Guest Speaking
When is a product more than just an idea? And how do you balance priorities while making that idea a reality? Eric offers insights into these questions in his talks. He encourages new product developers at every level, whether the big ideas are happening in the board room, lab room, or living room. His most popular guest talks are on “3 Keys to Successful New Products®,” “Managing New Product Development Project Tradeoffs,” and “Creating a Product the Market Wants – Customer Discovery & Product Market Fit.”
Eric welcomes opportunities to speak to your organization. Please contact him regarding availability at [email protected].
Groups he has spoken for include:
- Society of Plastics Engineers
- Society of Manufacturing Engineers
- Industrial Designers Society of America
- Project Management Institute
- Society of Physician Entrepreneurs (SoPE)
- Product Development and Management Association (PDMA)
- ProVisors Business Network
- Pepperdine University
- Otis College of Art and Design
- Sherman Oaks Chamber of Commerce
- Rotary Club International
- University of Southern California’s Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies
- California State University Northridge, David Nazarian College of Business and Economics, Entrepreneurship Program
Past Speaking Events
4/24/2025, "Reshoring, A PPE Case Study & Guidelines" Hosted by the Association of Supply Chain Management (ASCM) San Fernando Valley Chapter.
3/3/2025, "Reshoring, A PPE Case Study & Guidelines" Hosted by the Association of Supply Chain Management (ASCM) SoCal Inland Empire Chapter.
2/26/2025, "Rock Your Innovation Management and New Product Development" hosted by The Industrial Growth Institute Podcast.
1/23/2025, "From Tinkerer to Expert Witness: A Journey Through Product Innovation and Litigation" expert witness podcast interview.
10/16/2024, "3 Keys to Successful New Products (R)" Hosted by California Lutheran University's Agile Product Development class & Professor Gerardo Broussi.
7/8/2024, "Expert Witness Podcast" interview. Hosted by David Smith of Alpine Engineering & Design, Inc.
6/6/2024, "Unveiling Product Liability, Where Design Meets Insurance." Co-talk with insurance professional Phil Torchon and moderated by Dan Herling product liability attorney. Hosted by ProVisors Bay Area Middle Market Affinity Group.
4/15/2024, "Unveiling Product Liability, Where Design Meets Insurance." Co-talk with insurance professional, Phil Torchon. Hosted by ProVisors San Diego Distributors & Manufacturers Affinity Group.
4/4/2024, “Proper Product Design & Product Liability.” Hosted by ProVisors Orange County Lawyer’s Affinity Group.
2/14/2024, "Unveiling Product Liability, Where Design Meets Insurance." Co-talk with insurance professional, Phil Torchon. Hosted by ProVisors Los Angeles Valley Distributors & Manufacturers Affinity Group.
1/11/2024, “Creating a Product the Market Wants – Customer Discovery & Product Market Fit” Hosted by, Bay Area Startup & Entrepreneurship Interest Group.
10/13/2203, Online – "From Idea To Reality: How To Find Your First Customers." Hosted by California State University Northridge (CSUN) Entrepreneurship Speaker Series.
9/20/2023, Online – "Reshoring, A PPE Case Study & Guidelines." Hosted by ProVisors Los Angeles Distributors & Manufacturers Affinity Group.
6/13/2023, Online – “Creating a Product the Market Wants – Customer Discovery & Product Market Fit” Hosted by, SAM Preccelerator.
6/8/2023, Online – “Proper Product Design & Product Liability.” Hosted by ProVisors Silicon Valley Lawyer’s Affinity Group.
4/5/2023, Online – "Boost Innovation, Boost Business." Hosted jointly by ProVisors BA Middle Market & BADAM Affinity Groups.
3/31/2023, Online – “Innovation Mashup.” Hosted by University of Portland's Business Innovation class & Professor Kay Molkentin, PhD.
1/9/2023, Online – "Asset Based Innovation – Leveraging your client’s existing assets for their growth." Hosted by ProVisors Innovation Affinity Group.
