Dave Kerpen is an American author and entrepreneur. Kerpen first received media attention in the Boston sports market in the late 1990s for his sales strategies at professional sporting events. He went on to appear as a contestant on the 2003 Fox reality television series Paradise Hotel and later gained notice for his "sponsored wedding" in 2006. He is the author of the 2011 New York Times bestseller Likeable Social Media, as well as Likeable Business (2012), Likeable Leadership (2013), and The Art of People: 11 Simple People Skills To Get Everything You Want (2016).