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Candace Doby

Commander · DISC type D
Founder and CEO at The Can-Do Company
📍 Atlanta Metropolitan Area, United States

Candace Doby is a leadership communication strategist, author, and the Founder of The Can-Do Company. Leveraging her marketing career at brands like Chipotle, she partners with organizations to build courageous, high-potential teams. People often describe her as dynamic, impactful, energizing, and inspiring. She holds an MA from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Candace is a self-proclaimed "perfectionist-in-recovery" who transformed her perspective through solo global travel. This journey to face her fears became a cornerstone of her philosophy on courage. In her free time, she enjoys reading, eating, sleeping, and dancing to Beyoncé in front of her bathroom mirror.

Interesting fact: Early in her career, a managers shocking comment about her hairstyle fueled her passion for teaching others how to navigate difficult workplace conversations.

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Experience
21 Years
Current Role
Founder and CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Atlanta Metropolitan Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Candace shows up

Very Quick
Risk-Taker
Impact-Driven

They are not focused on building rapport and relationships. They are very proud of what they do. More than the product, they care about the effectiveness of the product.

Priorities

Topics Candace cares about

Workplace Courage
Her entire brand is built around creating a "Courage-Ready Culture®. " She speaks, coaches, and writes about helping employees speak up and take worthwhile risks.
Leadership Development
She partners with organizations to equip leaders with the tools to build high-performing teams where employees can own their brilliance and work to their full potential.
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Career

Work history

11-2018
Founder and CEO
The Can-Do Company
10-2007 - 10-2018
Head of Field Marketing
Chipotle Mexican Grill
4-2006 - 10-2007
Account Manager
Wray Ward
6-2003 - 9-2005
Account Executive
Leo Burnett
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2012 - 2014
Master of Arts (M.A.)
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1999 - 2003
B.A.
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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