Don Sandel
Author and keynote Speaker
Don is a dynamic presenter, a self-proclaimed pathological extrovert, and brings a fun and irreverent brand of humor to all his engagements.
Don Sandel is the founder of GoPositiv. He’s been leading talent development efforts for small and large organizations for the last few decades and has transitioned those skills and experiences into GoPositiv and now to books as well.
He began studying the brain and its effect on learning about a decade ago, discovered compelling and irrefutable research around positivity, “I researched how positivity impacted learning and development, literally enabled the brain to learn more effectively, and was immediately hooked!”


"Every relevant business metric goes
up when the brain is positive."
Shawn Achor, world-renowned happiness researcher, and best-selling author

business impact
A large non-profit experienced employee attrition drop from
48% to 19%
as a result of program implementation

business impact
A pharma company business area saw engagement scores increase 4.3% to 7.9% on a 10 point scale following program implementation.