Erik Qualman

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Called a Digital Dale Carnegie, Erik Qualman is the author of Socialnomics: How Social Media Transforms the Way We Live and Do Business, Socialnomics made Amazon.com's #1 Best Selling List for the US, Japan, UK, Canada, Portugal, Italy, China, Korea and Germany. Socialnomics was a finalist for the "2010 Book of the Year" awarded by the American Marketing Association. Fast Company magazine listed him as a Top 100 Digital Influencer. He also has one of 2010's most viral videos on YouTube in "Social Media Revolution" [http://bit.ly/9NZuOh].

Erik is a frequently requested International speaker and has been highlighted in numerous media outlets including: BusinessWeek, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Mashable, USA Today, Financial Times, Forbes, Fortune, CBS Nightly News, and the Huffington Post. He has been fortunate to share the stage with Alan Mulally (Ford CEO), Lee Scott (CEO/Chairman Walmart), Jose Socrates (Prime Minister of Portugal), Lutz Bethge (Montblanc CEO), Ted Leonsis (Washington Wizards & Capitals Owner), Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo (Nokia CEO), Julie Andrews, Al Gore, Tony Hawk and Sarah Palin.

Erik is an MBA Professor at the Hult International Business School. For the past 16 years, Erik has helped grow the digital capabilities of many companies including Cadillac, EarthLink, EF Education, Yahoo, Travelzoo and AT&T. He is the founder and owner of socialnomics.com which PC Magazine ranked as a Top 10 Social Media Blog. He sits on the Advisory Boards of Manumatix and Bazaarvoice Inc. Qualman holds a BA from Michigan State University and an MBA from The University of Texas. He was Academic All-Big Ten in basketball at Michigan State University and still finds time to follow his beloved Spartans while living in Boston with his wife and daughter.

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