John Daly
Then
- I have been married for the past 33 years and have five children and five grandchildren. I am retired now from my long time business
As an addition to John's short, summary of his life since graduation, here is an "About the Author" piece from Amazon.com about John, in conjunction with Amazon's offering of John's newest book, "The Key Class":
John Daly is a multiple award-winning, internationally-renowned event designer and producer dubbed the “Guru of Event Design” by Special Events magazine some 28 years ago. He didn’t get the title just because of his creative talent, but because of the thousands of peers that he taught and with whom he shared all his secrets. His name alone at events conventions packs a ballroom. According to Carol McKibben, founding publisher of Special Events magazine, "When he teaches, other professionals just want to sit at his feet and hang on his every word. He embodies innovation and creativity." But today, John Daly is changing the lives of others. This second journey in his life began when he was a young adult and was fascinated with the protocol and etiquette of countries around the world and how they affected the events he was producing. His hobby of learning about the proper rules of etiquette led to him advising his clients on both a domestic and international basis. It didn’t involve just which fork to use at an important dinner but how to dress, greet foreign dignitaries and carry on polite business conversations. And, the more he traveled, the more he honed his skills, evolving his hobby into an expertise. At the same time, he became a Court-Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) and began mentoring teens. Realizing that these young people had never been taught manners or how to even go about getting a job, John decided to use his outstanding teaching abilities and began to put together a curriculum to instruct students on how to not just do the things that are expected in everyday life, but to teach them the necessary interviewing tools to successfully secure a job or college entrance. John Daly’s Key Class program was launched by partnering with the Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse’s Teen Court in Santa Barbara. This amazing program allows youth who have committed a first-time misdemeanor offense to avoid a criminal record and a chance to re-evaluate where their life is headed while still being held accountable for their actions. From there, it was just a matter of time before John expanded to high school students as well as working with at-risk teens. Collaborating with Santa Barbara Partners in Education, John has taken The Key Class into the Santa Barbara County School System.
John Daly is a multiple award-winning, internationally-renowned event designer and producer dubbed the “Guru of Event Design” by Special Events magazine some 28 years ago. He didn’t get the title just because of his creative talent, but because of the thousands of peers that he taught and with whom he shared all his secrets. His name alone at events conventions packs a ballroom. According to Carol McKibben, founding publisher of Special Events magazine, "When he teaches, other professionals just want to sit at his feet and hang on his every word. He embodies innovation and creativity." But today, John Daly is changing the lives of others. This second journey in his life began when he was a young adult and was fascinated with the protocol and etiquette of countries around the world and how they affected the events he was producing. His hobby of learning about the proper rules of etiquette led to him advising his clients on both a domestic and international basis. It didn’t involve just which fork to use at an important dinner but how to dress, greet foreign dignitaries and carry on polite business conversations. And, the more he traveled, the more he honed his skills, evolving his hobby into an expertise. At the same time, he became a Court-Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) and began mentoring teens. Realizing that these young people had never been taught manners or how to even go about getting a job, John decided to use his outstanding teaching abilities and began to put together a curriculum to instruct students on how to not just do the things that are expected in everyday life, but to teach them the necessary interviewing tools to successfully secure a job or college entrance. John Daly’s Key Class program was launched by partnering with the Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse’s Teen Court in Santa Barbara. This amazing program allows youth who have committed a first-time misdemeanor offense to avoid a criminal record and a chance to re-evaluate where their life is headed while still being held accountable for their actions. From there, it was just a matter of time before John expanded to high school students as well as working with at-risk teens. Collaborating with Santa Barbara Partners in Education, John has taken The Key Class into the Santa Barbara County School System.
And here's one of many, many enthusiastic reviews of John's new book, "The Key Class":
John Daly's comprehensive, reassuring and down-to-earth book has arrived like a long-awaited antidote. With the pressure mounting for students, in particular, to compete for and land those crucial internships that currently comprise the best path to a permanent job after graduation, Mr. Daly provides a life preserver of a book that makes readers feel as though they are being counseled personally in the ways of the world by a trusted teacher, father or older brother. Using straight talk, and a warm and practical approach, Mr. Daly presents the rules of etiquette, protocol and workplace decorum in terms enjoyable to read and easily understood and appreciated by students and young professionals. By providing examples, anecdotes and contributions of other business and etiquette professionals, of which I am honored to be among, "The Key Class: The Keys to Job Search Success" offers readers the kind of information and inspiration that are empowering and motivating in a crushingly competitive job environment. For students, new grads and professionals of all ages, levels and experience who are conducting a job search or who want to develop or sharpen their leadership skills, this book should be required reading.
John Daly's comprehensive, reassuring and down-to-earth book has arrived like a long-awaited antidote. With the pressure mounting for students, in particular, to compete for and land those crucial internships that currently comprise the best path to a permanent job after graduation, Mr. Daly provides a life preserver of a book that makes readers feel as though they are being counseled personally in the ways of the world by a trusted teacher, father or older brother. Using straight talk, and a warm and practical approach, Mr. Daly presents the rules of etiquette, protocol and workplace decorum in terms enjoyable to read and easily understood and appreciated by students and young professionals. By providing examples, anecdotes and contributions of other business and etiquette professionals, of which I am honored to be among, "The Key Class: The Keys to Job Search Success" offers readers the kind of information and inspiration that are empowering and motivating in a crushingly competitive job environment. For students, new grads and professionals of all ages, levels and experience who are conducting a job search or who want to develop or sharpen their leadership skills, this book should be required reading.
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