Erik Wahl

Erik Wahl

The Art of Vision

Erik Wahl is a nationally recognized artist and speaker who inspires sales professionals to achieve higher levels of performance through art. Wahl demonstrates that the truly great companies have altered the landscape to create a unique experience for the customer. Whether it’s sales, service or leadership principles, Wahl’s presentations focus around showing how professionals at all levels can achieve superior performance by creatively differentiating themselves from the competition.


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Erik Wahl is an internationally recognized graffiti artist, author and entrepreneur, Erik redefines the term "keynote speaker." Pulling from his history as both a businessman and an artist, he has grown to become one of the most sought-after corporate speakers available today. Erik's on-stage painting seamlessly becomes a visual metaphor to the core of his message, encouraging organizations toward profitability through innovations and superior levels of performance. His list of clients includes AT&T, Disney, London School of Business, Microsoft, FedEx, Exxon Mobil, Ernst & Young, and XPrize; Erik has even been featured as a TED presenter. The responses received have been nothing short of incredible, with standing ovations to prove it.

Erik's understanding of vision was originally born in the school of disappointment. After a eight-year career as a partner in a corporate firm, he became frustrated by the lack of innovative thought and corresponding profits he saw in business. So he set out to challenge companies to change their way of thinking, while simultaneously pursuing his own individual passions. He rediscovered his love for art, and now plays in the business world by workingthrough his art.

In the past 10 years, he has shared his incredible message with the largest and most influential companies in the world, leaving behind his prized artwork as a reminder of his passion for breakthrough thinking. He's the Warhol of Wall Street, the Renoir of ROI, the Picasso of Productivity, the Jobs of... well, having a Job.

He is Erik Wahl: graffiti artist, author, entrepreneur and philanthropist.

  • 1. The Art of Leadership

    As the landscape for business continues to change, Leaders need to foster a steady stream of disruptive strategies and unexpected solutions to stay ahead of the game. This requires solutions that revive stagnant markets or completely reinvent the competitive dynamics of an industry. Disruptive thinking is about fostering a culture of innovation leadership that provides the framework and motivation to generate those strategies and execute those solutions. It is an essential skill for any business leader, from a small start-up to a global corporation, with the desire to transform organizational processes and behaviors, and ask, "Why hadn't we ever thought about our business and culture this way before?"

  • 3. Discovering Your Untapped Potential

    This fast paced and highly interactive 90-minute workshop is designed to provide specific strategies to unleash personal and professional achievement through creativity. By exploring techniques to stretch our minds, audiences will uncover new methods to solve old problems, discover new opportunities, and ultimately differentiate themselves from their competition. This program is ideally suited as a follow up for audiences who have already experienced Wahl’s Art of Vision keynote.

     

  • 2. The Art of Vision

    Your best sustainable edge is being better at mastering change and innovation than your competition. Wahl’s Signature keynote, The Art of Vision is an entertaining and highly practical program that uncovers new ways to make your organization more creative, more productive and ultimately, more profitable. This 45-60 minute multi-media format is ideally suited to open or close your meeting on a dynamic high note.

     

  • I have been waiting 9 years for our keynote speaker to receive the kind of standing ovation you received at our National Meeting. You made a lasting impression.

    Natl Inst. Case Management, Inc.

  • The Standing Ovation you received was heart felt and well warranted.

    State Farm Insurance Companies

  • Erik Wahl was the highlight of our entire conference. He captured everyone’s imagination with his creativity and added a whole new dimension to the usual motivational message, not to mention his artistic finale was a complete knockout!

    American Express – Australia

  • Your presentation was once again, outstanding! After seeing you at the National Realtors conference and now our National conference, I am amazed at your ability to customize your message for both corporate and educational audiences.

    Natl Parent Teachers Assn.

  • Thank you once again for an Outstanding! presentation at our National Sales Meeting in Orlando. We look forward to seeing you again at our Solutions meeting next month.

    FedEx Corporation

  • Over the past ten years, the Executive Officers Club has hired over 100 of the most respected speakers throughout corporate America. In all those years, I don’t recall any speaker ever receiving the incredible accolades that you did. Your message was right on target.

    Executive Officers Club

  • Erik was by far the most entertaining and motivational speaker we have ever had.

    Colorado Bankers Association

  • Your incredible message was truly an inspiration to our center.

    MD Anderson Cancer Center

  • Your presentation was an outstanding contribution to our conference. Your rating in both subject matter and presentation style were some of our highest ratings ever.

    Healthcare Financial Management Assn.

  • We continue to receive numerous emails, voicemails and handwritten notes….all in praise of you, your presentation, and most important…your message!

    Walt Disney Entertainment

  • You kept our group of CEO’s spellbound by your presentation. The most often repeated comment was, ‘He was the best speaker I’ve ever heard.’

    EOC, Inc.