“It is difficult for any coach to keep athletes motivated, positive, and working hard when they hit their training plateaus. For my athletes, the fear that they might not reach their goals was almost paralyzing them at track meets and in practice. I asked Darroll to come speak to my group of 15 hurdlers the day before an important invite. He spoke about how to overcome fear and how to find motivation when things get tough. The kids ate it up. They didn’t want him to stop. In fact, the presentation had just ended when I started having kids ask me if they could get copies of the recording I had made. Over the next couple days, kids who had not PR’d all year finally did. They were more confident, better teammates, and pushed themselves harder than I had ever seen them.

Now a week later, these athletes are still impressing me with their changed attitudes. They’re more respectful to the coaches. They’re not whining about the workouts, but are committed to working hard to achieve their goals. In fact, I had a couple athletes call me after practice today to find out the workout because they had missed practice because of a school thing but still wanted to get the workout done. Darroll was well worth the investment. I’d recommend him to any group.” – Jon Hart, Hurdling Coach, Timpanogos High School

“I have experienced the inspiration, powerful content and fabulous fun of Darroll Young’s presentations a number of times. This guy rocks! I’ve seen hundreds of speakers over a lifetime in business and as a leader in the National Speakers Association. Darroll Young is one of my favorites. His charisma, practical messages and delightful delivery makes for an unforgettable experience. Plus, Darroll is a really good man! I personally recommend that you hire him to impact your organization.” – Brad Barton, CSP, Professional Speaker

“I invited Darroll to my quarterly manager meeting to speak and motivate my leaders as they prepared for the upcoming season. I had never heard Darroll speak and was excited to hear what he had prepared for my team. Darroll was professional from beginning to end. He reached out to me before the meeting, seeking my insights on what I wanted my team to hear. He carefully listened to what I said, asked clarifying questions and then implemented my ideas into his presentation. Darroll’s presentation was phenomenal. He clearly understands leadership dimensions, conveying them throughout his presentation. He used multiple techniques to engage and energize my team. Darroll was able to draw on his vast experience to share many motivating leadership examples. He was entertaining, engaging and very informative throughout his presentation. I recommend Darroll as an outstanding motivational speaker for any group or company. My team and I truly enjoyed his presentation, feeling motivated, educated and uplifted.” – Lance Leithead – District Team Leader at Target, UT

“One thing I really loved was the topic courage and fear….

Every one of these kids feels fear every morning. And overcoming it is a challenge for them–and we have to teach them to overcome it. You helped do that with what you talked about today.” – Ken Rowley – Principal, Juab Jr. High, UT

“We were fortunate to have Darroll Young suggested to us as a Key Note speaker for our Young Single Adult conference (18-30) held in Kelowna BC. We found him very cooperative with travel arrangements and adapting to the schedule of a busy conference. Darroll did an outstanding job of addressing our participants. His personable candor worked very well as he was able to easily involve just about everyone in some aspect of his presentation. His message was right on track with the subject we asked him to address and his visual material was well prepared and very easy to understand and follow. Darroll spend the entire conference with us taking time to talk privately with many of the conference attendees encouraging and uplifting them. We also asked him to do 3 workshop presentations on the afternoon of the second day. I only heard positive remarks about his presentation that again was well prepared delivered. We are grateful to Darroll taking precious time away from his family in the middle of the summer to help us with our conference. He will definitely be on our list of speakers and presenters to have again in the future.” – Roger Murray – Kelowna, BC Canada

“As one who holds a leadership role over the youth in our area, we always hope that we can help and inspire our youth to make goals to change for the better, have confidence, to grow and progress. We hold youth activities and conferences to accomplish this goal. At our most recent youth conference, we invited Darroll Young to both speak to and participate with our youth. I watched as their eyes, smiles, and hearts connected with this inspirational speaker, his experiences, and insights. Darroll was helpful, flexible, and definitely didn’t disappoint with the task given to him. Our youth are able to look forward with new confidence and drive to do what needs to be done. Like others have stated on his site already, I can recommend, without reservation, Darroll Young for speaking and inspiring any leadership or youth training group and I hope to participate again in a meeting where he is speaking.” – Nate Buckley – Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada.

“We enjoyed the pleasure of having Darroll Young travel to our remote part of the world to share a message of hope and courage. It was truly impactful and we were blessed to receive his engaging, thought provoking and memorable message.” – Craig Chewack – Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada

“Darroll came to speak at our Youth Conference. He was a great speaker who was enthusiastic and engaging. His love for the youth was evident as he associated with them. He also gave a fireside for our ward. Old and young alike were captivated and came away with a desire to do better.” – Carrie Moline – Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada

“Darroll served as a keynote speaker for our state association’s yearly family history conference. We were looking for someone with speaking skills and the ability to relate to an audience. Darroll’s personality and performance were both stellar and our attendees had great things to say about the time they spent with him. As a professional speaker myself, I was thrilled with his delivery and flexibility in providing us what we were looking for in a keynote presentation. I enthusiastically recommend Darroll as a top-notch speaker and great human being!” – Bret Petersen (Utah Genealogical Association) – UT

“My daughter (who is almost 17) said it was the best presentation she has ever been to.” – Suzanne S. – Sandy, UT

“Rarely have I experienced a speaker that I wish wouldn’t end. This was it!” – USU Housing Training Department – Logan, UT

“Utah State University invited Darroll to the Housing and Residence Life Spring 2013 student staff training as the keynote speaker. Drawing upon his deployment experiences in the U.S. Air Force, he taught our college employees leadership principles, courage under pressure and strong moral values. Darroll was extremely personable, very well spoken, and entirely engaging. I can recommend Mr. Young, without reserve, for any person, group, or company’s motivational speaker needs.” – Timothy Ledna (USU Student Affairs Specialist) – Logan, UT

“You have no idea the impact you are making in the lives of these kids. Many youth expressed desires to do better in their lives from the things taught to them in your class. We hope to have the privilege of working with you in the future!” – Youth Counselor (Staff) – Gainesville, GA

“I’ve made a point during my 27 years in the Air Force to only write letters of recommendation for truly outstanding leaders – Captain Darroll Young is no exception; he has my utmost respect and I heartily recommend him for any great leadership opportunity or position.” – Ret. Major General Lawrence L. Wells (Deputy Director of Air and Space Operations)

“While serving in a challenging and high stress hostile fire location, Captain Young clearly demonstrated the ability to take charge, set the leadership tone, and produce results.  His supervisory chain, peers, and subordinates welcomed and benefited from his positive leadership style, technical expertise, and dedicated work ethic.  He certainly earned my respect and admiration – and I am known to give out praise sparingly.” – Ret. CMSgt Pamela A. Derrow (Commandant, Air Force Senior NCO Academy)