Larry Winget started his professional resume as an award-winning salesperson and then a top-ranked sales manager for AT&T. Later he started 3 companies from nothing and built them into successful, thriving businesses. Larry's speaking career began about 20 years ago. During that time he has spoken to nearly 400 of the Fortune 500 companies throughout the world. He was recognized for his exceptional contributions to the speaking profession by being inducted into the International Speakers Hall of Fame.

Larry is the Star of Big Spender, a television show on A&E where he helps people who have made financial disasters of their lives. He has also appeared on CNBC's The Millionaire Inside and The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch; NBC's "The Today Show;" Fox News and Fox Business Channel with Neil Cavuto; CBS's The Early Show; and has been interviewed by hundreds of newspapers, magazines and radio shows.

His newest book, You're Broke Because You Want to Be: How to STOP Getting By and START Getting Ahead, just became a #1 Wall Street Journal and New York Times bestseller. It's Called Work For a Reason: Your Success Is Your Own Damn Fault was also a New York Times/Wall Street Journal bestseller and was just released in paperback. His 2004 book, Shut Up Stop Whining and Get a Life: A KickButt Approach To A Better Life was a #1 Wall Street Journal bestseller.