Dave Durand

Dave Durand is currently the CEO of Leading Giants and Executive Chairman of Best Version Media, an international media company located in Brookfield, Wisconsin. During Dave's tenure as CEO, BVM was among the top 20 fastest-growing media companies in North America, and the fastest growing private company in Wisconsin of any type. In 2024, The Wall Street Journal publicized BVM as one of Top 100 Best & Brightest Companies To Work For in the Nation. Dave is also a bestselling author, radio personality, and trainer of well over 150,000 individuals from all walks of life—ranging from Fortune 500 executives and CEOs to small business owners, sales representatives, and even stay-at-home parents. With over three decades of experience in leadership and entrepreneurship, Dave has built and sold multiple companies, collectively generating over one billion dollars in sales. Over the course of Dave's career, he has been named an Excellence 100 leader in the nation on the personal side of leadership by Leadership Excellence Magazine, Most Respected CEO three times by Glassdoor, Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young, and one of the Top 100 minds in the arena of Personal Development by Warren Bennis's magazine, Personal Excellence. Dave's new book, Leading Giants: A Leader’s Guide to Maximum Influence will be released February 2025 by Matt Holt Books.