Dan Meyer is a world-renowned sword swallower, inspirational speaker, and clean comedy entertainer with a passion for overcoming fears, finding purpose, and changing the world. With impressive credentials including 40x world record sword swallower with 7 Guinness World Records and winner of the 2007 Ig Nobel Prize in Medicine at Harvard for medical research on sword swallowing, Dan has made major strides in sword swallowing, historical research, and motivational speaking. Dan is recognized as a global TED speaker on 4 continents, best-known for his inspirational viral TED talk “Cutting through Fear” that’s been seen over 1.6 Million times and translated into 85+ languages as the #2 Most Translated TED Talk in the world. He's been featured on numerous documentaries and TV programs in 50 countries around the world, and has spoken and performed around the globe at fairs, festivals, casinos, comedy clubs, churches, and corporate events. Dan's expertise and skills include entertainment, public speaking, clean comedy, historical research, sword swallowing, teaching, hypnosis, audio engineering, translation, and more.