One of the technology world’s foremost brand evangelists, Guy Kawasaki popularized the role in the 1980s at Apple’s MacIntosh Division, returning as chief evangelist of Apple in the mid-1990s. He is currently chief evangelist of Canva, an AI-powered online graphic design platform with more than 170 million users in 190 countries and $1.7 B in revenue. Used by more than 90% of the Fortune 500, Canva was named one of Fast Company’s World’s Most Innovative Companies of 2023 and to TIME’s TIME100 Most Influential Companies List for 2023. During his four-decade career, Guy has also worked with Google, Mercedes-Benz, and Wikipedia and is the bestselling author of 16 books on start-ups, entrepreneurship, social media, brand evangelism, innovation and most recently, changing the world by living a remarkable life. He is the creator/host of Guy Kawasaki’s Remarkable People podcast and co-author of the companion book, Think Remarkable: 9 Paths to Transform Your Life and Make a Difference (2024), which has been called a “beautifully written, clear roadmap for building, optimizing, and sustaining personal and professional growth.”
A global thought leader and influencer at the intersection of technology, marketing, social media, innovation, and empowering human potential to change the world, Guy Kawasaki has made his mark at some of the world’s top tech companies, been a founder at four successful tech startups, and a venture capitalist or advisor to many more. He has also influenced and inspired millions as the bestselling author of 16 books and the Top 30 ranked “How to Change the World” blog. His popular Guy Kawasaki’s Remarkable People podcast was ranked #106 in the U.S. and was in the top 50 in India, Singapore, and South Korea on Apple Podcasts in 2023. He is also a LinkedIn “Top Voice,” approaching three million followers.
Guy Kawasaki’s current mission is perhaps his greatest ever: to make people remarkable. As host/creator and master interviewer of Guy Kawasaki’s Remarkable People podcast, he has held one-of-a-kind conversations with a wide-ranging array of extraordinary people, including Jane Goodall, Margaret Atwood, Steve Wozniak, Marc Benioff, Seth Godin, Martha Stewart, Arianna Huffington, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Tiffani Bova, and others. In the companion book, Think Remarkable: 9 Paths to Transform Your Life and Make a Difference, Guy synthesizes insights from more than 200 remarkable people with knowledge gained in his equally remarkable 40-year career. The result: a practical, tactical, and sometimes radical guide for adopting a growth mindset, developing grit and resilience, and preparing for change in one’s personal or professional life.
Guy’s books have appeared on both the New York Times and Wall Street Journal Best Seller list and are textbooks for the finest academic institutions in the world. Titles include The Art of the Start, The Art of the Start 2.0, Enchantment, The Art of Social Media, Rules for Revolutionaries, Selling the Dream, Wise Guy, How to Drive Your Competition Crazy, and The Macintosh Way.
Guy’s other notable roles include being a brand ambassador for Mercedes-Benz (“It is a tough job, but somebody has to do it.”) and on the board of trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation (Wikipedia and other properties).
He currently serves as an executive fellow at the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business, and as a part-time adjunct professor at UNSW (University of New South Wales), Australia’s global university.
Kawasaki has a BA from Stanford University, an MBA from UCLA, and an honorary doctorate from Babson College.
