Biography of Doug Hall

Doug Hall is the Founder and CEO of the Eureka! Ranch, a Cincinnati, OH based inventing, training and research firm that advises some of the world's top corporations such as Nike, Walt Disney, Kellogg's, Schlumberger, American Express and the United States Congress. You may not know Doug as his work for corporate giants is highly secretive, but you surely know many of his inventions. Research indicates that the average American home contains 18 products or services Doug and his team have had a hand in developing. And that's only a small portion of his creative focus. The majority of Eureka! Ranch clients are industrial, B-2-B or service-focused.

Doug began his entrepreneurial career at the age of 12 producing and marketing a line of magic and juggling kits. After earning a degree in Chemical Engineering at the University of Maine, he spent 10 years working in Procter & Gamble's Advertising Department where he rose to the rank of Master Marketing Inventor and shipped a record 9 new business initiatives in 12 months. In 1990, he retired from corporate life and founded what is today known as "America's #1 Idea Company" (Inc. Magazine), the Eureka! Ranch.

Doug is the leading pioneer in using Six-Sigma and Total Quality Management techniques to transform the art of innovation into a reliable science. His research includes hard data on 6,000+ innovation teams and 10,000+ quantitatively tested business concepts.

Doug is a best-selling author of four books including Jump Start Your Business Brain and Jump Start Your Marketing Brain, Jump Start Your Creative Brain, and the host of Brain Brew Radio, a nationally syndicated program in the USA from PRI, Public Radio International.

Known for his plain talk, energetic style and bold approach, Doug has a passion for transforming the art of marketing and innovation into a reproducible science. Dateline NBC described Doug as "an eccentric entrepreneur who just might have what we've all been looking for...the happy secret to success." Ellen Guidera, Walt Disney Company vice president said of him, "When Doug meets Disney, creative ne'er wanes; Our team explodes when he 'Jump Starts Our Brains!'

Beyond his corporate work, Doug writes, gives lectures and plays the bagpipes. He also donates his time, talents and money to help entrepreneurs and non-profits through his Planet Eureka! Foundation. He co-hosts the weekly radio program Brain Brew with his long-time friend and fellow writer, David Wecker. Brain Brew is nationally distributed by PRI, Public Radio International.

In recognition of his original research in the fields of Marketing and Innovation, Doug was awarded an honorary Doctorate degree by the University of Prince Edward Island in Canada.

Doug is a citizen of both the USA and Canada. He and his wife Debbie split the year between their historic homestead in Cincinnati Ohio and their restored farmhouse in Springbrook, Prince Edward Island, Canada. They are the parents of three incredibly wonderful teenagers!