Steve Lerch
Steve Lerch is an award-winning international keynote speaker, consultant, and former Google executive who has earned a strong reputation for his work in digital strategy, marketing, consumer behavior, and innovation.
With a rare ability to connect strategy, data, and human behavior, he helps organizations understand how to stay relevant in a rapidly evolving digital world.
During his nine years at Google, Steve advised a wide range of organizations — from globally recognized brands such as GoPro and Roku to non-profit institutions like the YMCA and Save the Children, as well as major U.S. government agencies including the Census Bureau and FEMA. His work focused on helping teams better understand their audiences, craft more meaningful narratives, and use data as a strategic advantage rather than a reporting exercise.
Beyond strategy and marketing, Steve played a key role internally as a Culture and Innovation Evangelist. In this capacity, he helped shape the onboarding experience for new Google employees, introducing them to the cultural principles that fuel innovation, collaboration, and long-term success. His deep understanding of how culture drives performance remains a core element of his work today.
Steve Lerch Lecture topics
- Innovation Leadership: Inspiring People to Think Differently
- Influencing Modern Consumers: Building Connections and Sales in the Age of Memes, GIFs, and Selfies
- AI for All: Simple Stories and Practical Strategies to Embrace Artificial Intelligence
Today, Steve brings this experience into his independent consulting and speaking practice, working with organizations of all sizes and across industries. He offers an external, unfiltered perspective on vision and strategy, challenges outdated thinking, and supports leaders in building digital-first, customer-centric organizations. His areas of expertise include marketing and digital strategy, customer insights, attribution, strategic planning, and team dynamics.
On stage, Steve is known for his energetic presence and engaging delivery. He combines humor, real-world examples, and practical takeaways to create talks that are both inspiring and immediately useful. While deeply passionate about data, trends, and patterns, he believes insights only matter when they are communicated in a way that sparks curiosity, clarity, and action.
Wolfram Sauer's opinion on Steve Lerch
Steve Lerch has a talent for getting to the heart of digital topics without oversimplifying them. He thinks in clear structures, speaks with energy, and makes even data-heavy subjects tangible and relevant. What audiences take away is not a cloud of buzzwords, but a solid understanding of how strategy, customer behavior and culture work together. A talk that offers orientation rather than overload – practical, engaging and genuinely valuable.
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