Soren Kaplan, PhD, is an award-winning author, an affiliate at the Center for Effective Organizations at the University of Southern California, a former corporate executive, founder of three Silicon Valley startups, and a columnist for Inc. magazine. He is an international keynote speaker and has led professional development programs for thousands of executives around the world, including Disney, NBCUniversal, Visa, PayPal, Colgate-Palmolive, Kimberly-Clark, Medtronic, Roche, Hershey’s, Red Bull, and many others. Recognized by Business Insider and Thinkers50 as one of the world’s top management experts and consultants.  He has been quoted, published, and interviewed by Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, Forbes, CNBC, NPR, Business Insider, and Vice, among many others.