Gunnar Habitz

Gunnar Habitz is a strategic networker and Social Selling advocate who believes in the power of professional social media to champion the power of human connections.

In his workshops Gunnar helps business owners and executives transition their approach to social media from “collect to connect” to build meaningful relationships which will be mutual fruitful. His bi-monthly LinkedIn Power Lab webinars and his recently published book “Connect & Act” feature hands-on tips around various aspects of the professional relationship platform from content to conversion.

He has been featured in several podcasts and interviews highlighting the importance of relationship building with a partnership view in a givers gain approach. For the Institute of Managers and Leaders in Sydney he delivered Masterclasses about the transition from an accidental manager to an intentional leader.

Coming from a training and enablement background in his earlier roles at HP in Europa, Gunnar created his own online courses about using LinkedIn as a personal branding and collaboration platform. His knowledge has been adapted by Hootsuite to improve their industry standard Social Selling course by adding the practical side. He helps small business owners to create digital products in workshops and courses.

Recently, Gunnar added to his corporate career in consulting, marketing, sales and leadership with a Board Director role in an historical hotel in Sydney. He has published 24 books, some of them were translated in multiple languages.