Change 

Your Game

Be big. Be boldLevel up your business.

He doesn’t just think outside the box

he burns the box.

Trip Hawkins

Founder/first CEO of Electronic Arts and the driving force behind EA Sports; producer and designer, Madden Football and other hit games; Silicon Valley serial entrepreneur; Digital Hall of Fame Inductee & Video Game Industry Guru.

His experience, knowledge, insights into the future and business, tech and game industry acumen is second to none. It’s this authentic, informed, time-tested and game-changing wisdom that Trip shares with clients worldwide today.

Featured in media including: People Magazine, The History Channel, NFL Films, NPR, CNN, NBC, CBS, ABC, ESPN, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, TIME, Financial Times, Fortune, Forbes, Bloomberg Businessweek and The Economist.

Change Your Game

Be big. Be boldLevel up your business.

He doesn’t just think outside the box

he burns the box.

Trip Hawkins

Founder/first CEO of Electronic Arts and the driving force behind EA Sports; producer and designer, Madden Football and other hit games; Silicon Valley serial entrepreneur; Digital Hall of Fame Inductee & Video Game Industry Guru.

His experience, knowledge, insights into the future and business, tech and game industry acumen is second to none. It’s this authentic, informed, time-tested and game-changing wisdom that Trip shares with clients worldwide today.

Featured in media including: People Magazine, The History Channel, NFL FilmsNPR, CNN, NBC, CBS, ABC, ESPN, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, TIME, Financial Times, Fortune, Forbes, Bloomberg Businessweek and The Economist.

WORK WITH TRIP HAWKINS

From one-on-one coaching to inspiring audiences of thousands, Trip Hawkins is a true original and one of the great visionaries and thought leaders of our time.

 

Available as:

Keynote Speaker| Leadership, Teamwork, Innovation, Strategy, Resilience, Success and More

Expert | Video Game, Computer, Media, Tech and Science Industries

Advisor | Startup Founders, Leaders, Executives and Investors

Executive Development and Coaching

Management, Innovation and Emotional Intelligence (EQ) Training

Strategic Networking and Fundraising

“Trip is that rare and great entrepreneur who built a lasting company, created an industry, and changed popular culture. He brings a refreshing blend of inspiration, passion, leadership, insight and honesty that is rarely seen.”

Derek Anderson| Founder/CEO | Startup Grind

“Trip is one of the most inspiring entrepreneurs I have ever met. The energy and insight our audience got from his talk were amazing. We’d love to see him again!”

Guillermo Garza | Startup Mexico

“Challenged our thinking with passion, drive and insights about culture and strategy.”

Jakob Stausholm | Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer | MAERSK LINE

“Exemplary, charismatic, a profoundly gifted storyteller! Brilliant success, sobering disappointments, innumerable lessons.”

Janice Toben | Director| Institute for Social and Emotional Learning 

“Trip’s ability to pattern-match and understand situations quickly allows him to give pragmatic advice you can deploy in real time to get results. His mentorship has been game changing in helping me grow from a lone-wolf consultant to an executive able to navigate dynamic situations.”

Josh Ziering |Co-Founder | Kittyhawk.io

“Trip is that rare and great entrepreneur who built a lasting company, created an industry, and changed popular culture. He brings a refreshing blend of inspiration, passion, leadership, insight and honesty that is rarely seen.”

Derek Anderson| Founder/CEO | Startup Grind

“Trip is one of the most inspiring entrepreneurs I have ever met. The energy and insight our audience got from his talk were amazing. We’d love to see him again!”

Guillermo Garza | Startup Mexico

“Challenged our thinking with passion, drive and insights about culture and strategy.”

Jakob Stausholm | Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer | MAERSK LINE

“Exemplary, charismatic, a profoundly gifted storyteller! Brilliant success, sobering disappointments, innumerable lessons.”

Janice Toben | Director| Institute for Social and Emotional Learning 

“Trip’s ability to pattern-match and understand situations quickly allows him to give pragmatic advice you can deploy in real time to get results. His mentorship has been game changing in helping me grow from a lone-wolf consultant to an executive able to navigate dynamic situations.”