1/4/2023, Online – "Reshoring, A PPE Case Study & Guidelines." Hosted by ProVisors Ontario Distributors & Manufacturers Affinity Group.
12/15/2022, Online – “Proper Product Design & Product Liability.” Hosted by ProVisors East Valley Lawyer’s Affinity Group.
11/17/2022, Online – “Asset Based Innovation – Leveraging your client’s existing assets for their growth.” Hosted by ProVisors Los Angeles Family Business Affinity Group.
9/29/2022, Online – “Asset Based Innovation – Leveraging your company’s existing assets for new business growth.” Hosted by PayrollCentric Los Angeles.
10/24/2022, Online – “Reshoring from China to Los Angeles – A PPE Case Success Story.” Hosted by ProVisors San Diego Distributors and Manufacturers Affinity Group.
7/14/2022, Online – “Bugs, Books, & Business, My Entrepreneurial Journey” Hosted by Project ECHO (Entrepreneurial Concepts Hands-On).
7/11/2022, Online – Guest Panelist, “Product Design Expert Witness Services.” Hosted by New York Life / Brian Le’s Attorney Advisory Group.
3/14/2022, Online – “3 Keys to Successful New Products.” Hosted by ProVisors Innovation Affinity Group.
2/28/2022, Los Angeles, CA – “3 Keys to Successful New Products (R).” Hosted by University of Southern California’s Venture Initiation class & Paul Orlando, USC’s Incubator Director.
1/13/2022, Los Angeles, CA – California State University Northridge (CSUN) invites Eric P. Rose to guest lecture on Entrepreneurship and Product Innovation. Hosted by CSUN’s Artpreneurship Winter Bootcamp and Professor of Art & Design Dave Moon.
10/7/2021, Online, “3 Keys to Successful New Products.” Hosted by, Bay Area Startup and Entrepreneurship Group.
7/29/2021, Online, “3 Keys to Successful New Products.” Hosted by, Los Angeles Valley College Manufacturing Academy.
1/29/2021, Online, “3 Keys to Successful New Products.” Hosted by, Innovation Protocol, Inc.
1/13/2021, Online, “3 Keys to Successful New Products.” Hosted by, Global Research Institute of International Trade.
10/26/2020, Online – “3 Keys to Successful New Products.” Hosted by, SoCal Octane’s Breakfast with Experts.
10/16/2020, Online – “3 Keys to Successful New Products.” Hosted by, Echo-Factory Friday Coffee Meetup. Recording available here.
10/15/2020, Online – “3 Keys to Successful New Products.” Hosted by, Los Angeles Valley College Manufacturing Academy (LAVCM).
10/8/2020, Online – “Taking Your Product Idea and Bringing it to Market Reality.” Hosted by, Business Growth Café Podcast. Recording available here.
9/22/2020, Online – “Inside IntelPlay, Creating Intel’s Smart Toy Brand.” Hosted by ProVisors Bay Area Branding, Licensing, IP, & Strategic Services Affinity Group.
9/9/2020, Los Angeles, CA, – “Creating a Product the Market Wants – Customer Discovery & Product Market Fit.” Hosted by, MADIA Tech Launch Meetup. Recording available here.
8/4/2020, Los Angeles, CA, – “3 Keys to Successful New Products.” Podcast hosted by, Small Biz Cast podcast. Recording available here.
7/29/2020, Los Angeles, CA, – “Manufacturing 101.” Hosted by, 818 Startups & Inventors’ Mastermind SoCal Meetups.
7/28/2020, Los Angeles, CA, – “3 Keys to Successful New Products.” Hosted by, Executive Forums Inland Empire.
6/9/2020, Los Angeles, CA, – “Creating a Product the Market Wants – Customer Discovery & Product Market Fit” Hosted by, SAM Preccelerator. Recording available here.
11/8/2019, Santa Monica, CA, – “Startup: From Research to Revenue – Organizing Chaos” Hosted by Provisors Silicon Beach 2 chapter.
