About Den Bradshaw
Den Bradshaw is a comedian, writer, and sought-after public speaker who hails from Los Angeles. When he’s not performing stand-up, Den travels the country providing team building, motivational speaking and corporate comedy for Fortune 500 companies including Google, Microsoft, Boeing, Exxon, Dell, Coca-Cola, Fox, GE, Nike and many more. You can find more information on Den, and and hire him for your next corporate team building or speaking engagement, at his company website: Team TuneUp.
A jack of all trades, Den is also a scuba instructor, martial artist, photographer, pilot and former character animator for film, TV and games. His colorful comedy is infused with this wide variety of life experiences.
Den was born in Los Angeles, graduated UCLA with a degree in Philosophy on a full-ride Regent’s scholarship, and currently resides in the Studio City Hills.
No stranger to adventure, Den has had adventures into war-torn jungle, is a certified Rescue Diver and PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor. Den has dove with Great White sharks in South Africa, and swarms of sharks in the Caribbean and Thailand… He enjoys sky diving, has learned stunt-driving, auto-racing, trained dogs with the police, and made a hobby of weapons training. He’s also spent 20 years studying real-world fighting and martial arts with one of the best martial artists on the planet (Mark Mikita/Fightology).
Den has been a student of psychology and personal development for most of his life. He spent 4 years working for the top dating advice company in the world. He also worked with some of the top experts in self esteem and self-help, including Tony Robbins, T. Harv Eker, and esteemed psychologist Nathaniel Branden.
Den is also an an artist, musician, and photographer.
Den Bradshaw is the Primary Facilitator for corporate training, skill development, and team building intervention training. He is a strong and enthusiastic communicator with an unusually eclectic background. He attended UCLA on a full Regent’s Academic Scholarship, earning his Philosophy degree with college and Latin honors. Den is a member of MENSA, and is a uniquely multi-faceted individual with an exceptionally strong background in personal development.
Den spent over 7 years working as a consultant for some of the top personal development, business development and developmental advice gurus in the world, including Nathaniel Brandon, Tony Robbins, Eben Pagan and T. Harv Eker.
Den began public speaking at the age of 16, putting on leadership conferences for the California Association of Student Councils (CASC) across the state. He reads books on psychology, communication, interpersonal dynamics and business management voraciously. He is outgiong, friendly, and loves the opportunity to work with diverse groups with Team TuneUp!
Den has worked with a distinguished roster of companies, including Microsoft, Google, Coca-Cola, Pepsi Co., Heineken, Dominos, Zaxby’s, Ask.com, Price Waterhouse Cooper, Avery Dennison, Atlas Copco, General Electric, Boeing, Newport News Shipbuilding, G.E., Dell Computers, Phillips, Kyocera, Exxon Mobil, Boston Consulting Group, Shire Pharma, EMD Serono, Streuters, Humana, APL Maritime, Hilton, PayPal, Accenture, Siemens, USAA, Mars, Bacardi, Johnson & Johnson, BMO Harris Bank, Scotia Bank, Charter Communications, Kaplan, MetLife, and AEG.
A Los Angeles native, Den is a former professional animator and an avid adventure enthusiast… with hobbies as wide ranging anyone you’re likely to meet, Den is an accomplished guitar player, drummer, swing dancer, and martial artist… He enjoys hiking, rock climbing, motorcycling, off-roading, and sky diving. He’s also a certified PADI scuba instructor and Rescue Diver, as well as Emergency First Response Primary and Secondary Care & AED Instructor.
Den also does high-level marketing consulting, and is a sought after marketing copywriter who has also started a number of websites and blogs, including the Guy’s Survival Guide.