Media
Hollywood Filmmaker × Silicon Valley Entrepreneur × Wall Street Banker × Impact Investor
Dave brings a candid, entertaining, cross-industry perspective to conversations about ambition, identity, capital, storytelling, and power. Drawing on three decades across investment banking, company-building, technology, film, and philanthropy, Dave translates insider lessons from elite institutions into practical insights for professionals, founders, creators, executives, investors, and underrepresented leaders.
Dave is available for interviews, podcasts, panels, keynotes, fireside chats, and media commentary.
Speaking Topics
Dave brings a rare cross-industry perspective to audiences navigating ambition, identity, capital, storytelling, and power.
- The Unwritten Rules of Work
How careers really advance: power, politics, compensation, promotion, sponsorship, and visibility - Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling
AAPI leadership, access, representation, sponsorship, and how underrepresented professionals can move from being included to being influential - Wall Street × Silicon Valley × Hollywood
What capital, company-building, and storytelling have in common, and why the people who understand all three have an edge - From Outsider to Insider
How underrepresented professionals can navigate elite institutions without losing themselves - Impact, Identity, and Storytelling
Why representation, philanthropy, and media matter, and how to make them sustainable, scalable, and commercially viable
For media, podcast, panel, keynote, fireside chat, or speaking inquiries, please contact Dave with the outlet or event name, proposed topic, format, timing, audience size, and whether the appearance is live, recorded, virtual, or in person.
Media Kit
