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Josh Linkner
Travels from: Detroit, MI
Languages: English
Speaking Fees: STARTING AT $35,000
Business Speaker
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.
View Popular Speaking Topics
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
The Creativity Upgrade- Lead your team to the next level of innovation, growth, and sustainable success
Awards & Publications
Books published
Awards Received
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2. Action-inducing
Josh moves people to action. If people don't leave better, he failed.
3. Impactful
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Josh illustrates how innovative thinking is possible for every employee and business leader, so we can all unlock our
Josh illustrates how innovative thinking is possible for every employee and business leader, so we can all unlock our
full creative potential.
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.
His and as a business leader, entrepreneur and artist comes through in his topics and speeches.
His and
as a business leader, entrepreneur and artist comes through in his topics and speeches.
creativity
experiences
creativity
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He is able to create innovative subject matter from today’s issues and make them relevant and interesting to all audiences. I 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.
The feedback from our team – amazing, energizing messages, entertaining and humorous, actionable learnings, things people can do
right away.
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