Author David DeCordova Builds DeCordova Enterprises Around Biblical Symbolism—and a Second Book on Success

David DeCordova, founder of DeCordova Enterprises in Ontario, Canada, wrote DeCoded on biblical symbolism and DeCoded 2 on success principles from the Bible, and is building religious journalism through Today's Religious Talk.

By Herald Staff · Nov. 6, 2026, 6:15 PM ET

David DeCordova in front of the University of Toronto Erindale Campus. (Image supplied by David DeCordova) Photo: David DeCordova / DeCordova Enterprises, supplied by the subject.

David DeCordova did not wait for a publisher's permission slip to treat sacred texts as living material. He wrote the books, launched the channel, and built a company around research, religious studies, and the speaking work that follows.

David DeCordova is an author and the founder of DeCordova Enterprises, a research and religious studies company based in Ontario, Canada. He is a graduate of the University of Toronto, Erindale Campus. Through DeCordova Enterprises he books speaking engagements and organizes the business side of a practice that sits between scholarship, media, and motivation. He is based in Toronto, Canada.

The First Book: Symbolism on the Page

His first title, DeCoded: The Bible explained, addresses biblical symbolism. That focus matches the heart of his study life. He is deeply interested in the three major monotheistic traditions, and he has studied Egyptian texts, Kabbalah, Judaism, and Christianity with a particular passion for how sacred texts encode meaning in symbols.

He wants that work to travel beyond people who already agree with him. His goal is to appeal to both religious and nonreligious readers. His intention for the writing is to encourage thought, spark debate, and evolve the spiritual condition of humanity. The problem he names for his business is equally direct: encourage healthy interfaith dialogue among different religious traditions.

David also wants to add something new to religious discourse. He finds too much of it argumentative and hostile, and he wants to introduce meaningful ideas that unite people rather than encourage divisiveness.

DeCoded: The Bible explained by David DeCordova. (Image supplied by David DeCordova)

The Second Book: Motivation From the Same Well

DeCoded 2: The secrets of The Lord shifts the angle. It addresses success-based principles taken from the Bible and is framed as a motivational book. Where the first volume leans into explanation, the second leans into application—still rooted in scripture, but aimed at readers who want principles they can run with.

That pairing gives DeCordova Enterprises a clear content engine: research that becomes books, books that become talks, talks that feed a growing media presence.

Religious Journalism as a Business Habit

David says he believes in religious journalism. He launched a YouTube channel called Today's Religious Talk to practice it in public. The channel is at youtube.com/@todaysreligioustalk. He also maintains an Instagram presence for the same body of work. His longer dream is to turn Today's Religious Talk into a media outlet that covers religious news globally.

He has made multiple appearances on The Star Report Podcast hosted by Troi Torain, discussing mainstream topics and popular culture—evidence that he is willing to take the material into rooms that are not labeled as religious first.

A photo from his materials shows him in front of the University of Toronto Erindale Campus—the same campus from which he graduated—a visual reminder of the academic and Canadian context around the work even as the media footprint stretches further.

Vision Written Plain

The philosophy he cites is itself a success brief: "Write the vision and make it plain and let your feet run thereby." He is currently running for The Top Host Competition sponsored by Ryan Seacrest and iHeartRadio, a move that would put the same plain-spoken hosting style in front of a broader entertainment audience and sit next to his plan for a global religious-news outlet.

His advice to others is consistent with the DeCoded 2 spirit: keep working on your visions.

For readers meeting him first through the Herald, the path is straightforward—pick up the DeCoded books, watch Today's Religious Talk, or inquire about speaking through DeCordova Enterprises. The enterprise is still young in public view, but the ingredients are already in place: research, two books, a channel, podcast appearances, a University of Toronto Erindale Campus foundation, and a clear interfaith brief.

How the Pieces Fit Together

Seen as a single enterprise, David's work is easier to understand. Research feeds the books. The books feed the talks. The talks and the YouTube channel practice religious journalism in public. Podcast appearances on The Star Report test whether the ideas can survive mainstream conversation. The Top Host Competition sponsored by Ryan Seacrest and iHeartRadio is a bid to grow the hosting platform further.

None of that requires inventing a larger biography than he has shared. What he has shared is already a coherent founder story: Toronto, Canada base; Ontario company; University of Toronto Erindale Campus graduate; interfaith brief; two DeCoded titles; a company that books speaking; and a clear sentence about vision and motion.

Readers who care about how faith ideas move through culture can treat that stack as the product. Readers who want him in a room can go through DeCordova Enterprises. Either way, the instruction he gives others is the same one his catalog implies—keep working on your visions until they are plain enough to run with.

Provided by the subject and DeCordova Enterprises.