Eric Thiegs – Coffee Chats, Career & Creative Life

Eric Thiegs is a speaker, business strategist, entrepreneur, songwriter, and stage director.

With 25+ years in gift cards, loyalty, and incentive marketing, Eric currently leads strategy at a global digital rewards platform and speaks regularly at industry conferences. He co-founded Stage of Life, a pioneering blogging and rewards platform that reached over 1 million annual visitors and featured 20,000+ posts. The platform was recognized by TIME, MarketWatch, and Fox Business, and helped launch one of the earliest coupon APIs. Across his career, Eric has helped deliver rewards to more than 100 million consumers worldwide.

Creatively, Eric has directed or performed in 30+ theater productions and played 150+ live shows as frontman of the alt-rock band Bug Candy. His original music has aired on major radio stations and is available on Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube Music.

In his weekly Coffee Chat videos, Eric shares insights on work and life.