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Darren Hardy | |
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| Born | February 26, 1971 |
| Occupations | Writer CEO Advisor High-Performance Trainer Motivational Speaker |
| Employer(s) | SUCCESS magazine, former publisher and CEO |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
| Spouse | Georgia (m. 2001) |
| Website | darrenhardy |
Darren Hardy is an American author, keynote speaker, advisor, and former publisher of SUCCESS magazine . [1] [2] Hardy is a New York Times best-selling author, [3] who wrote The Entrepreneur Roller Coaster, Living Your Best Year Ever and The Compound Effect. [4] [5]
Hardy started his first business at age 18. He has been a central figure in the success media business for 25+ years. In 2007 he became publisher of SUCCESS magazine and Success Media. [2] [6] In December 2015, Hardy announced he was leaving SUCCESS magazine as publisher to pursue new opportunities. [1] Prior to this position, Hardy held executive positions at two personal development-focused television networks. He was executive producer and master distributor of The People's Network (TPN), and president of The Success Training Network (TSTN). [7] Darren Hardy is most known for his popular book "The Compound Effect" that is still quoted by top critics as his best work to date. [8]
Hardy has been awarded the ‘Master of Influence’ designation by the National Speakers Association (NSA) in honor of his professionalism in public speaking. [9]
Success is a business related magazine that contains business and self-improvement advice from entrepreneurs and others. Issues included CDs with motivational content from various contributors. [10] At the time the magazine was nationally distributed, and had a rate base of 402,883 and over 799,000 readers as of 2015. [11] In January 2018, Success laid-off 50% of its workforce, [12] as well as freelance writers and photographers. [13] [14] In November 2020, the parent company of eXp Realty, Washington-based eXp World Holdings, announced the purchase of Plano-based SUCCESS magazine and its affiliated media properties. [12]
In 2010, Hardy wrote The Compound Effect, [5] a book about the impact of everyday decisions which includes a guide to achieving goals. [15] [16] In 2011, he wrote Living Your Best Year Ever, which is a journal system to design and achieve goals. In 2015, he wrote The Entrepreneur Roller Coaster, which outlines the challenges of business ownership for entrepreneurs. [2] [4]