Marketing & Branding

We live in an age in which consumers have an endless array of choices, so businesses must work harder and smarter than ever to communicate their value. Our HWA roster of marketing keynote speakers brings expertise from across industries – from globally sought-after CMOs, to tech visionaries, to branding thought leaders, and beyond – and they share game-changing insights that will help your organization stand out in a crowded marketplace.

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Luvvie Ajayi Jones

  • 4x NYT Bestselling Author, Leadership Speaker, Founder of The Book Academy & Book Coach
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Rich Kleiman

  • CEO & Co-Founder of Boardroom, Founder of 35V (100 Early-Stage Investments), and Longtime Manager of Kevin Durant
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Anita Elberse

  • Award-Winning Professor and Expert on the Entertainment Industry for Harvard Business School, and Bestselling Author
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Blake Newby

  • Former Beauty & Style Editor for Essence Magazine, Writer, and VC Investor Scout
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Phillip Picardi

  • Award-Winning Journalist and Editor of Teen Vogue, them, and Allure; Podcaster, and Advocate for Corporate Ethics and Social Change
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Mauro Porcini

  • PepsiCo's First Ever Chief Design Officer, Host of 'In Your Shoes with Mauro Porcini' Podcast, & Author of 'The Human Side of Innovation'
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Audrey and Nicole Nourse

  • Two-Time NCAA National Volleyball Champions and Co-Founders of UNCUT Media Non-Profit
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Bozoma Saint John

  • Forbes' "#1 Most Influential CMO"; Author of Motivational Memoir: 'The Urgent Life'
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Megan Rapinoe

  • Co-Captain and Star of the United States Women's National Soccer Team, 2x World Cup Champion 
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Katy Bohinc

  • Award-Winning Data Scientist, Multidisciplinary Artist, & AI Founder
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Thai Randolph

  • Co-Founder of Sugaberry, Former CEO of HARTBEAT, Award-Winning Marketer, and Business Leader
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Charles Duhigg

  • Pulitzer Prize Winning NYT Columnist; NYT Bestselling Author: 'The Power of Habit', 'Smarter Faster Better', & 'Supercommunicators'; Podcast Host: 'How To!'
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Lori Greiner

  • Prolific Inventor & Entrepreneur, Star Shark on ABC's 'Shark Tank'
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Steven Bartlett

  • Investor, Innovator, Disrupter; Bestselling Author of "The Diary of a CEO"; Dragon on BBC's 'Dragon's Den'; Host of Europe's Leading Podcast, 'The Diary of a CEO'
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Peter Arnell

  • Brand, Marketing, and Design Expert, Founder of PETERARNELL and Intellectual Capital Investments
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Chad Easterling

  • Co-Founder and CEO of Obsidianworks, A Culture-Powered Marketing Agency
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Sheena Iyengar

  • Columbia Business School Professor, Director, Global Leadership Matrix, Author, 'Think Bigger' & 'The Art of Choosing'
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Greg Creed

  • Former CEO of Yum! Brands, Former CEO, COO & CMO of Taco Bell, and Author

Martha Pease

  • Pioneering Brand, Marketing, & Advertising Executive, Former CMO at Victoria's Secret, Lifetime TV, and Neutrogena, Transformation Expert and Change Agent, Named a 'CMO to Watch' by Business Insider

David C. Edelman

  • Senior Lecturer in Marketing at HBS, Advisor on AI, Digitization, Go-To-Market Strategy, Marketing Organization, and Agile Operations

Seth Matlins

  • Managing Director, Forbes CMO Network; Expert on Purpose/Values-Driven Marketing and Award-Winning Brand Marketer

Gary Swart

  • Former CEO of Odesk, world's largest online martketplace ; Venture Capitalist

Lionel Barber

  • Editor, Financial Times (2005-2020)

Mitch Lowe

  • Co-Founding Executive of Netflix; CEO of Movie Pass; Former President of Redbox

Mark Jeffries

  • Communication Consultant, Presentation Coach, Emcee and Moderator

Melissa Agnes

  • Crisis Management Strategist

Dave Zilko

  • CEO, FUEL Leadership

Sally Hogshead

  • Business, Professional, and Personal Branding Expert

Marissa Orr

  • Leadership and Diversity Speaker with a Revolutionary and Researched Perspective on Women in the Workplace

Deirdre Van Nest

  • International Speaker and Trainer, Certified World Class Speaking™ Coach, and Certified Fearless Living Coach

Shane Feldman

  • Founder & CEO of Count Me In; Leadership Keynote Speaker

Peter Sheahan

  • Bestselling Author and World Renowned Speaker on Exploiting Business Trends and New Market Opportunities

Kindra Hall

  • Strategic Marketing Storytelling Expert

Charlotte Jones

  • Owner, Executive Vice President and Chief Brand Officer, Dallas Cowboys

Jeff Rohrs

  • Technology Futurist, Social Media Expert, Marketing, Relationship & Branding Thought Leader

