Eric Edmeades
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About
South African Canadian entrepreneur, keynote speaker, and Instagram content creator known for being the creator of the health-coaching methodology WILDFIT and for being the founder of Business Freedom, Speaker Nation, and The Speaking Academy.
Before Fame
He launched his first startup The ITR Group in 1997. He ran Lucasfilm's practical effects spinoff Kerner Group as CEO from 2009 to 2011. He founded WILDFIT in 2011 and eventually partnered with Mindvalley in 2018 to further elevate the company. He began his career as a keynote speaker in 2014. He founded Business Freedom in early 2014 and Speaker Nation in 2019.
Trivia
He reports that he has well over 10,000 hours of stage time as a speaker. He has branded himself a former stage-fright sufferer turned stagecraft teacher.
Family Life
He was born in apartheid era South Africa and immigrated to Canada, where he grew up before launching his first businesses. He is the father of four children.
Associated With
He has frequently collaborated and appeared with the founder and CEO of Mindvalley Vishen Lakhiani in WILDFIT masterclasses and promos.
