Danielle LaPorte


Danielle LaPorte is a bestselling Canadian author, inspirational speaker, entrepreneur, and blogger.
Born in Windsor, Ontario, LaPorte is the author of three non-fiction books with an emphasis on conscious goal-setting and entrepreneurship. Her newest, White Hot Truth looks at the current dynamics of the self-help culture and spiritual devotion. She is also the co-author of a book on personal style.
has been translated into 8 languages, evolved into a yearly day planner system, a top 10 iTunes app, and an international workshop program with licensed facilitators in 15 countries.
LaPorte's website, , discusses spirituality, entrepreneurship, and personal growth. Forbes named her blog one of the top 100 websites for women in 2012, calling LaPorte "a contrarian self-help guru."
LaPorte is one of Oprah Winfrey's Super Soul 100 Leaders. A group in Oprah Winfrey's words, that "is uniquely connecting the world together with a spiritual energy that matters."

Career

Without a college degree, LaPorte began working at The Body Shop in one of their retail stores. After requesting and receiving several promotions, LaPorte became director of Social Inventions at The Body Shop's Canadian headquarters,
Prior to founding DanielleLaPorte.com, LaPorte was Executive Director of The Arlington Institute think tank in Washington, DC, a partner at Carrie & Danielle, Inc., and was a communications strategist at The Next Level communications agency. She was also a regular contributor on business and career topics on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation News Network show, Connect with Mark Kelley.
Named one of the "Top 100 Websites for Women" by Forbes, millions of visitors go to every month for her daily #Truthbombs and what's been called "the best place online for kickass spirituality."
In 2016 LaPorte founded, a multi-media publishing division of Danielle LaPorte, Inc.
LaPorte's virtual company, Danielle LaPorte Inc. is made up of a core team of 11 employees, in 5 countries.

Early life

Danielle was born in Windsor, Ontario, and grew up in the rural parts of Essex County. She is an only child, born shortly after her parents graduated highschool. Her parents are divorced. Danielle considered a career in fashion design. She bartended, waitressed, worked in women's fashion retail, and managed an apartment building. She did not attend college or university. She was the personal assistant and marketing support for a number of self-help authors and then moved into freelance publicity.
She has lived in Toronto, Ontario; Santa Fe, New Mexico; Seattle, Washington; Los Angeles, California, Washington, DC; and Vancouver, BC.

Works

Books

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