Jerry Michalski

  • Futurist & Thought Leader on Transformative Business Models

Christine Clifford

  • Industry Leading Salesperson

Kenneth Cole

  • Chairman and Chief Creative Officer, Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc

Michael Uslan

  • Originator & Executive Producer of all Batman Movies

Michael Bergdahl

  • Author of 'What I Learned from Sam Walton: How to Compete and Thrive in a Wal-Mart World'

Jay Williams

  • CEO & Co-Founder of Improbable Media, ESPN Personality, New York Times Bestselling Author, College Basketball Champion & Hall of Famer

Carlos Hidalgo

  • CEO & Co-Founder of Digital Exhaust; Growth Expert in Marketing, Sales, and Customer Success

Steve Jones

  • Best-Selling Author and Worldwide Speaker

Tony Alessandra

  • Behavioral and Communication Expert

Frank Luntz

  • Pollster and Communications Expert

Kaihan Krippendorff

  • Top Business Strategist; Founder, Outthinker, Growth Consulting Firm

Thomas Frey

  • Google’s Top Rated Futurist Speaker

Kelly McDonald

  • Customer Trends, Marketing, and Sales Expert

Jack Tretton

  • Corporate Consultant

Jeff DeGraff

  • "The Dean of Innovation"; Business Professor and Author

Jay Abraham

  • Renowned Marketing Expert

Faith Popcorn

  • World Famous Trend Forecaster

Ricky Strauss

  • Former Head of Global Marketing for Apple TV+, First President of Content & Marketing for Disney + and President of Participant Media (2004-2011)

Jon Picoult

  • Customer & Employee Experience Expert

Seth Mattison

  • Workforce Strategist and Management Trendspotter, Author of 'The War at Work' Editors Pick for Favorite Speakers by MeetingsNet

Daymond John

  • Visionary Entrepreneur

Abigail Posner

  • Director, Creative Works at Google, Expert on Activating Expansive Thinking in People & Organizations

Ryan Estis

  • One of the “Best Keynote Speakers Ever Heard” (Meetings & Conventions Magazine)

Maha Abouelenein

  • CEO & Founder of Digital & Savvy, Author, Entrepreneur and Host of the Savvy Talk Podcast

Tru Pettigrew

  • Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer of the Minnesota Timberwolves

Lisa Caputo

  • Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, Travelers

Blake Masters

  • New York Times Bestselling Author of Zero to One; President, Thiel Foundation

Ben Casnocha

  • Award-Winning Technology Entrepreneur and Executive

Doug Lipp

  • Former Head Trainer, Walt Disney University

Andrew M. Davis

  • Best-Selling Author of Brandscaping and Town INC

Dov Seidman

  • Expert on Leadership, Principled Performance, & Business Ethics; Author, and Founder of LRN

Matthew Luhn

  • Former Pixar Story Artist

Mallory Brown

  • Social Entrepreneur, Adventure Traveler, Humanitarian

John Izzo

  • Leading Business Strategy Expert

Robin Lewis

  • Co-Author, The New Rules of Retail

Seth Godin

  • Iconic Marketing Expert

Kendra Bracken-Ferguson

  • Founder, CEO, and General Partner/VC at BrainTrust and Author of 'The Beauty of Success'

Eric Kuhn

  • Tony-Winning Producer, Social Media Virtuoso, Media Innovator, and Entrepreneur

Aliza Licht

  • Award-Winning Career Mentor; Author of 'On Brand' on Personal Marketing

Barbara Corcoran

  • Founder, The Corcoran Group

Erik Qualman

  • Top Technology and Motivational Speaker, #1 Bestselling Author & Futurist

Ty Bennett

  • CEO, Entrepreneur & Best-Selling Author

Molly Fletcher

  • CEO, Keynote Speaker, Author

Peter Guber

  • Chairman and CEO, Mandalay Entertainment Group

Dan Abrams

  • Chief Legal Affairs Anchor, ABC News

Ken Hughes

  • World Leading Shopper & Consumer Behaviouralist & Customer Experience Strategist

Alexis Abramson

  • Emmy and Gracie Award-Winning Journalist and Generational Innovation Expert

Maddy Dychtwald

  • Author, INFLUENCE: How Women’s Soaring Economic Power Will Transform Our World for the Better and Cycles: How We Will Live, Work and Buy

Dana Cowin

  • Award-Winning Food and Lifestyle Tastemaker, Former Editor-in-Chief of Food & Wine Magazine, and Host of 'Speaking Broadly' Podcast

Scott Galloway

  • NYU Business School Professor, Serial Entrepreneur, & NYT Bestselling Author

Johnny Cupcakes

  • CEO, Johnny Cupcakes | Award Winning Entrepreneur & Brand Hysteria Expert

Josh Linkner

  • Serial Entrepreneur, New York Times Bestselling Author, and Venture Capital Investor

Mike Walsh

  • Futurist & Bestselling Author