| Darren Hardy | |
| Height: | 6'3" |
| Employer: | SUCCESS magazine, former publisher and CEO |
| Birth Date: | February 26, 1971 |
| Birth Place: | United States |
| Occupation: | Writer CEO Advisor High-Performance Trainer Motivational Speaker |
Darren Hardy is an American author, keynote speaker, advisor, and former publisher of SUCCESS magazine.[1] Hardy is a New York Times best-selling author,[2] who wrote The Entrepreneur Roller Coaster, Living Your Best Year Ever and The Compound Effect.[3] [4]
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.[1] [5] In December 2015, Hardy announced he was leaving SUCCESS magazine as publisher to pursue new opportunities.[6] 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]
See main article: 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 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 last week the purchase of Plano-based SUCCESS magazine and its affiliated media properties.
In 2010, Hardy wrote The Compound Effect,[4] 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.[1] [3]