Blake Brinker

Entrepreneur, Explorer, Global soul, Idea generator

Blake Brinker is a creative pioneer, master storyteller, and 5x founder. Blake’s mission is to energize ideas with insight, engineer brands with soul, and tell undeniable stories. His work has garnered honors like a New York Times Bestseller, an Emmy, an Oscar nomination, and a Webby. His work has been featured by leading media like the New York Times, Joe Rogan Experience, Forbes, Today Show, Tonight Show, and Outside Magazine. With an insatiable appetite for exploring all realms of creative expression, he has built his career on exploring all realms of the craft. From writing speeches to writing books, from producing brands to producing music, creative genius is second to none. Building off that passion, he specializes in creative collaborations with key stakeholders to achieve complex high stakes goals on the global stage.

Love. Enlightenment. Passion. Wisdom. Ancient History/Teachings. The Human Condition. Human Potential. Inspiration. Wordplay. Philanthropy. Giving Hope. Learning. People. The Outdoors. Oregon. Flight.

Fear, and the various levels in which it manifests, is the single biggest obstacle in the way of realizing your dreams.

Branding, Business Development, Capital Formation, Energetic Advancement, Product Development, Strategic Planning

My TED story, like many others, started in front of a computer screen watching an inspiring TED talk with some friends. I was greatly fascinated by the talk, but I found myself looking at the audience wondering: Who were these people? How did they find themselves in the this land of "Ideas Worth Spreading"? I was compelled to find out all of the above and most of all: Put myself in that audience. Surely, I thought, if I made it there then I must be doing something right. Against the advice of my friends back home, who thought I was crazy to think that I could just "Go and join that TED thing", I went for it. I'm glad I didn't listen to them, because here I am almost four years later I've been to conferences in Palm Springs, Whistler, Rio, and Vancouver. I made my way into the audience, became a part of the TED community, and made irreplaceable friends across the world.

Impersonations. Cooking. Poetry. Fly Fishing. Survival. Singing. Dancing.