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Coach · Founder · Community builder

DavidStern.

Sales and leadership coach for those seeking greater alignment, purpose and aliveness in their career.

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Be what you’re
selling.
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Meet David

Guiding you
back home.

I bridge the inner and outer work to accelerate your path forward.

Dave Stern on the mic at a Grateful Den event

I always wanted freedom in my life, but for a long time I didn’t know what this meant. I chased surface desires: gambling, alcohol, weed, girls, you name it. Burnt out and spiritually empty, I quit my job on a whim and went on a solo journey to California to discover what my soul needed.

In LA, my sister invited me to a Dance Alive class and my life changed forever. I found a loving, non-judgmental community that helped me release years of stored pain and connected me back to my spirit.

Through thousands of hours of somatic training, I’ve learned how to build a business I love, maintain steady income, expand my creative abilities and create a life that is deeply aligned.

I believe true spiritual growth happens in our day to day. Where we get to face our struggles and hold our direction amidst the inevitable challenges that arise.

I am here to guide you into your inner world so you can create the life you truly desire. Through movement, one-on-one coaching and group programs, we can accelerate your path to greater alignment.

My journey

  1. David cold calling as a commercial real estate broker
    2016–2022Burnt out CRE Broker
  2. David walking out of the ocean with a surfboard at sunset
    2022The pivot
  3. David on the road choosing a new path
    2023Embracing the unknown
  4. David on the couch under the Welcome to the Den sign
    2023–2026The Den is alive
  5. David in somatic movement
    NowGuiding you back home

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Work with David

Four ways
to work.

Somatic work sits under all of it. Whether it’s a sales call, a leadership moment or a team that needs to reconnect, we start in the body.

Sales coaching

Embodied Sales

Group coaching and workshops for founders and sales teams who want to sell with confidence and conviction. Somatic practice, live exercises and real-time coaching.

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1:1 coaching

Leadership

Coaching for leaders and builders at a crossroads. We work on your state, your presence and your next move, with voice-note support between sessions.

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Workplace culture

Den & Co

We bring the Den into offices and buildings: sound baths, live DJ sets, lunch & learns and team workshops that bring life to your work.

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Community

Grateful Den

A Toronto community space for movement, personal development and creative co-working. Come move, connect and build with us.

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Word from the room

Kind words.

We hosted 4 different sessions with our BDRs and they all came back to the office buzzing. A totally unique experience that brought our team closer together and gave our reps powerful tools to implement in their day to day.
Senior Revenue Leader · Owner.com
David is the kind of teammate who makes your deepest, most meaningful work not just possible, but better. His reflections are grounded, wise, and always expansive. He brings truth forward with clarity and care, never dodging the real stuff, always holding space for growth. I hope we keep building together for a long time.
Hamlet S
I had a very positive experience with David and Embodied Sales. The group sessions challenged us to build a stronger offer by getting down to the core of what we’re actually providing. The 1:1 coaching was where I personally got the most energy. I left feeling motivated and energized to get out there, try new things, and explore different approaches to what I’m building. Having the space to work through the fundamentals with a group was extremely helpful and gave me a chance to strengthen my approach in a practical way.
Jesse K · Embodied Sales
Working with David was a powerful experience. In just a few sessions, he helped me uncover some deeper energetic patterns that were influencing the way I was showing up in my life. His insights were sharp and often got to the root of things I hadn’t fully seen before. I appreciated the grounded and intuitive way he held space; it made it easier to explore some of the more subtle dynamics at play. If you’re looking for a coach who can help you connect the dots beneath the surface, David has a real gift for it.
Sonia D
Working with David was a highly enjoyable experience. I was thoroughly impressed by his insightfulness with the personal information I was sharing with him. David’s ability to be radically honest, concise and compassionate are some of the reasons why my sessions left a lasting positive impression on me.
Daniel S

Podcast & newsletter

Dave’s Waves.

Conversations and notes on energy, embodiment, community and doing work that feels alive. Transformational tools and lessons learned while building the Grateful Den in Toronto.

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Let’s connect

Your Growth
Partner.

Start with a free discovery call. We’ll look at where you are, where you want to go, and how we can work together.

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