About

Published Author and Motivational Keynote Speaker, Dana Mendenhall delivers high-energy, high-impact presentations that challenge audience members to create the lives they desire to live and to redefine the rules along their journey. Using real-world situations, Dana inspires and empowers listeners to view the courage to Redefine “No” as a journey, not a destination. By leveraging unique life-lessons amassed over the years that have transformed Dana from inside out, she masterfully utilizes equal doses of humor and candor to compel audiences to laugh and cry as they dream.

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Dana is a global healthcare Marketing executive with over 20 years of diverse, progressive experience highlighted by an extraordinary record of achievement. A native of Texas, Dana earned her B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Texas A&M University and her M.B.A. from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.

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In the book Break Through Featuring Dana L. Mendenhall, readers gain  first-hand accounts of how a “do or die” mindset coupled with the courage to Redefine "NO" transforms failure into success and opportunity. Dana also reminds readers of their right to a prosperous life and inspires them to pursue this life with every fiber of their being. 

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Dana defines service as the cornerstone of her life. She is passionate about investing her time and resources in others to help them disrupt their status quo thinking in pursuit of their wildest aspirations. When not speaking or mentoring, Dana can be found spending quality time with loved ones and traveling the world over enjoying champagne and chocolate.