Drew Dudley is the Founder & Chief Catalyst of Day One
Leadership, Inc., which helps organizations around the world
increase their leadership capacity. His clients have included
some of the world’s most dynamic companies and
organizations, including McDonald’s, Dreamworks Animation,
JP Morgan Chase, and over 75 colleges and universities.
Prior to founding Day One, he spent 8 years as the Director of
one of Canada’s largest leadership development programs at
the University of Toronto, and served as National Chair of one of Canada’s largest youth charities, which
mobilized 35,000 volunteers to raise a million dollars annually to support the work of Cystic Fibrosis
Drew has spoken to over 250,000 people on 5 continents, been featured on The Huffington Post, Radio
America, Forbes.com, and TED.com, where his “TED talk” has been voted “one of the 15 most
inspirational TED talks of all time”. TIME, Business Insider and Inc. magazines have all named his talk as
one of their “10 speeches that will make you a better leader”.
Drew’s first book This is Day One: A Practical Guide to Leadership That Matters debuted at #6 on The
Wall Street Journal Bestseller List, and has gone on to become an international bestseller.