Who is Jack Canfield?

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Who is Jack Canfield?

By Cathy Lane | February 27, 2007

You might have seen Jack Canfield anywhere and everywhere before- the author has appeared on numerous television and radio programs including Oprah, 20/20, Inside Edition, The Today Show, Larry King Live, Fox and Friends, The CBS Evening News, The NBC Nightly News, Eye to Eye, CNN’s Talk Back Live!, PBS, QVC to name but a few.

By the way don’t forget his invaluable contributition to The Secret- that might also be where you recognize his face!

Jack is the author of The Success Principles and co-creator of the phenomenal number one New York Times best selling series- Chicken Soup for the Soul. It has more than one million copies currently in print, an incredible volume of sales and definately a truly inspiring read.

Here’s Jack Canfield’s Bio. . .

Jack Canfield is the founder and co-creator of the New York Times #1 best-selling book series Chicken Soup for the Soul.® With more than 80 titles in print and over 80 million copies sold in 39 languages, Jack is a world-renowned expert at warming hearts and changing lives.

But behind the empire Time Magazine called the “publishing phenomenon of the decade” is America’s leading expert in creating peak performance for entrepreneurs, corporate leaders, managers, sales professionals, corporate employees and educators. Jack Canfield knows how to accelerate the personal achievement and career fulfillment of workgroups and individuals everywhere.

He is a compelling, empowering and compassionate coach who has helped hundreds of thousands of individuals achieve their dreams. Jack’s latest book is The Success Principles: How to Get From Where You Are to Where You Want to Be containing 64 powerful principles of success utilized by top achievers from all walks of life and all areas of commerce.

Jack is the CEO of Chicken Soup for the Soul Enterprises, an empire that encompasses licensing, merchandising and publishing activities around the globe. Jack’s nationally syndicated newspaper column is read in 150 papers worldwide, and the Chicken Soup for the Soul® radio shows syndicated throughout North America.

Chicken Soup for the Soul® was a featured television program for both the PAX and ABC networks. And the company’s licensing division produces dozens of top-selling items including Chicken Soup for the Soul® nutriaceuticals, pet foods, greetings cards, music, collectibles and other licensed merchandise. A Chicken Soup for the American Soul® magazine is being launched in the summer of 2005.

Background

Jack’s background includes a BA from Harvard University, a Masters degree in Psychological Education from the University of Massachusetts and an Honorary Doctorate in Human Behavior from the University of Santa Monica. For the past 30 years, he has been a psychotherapist, an educational consultant, and a leading authority in the areas of self-esteem, achievement motivation and peak performance.

Exposure

Jack has appeared on over 600 radio shows and 200 television shows including Oprah, 20/20, Inside Edition, The Today Show, Fox and Friends, The CBS Evening News, The NBC Nightly News, Eye to Eye, CNN’s Talk Back Live!, PBS, QVC and many others. He’s addressed countless audiences internationally—sharing his success strategies with companies, universities and professional associations in over 20 countries around the world.