Darren Hardy

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Darren Hardy
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Born (1971-02-26) February 26, 1971 (age 52)
United States
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Writer
CEO Advisor
High-Performance Trainer
Motivational Speaker
Employer(s) SUCCESS magazine, former publisher and CEO
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Spouse
Georgia
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(m. 2001)​
Website darrenhardy.com

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]

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Career

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 Magazine

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 it's 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 last week the purchase of Plano-based SUCCESS magazine and its affiliated media properties. [12]

Writings

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]

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  1. 1 2 Hardy, Darren (December 2015). "This is NOT Farewell…". Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 Carmine Gallo (March 20, 2015). "How Speaking Skills Turned A Common Man Into An Uncommon Success". Forbes. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  3. ↑ Tina Williams (February 13, 2015). "Darren Hardy, Founding Editor of Success Magazine, To Be Keynote Speaker At MonaVie Event". Business For Home. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  4. 1 2 Geoffrey James (January 4, 2015). "7 Books You Should Preorder Today". Inc. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  5. 1 2 Carol Egan (January 16, 2015). "High School Dropout Teaches High School? Say What?". The Huffington Post. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  6. ↑ Harvey Mackay (October 12, 2012). "Three productivity super secrets to becoming a superachiever". Dayton Business Journal. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
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  8. ↑ "This is How You Train Your Brain to Get What You Really Want". 20 February 2017.
  9. ↑ "Master of Influence Award". 26 January 2021.
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  12. 1 2 "Parent Company of eXp Realty Buys Troubled SUCCESS Magazine".
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  16. ↑ Harvey MacKay (June 13, 2010). "Don't just add to your success, multiply it!". San Antonio Business Journal. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
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