

    The missing piece is usually conviction. Conviction in what each person brings, in where they fit, and in what becomes possible when that's understood collectively.

    I work with leadership teams, sales teams, and the people leaders around them to build that. Not a team-building day that fades by Monday. The kind of connection and alignment that changes how the team shows up together long after we're done. The kind that holds when it actually matters.

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Strategic Influence

  • Conviction in what you know and how it lands in the market.

    You've earned your credibility. You know your field, you have a point of view, and you have something genuinely worth saying. But somewhere between what you know and how it lands in the market, it gets diluted. The content gets genericised, the keynote gets wooden, and the way you're showing up stops feeling like you.

    The answer isn't a better LinkedIn strategy or a presentation skills course. It's conviction in what you actually know, who you are when you say it, and the clarity to direct it at exactly the people it's meant for.

    I work with founders, commercial leads, management consultants, and executives to build that. So the right people find you, trust you, and choose you.

Ready to close the gap and build conviction?

Partnerships.

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The pattern.

The people I work with remind me of myself. They've achieved plenty, but somewhere along the way, achievement became the shield instead of the substance. I see the pattern because I lived it and still do. I help you stop performing and start living into who you actually are.

Media Coverage

Fishy is a regular podcast guest, and feature writer and contributor to these leading publications

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  • “David’s facilitation, agile approach to leadership meetings …“executive scrum mastering” is probably the best way I can describe it… has been a breath of fresh air bringing much needed structure and output to the group.”

  • “You have brought us structure, discipline & clarity of thought. You have mentored our thinking and behaviour. I strongly believe our strength is in our trust and teamwork, which you have been instrumental in crafting. Thanks to your dedication, we see the transformation and power of our functioning team. We would not have reached this milestone without you.”

  • “Fishy conducted this masterclass seamlessly keeping everyone engaged the whole day. The way the learnings were integrated into the running of the day demonstrates the power of the tools. Each member in the room walked away feeling like they’d learnt something valuable, with a lot of discussions continuing post the workshop.”

  • “David was an excellent communicator who was great at educating the group in a safe and fun environment. He provided clear tools that will immediately provide benefits to myself and my team’s work. I really enjoyed the workshop and look forward to sharing my new learnings. “

  • “David is one the best trainers and facilitators I have had the pleasure of working with. He brings clarity to the subject matter and has a way of creatively and clearly articulating and breaking down complex matters that could otherwise, and often do, overwhelm. His firm approach, combined with humour and empathy, keeps participants engaged, challenged and on track. “

  • “The Presentation Masterclass with David Fish was one of the most impactful training sessions I have ever had the opportunity to undertake. Fishy’s objective to train us on how to be Clear, Concise and Compelling was demonstrated by his presentation style, which was all 3 of these elements. I'm looking forward to putting what I learned into practice and sharing this with my team.

    Fishy created an honest, open, and safe space to critically evaluate our work and inspired me to the up the ante!”

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  • “Thank you for your interesting and informative keynote presentation today, definitely gave me lots to think about and highlighted things I can do differently! Really enjoyed the session. “

  • “David Fish is such an amazing storyteller and communicator. He made everything he explained seem so simple and easily understandable. I’ve already had great success applying his theories and processes.”

  • “It was a privilege to spend the day with Fishy and have him take us through this project. He made something quite complex so easy to understand through a super fun, interactive and knowledgeable session.”

  • “The feedback from the team was overwhelmingly positive and we all agreed that this is genuinely one the best training sessions we have completed as a group. It was perfectly tailored to not only our business outcomes but our personal workings as a team. We got tangible and actionable next steps that we will continue to touch base on and work through. Working towards a goal for the entire two days gave the team direction and purpose and being able to walk away with a really clear goal is so beneficial.”

At the end of the day, people won’t remember the pitch, the post, or the nice shirt.

They remember how it felt to be in the room with us and the stories and moments they can relate to.

We have a choice right now: to work harder to compete with the noise to stand out, be noticed and liked, or to be known for who we are and what we bring because of who we are.

I say let’s own that.