Darren Hardy
Darren Hardy is an American author, keynote speaker, advisor, and former publisher of "SUCCESS magazine". Hardy is a "New York Times" best-selling author, who wrote "The Entrepreneur Roller Coaster, Living Your Best Year Ever" and "The Compound Effect". 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. In December 2015, Hardy announced he was leaving "SUCCESS" magazine as publisher to pursue new opportunities. 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). 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. Hardy has been awarded the ‘Master of Influence’ designation by the National Speakers Association (NSA) in honor of his professionalism in public speaking. Section::::"Success" Magazine. "Success" was a business related magazine that contained business and self-improvement advice from entrepreneurs and others. Issues included CDs with motivational  content from various contributors. The magazine was nationally distributed, and had a rate base of 402,883 and over 799,000 readers as of 2015. In February 2018, "Success" folded and laid-off 18 full-time staffers, as well as freelance writers and photographers. Writing. In 2010, Hardy wrote "The Compound Effect", a book about the impact of everyday decisions which includes a guide to achieving goals. 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.