Maddy Dychtwald
Maddy Dychtwald | |
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Occupation(s) | Author, professional speaker |
Spouse | Ken Dychtwald |
Website | maddydychtwald |
Maddy Kent Dychtwald is an author, professional speaker, and a board member for non-profits focused on the topic of aging and the influence of older women on the global economy. Her books have discussed the economic improvement of women over time and how the increasing social and political power of women will impact fields such as financial services, healthcare, and consumer marketing.
Career
Authorship
Dychtwald published a book in 2003 titled Cycles: How We Will Live, Work, and Buy that discusses demographic shifts in the population as people live to older ages and are still involved in economic systems, with 50 year olds becoming a dominant part of the business environment.[1] Joan Axelrod-Contrada in The Boston Globe referred to the book's subject matter as a "thought provoking, well-reasoned argument" and that Dychtwald successfully made her book "packed with anecdotes, making for a lively read".[2]
A second book was made by Dychtwald and her husband Ken as a children's book to teach children about changes that continue to happen to people as they get old and how it is not only children that have to deal with changes in their lives. A senior illustrator for
News and media
Dychtwald has been featured in various media outlets including Newsweek,[5] U.S. News & World Report,[6] and TIME.[7] She is a contributor to the Wall Street Journal’s Retirement Expert Panel, where she authored the top wealth-management expert post for 2017 and 2018 based on reader traffic.[8]
Professional speaking and consulting
Dychtwald and her husband founded a consulting firm named Age Wave that specifically aims to give advice and information to those in the
Awards and honors
Together with her husband Ken Dychtwald, she received the Esalen Prize in 2016 for outstanding contributions to advancing the human potential of aging men and women worldwide.[13]
Personal life
A graduate of New York University, Dychtwald has been a working mother living in the San Francisco Bay Area for much of her adult life.[14]
Books
- —; Larson, Christine (2010). Influence: How Women's Soaring Economic Power Will Transform Our World for the Better. Hyperion. ISBN 9781401341022.
- —; Dychtwald, Ken; Zaboski, Dave; Zaboski, Grace (2008). Gideon's Dream: A Tale of New Beginnings. Illustrated by Dave Zaboski. HarperCollins Publishers. ISBN 9780061434976.
- — (2003). Cycles: How We Will Live, Work, and Buy. Free Press. ISBN 9780743226158).
References
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- ^ Foroohar, Rana (2010-06-13). "Why Companies Need to Cater to Women". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
- ^ Bonnie Erbe (2010-04-12). "David Brooks Was Wrong on Sandra Bullock". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
- ^ Luscombe, Belinda (2010-11-22). "Woman Power: The Rise of the Sheconomy". TIME. Archived from the original on November 16, 2010. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
- ^ Lourosa, Cristina (2018-01-08). "5 Top Wealth-Management Posts of 2017 from the Experts Blog". WSJ. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
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- ^ "Ken and Maddy Dychtwald Receive the 2016 Esalen Prize for Advancing Human Potential of Aging Population | Press Releases & Media Resources | Esalen". www.esalen.org. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
- ^ Torres, Blanca (April 16, 2006). "Redefining what getting older means; Consultant and author specializes in getting businesses in touch with the baby boom generation". Contra Costa Times.