Dan Bailey

“It’s never too late to start over.”
That is the message Founder and President of Just Say YES, Dan Bailey, wants every student to hear. It’s also an idea he lives by.
After working in sales and marketing for 22 years, Dan Bailey shifted his focus, leaving the corporate world behind to devote his life to helping teens.
He launched JSY in 2002 in an effort to expand resource options for school districts and youth organizations with strategies that encourage teens to focus on their future and avoid high-risk behaviors such as substance abuse, violence and teen sexual activity. He imbued the organization with his passion to equip youth to lead more healthy and successful lives by saying YES to their dreams and goals.
“We’re helping teens set dreams and goals that so consume their thoughts and their lives that it seems natural to avoid drugs, alcohol, bullying and teen sexual activity to reach their goals,” he says.
Dan Bailey is a nationally recognized leader and speaker in the character development and risk avoidance educational movement.
“Risk avoidance means positive futures, healthy life outcomes, becoming who you were designed to be,” he explains.
Dan Bailey’s programs are interactive, engaging and informative. They focus on specific strategies for parents and youth workers to better connect with teens, empowering them to make good decisions.
He meets regularly with superintendents, school board members and principals to customize risk avoidance strategies for their schools. He has also appeared on many TV and radio programs as an advocate for the health and safety of our nation’s teens.
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Comments for Dan Bailey’s Programs
~Educator, Fargo, ND
~Youth Organization Leader
“I enjoyed Dan’s low key presentation and focus on participation.”
~Youth Organization Leader




