Josh Linkner

BUSINESS SPEAKER • JOSH LINKNER

Helping dozens of global brands and over one million people become more innovative.

Innovation Keynote Speaker | NY Times Bestselling Author


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About Josh

Josh Linkner is a New York Times bestselling author, serial entrepreneur, and globally-recognized innovation expert. He’s founded and led five tech companies, creating over 10,000 jobs and generating more than $200 million in exits. As the co-founder and Managing Partner of Muditā Venture Partners, he’s helped over 100 startups launch and scale, delivering over $1 billion in investor returns. 

Twice named EY Entrepreneur of the Year, he’s also received the Presidential Champion of Change Award. A jazz guitarist for 40 years, Josh studied at Berklee College of Music and has performed over 1,000 concerts worldwide. 

His unique blend of business and music led him to co-found Platypus Labs, a research and consulting firm specializing in innovation. Today, Josh’s mission is to help leaders Find A Way™ through creativity and inventive problem-solving.

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 The 5 Mindsets of Innovation

How the world's most innovative leaders think and act.

Big Little Breakthroughs

Cultivate small, everyday innovations to drive oversized results. 

Awards & Publications

Awards

Twice been named the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year and is a recipient of the United States Presidential Champion of Change Award. 

BESTSELLERS

  • Disciplined Dreaming 
  • The Road to Reinvention
  • Hacking Innovation
  • Big Little Breakthroughs

More About Josh

 Josh Linkner is a New York Times bestselling author, serial entrepreneur, venture capital investor, professional jazz guitarist, and a globally-recognized innovation expert.
Josh Linkner is a rare blend of business, art, and science.
On the business front, he’s been the founder and CEO of five tech companies, which created over 10,000 jobs and sold for a combined value of over $200 million. He’s the co-founder and Managing Partner of Muditā (moo-DEE-tah) Venture Partners - an early-stage venture capital firm investing in groundbreaking technologies. Over the last 30 years, he’s helped over 100 startups launch and scale, creating over $1 billion in investor returns. He’s twice been named the EY Entrepreneur of The Year and is the recipient of the United States Presidential Champion of Change Award.

While proud of his business success, his roots are in the dangerous world of jazz music. He’s been playing guitar in smoky jazz clubs for 40 years, studied at the prestigious Berklee College of Music, and has performed over 1000 concerts around the world.

His experiences in both business and music led him to become one of the world’s foremost experts on innovation. Josh is the co-founder and Chairman of Platypus Labs, a global research, training, and consulting firm. Today, he’s on a mission to help leaders Find A Way™ through creative problem-solving, inventive thinking, and ingenuity.

“Building a culture of innovation in large companies is critically important, and there’s no better way to learn than with a trusted roadmap of tools and real-life examples. Josh Linkner illustrates how innovative thinking is possible for every employee and business leader, so we can all unlock our full creative potential".

“Josh is an outstanding public speaker and leader. His creativity and experiences as a business leader, entrepreneur and artist comes through in his topics and speeches. He is able to create innovative subject matter from today’s issues and make them relevant and interesting to all audiences. Josh uses relevant facts about today’s market challenges, industry and your company to adapt his discussions to be truly impactful to the audience which he is presenting. I think he is a unique talent who is challenging the norms of public speaking. I work with Josh directly and would highly recommend him to any leader looking to motivate and challenge their people.”

“The feedback from our team – amazing, energizing messages, entertaining and humorous, actionable learnings, things people can do right away.”

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