Maddy Dychtwald

Maddy Dychtwald is author, speaker, and an expert in the field of changing demographic trends that shape the marketplace and the workplace. She has written on the economic ascent of women, including how it will transform financial services, healthcare, and consumer marketing.

Maddy Dychtwald
Dychtwald in 2010
OccupationAuthor, professional speaker
Spouse(s)Ken Dychtwald
Websitemaddydychtwald.com

Maddy co-founded Age Wave,[1] a firm that provides consulting services to business and non-profits worldwide on a broad range of issues relating to aging populations.

Dychtwald has given presentations across multiple industries, including health, energy, financial, marketing, non-profit, and education.[2]

Dychtwald has been featured in various media outlets including: Bloomberg Businessweek,[3] Forbes,[4] Newsweek,[5] U.S. News & World Report,[6] and TIME.[7] She is an ongoing 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] She also regularly contributes to HuffPost, thirdAGE, and caring.com.

Together with her husband Dr. Ken Dychtwald, Dychtwald received the prestigious Esalen Prize in 2016 for outstanding contributions to advancing the human potential of aging men and women worldwide. She is also a founder of the nonprofit organization Women Against Alzheimer's and serves as a board member of the BrightFocus Foundation, which funds early stage research to eradicate diseases of the brain and eye.

Personal life

A graduate of New York University, Dychtwald has been a working mom living in the San Francisco Bay Area for much of her adult life.[9]

Books
  • Dychtwald, Maddy; Larson, Christine (2010). Influence: How Women’s Soaring Economic Power Will Transform Our World for the Better. Hyperion. ISBN 9781401341022. The book explores how women are the major change agent of the decade to come.
  • Dychtwald, Maddy (2003). Cycles: How We Will Live, Work, and Buy. Free Press. ISBN 9780743226141. (republished August 2008, Free Press, ISBN 9780743226158). The book was given 2004 Book of the Year award by the National Community Colleges Association.[10][11]
  • Dychtwald, Ken; Dychtwald, Maddy; Zaboski, Dave; Zaboski, Grace (2008). Gideon's Dream: A Tale of New Beginnings. Illustrated by Dave Zaboski. HarperCollins Publishers. ISBN 9780061434976. The book received the Grand Seal of Approval,[12] which is a special honor from GRAND Magazine,[13] a magazine for grandparents.[14] Maddy co-authored this illustrated children's book on personal reinvention.
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References
  1. "About Agewave - The Team". Agewave.com. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
  2. "Maddy Dychtwald – About Maddy". Maddydychtwald.com. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
  3. Dychtwald, Maddy (2010-05-11). "Book Excerpt: Women's Economic Power". BusinessWeek. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
  4. "Forbes.com - Small Business News and Information". Smallbusiness.forbes.com. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
  5. Rana Foroohar (2010-06-13). "Why Companies Need to Cater to Women". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
  6. "David Brooks Was Wrong on Sandra Bullock - Bonnie Erbe". usnews.com. 2010-04-12. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
  7. Luscombe, Belinda (2010-11-22). "Woman Power: The Rise of the Sheconomy". TIME. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
  8. Lourosa, Cristina (2018-01-08). "5 Top Wealth-Management Posts of 2017 from the Experts Blog". WSJ. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  9. 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.
  10. "NEW Leadership Summit 2011 - Network of Executive Women". Newonline.org. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
  11. "Maddy Dychtwald – Cycles: How We Will Live, Work, and Buy". Maddydychtwald.com. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
  12. "Maddy Dychtwald – Gideon's Dream: A Tale of New Beginnings". Maddydychtwald.com. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
  13. "grandmagazine.com". grandmagazine.com.
  14. "GRAND Seal of Approval". Goatmilkstuff.com. 2009-07-27. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
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