About the Author
Erik Qualman is the author of Digital Leader, Crisis, and Alex Azure & the Forbidden Door. The first edition of Socialnomics: How Social Media Transforms the Way We Live and Do Business made Amazon's #1 Best Selling List in the United States and United Kingdom within three weeks of publication and later went on to be #1 in South Korea, Germany, Japan, and Canada. The book was also a finalist for the American Marketing Association's “Book of the Year” award. These books and his personality helped Qualman earn the selection as the second “Most Likeable Author” in the world behind Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling. Qualman is a frequently requested international speaker of the Fortune 500 and has been highlighted in numerous media outlets, including BusinessWeek, 60 Minutes, the New York Times, CNET, the San Francisco Chronicle, Mashable, USA Today, ABC, Forbes, the CBS Nightly News, and the Huffington Post.
He has been fortunate to share the stage with Alan Mulally (Ford CEO), Lee Scott (Walmart CEO/chairman), Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo (Nokia CEO), José Socrates (prime minister of Portugal), Al Gore (former U.S. vice president), Julie Andrews, Tony Hawk, and Sarah Palin.
Qualman has recently advised/given keynotes with Coach, IBM, Sony, Facebook, ADP, Starbucks, M&M/Mars, Cartier, Raytheon, Montblanc, TEDx, Polo, UGG, Nokia, Google, and many more companies. He gave the commencement address to the graduating class of McCombs Business School of the University of Texas. ...
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