Five-time #1 Bestselling Author and Keynote Speaker, Erik Qualman, has performed in over 55 countries and reached 50 million people. He was voted the 2nd Most Likeable Author in the World behind the Harry Potter series.

His Socialnomics work has been on 60 Minutes to the Wall Street Journal, and used by the National Guard to NASA. Qualman is a current professor of Digital Leadership at Northwestern University, and his materials are used in over 500 universities. Qualman’s animation studio works with some of the world's leading brands, including Disney, Oreo, Chase, and Cartier.

He is a former sitting professor at MIT and Harvard’s edX labs and has received an honorary doctorate for his groundbreaking work. Qualman is also the inventor of the bestselling board game Kittycorn. Most importantly, he’s still trying to live up to the “World’s Greatest Dad” coffee mug he received from his wife and two daughters.