Join Brickfish in welcoming Erik Qualman, celebrated author of “Socialnomics: How Social Media Transforms the Way We Live and Do Business” and the newly released “Digital Leader: Five Simple Keys to Success and Influence.”

Often called the Digital Dale Carnegie, Qualman has helped grow the online marketing and e-business functions for several Top 100 brands over his 16-year career, including Cadillac, Yahoo and AT&T. His blog — socialnomics.com — was ranked a Top 10 Blog to Boost Your Social Network Savvy by PCWorld Magazine, and NYU Stern School of Business Professor Scott Galloway said of him, “Qualman is to social media what Demming is to quality and Drucker to management.”

Currently, Qualman is the global vice president of online marketing for EF Education, the world’s largest private educator, and an MBA professor at the Hult International Business School.

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