11/4/2019, Los Angeles, CA, – “3 Keys to Successful New Products” podcast interview Hosted by Adam Diament’s Patenting for Inventors podcast series.
7/3/2019, Northridge, CA, – “After Product Market Fit: Market Need to Product Design” Hosted by California State University (CSUN) summer startup incubator.
5/8/2019, Los Angeles, CA, – “Creating a Product the Market Wants – Customer Discovery & Product Market Fit” Hosted by, SAM Preccelerator
4/22/2019, Northridge, CA, – “Stage Presence for Entrepreneurs” Hosted by, CSUN’s Entrepreneurship BUS410 class and Professor Lois M. Shelton, Ph.D.
3/3/2019, Sherman Oaks, CA, – Panel event, “Protecting Your Invention” Hosted by, Inventors’ Mastermind SoCal and PDMA-LA.
2/6/2019, Los Angeles, CA, – “3 Keys to Successful New Products.” Hosted by, Cislo & Thomas, LLP
4/22/2018, Sherman Oaks, CA, – “Prospecting & Pitching Your Invention” Hosted by, Inventors’ Mastermind SoCal and PDMA-LA.
3/2/2018, Los Angeles, CA, – Guest Panelist, “Product Innovation Fundamentals” Hosted by, the Silicon Beach Group of ProVisors.
2/7/2018, Los Angeles, CA, – “Managing NPD Project Tradeoffs.” Hosted by, University of Southern California’s Pai-Ling Yin, PhD, Professor, Marshall School of Business.
2/6/2018, Northridge, CA, – “Customer Discovery and Product Market Fit.” Hosted by, CSUN’s Entrepreneurship Program’s Bullring.
1/28/2018, Sherman Oaks, CA, – “Protecting Your Invention – Panel Event” Hosted by, Inventors’ Mastermind SoCal and PDMA-LA.
9/19/2017, Los Angeles, CA, – “Customer Discovery & Product Market Fit” Hosted by, Make in LA Accelerator
6/25/2017, Sherman Oaks, CA, – “Manufacturing Principles.” Hosted by, Inventors’ Mastermind SoCal and PDMA-LA.
3/22/2017, Los Angeles, CA, – “3 Keys to Successful New Products.” Hosted by, Pepperdine University’s Graziadio School of Business and Management.
1/15/2017, Sherman Oaks, CA, – “Market Research on a Budget.” Hosted by, Inventors’ Mastermind SoCal and PDMA-LA.
11/15/2016, Los Angeles, CA, – “NPD Project Management.” Hosted by, Make in LA Accelerator.
11/14/2016, Los Angeles, CA, – “3 Keys to Successful New Products” & “Managing NPD Project Tradeoffs.” Hosted by, Pepperdine University’s Managing Entrepreneurial Ventures class.
5/15/2016, Sherman Oaks, CA, – “Prototyping Your Invention.” Hosted by, Inventors’ Mastermind SoCal and PDMA-LA.
5/13/2016, Pasadena, CA, – “Project Managing Your Crowdfunding Campaign.” Hosted by, Inventors Forum of Orange County.
4/21/2016, Pasadena, CA, – “Project Managing Your Crowdfunding Campaign.” Hosted by, Project Management Institute – Los Angeles Chapter.
4/6/2016, Los Angeles, CA, – “3 Keys to Successful New Products” & “Managing NPD Project Tradeoffs.” Hosted by, Make in LA Accelerator.
3/20/2016, Sherman Oaks, CA, – “Project Managing Your Crowdfunding Campaign.” Hosted by, Inventors’ Mastermind SoCal and PDMA-LA.
3/10/2016, Cleveland, OH, – “Fundraising For Your Startup.” Hosted by, Shaker LaunchHouse Seed Capital Fund & Business Accelerator.
2/18/2016, Pasadena, CA, – “Managing NPD Project Tradeoffs.” Hosted by, Project Management Institute – Los Angeles Chapter.
