About the speaker
Eric Thomas is a 28 year old entrepreneur, and Senior Partner at the Detroit-based Saga MKTG. During his nearly decade long career he has worked with 100’s of businesses and organizations to help them develop their brands and find their voice. From storied organizations like the 75 year old Greater Detroit Area Health Council to national imprints such as UAW- Ford, he’s leveraged his expertise to give life to previously uninspired campaigns. While seeking broader opportunities to help businesses understand storytelling, his blog on LinkedIn as experienced tremendous success. In under a year his writing has been viewed over 1.5 million times and been republished across the globe.
Witty and deeply practical creative insights give his writing and speaking a unique flair. As a self taught designer and native Detroiter, Eric finds himself looking to inspire others to focus on their goals, seize opportunities, and tell their own epic stories.
Local partners
The question isn’t why you’d build a watch factory in Detroit, it’s why you’d want to see American jobs go anywhere else. Through four Detroit winters, we’ve been working to bring manufacturing jobs back to Detroit and back to this country. We build our goods to last, but of all the things we make, American jobs might just be the thing we’re most proud of. Shinola. Where American is Made.
Additional details
Eric Thomas is a 28 year old entrepreneur, and Senior Partner at the Detroit-based Saga MKTG. During his nearly decade long career he has worked with 100’s of businesses and organizations to help them develop their brands and find their voice. From storied organizations like the 75 year old Greater Detroit Area Health Council to national imprints such as UAW- Ford, he’s leveraged his expertise to give life to previously uninspired campaigns. While seeking broader opportunities to help businesses understand storytelling, his blog on LinkedIn has experienced tremendous success. In under a year his writing has been viewed over 1.5 million times and been republished across the globe.
Witty and deeply practical creative insights give his writing and speaking a unique flair. As a self taught designer and native Detroiter, Eric finds himself looking to inspire others to focus on their goals, seize opportunities, and tell their own epic stories.