About Erik
Erik Wahl is an internationally acclaimed artist, TED speaker, and No. 1 bestselling author. Known for his energetic keynotes, Erik blends creativity and business innovation to inspire companies to embrace disruption as the new normal. His message emphasizes the importance of agility and creative thinking in a rapidly changing world, urging organizations to lead as disruptors rather than risk being left behind.
Erik’s books, The Spark and the Grind and Unthink, have earned high praise for their actionable insights on translating ideas into reality. Forbes hailed Unthink as "the blueprint to actionable creativity," while Fast Company described it as "provocative with a purpose." Drawing from his experience as a corporate partner, Erik saw firsthand how companies that prioritized creativity thrived, motivating him to challenge businesses to innovate.
In addition to his corporate work, Erik is an acclaimed graffiti artist who uses his art to raise money for charities. His client list includes AT&T, Disney, Microsoft, and XPrize.
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By embracing innovative strategies, professionals at all levels can achieve superior levels of performance by creatively and visibly differentiating themselves from the competition. No matter what kind of organization you have—from a small company to a large corporation—employees at all levels will better able to embrace the future by becoming more innovative, more productive and ultimately more profitable.
ORGANIZATIONAL EXCELLENCE
– Differentiation, differentiation, differentiation
– Telling a better story
– Out thinking the competition
EMBRACING CHANGE
– Working smarter, not harder
– Sustaining excellence in a changing economy
– Leveraging chaos to capitalize on opportunities
THE ART OF VISION
Awards & Publications
Books published
- Unthink
- Spark and grind
- Unchain the elephant
- The Wahl story
- I am artist
More About Erik
In his book, "The Spark and the Grind," Erik delves into the essential elements of transforming ideas into action, earning acclaim from prominent figures in both the art and business realms. His previous bestseller, "Unthink," was praised by Forbes Magazine as the blueprint for actionable creativity and by Fast Company Magazine as "provocative with a purpose." Erik's clientele includes prestigious organizations such as AT&T, Disney, the London School of Business, Microsoft, FedEx, Exxon Mobil, Ernst & Young, and XPrize.
Erik’s presentation was one of the highlights of our three day conference for financial institutions! People were not just inspired, they were challenged to look at things differently, which I believe will make a positive impact on the financial service’s industry. Erik and his entire team were wonderful to work with and I would definitely hire him again and highly recommend him to others “
"Erik is an incredibly inspiring guy with a rare ability to engage any audience. For our event, he had a massive ballroom full of IT and business execs engrossed by his words, amazed by his creativity, and moved by his lessons. I cannot recommend working with Erik enough. This guy is the real deal. In fact, I keep getting congratulations and kudos for booking him!"
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