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About Todd Duncan
For over two decades, Todd Duncan has been a friend and mentor to millions of ambitious professionals worldwide. Since the age of twenty-three he has lived in the trenches and knows what it takes to succeed amidst the rising pressures and incessant temptations of the marketplace. It is from this platform that he teaches and touches the lives of some 300,000 professionals every year. What may describe him best, however, is a recent trust given him. Prior to the release of Duncan’s recent
New York Times bestseller, the leadership mega-guru John C. Maxwell entrusted him with his professional leadership legacy by handing Todd the reigns of his two multi-million dollar companies. When a leader of leaders trusts Duncan with his career’s work, it’s not difficult to understand why millions of professionals have done the same.
Inc., CNN Money, Investor’s Business Daily, Entrepreneur, and
Washington Business Journal are just a short sampling of the numerous media outlets who have featured Duncan’s material. As an author, his books have landed on prestigious bestseller lists including the
New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, Barnes & Noble, Amazon.com, CEOread.com, and
BusinessWeek.
Todd's JourneyTodd has always been highly motivated but his ambition didn’t at first lead to true success. By the age of 27, he was listed in the top one-percent of his industry, earning hundreds of thousands a year but his world was dangerously out of balance. Eventually, his personal empire of expensive toys and fast living was toppled by a two-year cocaine addiction and imminent bankruptcy. On his way down, he faced up to his shortcomings and thus embarked on a road to recovery and redemption.
Through the support of friends and mentors like Zig Ziglar, Og Mandino and Ken Blanchard, Todd not only recovered but quickly re-ascended to the top. At thirty he founded his first training company and began researching successful people in all walks of business and life. Over the past two decades, Todd has built a respected enterprise while continuing to observe and study the lives of achievers who thrive on and off the job. His ongoing discoveries are synthesized into compelling resources for living in a meaningful, enriching and profitable way. His best-selling books and popular seminars have influenced millions to pursue a generous and abundant life.
Todd's ContentTodd’s blockbuster title,
High Trust Selling, has revolutionized the mindset of the sales industry. Resulting from over twenty years of market research and analysis, the book unpacks proven principles by which salespeople can establish long-lasting and high-yielding bonds of trust with their clients. In
High Trust Selling, Todd distills these principles into fourteen clear-cut laws. The book has been lauded as required reading for professionals around the globe and has become a cornerstone resource of numerous corporations.
“High Trust Selling is an absolute model of clarity in the spectrum of sales and sales management. Todd’s 14 Laws make it crystal clear exactly how a sales professional can achieve success and personal balance, not with pie-in-the-sky theories, but with hard-hitting, real-world strategies and tools."
— Brian Tracy, bestselling author and founder of Brian Tracy International
Todd’s most recent release,
Time Traps, made the
New York Times bestseller list in March of 2005, six weeks after its release. In it, Duncan offers proven remedies for being swamped and reveals how to set a schedule that works every day. The principles in
Time Traps have been hailed as revolutionary in teaching professionals how to boost their careers while decreasing their work hours.
“Never in this fast-moving world, where workaholism has become chic and our jobs have usurped our identities, have professionals needed a message more timely than Todd Duncan’s Time Traps. This book is a must...”
— Andy Andrews, bestselling author of The Traveler’s Gift
Despite unprecedented prosperity, many in today’s workforce feel isolated and empty. In his first work,
The Power To Be Your Best, Duncan addresses these feelings head on and lays out a practical blueprint for total life management. This book is an effective guide toward a balanced life of success and significance. Todd’s highly coveted seminar on Life Mastery, based on content from
The Power to Be Your Best, is serving as a catalyst to rejuvenate men and women in every stage of their careers.
“Today's fast-moving, competitive world places tremendous demands on all who seek to nourish the needs of body, mind, and spirit. In The Power to Be Your Best, Todd Duncan gives the reader a step-by-step plan for living an on-purpose, productive, fulfilling life. Read this book and tap into your potential.”
— Dennis Waitley, bestselling author of The Psychology of Winning
Todd’s CompaniesIn 1992, Todd founded The Duncan Group to meet the growing demand for innovative training and leadership in the mortgage banking industry where he began his career. In subsequent years, The Duncan Group has expanded its scope of operations to influence the general market and has earned its reputation as one of the elite personal development companies in the world.
In 2004, The Duncan Group acquired two leadership development companies, Maximum Impact and INJOY, founded by leadership expert, Dr. John C. Maxwell. Todd now serves as Chairman of the newly formed Maximum Impact Group, while Dr. Maxwell plays an integral role as an advisor and content-producer for the organization. At the time of the sale Duncan added, “With the combined resources and talents of our newly formed entity, we are excited about the potential of adding even more value to our partners and participants.” The Maximum Impact Group has done exactly what it had hoped—synergizing the combined strengths of its individual companies (The Duncan Group, Maximum Impact, and INJOY) to furnish its growing clientele with the finest sales, leadership and personal development training in the world.
Todd's MessageAuthenticity
Audiences applaud Todd’s authentic, balanced approach to success because he speaks from a platform of triumph and regret. Todd’s lessons learned and successes earned have been the offspring of numerous personal and professional challenges. His emergence as a leader has been forged through seasons of failure, recovery and success. When Todd speaks, his words come from the depth of an intense personal journey.
Far too often, business and leadership “experts” teach empty slogans and clichés which are foreign to their own experiences. Todd’s genuine delivery and original content are a refreshing break from the canned material and plastic presentations often encountered on the speaking circuit.
Empowerment
Todd has garnered praise for his ability to blend concepts, application and motivation into his communication.
Concepts — ideas for your head
Todd is tremendously gifted at articulating life-altering concepts on the subjects of personal growth, leadership and sales. His content goes beyond provoking thoughts to initiating lifestyle changes in those he teaches.
Application — instruments for your hands
Todd doesn’t just supply theories; he designs practical tools enabling his listeners to apply his content. He emphasizes tangible habits that, when diligently pursued, bring success on and off the job. He excels at creating user-friendly roadmaps to help others reach a destination of satisfaction and purpose.
Motivation — inspiration for your heart
Principles and procedures alone can be dry and uninspiring. Todd challenges his audience not only to succeed, but to pursue significance and fulfillment beyond their careers. He offers hope, and his own story lends credibility that strengthens his message.
Captivating as a speaker and author and admired as a leader, Todd Duncan’s passion is to unlock the potential in every individual crossing his path. In designing world-renowned content and universal success strategies, Todd’s ultimate goal is to help people lead healthy lives of fulfillment and satisfaction.
Todd and his wife, Sheryl, have two sons and live in La Jolla, California.
