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Fee: $35,000 - 45,000
Travel $5,000
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Erik Wahl

Recognized Artist & Keynote Speaker


Erik Wahl is a recognized artist and keynote speaker who inspires organizations to achieve greater levels of performance.

"the art of vision is a one-of-a-kind program designed to challenge
professionals to discover their untapped potential."

Erik Wahl is a recognized artist and speaker who inspires professionals to achieve greater levels of performance. His consulting firm, The Wahl Group, challenges organizations to implement breakthrough thinking techniques to accomplish extraordinary results. Erik's unique understanding of vision traces back to his experience as an artist. Erik earned his bachelors degree in Business Communication before embarking on an eight year career as a partner in a corporate firm. After first working in the business world and playing with his art; Erik now PLAYS in the business world by WORKING with his art. Erik's sought after artwork can be seen hanging in executive offices around the world. And as one of the country's top platform speakers, Erik shares his powerful message with audiences from coast to coast.....   Erik creates 2 live paintings during his presentations, which are yours to keep.

the art of vision – Program 1

 

Your best sustainable edge is being better at mastering change and innovation than your competition. Erik’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.

the art of vision keynote
As the landscape for business continues to change a clear vision is the key to successfully navigating tomorrow's uncharted waters. The Art of Vision is a program specifically designed to help companies utilize unconventional wisdom and build a vision for their future. No matter what kind of organization - from small companies to large corporations - employees at all levels can better embrace the future by becoming more innovative. By breaking apart traditional thinking, Erik challenges and inspires his audience to redefine commonly held assumptions and misconceptions about "creativity", "goals", "success" and "vision". Discover how you can sharpen your creative skills and identify a personal style for inspiring yourself and others to rethink vision and purpose. The principles in this uplifting and highly practical program will redefine the role of a leader as an artist as well as an architect.

The Art of Vision
- Innovative Strategies
- Managing Rapid Change
- Business Excellence
- Visionary Leadership
- Motivation

discovering your untapped potential – Program 2

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 Erik’s Art of Vision keynote.

The Art of Vision Strategic Workshop

Re-inventing your Business

Overall Objective: Participants will walk away with a renewed innovative vision for the future of their business.

Key teaching points: The purpose of this workshop is to provide the strategic tools to help individuals embrace the future of their business with greater creativity and innovation. It is an intentionally fun environment where participants will re-discover their own natural ability to be innovative and learn how to apply it to their own business. We will explore why creativity is important in business? - How Creativity is a common thread in all great business models and business visionaries. - How creativity has been systematically learned out of us. - Participants will learn the
discipline of creativity and discover that we all have creative abilities that can be tapped to build a new vision for our future.

Thinking Outside the Box: What is Creativity?

* What is a creative idea worth?
* How has the model for Business evolved?
* What is the common thread running through successful Business?
* What is a the role of a leader in creating a vision?
* What are the key trends effecting business today?
* What is differentiation from your competitors?


Creativity 201: Re-Introducing Creativity

* Artistic exercises
* Exploration of new ideas and concepts
* Passion and creation, process over product
* Team activities
* Paradoxical games
* Teamwork exercises


Creativity 301: Professional Application

* Design a business exercise
* Combine business exercise
* How does it apply to own business
* SWOT analysis (Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities, Treats)

Close with an open dialog and discussion on how we can all use the tools we have learned to create a new vision for the challenges and opportunities within our industry.

About the Painting
Using his amazing artistic skills as a vehicle, Erik is able to channel success strategies in a uniquely fresh and entertaining way. His painting seamlessly becomes a visual metaphor to the fabric of his message of creating a vision. At the dramatic conclusion of his program he turns the painting upside down to reveal a stunning portrait of lasting vision. His skill as an artist, a dynamic performer and a speaker will leave your audience with a message that is as memorable as it is impactful.


CORPORATE

partial client list

 

Federal Express

Coldwell Banker

ExxonMobil

State Farm Insurance Companies

American Express

Brookfield Homes

Lincoln Financial

Walgreens, Inc.

ProForma, Inc.

Disney Entertainment

M & I Financial

Xerox

American Data Networks

Union central

Tsi telecommunications

Hanger orthopedic

Met life

Penn mutual

Star building systems

Cuna mutual

Hilton hotels

Thrivent financial

ASSOCIATION
Credit Union National Assn
Natl Assn of Realtors
Natl Agri-Marketing Assn
Specialty Advertising Assn
Resilient Floor Covering Inst.
Drug Information Assn
Insurance Conference Planners Assn
Natl Fraternal Congress of America
Employee Services Management Assn
International Personal Management Assn
Minnesota Bankers Assn
Texas Credit Union League
Health Care Financial Management Assn
Floor Covering Installation Contractors Assn
California Assn of Community Managers
Fiduciary Investment Risk Management Assn

HEALTH CARE
American Health Care Assn
Natl Institute for Case Management
Natl Assn for Health Care Recruitment
Natl Assn for Health Care Quality
MD Anderson Cancer Center
South Dakota Health Care Assn
Pharmaceutical Care Network, Inc.
Baptist Hospital
Texoma Health Care System
Florida Health Care Assn
Mississippi Hospital Assn
Montana Hospital Assn
Kansas Hospital Assn
Minnesota Hospital Assn

EDUCATION
Natl Parent Teacher Assn
Natl Assn for Pupil Transportation
New York School Board Assn
Minnesota Principals Assn
Michigan School Board Assn
California School Admin Assn

American Assn school Administrators

Virginia school boards

Ohio school boards

NY school business officials


Testimonials:

"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.


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