Erik Qualman

Top Digital Transformation & Motivational Speaker, #1 Bestselling Author & Futurist

Erik Qualman

Top Digital Transformation & Motivational Speaker, #1 Bestselling Author & Futurist

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Biography

Five-time Bestselling Author and Keynote Speaker, Erik Qualman, has spoken in over 55 countries and has reached over 50 million people. He is the #1 bestselling author of five books on digital leadership and was voted the 2nd Most Likeable Author in the World behind the Harry Potter series.

His Socialnomics work has been on 60 Minutes to the Wall Street Journal and used by NBC Universal to NASA. Over 500 universities use his materials. Qualman’s animation studio wrote and produced the world’s most-watched social media video “Social Media Revolution.” Qualman was formerly a sitting professor at Harvard & MIT’s edX labs. NYU Stern signified Qualman is to digital leadership what Deming is to quality and Drucker is to management. Qualman received an honorary doctorate for his groundbreaking work What Happens in Vegas Stays on YouTube. Qualman is also the founder of Equalman Studios which has produced film and animation projects for the likes of Disney, Cartier, CompuCom, Chase, Hearts on Fire, IBM, and many other global brands.

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Digital Leadership: The 5 Simple Habits of Digital Leaders

Leaders this digital decade are made—not born. We don’t have a choice on whether we transform, the choice is how well we do it. The key is understanding & never forgetting the powerful harmony between the offline and online. While technology changes every second; human nature never does.

Based on profound and practical research, Qualman showcases the 5 Habits that drive success & happiness for employees, partners, and customers. Qualman reveals new techniques including Posting-It-Forward, Being Flawsome™, Socialnomics™, 1 to 10, and other insights that will transform your audience & organization. Learn how to stay a year ahead of your competition but never a year ahead of your market.

Key Takeaways:
1. The 5 Digital Leadership Habits of leading organizations.
2. New methods of innovation.
3. Future Proofing top-line and bottom-line growth

This entertaining, educating, and empowering experience will provide your audience with the tools and knowledge needed today, and tomorrow, to drive quantum growth.

Focus: How to Focus in an Unfocused World

It seems impossible to focus in this unfocused world. Yet, the main difference between winners and losers in this era of quantum change and distraction is … Focus. Winners are constantly focusing on BIG things versus BUSY things. While it sounds simple, it’s not easy.

The #1 killer of promising careers, teams, and businesses is a lack of focus. We either try to do too much, get easily distracted, or put our time, treasures, and talent into the wrong buckets. Qualman shares insights from his #1 Bestselling book, The Focus Project, providing practical techniques to make focus a daily habit. Learning to focus in this unfocused world is a modern superpower. How and what we focus on today will determine our growth and success tomorrow.

Key Takeaways:
1. Being the change vs fearing the change
2. Making focus a daily habit
3. Going Big vs Busy

Artificial Intelligence: Transforming Your Future…Today

We don't have a choice on whether we digitally transform via AI. The choice is how well we do it. As a leading futurist, professor, and author, Erik Qualman is at the forefront of the AI revolution and the impact it’s having across all sectors.
The key is not only leveraging AI, social media, IoT, mobile, AI, and Blockchain, but more importantly, understanding how they work together to drive successful outcomes like winning customers, employee retention, and beyond. In short, it's about getting to artificial relevance.

Key Takeaways:
1. Using AI to make your organization more efficient and human
2. Overcoming the challenges these new technologies present including successfully navigating ethical implications, job adjustments, algorithmic bias, employee retention, privacy, security, and more
3. Striking the right balance between AI and Eye-to-Eye (Jetsons + Flintstones)

This session will give you timeless tips on how to stay ahead today and tomorrow.

Innovation by Design Thinking: Becoming the Disruptor vs. the Disrupted

To ensure you are the disruptor versus the disrupted, you must understand societal shifts and instill a culture of creativity around them. This session looks at key future trends and their impact on your organization. Qualman provides the roadmap for your organization’s continual transformation by fostering a culture of daily innovation. After all, most innovation is evolutionary versus revolutionary. Leap over the competition by landing on a foundation of progressive and practical innovation principles. Future forward.

