Josh Linkner
Josh Linkner is the New York Times bestselling author of Disciplined Dreaming: A Proven System to Drive Breakthrough Creativity, one of the top 10 business books of 2011. His new book, The Road to Reinvention, debuts on May 27. Josh is the CEO and Managing Partner of Detroit Venture Partners. He is playing a key role in the well-publicized turnaround of his hometown, Detroit, MI. Josh is the founder and former CEO of ePrize, the world’s largest interactive promotion agency providing digital marketing services for 74 of the top 100 brands. Prior to ePrize, Josh was the founder and CEO of three other successful technology companies. He has been honored as the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year and is a President Barack Obama Champion of Change award recipient. Josh is a regular columnist for Forbes, the Detroit Free Press, and Inc. Magazine. His work on innovation and urban revitalization has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, CNN, and The New York Times.
