Danielle LaPorte

Danielle LaPorte
Born (1969-05-25) May 25, 1969 (age 55)
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Occupation(s)Writer, Public Speaker, Publisher
Children1
Websitewww.daniellelaporte.com

Danielle LaPorte (born May 25, 1969)[1] is a Canadian author, entrepreneur, and blogger.

Early life

Danielle LaPorte 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 high school. LaPorte did not attend college or university.

Career

She started her career as a personal assistant and marketing support for some self-help authors and then moved into freelance publicity.[citation needed]

Without a college degree, LaPorte then started working at The Body Shop in one of their retail stores.[2] After receiving several promotions, LaPorte became director of Social Inventions at The Body Shop's Canadian headquarters.[3]

Before founding her eponymous website, LaPorte was the executive director of The Arlington Institute think tank in Washington, DC,[3] a partner at Carrie & Danielle, Inc.,[4][5] and a communications strategist[6] at The Next Level communications agency.[7] She was also a regular contributor on business and career topics on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation news network show "Connect with Mark Kelley".[8]

In 2016, LaPorte founded Virtuonica, a multimedia publishing division of Danielle LaPorte, Inc.[citation needed]

Works

Books

  • Style Statement, Little, Brown and Company, 2008, ISBN 0-316-06716-4 (co-authored with Carrie McCarthy)
  • The Fire Starter Sessions, Crown Archetype, April 2012, ISBN 978-0-307-95210-3
  • The Desire Map, White Hot Press (Danielle LaPorte Inc.), December 2012
  • The Desire Map, (revised edition) Sounds True, January 2014, ISBN 978-1-62203-251-8
  • The Desire Map, (Spanish edition) Sounds True, ISBN 978-84-414-3576-6
  • White Hot Truth, Virtuonica, May 2017, ISBN 978-0-9976514-0-9
  • White Hot Truth eBook, Virtuonica, May 2017, ISBN 978-0-9976514-5-4
  • How to Be Loving: As Your Heart Is Breaking Open and Our World Is Waking Up, Sounds True, October 2022, ISBN 978-1683647621
  • How to Be Loving: The Journal: Relax Your Mind. Connect with the Divine., Sounds True, November 2022, ISBN 978-1683647645

Audiobooks

Decks

References

  1. ^ Mathison, Susan (April 12, 2012). "Ignite the Conversation". Positively Beautiful.
  2. ^ Ellsberg, Michael (20 April 2012). "The Education of an Entrepreneur, Episode 2: The Story of Danielle LaPorte". Forbes. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
  3. ^ a b O'Connell, Sandra (April 7, 2012). "Interview from a bar stool with Danielle LaPorte". The Province. Archived from the original on 2013-05-29.
  4. ^ Kling, Cynthia (May 2007). "Phone Date with Style Destiny" (PDF). Domino Magazine.
  5. ^ "TechVibes". Archived from the original on June 27, 2012. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
  6. ^ Krug, Carly Baillie (November 2006). "Fashion Equation" (PDF). Flare.
  7. ^ "Carrie and Danielle". The Startup Princess. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
  8. ^ "Real Life with Danielle LaPorte". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved April 17, 2013.