Project Description

Erik Qualman

5x Bestselling Author and Keynote Speaker

Five-time Bestselling Author and Keynote Speaker, Erik Qualman, has spoken in over 55 countries and has reached over 50 million people. He is the #1 bestselling author of five books on digital leadership and was voted the 2nd Most Likeable Author in the World behind Harry Potter’s J.K. Rowling.

His Socialnomics work has been on 60 Minutes to the Wall Street Journal and used by the NBCUniversal to NASA. Over 500 universities use his materials. Qualman’s animation studio wrote and produced the world’s most-watched social media video “Social Media Revolution.” Qualman was formerly a sitting professor at Harvard & MIT’s edX labs.

NYU Stern signified Qualman is to digital leadership what Deming is to quality and Drucker is to management. Qualman received an honorary doctorate for his groundbreaking work What Happens in Vegas Stays on YouTube. Qualman is also the founder of Equalman Studios which has produced film and animation projects for the likes of Disney, Cartier, CompuCom, Chase, Hearts on Fire, IBM, and many other global brands.

List of Past Clients

  • Disney
  • SAP
  • Statefarm
  • Chase
  • XBOX
  • Orangetheory Fitness
  • Fidelity
  • Meta
  • BNY Mellon

Books

  • The Focus Project: The Not So Simple Art of Doing Less, Better
  • Digital Leader
  • Socialnomics
  • What Happens in Vegas Stays on YouTube

Topic Titles

Digital Leadership + AI:  The Future of Innovation & Growth

Digital Leadership: The 5 Habits of Digital Leaders

Socialnomics: Winning Customers’ Hearts and Minds at Scale

Focus: How to Focus in an Unfocused World

Digital Transformation: Design Your Future

Innovation by Design: Becoming the Disruptor vs. the Disrupted