Speaker | Veteran | Entrepreneur | Instructor | Rescuer | Humanitartian | Bodyguard
David is available to your organization for a seminar or presentation
Davids Burnell - The Velvet Hammer
David is available to your organization for a seminar or presentation
David is a seasoned entrepreneur who has built multiple successful enterprises from the ground up. A decorated U.S. Air Force veteran with over a decade of honorable service, he has extensive experience in humanitarian missions, military operations across multiple continents, search and rescue, defensive tactics, counter-terrorism, and anti-human trafficking efforts. From 2002 to 2012, he founded and led the Urban Warfare Center, a cutting-edge training facility. A former Dive Rescue International public safety SCUBA Instructor, he is also a certified bodyguard for high-risk areas and a recognized small arms expert. Beyond his tactical and operational expertise, David is a National Taekwondo Champion and has produced and directed over 16 commercial films, combining his leadership skills with creative storytelling.
“David Burnell has been a teacher, mentor, friend, and example to me for more than a decade. I have sat and learned at his feet, trained with him, and worked beside him. I have never met a man more fit for a calling in life than David - and this IS a calling. He was born to lead, born to teach, born to fight for what is noble and right, and born to be a force for good against what oftentimes seems to be overwhelming opposition in this world. David has taken his natural physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual gifts and, through the blood, sweat, and tears of service and sacrifice to his fellow man, become the consummate warrior leader. He would charge into a fight or fire all alone and against all odds to save an innocent stranger. He has done it. I would follow him anywhere. He has been one of the biggest inspirations and influences in my life as a husband and father, as a professional businessman, as a paramedic first responder, as a front line emergency medicine provider, as a SAR team member, and as man of faith. If you are striving to be better or if you have been tasked with helping others strive to be better, David Burnell can and will play a major role in helping you accomplish your goals. He has done this in my life on more occasions than I can count. I am a different and much better man because of him and to know him is a blessing beyond measure."
Corbin Allred