Josh Linkner

Co-founder and Managing Partner, Muditā Venture Partners - an early-stage venture fund with a soul.

2022 - Current

Muditā Venture Partners invests in and accelerates early-stage software companies that advance humanity. In partnering with Muditā, founders and teams benefit from two decades of in-the-trenches experience (and the battle scars to prove it) of founding, scaling, and exiting SaaS companies. Our expertise, expansive network, and 'founder-funder' ethos power our track record of consistently delivering the highest return and the greatest impact per invested dollar.

Co-founding Partner, ImpactEleven - a speaker development accelerator & community.

2017

Impact Eleven is a speaker development accelerator that elevates talented people with a powerful message to unprecedented impact and commercial success. We are on a mission to put talented people with a powerful message in a position to make an impact on the world. We're dedicated to giving thought leaders and experts unparalleled access to the people, relationships, knowledge, coaching, and skills that compress the time needed to become a better speaker with greater impact and commercial success. Not a week goes by that one of us isn't hustling from location to location and active on the stage or in the boardroom. Through our team of world-class industry authorities, we offer dynamic, immersive, transformative advice and experiences that drive and compel audiences across the globe and move the market forward faster.

Co-founder & Chairman, Platypus Labs - a global innovation studio unlocking everyday innovation.

2017

Platypus Labs is a global innovation studio that helps organizations unlock everyday innovation. We elevate and transform organizations by systematically unlocking every team member's creative potential. Blending experiences from startups, science, research, art, and business, our passionate team works to understand, harness, and apply creativity toward productive, innovative outcomes through transformative keynotes, workshops, training, and consulting.

2X New York Times best-selling Author and Global Innovation & Creativity Thought Leader & Speaker.

2008

As someone who has spent 30+ years building companies, disrupting industries, and driving change, Josh is a sought-after global innovation and creativity thought leader who deeply inspires audiences overwhelmed with the pace of change and craving innovative approaches to growth. Josh has delivered over 1,100 inspiring and actionable keynotes globally with a perfect balance of empathy, energy, fun, and impact. He blends deep, real-world experience with a magnetic stage presence, engaging stories, and practical techniques that inspire global audiences to jumpstart their creative energy and solve challenges in fresh, innovative ways.

CEO / Managing Partner

2010 - 2014

Adjunct Professor of Applied Creativity

2011 - 2013

CEO and Founder

1999 - 2010

CEO / Founder

1995 - 1999