Erik Schlimmer

Erik Schlimmer is an inspirational speaker and award-winning educator who finds motivating, educating, and entertaining audiences his passion in life.

Erik possesses a bachelors degree in Speech Communication with a concentration in Public Speaking and is a certified Toastmasters International Competent Communicator. He has participated in Toastmasters International competitive speaking events, placing first at the club, area, and division levels. He is founder of Journeyman Presentations, a homegrown business that provides inspirational programs to educational institutions.

Educational leadership is Erik's forte, possessing an associates degree in Wilderness Leadership. He is a certified Wilderness Education Association Outdoor Leader and Leave No Trace Master Educator and has taught leadership courses for several institutions including Denali Education Center, Green Mountain College, and Upstate Medical University, among others. Erik is three-time recipient of Oneonta State University's prestigious Teaching Merit Award and received their highest honor conferred to non-fulltime faculty: Outstanding Instructor of the Year Award.

Citing this experience, Erik was selected to be a Made Coach on the MTV reality series Made. During this Emmy Award-winning program, he put all his skills to the test to transform two female college students into survivalists.

He is author of McGraw Hill's Thru Hiker's Guide to America and has written for regional and national publications including Canoe and Kayak, Journal of the Wilderness Education Association, and Mountain Biking Magazine. Erik lives in Oneonta, New York.