If you`re ready for smart humor, undeniable sass, and an edge that takes audiences (delightfully) beyond their comfort zone, Erika Napoletano is ready to transform your stage. Her no-hold-barred style combined with her ability to speak to the top of every audience`s intelligence sets her apart way beyond her tattooed skin and fiery mane. Life`s messy: it`s time to fall in love with your mess!

Have you ever been in a situation where you didn`t have the right words? Odds are, that`s the universe telling you to use the words you already have (the BEST ones) to write the story that needs telling. Helping folks find the best words? That`s exactly what Erika does, helping smart businessfolk get the kick they need to get from where they are to "hell yeah."

When described by Forbes, they encourage you to think of Erika as "a redheaded, tattooed Tina Fey with a special weakness for four letter words," but it`s not all funny business. Erika is also an award-winning, twice-published author, including The Power of Unpopular (Wiley 2012), a columnist for American Express OPEN Forum and former columnist with Entrepreneur Magazine, a TED Editor`s Pick for her talk, "Rethinking Unpopular" from TEDx Boulder 2012, and speaks at conferences all over the world on the inherent power of truth in business… or as she refers to it, the power of unpopularity. She currently lives in Chicago, Illinois and studies with the world-renowned Second City Training Center, continuously discovering tools to help her tell better stories that hit both the heart and the funny bone in just the right place.