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July 22, 2025 36 mins

You’ll influence approximately 80,000 people in your lifetime, according to this bestselling author, leadership speaker and coach.

World-renowned keynote speaker and bestselling author Tommy Spaulding estimates that you’ll influence about 80,000 people in your lifetime — that’s 2 or 3 people you interact with every day. How you choose to interact with them can have a lasting imprint — good or bad. Tommy joins Off the Rak to explain his math and why the power of influence is a gift for building your personal and professional legacy. Come for the insight, stay for the humanizing stories, and leave inspired to redefine the word “influencer” to mean a positive impact on those you lead.

About the Guest

Tommy Spaulding is the founder and president of the Tommy Spaulding Leadership Institute, a leadership development training organization based in Denver, CO, and the NYT bestselling author of “It’s Not Just Who You Know” and “The Heart-Led Leader.” The former president of Up With People, Spaulding consults, trains, and speaks to hundreds of businesses and organizations across the country each year. He lives with his wife, Jill, and children in Colorado and Minnesota.

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