Patti Dobrowolski, author of multiple books – most recently, The Non-Obvious Guide to Drawing Your Future – Solve Problems, Brainstorm Ideas, Sell Anything, is the founder of Up Your Creative Genius. This consulting firm uses visuals and creative processes to help companies and individuals around the world accelerate growth and change. A critically acclaimed comic performer, four-time TEDx, and internationally recognized speaker, writer, and business consultant, she has brought innovative visual and game-storming practices to Fortune 100 companies, government, nonprofits, education, and entrepreneurs across the globe. Patti holds a Masters in Psychology with an emphasis in Drama Therapy from the California Institute of Integral Studies.
Her signature TEDx talk, Draw Your Future, has received close to 6 million views across all channels. She has since received thousands of comments and messages from people sharing their stories of how her talk helped them change their business and lives.
In 2004, the Association for Women honored Patti with the “Woman of Achievement” award, and in 2019, she was invited to speak at the UN in New York City for the Ideagen Globals 2030 – Empowering Women & Girls Summit. She is on the Advisory Board for Women in Cloud, an organization committed to expanding economic pathways for women through technology.
Her large format strategic illustrations grace the walls of Microsoft Inc,  Starbucks, Amazon, Pepsico,  Turner Broadcasting, Mastercard, Genentech, Brooks Running, Providence Health Services, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, USDA and The Seattle Space Needle.
