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Steps to Success

...is everyone smiling?

Motivate and improve your business, bringing smiles to your team, customers, and everyone around you through inspirational talks, workshops and meaningful education.


Better Call Erik! 

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Professional Speaker

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Erik took the stage for his first solo performance in front of a live audience at just 5 years old. Since that moment, he has continued to spread joy to thousands, engaging audiences across the country and around the world.


Through his business education workshops and motivational talks, Erik inspires individuals with valuable soft skills, instilling self-confidence and credibility that uplift you, your team, and your customers alike.

The 10 Soft Steps to Success!

Erik has developed the 10 Soft Steps to Success to enhance your business education by helping you discover the who, what, where, when, and why of your organization. Imagine bringing confidence, trust, and productivity back to your team, your customers, and everyone around you through effective motivational talks that emphasize essential soft skills! Click HERE to discover each of the 10 Steps.

Home Accessibility Expert

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Erik is a widely recognized and published practitioner, educator, and advocate for improved accessibility, comfort, and safety in all spaces for all ages and needs. His commitment to business education shines through in his motivational talks, where he emphasizes the importance of soft skills in fostering inclusive environments. 


Erik's expertise has been acknowledged by prominent publications such as the New York Times, U.S. News & World Report, Wall Street Journal, Bottom Line Personal, Washington Post, White House Chronicles on International Public Radio, Women's Day Magazine, AARP Bulletin, The Denver Post, and the American Society of Aging, plus over 60 articles in professional journals, including Kitchen & Bath Business Magazine, Kitchen & Bath Design News, Professional Remodeler Magazine, ASHI Reporter, CE Pro, and the Council of Professional Remodelers Newsletter.

Community Volunteer

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If your community association would like a free presentation on business education and soft skills, just contact Erik! From volunteering in local food banks during his college years to leading community organizations and engaging in executive-level roles in international organizations, Erik is always ready to serve others with a smile and deliver motivational talks that inspire.

Live - in person or on Zoom

Erik has developed the 10 Soft Steps to Success to enhance your business education by helping you discover the who, what, where, when, and why of your organization. Imagine bringing confidence, trust, and productivity back to your team, your customers, and everyone around you through effective motivational talks that emphasize essential soft skills! Click HERE to discover each of the 10 Steps.

Below are three recorded samples...

Step #5 - SAY WHAT?

 Yes, you can change the world. You may think your impact to be small, but just wait until you will discover how the ripple effects of what you do will lead to significant and positive change in the world around you and beyond. Erik will help you discover how proper and planned messaging affects the world around you, and beyond.

Step #6 - KEEP A TRUE COURSE

Life is a journey filled with constant change. While your first instinct may be to turn back around, have you ever considered the wisdom and power of simply navigating forward? Erik Listou, a master of change, offers insights on staying on course through adversity. Learn to be the captain of your ship. 

STEP #7 - INVITE NEW IDEAS

Many years ago, in a land far away, Erik learned a new idea. Over time, he came to understand how knowledge transforms new ideas into lasting success. Discover how to motivate yourself and those around you to listen, learn, and accept new ideas. Join the thousands of professionals who have learned from the wisdom of that one idea.

Learn how Erik brings joy and happiness all year long, to children of all ages, at Santa and Mrs.

Discover how Erik, as a Home Accessibility Expert, helps people be happy in their homes through environmental design and products.

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