Socialnomics: Winning Customers’ Hearts & Minds at Scale

Based on his #1 Bestseller, Qualman dives into the powerful concept of Socialnomics. Word of Mouth is on digital steroids and has transformed into World-of-Mouth. Organizations must learn the new rules of social, mobile, and beyond or they will miss this once-in-a-generation opportunity to earn customers’ loyalty and drive long-term success. Socialnomics is the key to winning customers’ hearts, minds, and wallets.

Testimonials

“Equalman raised the bar to a new high that few will be able to match. His presentation delivered a perfect mix of thought leadership trends, and the building blocks required to thrive in this era.”

- Playstation

“Qualman is to Digital Leadership what Deming is to quality and Drucker is to management.”

- NYU

“Equalman’s presentation was the most important presentation — in terms of immediate in how I approach my job — that I have sat through in 10 years!”

- ADP

"You've made such a difference for us — it's hard to articulate the different types of positive impact your virtual messages have had."

- Disney

"Erik Qualman is a sharp and creative thinker who is not only a gifted speaker but also has a versatile ability to explain complex concepts by converting them into easy to grasp examples. His speech in Brazil at the ABRADI-RS VI Forum of Corporate Internet was refreshing and inspirational and opened the floor to a provoking discussion about the dimensions of digital inclusion amongst the different economic levels of society."

- Co-Founder & President, E-continuus Collaboration Strategies.

"Erik’s presentation was both engaging and intriguing. His unique perspective helped our executives gain a broader understanding of the importance of digital communications to their companies, as well as methods for using it to improve their business models. His presentation style is refreshing and he makes people think!"

- Executive Director, SAE Detroit Section

"Erik is a dynamic and passionate speaker. During his “Socialnomics” presentation at our Education Week he provided great insight on how to best leverage social media both at a business and personal level. Erik has a vast amount of knowledge and his presentation increased our appreciation and understanding of social media. That combined with his passion and genuinely friendly personality makes him a unique and captivating speaker. He was by far one of the best speakers we have had!"

- MFA – Certified Public Accountants and Consultants

"It is rare for speakers these days to conduct themselves with as much passion, emotion, attention to detail, and enthusiasm – all combined with a sincere, compelling interest in providing valuable information – as Erik does. Most just go through the motions."

- Director of Client Services, Curata

"Erik Qualman’s keynote presentation was a homerun with the executives at the Wine & Spirits Wholesalers Annual Convention. Erik’s vast knowledge, coupled with his easy and engaging presentation style far exceeded my expectations and those of the convention attendees. Months later I am still getting requests for copies of his presentation and inquiries about his books. I have been planning meetings and conventions over 20 years and Erik is by far one of my favorite speakers to date."

- Senior Consultant Meetings & Conventions, Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America

"Business leaders are trying to wrap their arms around promoting their brand and rising above the marketplace clutter; Qualman gets it and provided our audience an easily understood path to get where they need to be in marketing today!"

- Founder Institute for Entrepreneurial Excellence & Assistant Dean University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Business

"Erik gives a highly engaging and easy to understand keynote/seminar- if you need to know Digital Trends in business, then you need to know Erik Qualman."

- CMO, AmericasMart

"Erik Qualman was a perfect keynote speaker. He combined his experience of social networks with our main topic of broadband and fiber to the home in a professional way. His lively presentation fascinated the audience and the messages were a great start for our FTTH conference alongside the Prime Minister of Portugal!"

- Director General, FTTH Council Europe

"PlayStation is synonymous with pushing the boundaries of entertainment across the globe. The brand has set an equally high standard when it comes to engaging employees and partners across regional events and summits. Erik not only delivered on those high standards, but also raised the bar to a new high that few will be able to match. His presentation delivered a perfect mix of leading social media knowledge, trends, and the building blocks required to thrive in this era of digital and social currency. It was one of the key highlights of our four-day regional event."

- VP & General Manager, Sony

"His depth of insight and breadth of examples have prompted us to shift our thinking on leadership."

- Starbucks

"Qualman was dynamic and inspiring. We appreciated that he tailored his presentation to suit our agency and audience."

- FBI

"WOW!"

- Disney

"Qualman tailored his thoughts & ideas to our industry with thought-provoking and clear views, outstanding delivery – we are thrilled to work with Erik in the future."

- BlackRock