SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – Josh Linkner, the founder of ePrize and Detroit Venture Partners, will lead a discussion on “Disciplined Dreaming: A Source for Creative Solutions” on Tuesday, May 1, from 8-10 a.m. at Lawrence Technological University, 21000 West 10 Mile Road, Southfield.

Registration begins at 8 a.m. in the lobby of Lawrence Tech’s Science Building. The cost is $25. Go to www.ltu.edu/management/executivetoexecutive.asp for online registration. Walk-ins are welcome.

For more information, contact Lawrence Tech’s Center for Nonprofit Management at (248) 204-3095 or nonprofitcenter@ltu.edu, or the Blender Consulting Group at (248) 245-7900 or dblender@comcast.net.

Linkner is author of “Disciplined Dreaming: A Proven System to Drive Breakthrough Creativity,” a New York Times best seller.  He is the CEO and managing partner of Detroit Venture Partners, which seeks to rebuild urban areas through technology and entrepreneurship.
 
Linkner is chairman and former CEO of ePrize, the largest interactive promotion agency in the world providing digital marketing services for 74 of the top 100 brands. He is also adjunct professor of applied creativity at the University of Michigan. 

His presentation is the conclusion of the four-part Executive to Executive speaker series for leaders in the nonprofit sector, which is offered through a partnership with the United Way of Southeastern Michigan, the Michigan Nonprofit Association, Plante Moran, the McGregor Fund, the Blender Consulting Group and Lawrence Tech’s Center for Nonprofit Management.

Lawrence Technological University, www.ltu.edu, is a private university founded in 1932 that offers more than 100 programs through the doctoral level in its Colleges of Architecture and Design, Arts and Sciences, Engineering, and Management. Students benefit from small class sizes and experienced faculty who provide a real-world, hands-on, “theory and practice” education. Activities on Lawrence Tech’s 102-acre campus include over 60 student groups and NAIA varsity sports.