Erik Wahl

Innovation Keynote Speaker on Creativity, Leadership, Change, Business & Breakthrough Thinking

Expert on

  • Innovation
  • Creativity
  • Inspirational
  • Leadership
  • Entertainment
  • Business

Fee Range

$35,000–$80,000

Travels from

CA, US

Biography

Erik Wahl is a recognized artist and best selling author who uses art as a vehicle to inspire professionals to achieve greater levels of performance.

Erik is the author of the Best Selling Business book, UNTHINK published worldwide by Random House™ . 

Erik Wahl is a visionary whose unique presentations leverage his creative talent to become a visual metaphor to the core of his message: that creativity, innovation and the power to inspire as leaders lies within all of us. Erik’s unique understanding of this vision traces back to his experience as an artist. After first working in the business world for eight years as a partner in a corporate firm where he played with his passion for art, Erik now PLAYS in the business world by WORKING with his art. Erik’s sought after artwork can be seen hanging in executive offices around the world. And as one of the country’s top platform speakers, Erik shares his powerful message on creativity, leading change and innovative leadership that is as memorable as it is entertaining. 

 

Speaker Videos

THE ART OF VISION

The best sustainable edge in business is the ability to differentiate yourself from your competition.

Through this entertaining and highly practical program, we uncover new ways to make your organization more creative, innovative and profitable while helping your people become better storytellers within and for your company.

ORGANIZATIONAL EXCELLENCE

  • Differentiation, differentiation, differentiation
  • Telling a better story
  • Outthinking the competition

EMBRACING CHANGE

  • Working smarter, not harder
  • Sustaining excellence in a changing economy
  • Leveraging chaos to capitalize on opportunity

The Art of Leadership

Today’s leaders face pressure to innovate, adapt and inspire at a pace unlike any time in history.

Through this entertaining and highly practical program, Erik paints a compelling new portrait of the successful leader of tomorrow. He challenges audiences to move beyond “business as usual,” embrace the discomfort that comes with growth and build the emotional connection that drives engagement, innovation and meaningful organizational change.

LEADING THROUGH CHANGE

  • Moving beyond business as usual
  • Embracing discomfort as a path to growth
  • Turning uncertainty into opportunity

ENGAGING PEOPLE

  • Attracting and retaining quality employees
  • Building stronger emotional connection
  • Creating new efficiencies and eliminating redundancies

The Human Edge

The greatest advantage in an AI-driven world is not becoming more machine-like. It is becoming more human.

Through this timely and highly engaging program, we explore how to harness AI as a catalyst for innovation while reclaiming the creativity, courage, and imagination that make us unmistakably human. Audiences will learn how to think more expansively, adapt more confidently, and use emerging technology without losing the human edge that drives connection, meaning, and breakthrough ideas.

HUMAN-CENTERED INNOVATION

  • Harnessing AI as a creative catalyst
  • Expanding imagination in a rapidly changing world
  • Using technology without losing human connection

CREATIVE COURAGE

  • Reclaiming curiosity, risk, and original thinking
  • Building confidence in times of uncertainty
  • Turning disruption into possibility

The Spark & The Grind

The paradox of creativity is that structure creates freedom. Even the wildest ideas need discipline, focus and follow-through to become something meaningful.

Erik deconstructs the creative process and shows audiences how to turn inspiration into disciplined action. In a world where disruption is the new normal, he reveals how structure, resilience and mental toughness help people navigate complexity and bring bold ideas to life.

THE CREATIVE PROCESS

  • Turning inspiration into disciplined action
  • Creating structure that supports innovation
  • Moving ideas from possibility to execution

MASTERING COMPLEXITY

  • Understanding the psychology of success
  • Exploring the science of innovation
  • Building the mental toughness to adapt and persist

UNTHINK

Somewhere along the way, we began to believe creativity was reserved for a chosen few. The truth is far more powerful: creativity is a skill everyone can develop.

Erik challenges audiences to move beyond habitual thinking and reimagine what is possible. UNthink helps people break through limiting patterns, approach their work with fresh perspective and see every challenge as a blank canvas filled with opportunity.

BREAKING CONVENTION

  • Stepping outside conventional thinking
  • Challenging assumptions about what is possible
  • Finding unexpected solutions

UNLOCKING POTENTIAL

  • Increasing creativity and productivity
  • Reigniting passion and curiosity
  • Turning fresh ideas into action