Sterling Hawkins has forged a successful career in technology and innovation, now a highly sought after keynote speaker and workshop leader. Famed as the founder of #NoMatterWhat, Sterling is on a mission to break the status quo, drive growth innovation and deliver strategies that secure results. An entrepreneur, Sterling is booked as a speaker to share his expertise on how to achieve breakthrough results in your business, how leaders innovate, creating the future of commerce and how to capture the potential of human experience. When looking for an engaging and insightful speaker, book Sterling today!
After his studies at Bentley University in Management, Sterling began his career as the Co-Founder and Vice President of Business Development for Convena. He later went on to become a Board Member of Urban Services of San Francisco and a Partner of Customer & Brand Strategy for Hawkins Strategy. In 2010, Sterling co-founded the Center for Advancing Retail & Technology, continuing his work connecting retailers and brands to solutions as the co-CEO of CART. He also has experience as an Advisory Board Member of Maverick Angels and a Board Member of Yottio.
Inspiring a network of entrepreneurs, business leaders and investors, Sterling is an internationally recognised thought-leader and drives the adoption of emerging technology at Fortune 500 companies. With clients including the likes of the United Nations and Samsung, Sterling spreads awareness of discomfort being necessary for innovation and mentors entrepreneurs working with high competition in an unstable world. Sterling has also acted as a Community Chair at GMDC and a Retail and E-Commerce Committee Co-Chair of the VR AR Association.
A highly regarded expert on innovation, Sterling is now a popular choice as a keynote speaker at a range of corporate events. Formerly, Sterling was invited to deliver the TEDx talk Discomfort is Necessary for Innovation, which achieved over 55000 views, in which he discussed how discomfort is necessary for innovation to be a success. Featured in the likes of The New York Times, Forbes, Inc. Magazine and Fast Company, Sterling is renowned for shaping the future of businesses and leaves audiences with the inspiration to take action. Helping audiences to maximise human performance and break past boundaries, book Sterling Hawkins today for a speech on achieving breakthrough results for business, capturing the potential of your human experience and creating the future of commerce.
How to hire Sterling Hawkins
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Sterling's official speaking topics are listed below:
- #NoMatterWhat: The 5 Systems to Achieve Breakthrough Results in Your Business & Life Regardless of Circumstances - See how to avoid the pitfalls of transformational growth, discover that a breakthrough isn't a place to get to but a place to come from, learn the brain science behind this radical new approach, master how to use the 5 #NoMatterWhat systems to create transformational growth regardless of the circumstances and be inspired and excited to implement the tools in every aspect of your business and life.
- How Leaders Innovate: Capture the Potential of Your Human Experience - The critical role our own discomfort plays in our business success, how using discomfort can lead to innovative thinking and breakthrough ideas, experience what the human experience is with a moving and powerful example, learn the methodology behind using constraints, hardships or problems as circumstances to be embraced as our access to innovation and develop an ecology of people who create big goals allows for an even forces actions that were previously unthinkable.
- Creating the Future of Commerce - Look at the power shift in the supply chain, open up new possibilities for a retail group that can be based on case studies and real results, examine the latest case studies of what's working and what's not in the industry, learn how to use the four steps of retail innovation and create new possibilities and potential for your retail and brand operations.
Sterling is often booked as a speaker for a range of corporate events, read his latest feedback below.
"Sterling was not only a delight to work with, but had rave reviews from our audience of executives! His energy was contagious, and he provided real strategies for success and inspiration, to send us out with a bang after three full days of content. Highly recommend Sterling as your next keynote!" - Senior Manager, Winsight LLC
"Sterling combines powerful storytelling with meaningful information and tools leaving listeners excited and empowered to take action. He’s one of only a few speakers I’ve seen that actually makes a real difference. We’ll definitely have him back!" - Managing Director, Innerworkings Inc.
"Sterling delivered a keynote address to our audience of customers and associates that was inspiring and impactful. He did an excellent job of tailoring his material to our audiences which helps the audience connect to his message. He brings authentic and positive energy to his speaking that captures the attention of the audience. What a great way to kick off our virtual event! Sterling was a pleasure to work with and was full of ideas to elevate the customer experience. I would highly recommend Sterling to any event organizer looking for a keynote speaker." - SpartanNash
"Over my many years running events around the world, few if any of my 2,000+ speakers delivered as remarkable a performance as Sterling did at Seamless Asia 2017" - Director, Terrapinn
- 2019 - Co-CEO & Co-Founder of the Center for Advancing Retail & Technology
- 2018 - Community Chair of RetailTomorrow for GMDC & Retail and E-Commerce Committee Co-Chair of VR AR Association
- 2014 - Managing General Partner of Halide Capital & Board Member of Yottio
- 2012 - Advisory Board & Strategy for Maverick Angels
- 2008 - Partner in Customer & Brand Strategy for Hawkins Strategic
- 2006 - Board Member of Urban Services of San Fransisco
- 2004 - Co-Founder & VP of Business Development for Convena LLC
