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David Drury is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Hospitality, Human Resources, Mindset, Personal Growth, Sales, Success, Teamwork & Teambuilding

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David Drury Biography

David Drury is a business and mindset speaker, blackjack professional, and author of "Tales from the Felt." Known as the most notorious card counter in America, Drury successfully took seven figures from casinos across the country, earning recognition from casinos and surveillance agencies alike. He was the winningest player on the infamous Church Team, which was featured in the award-winning documentary film, "Holy Rollers: The True Story of Card Counting Christians."

Drury now shares his wild-but-true tale with business audiences, offering work and mindset strategies for success drawn from his experience beating casinos at their own game. He reveals secrets from the blackjack world and engages audiences by encouraging them to apply the card counter mindset to real-world business practices and methodologies. Drury challenges participants to consider questions such as: What is anchoring your purpose and vision? What is truly worth fighting for? How do you deal with the pressures of navigating your goals?

In addition to co-authoring "Tales from the Felt," Drury has presented at the Comcast Leadership Conference and Blackjack Apprenticeship Bootcamp.

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David Drury Speaking Topics

Gain the Edge: Life Lessons from America's Most Notorious Card Counter

David Drury's story is about how a Baptist preacher's kid, failed writer, and unserious employee was transformed by a thing called Card Counter Mindset, which taught him to pay attention and rearranged the way he went about his work. Yes, it made winning at cards possible—but it also made everything possible.

Creative minds in business and leadership are always fine-tuning their strategies for success. Your team will hear some wild-but-true card counting stories, and secrets from the world of beating blackjack, but David's path to success transformed his thinking about success. In David's talk he provokes, engages, and challenges you and your team to apply Card Counter Mindset to real-world business practices and methodologies.
- What is anchoring your purpose and vision?
- What is truly worth fighting for?
- How do you deal with the pressures of navigating your goals?
The business and life principles David extracted from Card Counter Mindset will inspire your momentum.
The Key to Sales Success is Trusting the System

Is your company or team struggling to find consistent success? The most successful organizations know not only how to create a winning system, but how to follow it. In the late 2000s, David Drury won upwards of a million dollars from casinos and was named the Most Notorious Card Counter in America because he was able to set aside distractions and faithfully follow a winning system. In this riveting talk based on his experience as a member of a successful card-counting team, audiences will come away with the principles of a winning system: focus, perseverance, and teamwork.

Find the Fire Within

Do you have trouble remaining anchored to your purpose or finding daily motivation? Many people fail because they lose focus and forward momentum when encountering obstacles. How can you keep going when things turn for the worse? In the 2000s, David Drury was one of the most successful card counters in America. However, he had to weather wild variance and long losing stretches where he experienced doubt, loneliness, and the feeling of letting his team down. In this moving and entertaining talk, David will share how to find the fire within yourself and take hold of success, even in the darkest moments. Audiences will come away with David’s system of perseverance in the face of adversity.

Winning As a Team Is All About Serving Others

Is your organization having trouble communicating and/or working together as a team? In this world of remote and hybrid work, it can be difficult to build trust and cohesiveness within a group or company. Sometimes in the fog of work, the mission can get cloudy. In the early 2000s, David Drury won upwards of a million dollars from casinos by learning to strategize, communicate and work as part of a team. Traveling alone from one casino to the next, David developed ways to connect with his team members and beat the game of blackjack by connecting with the higher purpose of serving others. In this exciting and informative talk, audiences will come away with strategies for connecting with their teammates by following David’s principles of serving others.

David Drury Videos

David Drury - "Holy Rollers" Trailer

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David Drury Books

Tales from the Felt: An Illustrated Anthology - Featuring the True Stories of 21 Blackjack Professionals
Tales from the Felt: An Illustrated Anthology - Featuring the True Stories of 21 Blackjack Professionals
Tales from the Felt: An Illustrated Anthology - Featuring the True Stories of 21 Blackjack Professionals

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How do I book David Drury to speak at my event?

Our experienced booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure speakers like David Drury for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment since 2002. Click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page to check availability for David Drury, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get speaking fee information and check availability for David Drury or any other speaker of your choice.
What are the speaker fees for David Drury

Speaking fees for David Drury, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book David Drury are for live events and for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire David Drury, click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent.
What topics does David Drury speak about?

David Drury is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Hospitality, Human Resources, Mindset, Personal Growth, Sales, Success, Teamwork & Teambuilding.
Where does David Drury travel from?

David Drury generally travels from Seattle, WA, USA, but can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. For more details, please contact an AAE Booking agent.
Who is David Drury’s agent?

AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully booked keynote speakers like David Drury for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book David Drury for your next private or corporate function.
What is a full-service speaker booking agency?

AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host David Drury or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us.
Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?

If you’re looking for the best, unbiased speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.

David Drury is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Gain the Edge: Life Lessons from America's Most Notorious Card Counter, The Key to Sales Success is Trusting the System, Find the Fire Within and Winning As a Team Is All About Serving Others. The estimated speaking fee range to book David Drury for your event is $20,000 - $30,000. David Drury generally travels from Seattle, WA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Erin King, Sarah Centrella, Elaine Powell, Brandon Matthews and Alphonso James. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling David Drury for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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