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Serial Entrepreneur, NYT Best-Selling Author, Venture Capital Investor

Josh Linkner Speaking Fee: $30,000 to $50,000

Serial Entrepreneur, NYT Best-Selling Author, Venture Capital Investor

Speaker Profile Thumbnail for Josh Linkner
Speaking Fee:
$30,000 to $50,000

Travels From:
DTW - Detroit, MI

Primary Topic Category:
Business & Entrepreneurship

Secondary Topic Category:
Customer Experience / Service

 

Josh Linkner Speaker Profile: At A Glance

Josh Linkner is a five-time tech entrepreneur, hyper-growth CEO, NY Times bestselling author, venture capitalist, professional jazz guitarist and keynote speaker on a mission to drive creativity, innovation, and reinvention. He also serves on the Board of Trustees of Beaumont Health System, one of the top large hospital systems in the US as ranked by U.S. News & World Report. Josh will help you and your organization find your spark through real-world examples and hysterically funny stories.

div class="layoutArea" div class="column" Josh Linkner - a New York Times bestselling author - is a rare blend of business, art, and science. /div div /div div class="column" 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 Mudita? (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. /div div /div div class="column" 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. /div div /div div class="column" 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. /div /div
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