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Eric Holdener

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Founder at Wonder Machina
📍 Los Angeles, California, United States

Eric Holdener is a creative leadership and business transformation expert with over 20 years of experience at global companies like Nestlé and various startups. A graduate of the London Business Schools Executive Program, he founded Wonder Machin to help leaders reshape systems and foster creative thinking. People who have worked with him describe him as insightful, strategic, and a strong leader.

Outside of his professional work, Eric is deeply committed to social impact. He co-founded Farm2People, a non-profit dedicated to fighting food insecurity in Los Angeles by connecting local farms with underserved communities. His early experiences included participation in his colleges acting club, hinting at a long-standing interest in creative expression.

Having spent 13 years in Los Angeles, he has absorbed the citys storytelling culture, which now fundamentally shapes his approach to business transformation projects.

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Experience
24 Years
Current Role
Founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Creative Leadership
He specializes in creative leadership development, helping teams articulate their vision and implement processes to foster creativity and sustain alignment.
Business Transformation
His career focuses on leading high-impact business and technology transformation initiatives, recently through his consultancy, Wonder Machin.
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Career

Work history

1-2024
Founder
Wonder Machina
1-2023
Treasurer Board of Directors
Aliph
8-2023 - 5-2025
Co-Founder
MOONFLARE
4-2020 - 5-2025
Board President & Co-founder
Farm2People
7-2022 - 7-2023
Senior Partner, Head of consumer
NAX Group
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Education
2014 - 2014
Executive Leadership Program
London Business School
10-1993 - 6-1997
Bachelor's degree
University of Lausanne - UNIL
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Gymnase de Nyon
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