About Us

Unlike any other time in human history, people need to continually keep up with expanding knowledge and perpetually develop new skills to stay relevant and sustain their lifestyles. In every issue of SUCCESS magazine we will strive to bring you the thought leaders and success experts, both past and present, and reveal their key ideas and strategies to help you excel in every area of your personal and professional life. You also will be provided a unique window into the lives, practices and philosophies of today’s greatest achievers—top CEOs, revolutionary entrepreneurs and other extraordinary leaders.

At SUCCESS we believe that true personal success is not solely financial accumulation. Creating financial freedom and abundance for your family is an aspect of success, but not the whole story. SUCCESS magazine will bring you rarely discovered strategies and tactics to increasing your wealth, as well as guidance in how to be a leader in business, develop more passionate and loving relationships, revitalize your health and vitality and help you make a difference in the world. We hope you enjoy SUCCESS as much as we enjoy creating it. Please send us your comments and suggestions. Our mission is to help you be a success!  

About SUCCESS

SUCCESS magazine is designed specifically to serve the growing entrepreneur, the home-based and small-business markets. SUCCESS magazine is not only inspirational but also instructional in taking a balanced approach to success by offering guidance and insight into improving one’s entire life.

Our mission is for SUCCESS to become the foremost trusted source for personal achievement resources. Total success requires developing all areas of your personal and professional life, and each issue will focus on five key areas for achieving success: business, relationships, wealth, well-being and making a difference.

SUCCESS magazine is published by SUCCESS Media™ a company owned by VideoPlus L.P. VideoPlus was established 25 years ago and is an expert at a range of services including newsstand-magazine publications. It currently publishes other custom newsstand titles including Success from Home and Your Business at Home. 

The Leadership Team

Darren Hardy, Publisher & Founding Editor

Darren Hardy joined in September of 2007 to help launch SUCCESS Media and SUCCESS magazine. Previously, Hardy held executive positions at two personal development-focused television networks:  He was Executive Producer and Master Distributor for The People’s Network, and President of TSTN, The Success Training Network (no affiliation with SUCCESS magazine). Hardy has been the President/CEO or private-equity investor in several other multimedia companies. Darren Hardy embodies success: an entrepreneur since age 18, he was a self-made millionaire by 27. He currently resides in San Diego, Calif., and commutes to the company’s Dallas, Texas, headquarters.

Susan Kane, Editor in Chief

Susan Kane, the National Magazine Award-winning Babytalk Editor in Chief (1998-2008), switched to personal development journalism with the appointment as Editor in Chief of SUCCESS in August 2011. She has previously been the Editorial Director of The Parenting Group, Executive Editor of YM Magazine and Executive Editor of New Woman Magazine. In her role as Editor in Chief, Kane leads the editorial team in providing entrepreneurs and small businesses with compelling content and tools that give them a competitive advantage in achieving their personal and professional goals.

Magazine and Online Staff

Editor, Lisa Ocker

Managing Editor, Mary Vinnedge

Staff Writer/Photo Coordinator, Brandy Jules

Features Editor, Josh Ellis

Copy Editor, Peter Tepp

Talent Executive, Paul Scott Adamo

SUCCESS.com

EDITORIAL Managing Web Editor, K. Shelby Skrhak

Social Media Editor, Jennifer Chang

Social Media and Web Editorial Assistance, Emily Mitchell

Editorial Content Specialist, Jessica Krampe

E-COMMERCE eCommerce Infrastructure Manager, Curtis Broom

Mid-Level PHP Developer, Jody Thigpen

PHP Developer, Matthew Martinez

Web Designer, Sam Watson

Web and Digital Content Coordinator, Misty Kimball

SUCCESS Store Product Marketing and Development Manager, Hugh Murphy

Customer Service Lead, Melinda McQuillin

SUCCESS CD Digital Asset Content Coordinator, Mariana Lenox