Hello, I'm David.
 

I lead the B2B sales and marketing growth agency HarveyDavid, where we design, install, and maintain the technologies and content that drive business growth. Most companies believe growth comes from doing more - more marketing, more tools, more effort. But real growth isn’t about more; it’s about better. Better focus on your most profitable offer. Better human connection with the right prospects. Better use of AI to scale what already works. True growth happens when you blend humanity with technology.
 

Who I Am and What I Do
 

Alongside HarveyDavid, I write, speak, and create projects that explore the intersection of storytelling, innovation, and intelligent technology.
 

What drives me is curiosity - the desire to understand how things work, and how they could work better. I’m guided by creativity, empathy, and clarity, always looking for ways to simplify the complex and make technology feel more human. Collaboration sits at the heart of my approach. I believe the best ideas emerge when diverse minds share, challenge, and build on each other’s thinking. I’m energised by helping people turn uncertainty into confidence and ideas into action.
 

I’ve delivered talks on business, storytelling, AI, and futurology at SXSW Texas, TEDx Bristol, Google, and Microsoft, as well as training programmes for organisations including The Prince’s Trust UK, Palladium Group Ghana, Nigeria, and the OSCE in Macedonia. Most recently, I’ve been presenting my latest talk, Truth, Lies, and AI Hype, to senior leadership teams keen to understand the real-world impact of artificial intelligence on business strategy and performance.
 

In the last five years, I’ve deepened my engagement with AI, studying at the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. Combining that knowledge with my passion for offbeat broadcast comedy, I created Made in AI - the world’s first AI co-created podcast sitcom, now being adapted into an animated series. The show follows an AI robot family abandoned by their manufacturers and left to fend for themselves in the real world. It’s co-produced and presented by a cast of AI assistants.
 

I’m also proud to be part of a King’s College London initiative exploring one of the most pressing creative questions of our time: How will creatives adapt in the age of AI? The project brings together artists, writers, and legal experts to examine how cultural labour, creativity, and copyright can evolve in a world increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence, outlining recommendations on how the UK can successfully move forward. AI presents significant challenges and uncertainties, and I value the opportunity to contribute to this vital national conversation.
 

My book Zoom! The Faster Way to Make Your Business Idea Happen was featured in the Independent’s Top Ten Business Books. I’m also the co-author of Mash-up!: How to Use Your Multiple Skills to Give You an Edge, Make Money, and Be Happier, and the author of Why You Need a Business Story and How to Create It. Earlier in my career, I wrote several popular DJ guides, including Basic DJ Techniques, which became go-to resources for aspiring DJs around the world. Across all my work, I’ve focused on helping people turn ideas into action through creativity, storytelling, and technology. My books are available at Waterstones and Amazon.
 

My career has been anything but linear. Driven by curiosity, creativity, and a fascination with emerging technologies, I’ve always followed ideas that challenge convention. After a period of travelling, where I discovered the power of people’s stories, I began my professional journey with a BBC bursary before moving into radio and television production. I produced projects for MTV, the Pepsi Network Chart Show, and BBC Radio 1, before joining the launch team at Heart FM in London. Later, I helped revitalise the Kiss FM brand; as producer of Steve Jackson’s Morning Glory, our team earned a Sony Gold Award and a MOBO, and the show was named by The Guardian as one of the three most influential radio programmes in the UK.

 

After studying at D&AD, I became a Creative Director for a global marketing agency. To deepen my understanding of human behaviour, I went on to study behavioural economics and later founded a behavioural change company. Over the years, I’ve written and implemented transformation programmes for organisations including the Palladium Group and the OSCE.
 

My passion for electronic music led me to prototype and test some of the first digital DJ systems. I’ve played at venues including Pacha, Space, and Café Mambo in Ibiza, and even DJed for NATO to help unite young people in war-torn countries. I also taught at Point Blank Music School in London. I am working on a new project with my wife to translate large data sets from the ESA and NASA into music. Our first soundscape is called 'Notes from Your Universe.'

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I sit on the board of Strange Thoughts and Arcade Strange, a tech-led creative activations agency where I contribute to their mission of using technology for joy. This year, I joined the Caples Awards jury, focusing on judging AI-driven creative work from around the world.

 

I live in Bristol with my family and continue to draw inspiration from the city’s creative energy and independent spirit.