Susan Lindner

Disruption is now the norm for "business as usual." If you aren't experiencing disruption within your organization, then you are probably not looking far enough down the horizon. After all, shaking up the status quo is the driver of innovation.

Susan Lindner has been a disruptor for all of her life. Would you believe me if I told you that Susan's father was a Berlin-born Holocaust survivor and her Mom was, unwillingly, a member of the Hitler Youth Corps as a kid? That uncommon background forged Susan into a Cultural Anthropologist, CDC Epidemiologist fighting HIV/AIDS in NYC and brothel educator, helping turn Thai prostitutes into entrepreneurs.

Today, Susan's the successful founder of Emerging Media, a branding, PR and marketing agency dedicated to helping tech founders reach their finish line. She's created award-winning programs that have gotten 10 companies acquired, and is now hell bent on sharing these killer strategies with the world. She's a regular speaker at global conferences and to top executives from 60+ countries like GE, PWC, Deutsche Bank, Capital One and international consulates and trade organizations. She speaks 4 languages and most recently performed standup about her unique upbringing in Berlin.

Susan gives keynotes at some of the largest tech and innovation conferences in the world, leads intimate workshops for Fortune 100 executives and founders and offers 1:1 coaching to teams and their leaders. In the last two years, Susan has spoken to hundreds of thousands of conference and workshop attendees worldwide.

Winner of the 3 Golden Bridge Awards, SmartCEO Magazine's Brava Award for Top Women CEO's in NY, PR News' Digital PR Awards, American Business Awards Mentor of the Year and Best in PR's Mobile & Wireless. Susan gives back to the entrepreneurial community as a mentor to young domestic and international startups at VentureOut NY, and as a judge at premier competitions like NY Tech Week, The Mashies and many more.

Prior to her 15 years in marketing, Susan worked on women's health issues as an epidemiologist and anthropologist in HIV/AIDS at the Centers for Disease Control/NYC Department of Health, as a researcher in NY's top hospitals and as a consultant and social development officer with international non-profits in the US and Southeast Asia.
Press

The Huffington Post Women in Business Q&A: Susan Lindner, Founder, Emerging Media
Mashable How to Create Your Best Digital Marketing Campaign
Culture Radio Tell Your Company's Story Using PR
Entrepreneur The Perfect Formula to Build Your Brand
Significant Business Results, Susan Lindner on Building Your Brand
TEND Strategies Creating And Connecting That Killer Message
Move the Crowd Harness the Power of PR
SmartCEO's Brava Award for Top Women CEO's 2014 New York SmartCEO Brava Awards

Testimonials (condensed list):
"Susan Lindner is a valued partner to Innovation Norway. We turn to Susan to help our Norwegian startups with their sales messaging and PR strategies, and she never fails to deliver. Susan has the exceptional ability to help entrepreneurs refine their value proposition and succinctly articulate their strengths. Can't recommend her enough!!" —Antonio Raposo, Sr. Advisor, US Market, Innovation Norway

"Through more than 500 companies coming through our program from more than 60 countries, Susan is by far our highest ranked speaker, and the one attendees wish they had more time with. We love her because she gives companies immediate take-home value that they apply to their companies in that moment. Her lessons are instant and transformative." —Brian Frumberg, CEO VentureOutNY

Speaking Experience (condensed list):
Startup / Corporate
• PWC
• Capital One
• Deutsche Bank
• Viber
• Microsoft Ventures, Israel
• Google Campus, Israel
• InfoShare, Poland [Keynote]
• iOFFICE [Keynote]
• Global Entrepreneurship Week
• Global Student Entrepreneur Awards
• Entrepreneurs' Organization [multiple chapters]
• Euratechnologies, Lille, France
• Techne Summit, Alexandria, Egypt
• VentureOut NY [Mentor]
• WeWork

International Chambers / Agencies
• B. Amsterdam
• Belcham
• Dutch American Chamber of Commerce
• French American Chamber of Commerce
• German American Chamber of Commerce
• Innovation Norway
• Italian Trade Agency
• Invitalia
• Polish Consulate
• Proexport Colombia
• Quebec Government Office
• Swissnex
• German Accelerator [Mentor]
• Extenda - Trade & Investment Agency
of Andalucía, Spain

Fun Facts:
Susan has spoken to 700+ companies from 60 countries, and more than 250,000+ conference and event attendees have experienced the impactful and world-changing guidance of Susan's practical presentations and workshops.
Susan has traveled to 40+ countries, hitchhicked through 6 countries and motorcycled through 2 countries.

Thousands of individuals and hundreds of companies have experienced the impactful and world-changing guidance of Susan's practical presentations and workshops. Join Susan on the journey to impact, you won't just reap the rewards of success, you'll enjoy the entire ride.