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# Jack Canfield

Recorded founding associations · Chicken Soup for the Soul

## Founding associations

Jack Canfield is recorded as a founder of [Chicken Soup for the Soul](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/chicken-soup-for-the-soul-q5096273/) in the cited public company records. The person record describes Jack Canfield as American writer and motivational speaker.

## [Chicken Soup for the Soul](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/chicken-soup-for-the-soul-q5096273/)

American self-help, consumer goods and media company. Recorded founding year: 1993.

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### Questions for researching Chicken Soup for the Soul

- Does the company’s official site explain the current products and sales channels?
- Is the founder associated with the brand, its original operating company, or a later parent organization?
- Which dated business records support the company history rather than repeating an undated biography?

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## Follow the founding team

Jack Canfield’s association with [Chicken Soup for the Soul](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/chicken-soup-for-the-soul-q5096273/) can be researched alongside the company source record. The company’s recorded founding year is 1993. The shared company record is the evidence for this connection; it does not establish that these people currently work together.

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## Public sources

- [Wikidata public record Q1374512](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1374512): person identity and public description.
- [Wikidata public record Q5096273](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5096273): founder association with Chicken Soup for the Soul.

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