Shama Hyder is a visionary strategist for the digital age, a web and TV personality, a bestselling author, and the award-winning CEO of Zen Media – a global marketing and digital PR firm. She has been named the “Zen Master of Marketing” by Entrepreneur Magazine and the “Millennial Master of the Universe” by FastCompany.com. Shama has also been honored at both the White House and The United Nations as one of the top 100 young entrepreneurs in the country.
Shama is the bestselling author of The Zen of Social Media Marketing, now in its 4th edition and Momentum: How to Propel Your Marketing and Transform Your Brand in the Digital Age. An acclaimed keynote speaker, Shama has delivered keynotes in over 20 countries and spoken for recognized brands including Movado, Chase, Tupperware and Inc 5000.
As a result of her success, Shama has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the prestigious Technology Titan Emerging Company CEO award. She was named one of the “Top 25 Entrepreneurs under 25” by Business Week in 2009, one of the “Top 30 Under 30” Entrepreneurs in America in 2014 by Inc. Magazine, and to the Forbes “30 Under 30” list of movers and shakers for 2015. LinkedIn has named Hyder one of their “Top Voices” in Marketing & Social Media for three years in a row. Her online videos were awarded the “Hermes Gold award for Educational Programming in Electronic Media” and most recently she was given the “Global Empowerment award for Marketing and Technology” by Anokhi Media.
As the CEO of Zen Media, she and her team help both B2B and B2C brands to make meaningful connections with the modern-day customer via influencer marketing, experiential and digital storytelling — and then turning those into bottom line results. Notable clients include Chase Business, The US Navy, DFW Airport, MaryKay, and Tupperware.
The modern buyer has drastically changed. Add to this the avalanche of technology, customer expectations, and dark social, and you have a brand-new business ecosystem. How do you become a market leader when you don’t control the outcome or the process? This is your chance to understand how the future of business is evolving, and how it will impact how you communicate, sell, engage, and grow. Armed with this new understanding, your organization will be well-poised to embrace this brave new world.
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“Shama is a true pro. She gave the keynote at our agency kick-off event this year exceeding our (already high) expectations with a fully tailored address coupled with her team player attitude. She’s a joy to work with and we highly recommend her.”
“Shama was the highlight of our event as the closing keynote speaker! She understood our audience and delivered great value. Not only that, she’s smart, clearly spoken, professional, funny, and easy to work with. Highly recommend!”
“Shama’s enthusiasm, cheery personality, and desire to truly help others made her one of the hits of the Aloha Summit. If we can, we’d be delighted to have her back again as a speaker.”
“Shama was very professional and did a great job of connecting with the audience. She knew her topic well and was very well-received.”
“Ms. Hyder was our highest rated speaker -and we have had some very impressive speakers.”
“We were honored to have Shama grace our stage at the Inc GrowCo Conference. Her session was one of the highest rated of the conference. In fact, one of our attendees called it “by far the most informative session of the conference!” Thanks again for delivering great value to our audience.”