Josh Ziering |Co-Founder | Kittyhawk.io

MEET TRIP

Trip Hawkins, empire builder, video game industry creator and founder of Electronic Arts (EA) is often called a legend.

Finding celebrity and business acclaim early, Trip has been featured in every major media outlet. This includes the rare distinction as one of People Magazine’s “50 Most Beautiful People” while also being crowned “King of the Nerds” by The Economist.

One of the first to be inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame, Trip’s passion for strategy and gaming began almost as soon as he could play with army men or roll dice.

A born entrepreneur, Trip designed, produced and marketed his first game while a teenager. After it got great reviews but failed as a business, he mapped out a 10-year plan to prepare for the founding of Electronic Arts. This involved creating the world’s first college degree in video games, making his way to Silicon Valley in time for the birth of home computers, writing the first national market research study about personal computers and joining Apple at a time when the company had only 25 office workers and had sold only 13 personal computers to businesses.

Trip worked closely with Apple’s founders, notably Steve Jobs, for four years. He led Apple’s planning and execution in the office desktop market and helped grow the company to a Fortune 500 leader with 4,000 employees. Trip gave birth to Electronic Arts (EA) in 1982, where software became a new art form—creating a “New Hollywood” in Silicon Valley.

He led EA for more than a decade, taking it public as an independent industry leader in 1989. It is valued at nearly $30 billion today. Trip later founded 3DO, going through his third IPO and continued to build big digital brands and pioneer new areas including the internet, GPUs, 3D engines, cloud services, digital media, social media, mobile apps, eSports, free to play games, virtual goods economies, VR, AR, Games as a Service, and new tech sectors including sustainability, organic food, EdTech, FinTech, ergonomics and drones.

A CEO for 33 years in four global companies, and an advisor to many other CEOs, Trip believes that success is only in part about how far we rise. The principles he practices and teaches today, which include strategies for financial gain—also address living with happiness, purpose and meaning while overcoming setbacks with grace, wisdom and tenacity.

Trip graduated magna cum laude from Harvard and has an MBA from Stanford, where he also graduated with high distinction. He lives in Santa Barbara, California where he served from 2016-2019 as a professor of entrepreneurship and leadership at the University of California.

While he is the recipient of numerous awards, Trip is the proudest of his graduate degree in the school of life and most notably his PhD in the School of Hard Knocks. This educational 20-year journey into the mastery of stress and resilience was thanks to experts at Stanford, Yale, UCSF and the Institute for Social and Emotional Learning. In addition, Trip has read more than 1,000 personal development books on subjects that include behavioral therapies, mindfulness and EQ practices that he uses daily.

READY TO GET STARTED?

LET’S BEGIN. CHOOSE BELOW:

 

SPEAKING & KEYNOTES

BUSINESS CONSULTING

MEDIA BOOKINGS

IN THE MEDIA

Netflix presents HIGH SCORE
Grab some popcorn and watch Trip in Episode 4!

ESPN
Trip Hawkins and John Madden on a Train to Victory

The New York Times
3DO: Envisioning the Future with the “Smart Box”, 14 Years Before the Smartphone

SBNATION
Trip Hawkins: How “Weird” Changed the World

Fortune
Lessons Learned, Wisdom Gained and Redefining “The Game”

Entrepreneur
The Game Changer That Transformed Bytes into Chocolate

The Wall Street Journal
EQ Expert Trip Hawkins Makes Social and Emotional Learning Fun

CNBC
Community and Connection Matter Most to Trip Hawkins

Playworks
Trip Hawkins Most Playful CEO

Forbes
Psychedelic Inspiration:
Trip Hawkins Shares Little Known Fact About Steve Jobs

OTHER QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE:

Can you help me get in touch with EA?

Sorry, I cannot, as I have no formal relationship with EA.

Can you help me with intellectual property (IP) rights or collectibles from Apple, EA, 3DO or Digital Chocolate?

Sorry, I cannot.  I don’t own or control any of the IP and don’t know or work with any of the current owners.

My game has bugs or there is a problem with my account, can you fix it for me please?

Sorry, I cannot.  Please contact customer service at the game publisher.

Hey Trip, how else can we connect?

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