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America’s #1 Idea Guru (According to Inc. Magazine, A&E Top 10 and CIO Magazine.)
Doug Hall began his inventing career at age 12, inventing and selling a line of magic and juggling kits. After earning a chemical engineering degree from the University of Maine he joined Procter & Gamble where he rose to the rank of Master Marketing Inventor - inventing and shipping a record 9 innovations in 12 months.
Doug's the founder and CEO of the Eureka! Ranch located in Cincinnati with offices in London, UK and Monterrey, Mexico. The Ranch is an “invention & research think tank” that specializes in igniting bold thinking on new products and services for corporate clients such as American Express, Ford, Nike and Walt Disney. It seems to work – the Ranch has a world-class 88% client repeat rate and survey’s indicate the average American home uses 18 products or services that Doug and his team have invented or reinvented.
An Eccentric, Entrepreneurial Genius. DATELINE NBC described him as “an eccentric entrepreneur who just might have what we’ve all been looking for…the happy secret to success.” Doug’s signature dress includes bold shirts, blue jeans and bare feet. But under the carefree clothes and playful attitude is a life member of MENSA and the world’s leading expert on how to MEASURABLY increase your odds of success with ideas, innovations and inventions. He’s a one-of-a-kind straight shooter who helps people reach beyond their comfort zones to achieve more than they dreamed possible.
A Zealot for Real American Dreamers. CBC-TV called Doug a “Business Robinhood – he takes the wisdom of the big companies and gives it to the little ones.” Doug donates millions of dollars of his time, talent and money to help entrepreneurs turn their dreams into reality. He’s one of the country’s top speakers on innovation and is the author of four books on creativity and courage. His book Jump Start Your Business Brain was a #1 national best seller and named to the prestigious Independent Bookseller’s Book Sense 76® list of America’s greatest books. He’s also a columnist for Business Week SmallBiz, hosts the Jump Start Your Brain daily advice feature on 400+ radio stations and co-hosts Brain Brew Radio, distributed by PRI, where he helps “American Dreamers & Doers win more, lose less and make more money.” He's also the Truth Teller judge on ABC's Primetime television show American Inventor.
In recognition of his success and innovation research contributions, Doug has been awarded an honorary Doctorate, the George Land World Class Innovator Award, the YMCA Character Award and the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award.
Doug's the founder and CEO of the Eureka! Ranch located in Cincinnati with offices in London, UK and Monterrey, Mexico. The Ranch is an “invention & research think tank” that specializes in igniting bold thinking on new products and services for corporate clients such as American Express, Ford, Nike and Walt Disney. It seems to work – the Ranch has a world-class 88% client repeat rate and survey’s indicate the average American home uses 18 products or services that Doug and his team have invented or reinvented.
An Eccentric, Entrepreneurial Genius. DATELINE NBC described him as “an eccentric entrepreneur who just might have what we’ve all been looking for…the happy secret to success.” Doug’s signature dress includes bold shirts, blue jeans and bare feet. But under the carefree clothes and playful attitude is a life member of MENSA and the world’s leading expert on how to MEASURABLY increase your odds of success with ideas, innovations and inventions. He’s a one-of-a-kind straight shooter who helps people reach beyond their comfort zones to achieve more than they dreamed possible.
A Zealot for Real American Dreamers. CBC-TV called Doug a “Business Robinhood – he takes the wisdom of the big companies and gives it to the little ones.” Doug donates millions of dollars of his time, talent and money to help entrepreneurs turn their dreams into reality. He’s one of the country’s top speakers on innovation and is the author of four books on creativity and courage. His book Jump Start Your Business Brain was a #1 national best seller and named to the prestigious Independent Bookseller’s Book Sense 76® list of America’s greatest books. He’s also a columnist for Business Week SmallBiz, hosts the Jump Start Your Brain daily advice feature on 400+ radio stations and co-hosts Brain Brew Radio, distributed by PRI, where he helps “American Dreamers & Doers win more, lose less and make more money.” He's also the Truth Teller judge on ABC's Primetime television show American Inventor.
In recognition of his success and innovation research contributions, Doug has been awarded an honorary Doctorate, the George Land World Class Innovator Award, the YMCA Character Award and the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award.
