David C. Baker

David grew up with a tribe of Mayan Indians in a remote village in the highlands of Guatemala. He’s an author, speaker, and advisor to entrepreneurial experts.

He has written five books. His first book was ghostwriting a book on the genetic underpinnings of seed corn. His second book, a three-volume set, was entitled David C. Baker Speaks. It was published by NewPage and sold out of the first printing. His third book, Managing Right for the First Time, is available at Amazon or ReCourses. Inc. Magazine reviewed the book as one of the Top 10 Books on Management of All Time. His fourth book, Financial Management of a Marketing Firm, is available in print, or as an ebook. It is the only comprehensive resource for marketing firms in their own benchmarking work, and the ratios are licensed to various SaaS products to help in managing those firms.

He’s a helicopter and airplane pilot, an avid photographer, and taught high performance motorcycle riding/racing. Based in Nashville, he has visited and worked all over the world.

He is married, has two boys, two daughters-in-law, and multiple grandchildren. His work has been featured in the WSJ, Fast Company, USA Today, Inc. Magazine, and Forbes.

He speaks regularly at various TEDx events, Harvard, Adobe, and major international conferences to audiences looking for accessibly refreshing insight into how experts shape their world.