Corporate Keynote Speaker
David Caruso is a corporate keynote speaker for companies whose customers are small businesses, and for teams that need to understand those customers better. He has spoken for News Corp's corporate seminar series and advised the NSW Government on small business.
A corporate speaker who speaks small business
Many corporates sell to small business owners: banks, suppliers, software companies, franchisors and media companies. A client event for those customers needs a speaker the owners respect, and they respect people who have run a business.
David has been in business for more than 36 years. He built and exited a multi-million dollar hire business, and now runs an ecommerce group of 60+ brands in 32 countries. News Corp booked him for its corporate seminar series. The feedback: he connected with business owners and got rave reviews from everyone who attended.
Corporate event speaker formats
Client and customer events
A keynote that gives your small business customers something useful and makes your company look good for bringing it.
Staff conferences
A talk for sales and marketing teams on what small business customers actually worry about.
Team sessions
Tailored presentations for your team on marketing, growth, digital strategy and practical AI.
Awards nights and gala dinners
A lighter, funny keynote with real substance underneath.
Corporate conference speaker topics
Your Next Hire Isn't Human
What happens when a small business treats AI like a staff member instead of another app. David runs an international operation of 60+ brands in 32+ countries with AI doing much of the heavy lifting, and shows the audience how, live on stage, and how to start within a week.
Enquire about this talkPreparing Your Business for the Agentic Web
Customers are starting to send AI agents to research, compare and buy on their behalf. If an agent cannot read your business, it cannot recommend it, and it cannot buy from it. David walks through what an agent-ready business looks like, machine-readable pages, published prices, structured answers, a way for an agent to enquire or order without a browser, and shows what he has done on his own sites so the audience can copy it that week.
Enquire about this talkThe Marketing Plan That Fits on a Beer Coaster
Small businesses rarely fail from too little marketing. They fail from too much of the wrong kind. The handful of moves that actually grow revenue, and why most of the rest is expensive noise.
Enquire about this talkStop Renting Your Customers
A wake-up call about platform risk, drawn from being suspended, throttled and burned by the big platforms, with a practical plan for owning your email list, website and reviews.
Enquire about this talkA corporate presenter who runs AI in his own business
Plenty of teams get told to "use AI" and never get shown how. In 2026 David rebuilt his own group around AI while keeping headcount flat. Tools built with AI now save it $37,000 a year, and one person working with AI runs 700+ websites.
His sessions show teams how to use AI to cut costs and how to use it to win business. The examples come from a real company: his own.
Corporate keynote speaker fees
Most of David's keynotes fall between $3,500 and $5,000 AUD, quoted per event. A keynote plus team workshops, a series of sessions or a custom programme is quoted separately.
Send your event details and you'll get availability and a proposal within 24 hours.
What event organisers say
We were thoroughly impressed with his ability to connect with business owners and share valuable insights. David was collaborative, engaging, and gained rave reviews from all who attended.
David was absolutely wonderful, a very insightful and engaging professional speaker. Exactly what we needed.
Their post-workshop feedback forms rated his presentation at the very top end of the scale. I would not hesitate to work with David again.
Corporate keynote speaker FAQs
For client events: marketing and AI moves your small business customers can use. For internal events: how small business customers think, and how teams can put AI to work.
Yes. He was a keynote speaker for multiple News Corp corporate seminar series, and he has presented to government and university audiences.
Yes. Every booking starts with a briefing call about your audience, your customers and what you want people to do afterwards.
Yes. He can show a sales or marketing team what their small business customers care about, and what AI can take off their own workload.
Yes. For awards nights and gala dinners he offers a lighter keynote that still gives the room something to use.
David's keynotes are generally $3,500 to $5,000 AUD. Extra sessions or custom programmes are quoted separately.
Yes. He presents in person, virtually or as a hybrid session. See virtual keynote speaker.
Use the enquiry form on the speaking page with your event date, location and audience.
Make your next event the one they keep talking about
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