Business Advisor

Chicago, IL

David Hardin

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Expertise Areas

  • Leadership

  • Productivity

David Hardin has been a founder, business owner, general manager, director, and executive. He has built businesses from the ground up, turned failing companies into profitable operations, and grown businesses from small ($4.5M) to medium-sized ($25M). Equally important, David has been remarkably successful at helping clients balance work and life.

As a Cultivate Advisor, David uses his hard-won expertise to help business owners set SMART goals. He helps clients create systems, improve processes, and develop teams. Last year,100% of David’s clients experienced double-digit revenue, and most owners significantly increased their profits. Partnering with owners, David helps improve all business components, from recruiting to operations to sales. He helps prioritize tasks and tackle time management so owners can have a life beyond their business. With years of pouring blood, sweat, and tears into companies, he knows the challenges of entrepreneurship, and he is passionately focused on helping his clients maintain a healthy work/life balance. A majority of them can now take extensive time off, and two of his clients take five consecutive weeks off to recharge.

David Hardin
Highly invested in client success, David wants to be a motivating, encouraging force that brings theory into practice. High client retention, top NPS scores, and being named Chicago Magazine’s "Best of the Best" five times all prove his commitment to service with excellence.
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As a Cultivate Advisor, David teaches and models leadership principles to an expanding circle of clients. He enjoys being part of Cultivate because it puts him in the midst of high-performing individuals who support his growth as a business advisor. He also has an extensive network of fellow lifelong learners who motivate him as a leadership trainer and authority on work/life balance. When he’s not helping clients grow their businesses, take time off, or balance their lives, David enjoys surfing, diving, rock climbing, ice climbing, and skateboarding all over the world.

Highly invested in client success, David wants to be a motivating, encouraging force that brings theory into practice. High client retention, top NPS scores, and being named Chicago Magazine’s "Best of the Best" five times all prove his commitment to service with excellence.Highly invested in client success, David wants to be a motivating, encouraging force that brings theory into practice. High client retention, top NPS scores, and being named Chicago Magazine’s "Best of the Best" five times all prove his commitment to service with excellence.