Marketing & Branding (C - Business)

<p>The former Director of Communications for Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Ken Schmidt has advised executive leaders of many of the world’s best-known brands, delivered more than one thousand keynote presentations, written two best-selling books and created a popular business podcast.</p><p>It’s an impersonal world, where so many products and services are seen as easily-replaced, indistinct commodities. Whether you stand out or get lost in the crowd is a choice.

<p>One of the world’s foremost brand innovators, Stefan Olander helped make Nike the sports and fashion icon it is today—and then launched one of <em>Fast Company’</em>s Most Innovative Companies, gravity sportswear company OMORPHO.</p><p>A former Vice President of Advertising and Vice President of Global Digital Innovation, Stefan’s remarkable 21-year career at Nike included multiple cutting-edge global initiatives, including the revolutionary Nike+ experience developed in partnership with Apple, which took the concept of wearable technology mainstream. </p

<p>Sharing his simple, proven 5-step strategy that gets U.S. presidents elected and generates record sales for Fortune 200 companies, Phillip Stutts—branded a “marketing genius” by FOX Business—helps audiences unleash the power of big data and AI for exponential growth.</p><p>There is no doubt, we are in the most tumultuous period in the history of our economy, and all businesses are being impacted. AI and big data have transformed the marketplace, and our sales and marketing teams must catch up.

<p>Best-selling author and design innovation specialist Lisa Kay Solomon shows you how to inject more creativity, flexibility, and resiliency into your organization and turn uncertainty and change into opportunities to reinvigorate your business category, build competitive advantages, and transform your company culture. </p><p>As a consultant to several global corporations and founding chair of transformational practices and leadership at Singularity University, Lisa is on the leading edge of organizational leadership strategies and best practices.

<p>Rohit Bhargava is an innovation and marketing expert, skilled facilitator, and keynote speaker.

<p>Practical. Actionable. Inspirational. Real. Hilarious. These five words show up most often in feedback Ann gets after a keynote speech. </p>

<p>Ann Handley is a Wall Street Journal bestselling author ranked one of the world’s best marketing keynote speakers. She inspires and motivates 25,000 event attendees around the world every year to shed marketing mediocrity and ignite real business results through the power of content, social media, storytelling, and other digital tools. </p>

<p>Guy Kawasaki is the chief evangelist of Canva, an online graphic design tool. He is a brand ambassador for Mercedes-Benz and an executive fellow of the Haas School of Business (UC Berkeley).</p>

<p>One of the most influential marketing experts on the planet shares insights on cultivating world-class creativity and uniting humanity through inclusive, purpose-driven brand strategy.</p><p>Currently the CMO of fintech platform Rocket Companies, Jonathan Mildenhall is a globally respected professional in the marketing and advertising world. He is Co-founder and Chair of TwentyFirstCenturyBrand, one of the world&#39;s leading branding and marketing consultancies.

<p>Jay Baer is a Hall of Fame Speaker, <i>New York Times</i> best-selling author of six books, internet pioneer, entrepreneur, and the most inspirational expert on marketing, word of mouth, and customer service.</p><p>Jay spent 20 years in digital marketing, consulting for more than 700 companies during that period, including 30 of the FORTUNE 500.

<p>Amy Jo Martin guides people down the black diamond slopes of business and life. She helps them navigate difficult paths, turning ideas into actions. It’s the career love of her life.  </p><p>Amy Jo is the author of <em>New York Times</em> bestseller<em> Renegades Write the Rules</em>, host of the top-ranked “Why Not Now?” podcast and an angel investor. She’s the founder and CEO of Renegade Global, a human innovation company that unlocks positive disruption for both individuals and corporations.