PickTheBrain.com is a website dedicated to self improvement with a focus on personal productivity, Since 2008, Erin Falconer has been the editor-in-chief and co-owner of PickTheBrain. Pick The Brain is not only a great passion project, but it is also one of the fastest growing and most trusted self-improvement websites and communities on the web. With over 400 bloggers from around the world contri
buting content, named to over 100 “best of the web” lists, and read in more than 35 countries daily, under Erin’s guidance, PTB has truly become a powerful global voice and brand in the self-improvement space. Erin Falconer has been heralded as one of the most influential female voices online. Most recently, Pick The Brain has just been named the Top Motivation Blog for 2106 by WealthyGorilla.com. She was designated one of the Top Digital Entrepreneurs in Los Angeles by LA Confidential as well as being honored by Cadillac & Refinery 29 as one of “Top 7 Women Changing the Digital Landscape for Good.” In 2013 Forbes Magazine named Falconer’s blog one of the “Top 100 Most Influential Sites for Women.” In 2014, The Wall Street Journal included Erin in their prestigious “Women of Note” network. Erin has a large, captive audience and is a well-respected voice in the self-improvement space, with access to well over 750,000 followers on social media alone. In August 2016, Erin inked a 6-figure publishing deal with Simon & Schuster for her first book, a study of female empowerment and productivity in the digital age. Erin is also the co-founder of LEAFtv, a video lifestyle brand for Millennial woman. After initially raising money in 2012 to start the business, in 2015, LEAFtv was sold to publicly traded Demand Media. As a result of their work with LEAFtv, both Erin and co-founder Geri Hirsch were honored as two of the “Top 10 Most Influential Women in Tech.”