Soren Kaplan

Soren Kaplan is an award-winning author, former corporate executive, co-founder of Praxie.com, a columnist for Inc. Magazine and Psychology Today, and an affiliate at the Center for Effective Organizations at the University of Southern California. He is an international keynote speaker and has led professional development programs for thousands of leaders around the world, including over 30 of the Fortune 1000 such as Disney, NBCUniversal, Visa, PayPal, Colgate-Palmolive, Kimberly-Clark, Medtronic, Roche, Hershey’s, Red Bull, and many others. Business Insider and the Thinkers50 have recognized Dr. Kaplan as one of the world’s top management thought leaders and consultants.

Kaplan’s work has appeared in Harvard Business Review, Forbes, Fast Company, CNBC, NPR, Strategy & Leadership, The International Handbook on Innovation, and many other academic and popular business media. He has lectured at the Harvard Business School, Copenhagen Business School, Melbourne Business School, Breda University in the Netherlands, and with other MBA and executive education programs globally. His books, including "Leapfrogging," "The Invisible Advantage," and his latest work, "Experiential Intelligence," have all received awards from the International Book Awards. "Experiential Intelligence" was also recognized as the best business book of the year by the American Book Fest awards and highlights how life experience contributes a form of intelligence that can be leveraged for breakthrough leadership and innovation. He holds Master’s and Ph.D. degrees in Organizational Psychology.

Dr. Kaplan specializes in innovation across various industries, tailoring his keynote speeches to match specific needs, from incremental to disruptive innovations. He leads and facilitates collaborative sessions and breakouts following his keynotes, focusing on organizational culture, leadership, and sustainable innovation. His presentations provide practical strategies for business model innovation, emphasizing value creation, revenue generation, and competitive differentiation. He is also a writer for Fast Company, further contributing to his influence and reach in the fields of strategy, management, and innovation.