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About Andrea
Andrea believes that no great idea should die on the vine. This is what fuels her passion for helping leaders bring important initiatives to the finish line.
As an award-winning author and former Silicon Valley tech CEO, Andrea advises large enterprises (Ford, Shimizu, Cisco), innovative organizations (Copenhagen Fintech, Mayo Clinic, Stanford Center of Responsible Digital Leadership), governments, and nonprofits to drive impact for their stakeholders, customers, investors, partners, and communities and has spearheaded significant transformation across multiple industries, including future of work, mobility, healthcare, manufacturing, energy, education, and technology across 5 continents.
Previously, Andrea was the CEO of the Silicon Valley SaaS company that pioneered the application of the lean startup process with more than 13,000 corporate teams. A dynamic thought leader, Andrea is in high demand globally as a speaker and has delivered keynotes at some of the world’s most prestigious conferences and universities, including the TED main stage, Aspen Ideas Festival, Dubai2020, the Edison Awards, Rueda de Innovación, Stanford University, Princeton University, Copenhagen Business School, Nordic Fintech, OpenFinance Mexico, Innov8rs, and the CXO Forum in Tokyo. Andrea is Senior Fellow with The Conference Board and an advisor to MIT Legatum Center.
Creating Connections
From the Ted main stage to intimate team workshops, Andrea creates engagement and community through her unique understanding of the dynamic between audience and environment.
No matter the size of room, Andrea can construct content to help meet your goals and inspire action.
Thought Leadership
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THE NEXT BIG THING IN BUSINESS INNOVATION―FROM THE NEXT GENERATION’S BRAND WHISPERER
If you’re a manager, an executive, or an entrepreneur, you understand that your business is unique, with its own challenges and rewards. But thanks to the new science of the Business Genome® process, you’ll be surprised to see how many businesses share a similar “genetic” structure. And by understanding what works and what doesn’t for your business’s genomic type, you can play to your strengths, adapt to your weaknesses, and change the course of your company’s future.
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It is time for a fresh view of the future
“I read TIME & TRENDS to get inspiration, renewed knowledge and other angles. These are well-written, thought-provoking articles, and you will not find that material at the same high level elsewhere. I store all copies of the magazine and they are also ‘coffee table books’ at my house for a few months. “
Ann Lehmann Erichsen
Independent consumer economist