Erik Wahl

Artist, Author and Expert on Creativity and Innovation

Erik Wahl

Erik Wahl is an internationally recognized graffiti artist, # 1 bestselling author and entrepreneur. Erik redefines the term “keynote speaker.” Pulling from his history as both a businessman and an artist, he has grown to become one of the most sought-after corporate speakers available today. Erik’s on-stage painting seamlessly becomes a visual metaphor to the core of his message, encouraging organizations toward profitability through innovations and superior levels of performance.

Speech topics

VIRTUAL TOPIC: Constant Creativity through the Covid Chaos - “shift happens”

Erik helps audiences to reframe change, embrace the positive, and leverage their creativity. He has been doing zoom calls and podcasts with different organizations throughout this challenging time. This pandemic will be remembered as a seminal moment in history. This will be recorded as the disruption of our lifetime. Erik’s messages will use examples of how wildly successful entrepreneurs and inventors built something from nothing, and give audiences the tools to do the same. Topics covered: Embracing Disruption and Resiliency; Chaos Creates opportunities for Innovation; Differentiating from the competition; Amplifying your Unique value proposition; Shifting to habits to fortify our mindset.

VIRTUAL TOPIC: Disruption = Innovation

Our greatest growth happens on the border between chaos and order. In this presentation, Erik provides a history of innovation through disruption (Instagram, AirBnB, iPhone, Uber, AIDS, 9/11 and himself) and shows audiences how to spot and create opportunities to benefit their communities and their organizations. Topics covered: Adopting a growth mindset; Beginner’s mind leads to discovery; Overcoming fear and achieving peak performance; Dynamic Intelligence ; Navigating ambiguity; and Divergent thinking.

VIRTUAL TOPIC: Building a Better Brand in the Time of Adversity

When the global economy has gone off the rails, it’s time to rethink who you are and what you can offer to a new world. In this presentation, Erik discusses how to leverage your digital and human capital to emerge stronger and more authentically than ever before. Topics covered: Purpose, passion and performance; Humanizing your brand in a digital future; Amplifying trust to build authenticity; and Driving a new competitive narrative

THE ART OF VISION

Your best sustainable edge is being better at mastering change and innovation than your competition. Erik’s Signature keynote, The Art of Vision is an entertaining and highly practical program that uncovers new ways to make your organization more creative, more productive and ultimately, more profitable. This 45-60 minute multi-media format is ideally suited to open or close your meeting on a dynamic high note.

THE ART OF LEADERSHIP

As the business landscape continues to change, Leaders need to stay ahead of the game by fostering a steady stream of disruptive strategies and unexpected solutions to revive stagnant markets or completely reinvent the competitive dynamics of an industry. Disruptive thinking requires a culture of innovative leadership which can provide the framework and motivation to generate those strategies and execute those solutions. It is an essential skill for any business leader, from a small start-up to a global corporation, with the desire to transform organizational processes and behaviors

UNTHINK™

UNthink is the signature keynote experience from Erik’s bestselling book. It is dynamic multi media keynote experience specifically designed to challenge audiences to achieve superior levels of performance. It will inspire them to let go of their traditional thought patterns and better understand how to create disruptive strategies of innovation. Creativity is in all of us. We simply need to rediscover the keys that will unlock our untapped potential. UNthink will Unleash organizational excellence and help your audience better understand that they are all capable of so much more than they have been conditioned to believe.

Books

The Spark and the Grind: Ignite the Power of Disciplined Creativity

We’ve been conditioned to think about creative genius as a dichotomy: dreamers versus doers, creativity versus discipline, the spark versus the grind.

Unthink: Rediscover Your Creative Genius

In the tradition of A Whole New Mind and The War of Art, graffiti artist and corporate thought leader, Erik Wahl explores the power of creativity to achieve superior performance.

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