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Josh Linkner – a New York Times bestselling author – is a rare blend of business, art, and science.

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 (mooDEE-tah) Venture Partners – an early-stage venture capital firm investing in groundbreaking technologies. Over the last 30 years, Josh Linkner has 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.

While proud of his business success, Josh Linkner’s 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.

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, Josh Linkner is on a mission to help leaders Find A Way™ through creative problem-solving, inventive thinking, and ingenuity.

Keynote Topics

Keynote #1 : FIND A WAY: A PROVEN INNOVATION FRAMEWORK TO SOLVE PROBLEMS, ACCELERATE OPPORTUNITY AND SUSTAIN GROWTH

A proven innovation framework to solve problems, accelerate opportunity and sustain growth

Overview

As we enter a new era of business, 50% of leaders in the United States have lost confidence in their ability to make decisions in the face of uncertainty. The level of disruption, technology threats, and volatility can be paralyzing. We are in a leadership crisis and must embrace a new model to meet today’s challenges.

Prolific entrepreneur, venture capital investor, and innovation expert Josh Linkner helps you Find A Way™ through his proven 5-step innovation framework for cultivating full-organization ingenuity. Whatever outcomes you crave the most – from sales growth to competitive advantage to employee engagement – you’ll walk away with specific tools to drive sustainable success.

The Find a Way™ framework prioritizes agility over brute force, creativity over hustle, and improvisation over perfect planning. Leaders who embrace the model are inspired and better equipped. They feel confident to move forward into the darkness and have a newfound capacity to win consistently, no matter the circumstances.

This keynote serves leaders & teams who are:

Facing uncertainty and volatility.
Seeking better ways to drive the outcomes they crave the most.
Struggling to keep up with the pace of change.
The audience will leave with:

A proven model for harnessing ingenuity to solve any problem and seize any opportunity.
Innovative strategies to drive better results every day.
The confidence to walk into the unknown and emerge victorious.

Keynote #2 : BIG LITTLE BREAKTHROUGHS

How Small, Everyday Innovations Drive Oversized Results

Overview
The pressure to generate big ideas can feel overwhelming. We know that bold innovations are critical in these disruptive and competitive times, but when it comes to breakthrough thinking, we often freeze up.

Instead of shooting for a $10 billion IPO or a Nobel Prize, the most prolific innovators focus on Big Little Breakthroughs – small, creative acts that unlock massive rewards over time.

The Big Little Breakthroughs framework provides a specific and practical approach to unlocking dormant creative capacity. Instead of wild, risky, and expensive moonshots, participants learn to unleash small, daily creative acts to drive gigantic results over time.

In this inspiring, timely, and high-impact keynote, New York Times bestselling author and globally-recognized innovation expert Josh Linkner shows us how to de-risk the creative process, build the capacity to unlock breakthrough transformations and gain the creative confidence to take responsible risks.

This keynote serves leaders & teams who are

Aware of the need to innovate but having a hard time getting started.
Responsible for creating a culture of innovation.
Feeling pressure to generate breakthroughs but struggling to deliver them.
The audience will leave with

A proven framework to cultivate a high volume of innovations without the typical risk.
Inspiring and memorable stories that show how ingenuity, creative problem-solving, and inventive
thinking can lead to breakthrough results.
The mindsets, habits, and tactics of the world’s most prolific artists, business titans, and entrepreneurs.

Call or text Neal at (720) 498 -3275 or email neal@infinitespeakers.com to place a calendar hold or book Josh for your next annual conference today.