Joshua Becker

Joshua Becker and his young family were introduced to minimalism 17 years ago during a short conversation with their neighbor and he immediately became a pioneer of the Modern Minimalist Movement with his blog, Becoming Minimalist. Through his blog, Joshua’s story and writing have inspired millions around the world to find more life by owning fewer possessions. Today, based on his thoughtful and intentional approach to minimalism, he is one of the leading voices in the modern simplicity movement reaching over 1M readers every month.

Joshua is the founder and editor of Becoming Minimalist, a website dedicated to intentional living that was named by SUCCESS Magazine as one of the top ten personal development websites.

He is also the #1 WSJ and USA Today best-selling author of four books: Uncluttered Faith, Things That Matter, The Minimalist Home, and The More of Less.

His Professional Certification Course (Becker Method) has trained over 200 professional organizers around the world to help people own less and his app, Clutterfree, has been downloaded over 50k times.

He is a contributor to Forbes Magazine and has appeared in the New York Times, USA Today, Boston Globe, Washington Post, The Sean Hannity Show and on both radio and television. He has spoken live on six continents and for Fortune 100 companies including Google, Airbnb, and Salesforce.

He is also the founder of The Hope Effect, a nonprofit organization changing how the world cares for orphans. Currently, he lives in Peoria, AZ with his wife of 25+ years and enjoys tennis and spending time with his two grown children.