Josh Linkner

Josh Linkner -who started his career as a jazz guitarist- personifies creativity, entrepreneurship, and disruptive innovation. He has been the founder and CEO of four tech companies, which sold for a combined value of over$200 million.

Josh is the author of two New York Times Bestsellters: Disciplined Dreaming: A Proven System to Drive Breakthrough Creativity, and The Road to Innovation: How to Drive Disruption and Accelerate Transformation. He is also the founding Partner of Detroit Venture Partners, investing in mentoring over 100 startups.

Josh has twice been named the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year and is a President Barack Obama Champion of Change award recipient. He is a regular columnist for Forbes, The Detroit Free Press, and Inc. Magazine.  His work on innovation has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, CNN, and The New York Times. And yes, he still plays a mean jazz guitar.

Books Disciplined Dreaming - A Proven System to Drive Breakthrough Creativity. Hacking Innovation Topics Executing Imagination: Turning Raw Ideas Into Powerful Results Gravity Defying Leadership: Unleashing Your Organization’s Creative Mojo Entrepreneurial Fire: Think and Act Like a Startup (Even if You’re Not) A Streetfighter’s Guide to Reinvention – Lessons from the Front Lines of Detroit’s Rebirth The Music of Business: Translating Improvisational Thinking from the Jazz Stage to Business