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Steve Lerch
Innovation
Effective Leadership
Consumer Trends
Elevate your digital strategy and consumer insights with Steve Lerch, former Google executive and innovation keynote speaker. Steve empowers organizations to leverage data-driven decision-making and storytelling for measurable growth. President of Story Arc Consulting, he advises iconic brands including GoPro, Roku, and Nest.
Innovator
Digital Expert
High Energy
Professional Development
Business Consulting
Business Leader
Executive
Public Relations
Steve Lerch is a former Google executive who transforms organizations through digital strategy, consumer insights, and people-centered innovation. His unique approach blends data-driven decision making with storytelling to help businesses thrive in today's digital landscape.
As president of Story Arc Consulting, Steve leverages years of experience advising iconic brands like GoPro, Roku, and major government agencies including FEMA. Previously at Google for nine years, he served as both a digital strategy advisor and Culture and Innovation Evangelist, teaching hundreds of new employees the cultural foundations driving Google's success.
Steve helps organizations navigate complex business challenges by identifying untapped consumer insights, developing strategic digital marketing approaches, and fostering innovation cultures that don't depend on massive R&D budgets. He focuses on empowering teams to challenge assumptions, embrace data-driven decision making, and adapt quickly to changing consumer behaviors. Audiences leave Steve's presentations with practical frameworks for digital transformation, actionable strategies to connect with modern consumers, and renewed confidence in their ability to drive meaningful innovation. His high-energy style combines humor with compelling data to ensure concepts are both memorable and immediately applicable.
Book Steve when you need a speaker who delivers both inspiration and tangible results your team can implement right away.
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Steve Lerch challenges outdated assumptions about innovation by showing how meaningful breakthroughs emerge from people, curiosity, and culture rather than technology alone. Steve blends high energy with sharp storytelling to reveal how simple shifts in mindset can spark creative momentum, accelerate learning, and inspire teams to embrace change. Audiences explore practical ways to nurture ideas, question habits, and build environments where innovative thinking thrives.
Steve Lerch unpacks the motivations and patterns shaping today’s digital-first consumers, revealing why attention moves unpredictably across trends, platforms, and cultural moments. Steve’s humor and insight demystify behaviors that often seem irrational, showing how real-time data and authentic messaging can bridge the gap. Attendees explore strategies that help brands cut through noise, tap into cultural relevance, and connect with modern audiences in ways that are both intuitive and effective.
Steve Lerch removes the intimidation surrounding artificial intelligence by translating complex tools into simple, relatable applications anyone can use. Steve’s approachable, playful style highlights how generative AI can streamline tasks, spark creativity, and unlock new opportunities across roles and industries. Through accessible examples and a clear framework, audiences explore how to integrate AI confidently into everyday work and build comfort with technology that is rapidly reshaping professional life.
Steve Lerch, a former Google executive, transforms organizations through his unique blend of data-driven insights, digital strategy expertise, and storytelling that empowers teams to challenge assumptions and connect with modern consumers. Book Steve for your next event to gain actionable frameworks and strategies your team can implement immediately for meaningful innovation and digital transformation.
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Steve Lerch structures his sessions around data-anchored storytelling, pairing real-time consumer behaviour patterns and platform insights with a clear framework that translates complex topics — including AI and digital strategy — into practical, role-applicable steps for audiences.
Steve Lerch speaks on innovation leadership and mindset, modern consumer behaviour and digital marketing, and practical AI adoption for the workplace. He is a former Google executive of nine years, where he served as a digital strategy adviser and Culture and Innovation Evangelist, and now leads Story Arc Consulting, with clients including GoPro, Roku, and FEMA.
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