Meet Josh
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- NY Times Bestselling Author, Disciplined Dreaming – A Proven System to Drive Breakthrough Creativity
- Four-time tech entrepreneur
- Founder, Chairman, former CEO of ePrize (largest interactive promotion agency in the world)
- CEO and Managing Partner of Detroit Venture Partners
- Adjunct Professor of Applied Creativity at the University of Michigan
- Regular contributor to Inc. Magazine and Fast Company
“Josh Linkner is a tremendous business leader who has established a successful and sustainable company, as well as a culture that nurtures employees to help them maximize their potential.” – Hon. Jennifer M. Granholm, former governor, State of Michigan
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Josh Linkner is The New York Times Bestselling author of Disciplined Dreaming: A Proven System to Drive Breakthrough Creativity, named one of the top 10 business books of 2011. Josh is the CEO and Managing Partner of Detroit Venture Partners. Together with business partners Earvin “Magic” Johnson and NBA team owner Dan Gilbert, Josh is actively rebuilding urban areas through technology and entrepreneurship. Josh is also Adjunct Professor of Applied Creativity at the University of Michigan.
Josh is the Founder, Chairman and former CEO of ePrize, the largest interactive promotion agency in the world 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 Fast Company and Inc. Magazine, and his work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, USA Today, and The New York Times. Josh is also a Berklee-trained professional jazz guitarist performing regularly in jazz clubs throughout the United States.
Most importantly, Josh is on a mission to make the world more creative.