2/10/2016, Los Angeles, CA, “Managing NPD Project Tradeoffs.” Hosted by, University of Southern California’s Kathleen Allen, PhD, Professor, Marshall School of Business.
11/5/2015, Los Angeles, CA, – “3 Keys to Successful New Products.” Hosted by, Professor Patrick Henry, University of Southern California’s Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies.
10/29/2015, Cleveland, OH, – “Project Managing Your Crowdfunding Campaign.” Hosted by, Small Business Development Center.
10/27/2015, Charlotte, NC, – “DFMA, Getting the Design Right The First Time” and “Design to Target Cost.” Hosted by, Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)
10/18/2015, Sherman Oaks, CA, – “Pitching Your Invention.” Hosted by, Inventors’ Mastermind SoCal and PDMA-LA.
10/6/2015, Los Angeles, CA, – “Managing NPD Project Tradeoffs.” Hosted by, Marketing Executive Networking Group (MENG).
10/5/2015, Los Angeles, CA, – “NPD Project Management.” Hosted by, Make in LA Accelerator.
10/2/2015, Los Angeles, CA, – “Managing NPD Project Tradeoffs.” Hosted by, Make in LA Accelerator.
10/2/2015, Los Angeles, CA, – Guest Panelist, “What is Disruptive Innovation?” Hosted by, the Silicon Beach Group of ProVisors.
9/21/2015, Los Angeles, CA, – Guest Panelist, “What is Innovation?” Hosted by, the Los Angeles Innovation Affinity Group of ProVisors.
9/10/2015, Los Angeles, CA, – “3 Keys to Successful New Products.” Hosted by, Make in LA Accelerator.
8/16/2015, Sherman Oaks, CA, – “Licensing Your Invention.” Hosted by, Inventors’ Mastermind SoCal and PDMA-LA.
8/14/2015, Los Angeles, CA, – “The Internet of Things (IoT), Promise and Pain of Smart Home Lighting.” Hosted by, Silicon Beach ProVisors.
7/27/2015, Cleveland, OH, – “Licensing Your Invention.” Hosted by, Inventors Connection of Greater Cleveland.
6/9/2015, Alexandria, VA, – “Managing NPD Project Tradeoffs.” Strategic Medical Device New Product Development Conference.
5/31/2015, Sherman Oaks, CA, – “Packaging For Your Invention.” Panel Moderator. Hosted by, Inventors’ Mastermind SoCal and PDMA-LA.
5/25/2015, Los Angeles, CA, – “Managing NPD Project Tradeoffs.” Podcast hosted by, Product Innovation Educator Chad McAllister.
5/7/2015, Los Angeles, CA, – “Project Managing Your Crowdfunding Campaign.” Hosted by, Project Management Institute – Los Angeles Chapter.
4/23/2015, Santa Monica, CA, – “Managing NPD Project Tradeoffs.” Hosted by, Society of Physician Entrepreneurs (SoPE).
3/29/2015, Sherman Oaks, CA, – “Inventing Toys.” Panel Moderator. Hosted by, Inventors’ Mastermind SoCal and PDMA-LA.
2/18/2015, Los Angeles, CA, – “3 Keys to Successful New Products.” Hosted by, the Los Angeles Branding, Licensing, and IP (BLIP) Affinity Group of ProVisors.
2/18/2015, Los Angeles, CA, – Guest panelist and Pitch Judge at Pepperdine University’s Entrepreneurship Idea Generation class.
2/11/2015, Los Angeles, CA, “Managing NPD Project Tradeoffs.” Hosted by, University of Southern California’s Kathleen Allen, PhD, Professor, Marshall School of Business.
1/18/2015, Sherman Oaks, CA, “Inventing Smartphone Apps.” Panel Moderator. Hosted by, Inventors’ Mastermind SoCal and PDMA-LA.
1/9/2015, Los Angeles, CA, – “New Product Marketability.” Hosted by, Silicon Beach ProVisors.
