Harvey Mackay has authored seven New York Times bestselling books, including three number one bestsellers.
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26 Facts About Harvey Mackay
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Harvey Mackay is a member of the National Speakers Association Council of Peers Award for Excellence Hall of Fame.
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Harvey Mackay was born in 1932 in Saint Paul, Minnesota, to Jack and Myrtle Mackay and is the grandson of Russian Jewish immigrants.
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Harvey Mackay held jobs from an early age, including selling magazines door-to-door, delivering papers, shoveling snow, and cutting grass.
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Harvey Mackay graduated from Central High School in Saint Paul, Minnesota in 1950.
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Harvey Mackay graduated from the Stanford University Executive Program at the Stanford Graduate School of Business in 1968.
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Harvey Mackay joined Minneapolis' Oak Ridge Country Club, where he played golf with area businessmen.
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Harvey Mackay became the number one salesperson at Quality Park utilizing the connections he made at the country club.
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Harvey Mackay created the MackayMitchell Photopak division, privately owned by Harvey Mackay and Scott Mitchell, and today is the largest North American supplier of photo envelopes.
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In 1988, Harvey Mackay wrote his first book, Swim with the Sharks without Being Eaten Alive .
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Harvey Mackay began his public speaking career following the release of Swim with the Sharks.
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Harvey Mackay's third book, Dig Your Well Before You're Thirsty, was published in April 1997 and was a New York Times bestseller for five months.
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Harvey Mackay remains an equal partner and chairman of the company.
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Harvey Mackay started writing a weekly column for United Feature Syndicate in 1993, which is published in major newspapers across the country.
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Harvey Mackay has appeared on various national shows, including Larry King Live, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Good Morning America, Fox and Friends, and The Today Show, among others.
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Harvey Mackay started volunteering with the American Cancer Society in Minnesota, after his mother died from cancer.
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Harvey Mackay was president of the Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce and the University of Minnesota National Alumni Association.
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Harvey Mackay served for twelve years on the board of Robert Redford's Sundance Institute.
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Harvey Mackay received the Outstanding Volunteer Fundraising Award in 1982 from the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Minnesota Chapter.
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Harvey Mackay was inducted into the Sales and Marketing Executives International Academy of Achievement in 1990.
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Harvey Mackay is the winner of the University of Minnesota "M" Club Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Harvey Mackay received the Horatio Alger award in 2004, the Ellis Island Medal of Honor in 2007, and the University of Minnesota Outstanding Achievement Award in 2008.
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Harvey Mackay was named Director Emeritus of the Minnesota Orchestral Association in December 2013.
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