Edward A. DuCoin
In 1984, with less than a $500 investment, Edward DuCoin launched Impact Marketing. He quickly grew the small company into a thriving organization that was publicly traded on NASDAQ and listed as one of the "500 Fastest Growing Companies" for three consecutive years by INC. Magazine. Edward built his team to include more than 1,000 members and attained numerous entrepreneurial awards, including a feature in Success Magazine that recognized him as one of the "Most Successful Entrepreneurs in the Country". In 2000, DuCoin sold Impact Marketing and returned to his entrepreneurial roots.
In the past ten years, he established an astounding track record of business leadership. He is a founding member of five prosperous companies and has exclusively raised over $50 million in debt and equity investment INSTRUMENTS. He prepared the business plans, executive summaries, hired key staff, and was solely responsible for investor relations.
DuCoin earned a Degree in Marketing and Entrepreneurial Management from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in business.
He is a published author of the best seller Wake Up & Live a Life You Love and his second book, The Glass is Half Full and Frozen. He is a contributing author to the books Starting Your Own Business: A Step-By-Step Blueprint for the First-Time Entrepreneur and Extraordinary Entrepreneurship: The Professional's Guide to Starting an Exceptional Enterprise.
DuCoin is regularly invited to speak to business and trade groups on topics such as business operational excellence, marketing, and renewable energy technology.
As a business entrepreneur, DuCoin has received many awards including "Top 40 Under 40 Business Award" (New Jersey Business Journal, 2001); Top 50 Service Agencies (Telemarketing Magazine 1991-1998); Rising Stars: Fastest Growing Telemarketing Companies in the USA Telemarketing Magazine (1995-1998); Top 100 Fastest Growing Companies Philadelphia Business Journal (1991-1997); MVP Quality Award Telemarketing Magazine (Gold 1994, Silver 1997); Company To Watch Business Philadelphia Magazine (1996); Top 20 Award NJ Business Newspapers (1995); Outstanding Management Team New Jersey Venture Fair (1996); 500 Fastest Growing Companies in the US, Inc. Magazine (Ranked #366 in 1993, #434 in 1994, #318 in 1995); Benny Award Philadelphia Direct Marketing Association (1995); Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist Ernst & Young/Inc. Magazine (1995)
Since becoming a NASCAR driver in his mid-thirties and completing his first STOCK car race, DuCoin continues to race nationally on various NASCAR circuits. He resides in Marlton, New Jersey.