12/9/2014, Los Angeles – Workshop, “Creating Meaningful Taglines for Your Business.” Hosted by, the non-profit organization, Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) Transform Los Angeles Conference at the University of Southern California.
11/20/2014, Van Nuys CA – “Entrepreneurship, Invention, and Product Development.” Hosted by, the non-profit organization, Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship at Jack London High School.
11/30/2014, Sherman Oaks, CA, Open Mastermind Forum. Hosted by, Inventors’ Mastermind SoCal and PDMA-LA.
11/15/2014, Los Angeles, CA, – “Managing NPD Project Tradeoffs.” Hosted by, Product Camp SoCal.
9/28/2014, Sherman Oaks, CA, “Finding a Manufacturer to License Your Invention.” Hosted by, Inventors’ Mastermind SoCal and PDMA-LA.
8/19/2014, Newport Beach, CA, “Managing NPD Project Tradeoffs.” Hosted by, PDMA SoCal.
8/7/2014, Los Angeles, CA, – “Managing NPD Project Tradeoffs.” Hosted by, Project Management Institute – Los Angeles Chapter.
8/3/2014, Sherman Oaks, CA – “Protecting Your Invention” Panel Moderator. Hosted by, Inventors’ Mastermind SoCal and PDMA-LA.
7/28/2014, Cleveland, OH, – “Crowdfunding Your Invention” Guest speaking by Eric P. Rose. Hosted by, Inventors Connection of Greater Cleveland.
7/8/2014, Lawndale, CA – “Entrepreneurship, Invention, and Product Development.” Hosted by, the non-profit organization Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship at Environmental Charter High School.
5/25/2014, West Los Angeles, CA, “NPD Project Pentagon(TM), a new paradigm in product development project management,” Pepperdine University Strategy & Entrepreneurship Class guest lecture.
3/23/2014, Sherman Oaks, CA – “Pitching Your Invention.” Hosted by, Inventors’ Mastermind SoCal and PDMA-LA.
2/5/2014, Los Angeles, CA, “Managing the 5 Key Trade-offs in New Product Development.” Hosted by, University of Southern California.
1/26/2014, Sherman Oaks, CA – “How to Prospect Licensees for Your Invention.” Hosted by, Inventors’ Mastermind SoCal and PDMA-LA.
11/18/2013, Los Angeles, CA, “3 Keys to Inventing Winning Products.” Hosted by, Otis College of Art and Design.
9/30/2013, Cleveland, OH, “Getting Pitch Ready – 3 Keys to Inventing Winning Products.” Hosted by, Inventors Connection of Greater Cleveland.
9/15/2013, Sherman Oaks, CA, “How to Get Your Invention on TV.” Hosted by, Inventors’ Mastermind SoCal.
7/14/2013, Sherman Oaks, CA, “Funding Your Invention.” Hosted by, Inventors’ Mastermind SoCal.
5/19/2013, Sherman Oaks, CA, “3 Keys to Winning Inventions.” Hosted by, Inventors’ Mastermind SoCal.
5/10/2013, Orange County, CA, “3 Keys to Winning Inventions.” Hosted by, Orange County Inventors Forum
4/23/2013, Sherman Oaks, CA, “Open Innovation: Leveraging Internal and External Assets to Grow your Business.” Hosted by, OfficeSlice
4/13/2013, Industrial Designers Society of America, Western Regional Conference, “Designer as Entrepreneur.” Panel Moderator.
2/5/2013, Studio City/Sherman Oaks Rotary Club, “Growing Small Business Through Asset Based Innovation.”
11/15/2012, Kids Inventing Workshop with Susan Casey, author of Kids Inventing! A Handbook for Young Inventors.
11/7/2012, Sherman Oaks Chamber of Commerce, “Asset Based Innovation.”
10/30/2012, Pepperdine University Entrepreneurship Society, “5 ‘Simple’ Steps to Inventing New Products.”
6/27/2012, University of Southern California’s Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, “Managing 5 Key Tradeoffs in the New Product Development Process.”
