Erik Qualman

5-time #1 bestselling author Erik Qualman has performed in over 55 countries and reached 50 million people as a keynote speaker.

Speaking Fee Starts at $47,500
Travels From Austin, TX, United States

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Erik Qualman Keynote Topics & Programs

Erik Qualman speaks on artificial intelligence, change management, corporate culture, disruption, entrepreneurship and futurism through keynote presentations and related programs. Additional themes are also available.

Artificial Intelligence: Transforming Your Future… Today

We don’t have a choice on whether we digitally transform via AI. The choice is how well we do it.

As a leading futurist, professor, and author, Erik Qualman is at the forefront of the AI revolution and the impact it’s having across all sectors. The key is not only leveraging AI, social media, IoT, mobile, and blockchain but also understanding how they work together to drive successful outcomes like winning customers and retaining employees.

In short, it’s about getting to artificial relevance. This session will give you timeless tips on how to stay ahead – today and tomorrow.

Key Takeaways:

  1. Using AI to make your organization more efficient and human.
  2. Overcoming the challenges these new technologies present including successfully navigating ethical implications, job adjustments, algorithmic bias, employee retention, privacy, security, and more.
  3. Striking the right balance between AI and Eye-to-Eye (Jetsons + Flintstones).

Focus: How to Focus in an Unfocused World | Big vs. Busy

It seems impossible to focus in this unfocused world. Yet, the main difference between winners and losers in this era of quantum change and distraction is…focus.

Winners are constantly focusing on BIG things versus BUSY things. While it sounds simple, it’s not easy. The #1 killer of promising careers, teams, and businesses is a lack of focus. We either try to do too much, get easily distracted, or put our time, treasures, and talent into the wrong buckets.

Qualman shares insights from his #1 Bestselling book, The Focus Project, providing practical techniques to make focus a daily habit. Learning to focus in this unfocused world is a modern superpower. How and what we focus on today will determine our growth and success tomorrow.

Key Takeaways:

  1. Being the change vs fearing the change.
  2. Making focus a daily habit.
  3. Going Big vs Busy.

Digital Leadership: Future Proofing You and Your Organization

Leaders in this digital decade are made, not born. We don’t have a choice on whether we transform, the choice is how well we do it. The key is understanding & never forgetting the powerful harmony between the offline and online.

While technology changes every second, human nature never does.

Based on profound and practical research, Qualman showcases the 5 Habits that drive success & happiness for employees, partners, and customers. Qualman reveals new techniques including Posting-It-Forward, Being Flawsome™, Socialnomics™, 1 to 10, and other insights that will transform your audience & organization.

This entertaining, educating, and empowering experience will provide your audience with the tools and knowledge needed today, and tomorrow, to stay a year ahead of your competition.

Key Takeaways:

  1. The 5 digital leadership habits of leading organizations.
  2. New methods of innovation.
  3. Future-proofing top-line and bottom-line growth.

Innovation by Design: Being The Disruptor vs The Disrupted

To ensure you are the disruptor instead of the disrupted, you must understand societal shifts and instill a culture of creativity around them.

This session looks at key future trends and their impact on your organization. Qualman provides the roadmap for your organization’s continual transformation by fostering a culture of daily innovation. After all, most innovation is evolutionary versus revolutionary. Leap over the competition by landing on a foundation of progressive and practical innovation principles.

Socialnomics: Winning Customers’ Hearts + Minds at Scale

Based on his #1 Bestseller, Erik dives into the powerful concept of Socialnomics.

Word of Mouth is on digital steroids and has transformed into World-of-Mouth. Organizations must learn the new rules of social, mobile, and beyond or they will miss this once-in-a-generation opportunity to earn customers’ loyalty and drive long-term success. Socialnomics is the key to winning customers’ hearts, minds, and wallets.

Erik Qualman Biography & Credentials

Erik Qualman has been called “Digital Dale Carnegie” and “the Tony Robbins of Tech.” He is a digital transformation expert who helps organizations harness the power of digital media and technology to amplify brand presence and improve marketing strategies. He is also well-known for his keynote and motivational speaking. Erik Qualman is available to be booked for corporate and private events. Contact the Mollie Plotkin Group today to inquire about Erik Qualman’s fees.

Want to book Erik Qualman for an event?

Contact the Mollie Plotkin Group at (215) 995-0905 to book Erik Qualman for corporate or private events, keynote speeches, workshops, fireside chats, motivational speaking, or virtual appearances. Our agency will work directly with your organization and our keynote speakers to create an unforgettable event.

The Mollie Plotkin Group is the leading keynote speakers agency and entertainment bureau bringing excitement to audiences, clients, and employees. We represent subject-matter experts in every possible field, so whether we’re your partner in creating a memorable meeting, or your meeting planner’s secret weapon in securing the perfect keynote speaker, we’re in this with you.

Higher Education

Erik Qualman is a former sitting professor at MIT and Harvard’s edX labs and has received an honorary doctorate for his groundbreaking work. Currently, he is professor of Digital Leadership at Northwestern University and his materials are used in over 500 universities.

Other Ventures

Before his speaking career, Erik worked in online marketing and eBusiness for AT&T, Yahoo, Travelzoo, and others. Additionally, his animation studio, Equalman Studios, works with some of the world’s leading brands including Disney, Oreo, Chase, and Cartier.

Books

In addition to his keynote speaking, Erik is a well-known author. His bestselling books, Socialnomics and Digital Leader, explore how digital trends and social media influence the business landscape at large. In 2012 he was a finalist for the”Most Likable Author Award” alongside Seth Godin. His work in Socialnomics has been covered by everyone from 60 Minutes to the Wall Street Journal and its principles are used by organizations like the National Guard and NASA.

His works include:

Hire Erik Qualman

With his expertise and innovative approach, Erik offers insights into digital trends and their impact on consumer behavior. He helps organizations understand how to tap into the power of social media to increase sales, cut their marketing costs, and reach consumers directly. His engaging style combines the latest industry research with practical examples, providing attendees with the tools they need to innovate and succeed. Erik’s live performances are also profoundly unique due to his pioneering video storytelling.

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Books by Erik Qualman

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Featured Book

The Focus Project: The Not So Simple Art of Doing Less

Equalman Studios · 2026

The Focus Project tackles the modern problem of being constantly busy while making too little progress on what matters most. Combining research with a personal experiment in focus, the book explores how reducing low-value activity can create room for deeper thinking, better work and a more sustainable life. Its central challenge is simple but difficult: do fewer things, more deliberately, so the important things actually get done.

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Socialnomics: How Social Media Transforms the Way We Live and Do Business

Wiley · 2026

Socialnomics examines how social media reshapes communication, consumer behavior and the way organizations reach people. The book explores the shift from traditional one-way marketing toward networks where customers create, share and influence information in real time. Through business examples and updated observations, it considers both the strategic opportunities and broader social consequences of living in a world organized around digital participation.

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Erik Qualman Videos

My Digital Stamp: Erik Qualman at TEDxNashville

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Best Commencement Speech | Erik Qualman Michigan State University

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Erik Qualman | Closing Keynote | 2023 C3 Tech Summit

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Socialnomics | Eric Qualman | Talks at Google

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Erik Qualman | Artificial Intelligence: Transforming Your Future… Today

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