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‘Raving Fans.’

San Diego, US · Founded 1979 · 1 known investors

Ken Blanchard Books is the author website for Ken Blanchard, presenting his catalog of leadership and management books organized by category such as managing teams, organizations, and self. It also offers speaking engagements and company-wide training resources.

Also known as Ken Blanchard Books · The Ken Blanchard Companies

Founders & leadership

‘Raving Fans.’ was founded in 1979 by Ken Blanchard.

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Ken Blanchardin𝕏Cofounder, The Ken Blanchard CompaniesKen Blanchard is cofounder and Chief Spiritual Officer of Blanchard, an international management training and consulting firm he founded with his wife Margie in 1979 in San Diego. A Cornell University alumnus, he has authored or coauthored more than 70 books on leadership and management, including The One Minute Manager and Raving Fans, with combined sales exceeding 23 million copies translated into over 47 languages.

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Company profile

researched Aug 2026

Ken Blanchard Books is the author platform for Ken Blanchard, coauthor of the business bestseller The One Minute Manager (later revised as The New One Minute Manager). The site organizes his catalog of leadership and management titles into categories addressing managing self, managing another, managing teams, managing organizations, and growing spiritually, and positions the books as short, plain-language guides to servant leadership skills. Supporting content includes Blanchard's biography, a newsletter subscription, social media links, and promotion of the authorized biography Catch People Doing Things Right: How Ken Blanchard Changed the Way the World Leads.

The site also functions as an entry point to enterprise offerings, directing visitors seeking company-wide training to The Ken Blanchard Companies, which has operated since 1979 and trains more than 150,000 people per year across 30 countries. Blanchard is credited with 66 books whose combined sales exceed 22 million copies, with works translated into 47 languages, and the site cites more than 28 million copies sold overall as well as inclusion among Amazon's Hall of Fame top 25 best selling authors.

Business model

Sales of Ken Blanchard's books to individual readers alongside referral of organizations to fee-based, company-wide training and speaking engagements delivered through The Ken Blanchard Companies.

Book sales and organizational training and speaking services.

Latest developments

The site highlights the release of Catch People Doing Things Right: How Ken Blanchard Changed the Way the World Leads, an authorized biography of Blanchard, and the revised edition of The One Minute Manager published as The New One Minute Manager.

Full profile — market position, go-to-market, geography, history

Market position

Positions Ken Blanchard as a widely recognized leadership author, citing placement among Amazon's Hall of Fame top 25 best selling authors and describing The Ken Blanchard Companies as an award-winning training provider used by Fortune 500 and other organizations.

Emphasis on short, easy-to-read books built on simple, practical leadership concepts, tied to an established branded training franchise around The One Minute Manager.

Go-to-market

Direct-to-reader publishing supported by an author website, newsletter and social channels, with an embedded call to action routing corporate buyers toward company-wide training programs.

Individual managers and leaders seeking management skills, plus organizational buyers of training: Fortune 500 companies, small and midsized businesses, and government, educational, and nonprofit organizations.

Geography

Headquartered in the United States, with training delivered in 30 countries and books translated into 47 languages.

History

The Ken Blanchard Companies has been delivering management training since 1979; the associated author platform presents a catalog that has grown to 66 books.

Compiled by commissioned research from 2 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.

Key figures

latest reported
Books published (Ken Blanchard, incl. coauthored)Jan 202466 books
Countries with training operationsJan 202430
Languages books translated intoJan 202447 languages
People trained per yearJan 2024150,000 people/year

Company-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.

Timeline · 1

launches, deals, and filings
Jan 2024
Publication of authorized biography "Catch People Doing Things Right"

The site announces availability of "Catch People Doing Things Right: How Ken Blanchard Changed the Way the World Leads," an authorized biography of Ken Blanchard.

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Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.

Research sources · 2

primary sources listed

2 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.

Frequently asked questions

What does ‘Raving Fans.’ do?
Author site for leadership writer Ken Blanchard, offering his management books plus company-wide training and speaking.
Who founded ‘Raving Fans.’?
‘Raving Fans.’ was founded by Ken Blanchard in 1979.
Who are ‘Raving Fans.’'s investors?
‘Raving Fans.’'s investors include OMERS Ventures.
Where is ‘Raving Fans.’ headquartered?
‘Raving Fans.’ is headquartered in San Diego, US.