Need an expert speaker for your next event?
With warm storytelling, engaging ideas, and a generous spirit of hope, our founder Erin Loechner takes everyone in the room on a journey that challenges the status quo of tech norms. Through decades of firsthand experience as a tech insider, she powerfully equips communities with practical strategies to give our children what technology can’t.
Meet Erin
Founder of global tech-free movement and author of The Opt-Out Family, Erin Loechner is a former social media influencer who walked away from a million fans to live a low-tech lifestyle—and is now teaching others how to do the same. Her cutting-edge work has been praised in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, and the Huffington Post, as well as on the Today Show. When she’s not scrawling on her trusty steno pad, Erin, her husband, and their three kids spend their days chasing alpenglow, reading Kipling, and biking to town for more tortillas.
Past Events & Media Appearances
The Today Show
New York, NY
Walt Disney World
Orlando, FL
Maria Shriver’s Architects of Change
Los Angeles, CA
The Hive Conference
Berlin
Book Expo America
Chicago, IL
SXSW
Austin, TX
Faith & Life Lecture Series
Minneapolis, MN
Mom 2.0
New Orleans, LA
MOMCON
Louisville, KY
Wild + Free
Franklin, TN
ACE Camps
Portland, OR
Chicago Tech Week
Chicago, IL
Current Topics
For Schools
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Ready for a game-changer? Let's dive into a learning revolution inspired by none other than Mark Zuckerberg's Alma Mater. Spoiler alert - no fancy gadgets required!
Get ready to rethink everything you know about creativity, critical thinking, and innovation. Let's break the mold, challenge the norms, and pave a new path in education.
Format: Guest Speaker / Keynote
Proposed Time: 30 min + Q&A -
In need of a real-life digital wrangler to moderate or participate in your next panel? Invite Erin, author of The Opt-Out Family, to narrow the divide between educators and parents as we, together, tackle the tough terrain of raising kids in this tech-dominated era.
Format: Panel
Proposed Time: 40 minutes + Q&A
For Parents
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Want to know the secret to raising tough-as-nails kids who aren’t afraid of a challenge? Want to give your kids the gift of healthy risks and a growth mindset? Let the secrets of Silicon Valley’s top UX designers show you how to build a home that’s more delightful - and far more rewarding! - than today’s most addictive video games. Get ready to level up your parenting, brick by brick!
Format: Guest Speaker / Keynote
Proposed Time: 30 min + Q&A -
Tired of vying for your child’s attention? Do you want to know your kids better than their algorithm does? In this engaging and practical keynote, former social media influencer (now global tech-free advocate) Erin Loechner shares insider secrets on how your child’s favorite Internet celebrities gain trust, authority, and influence - and the 6-step formula you, as a parent, can steal to engage your kids even better than Mr. Beast - no device necessary.
Format: Guest Speaker / Keynote
Proposed Time: 30 min + Q&A
For Communities
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The truth is, our society's fixation on devices is diminishing our lives. We see it. We feel it. We know it. But let's stop blaming ourselves, and certainly not our kids. This is the world we've given to them. It's all they've ever known.
So, what's the alternative? In this engaging, interactive workshop, let founder Erin Loechner guide your community through a series of specific, practical, and actionable steps to rally your village and opt out… together.
Let’s finally - ultimately - give our kids what technology can’t: a better world.
Format: Workshop
Proposed Time: 60 min -
Get ready to be inspired by a real-life family just like yours who bravely transformed their home and community into a tech-free haven.
Want to rebel against the norm, wave goodbye to the digital overload and welcome a liberating, low-tech lifestyle? Let Erin guide the way.
Format: Interview with Erin
Proposed Time: 40 min + Q&A
Inquiries
We'd be over the moon to brainstorm and craft a talk that's as unique as your audience, or tailor any of the above topics to perfectly suit the needs of your community.
Let's bring your vision to life! Share any/all details in this form and we’ll be in touch with pricing and availability.
With lo-fi love and high-five gratitude,
Erin Loechner & your Opt Out fam
