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Keynote SpeakerOmar Johnson

Top Booked Keynote Speaker, Tech CEO, Leadership and Culture Expert. Marketing and Branding Authority, Builder of World Class Brands at Beats by Dre, Nike, Apple, Kraft, and Coca-Cola, Founder of ØPUS United, and Top 100 Black Thought Leader

With a world-wide reputation for creating deep consumer connections while driving explosive revenue growth, Omar Johnson was voted one of the most innovative CMOs in America by Business Insider and a “Brand Genius” by Adweek. Johnson is best-known for his ground-breaking work as Beats’ first CMO and employee #3, where... Read more

Biography

With a world-wide reputation for creating deep consumer connections while driving explosive revenue growth, Omar Johnson was voted one of the most innovative CMOs in America by Business Insider and a “Brand Genius” by Adweek.

Johnson is best-known for his ground-breaking work as Beats’ first CMO and employee #3, where he leveraged the power of B2H (Business to Human) marketing to drive sales from $20 million to $2 billion becoming the #1 headphones brand in the world before being acquired by Apple for $3 billion. A strong proponent of majority-female teams, Omar brings an empowering take on diversity, seeing it not as Black and white, but about one color: green. “The best brands start with the best people,” he says. “The larger the pool of ideas and experiences, the more money you’ll make.” A popular speaker with Fortune 500 companies, including AT&T, Salesforce, and ServiceNow, Omar shares a playbook for success that any organization can leverage.

"His delivery kept everyone entertained and motivated them to look at things differently. Our internal feedback was that Omar was absolutely one of the highlights of our summit.” Jim, President, Utah Jazz
“Omar Johnson is a fantastic speaker and extremely gracious. We gained valuable insights that we will use as an organization moving forward. His contribution to our event made it a great success.” Michael, VP Marketing & Communications at Pitney Bowes
“Omar Johnson was my favorite keynote speech. I could relate on so many levels, especially fear being a great motivator in never allowing you to get complacent. I also loved the raw power of the presentation and how personal it was." Mischa, Domopalooza
“An amazing keynote presentation from Omar Johnson left us feeling inspired and ready to talk!” Shannan, 30 Lines
"Fantastic! Omar is a magnetic speaker with a powerful story." Minnesota Vikings

Popular Talks by Omar Johnson

  • Leading Through AI: Navigating the New Frontier
    Transformative Strategies For Modern Executives – At the heart of AI’s future, is the ability to operate intelligently and empathetically. As AI reshapes industries, companies and teams, it is crucial for today’s leaders to understand the strategic implications of AI. This happens with embracing human-centric AI to build and implement...
  • B2H: Business To Human Marketing And Marketing 3.0 - What’s Next?
    As the marketing mastermind behind Beats by Dre, Omar Johnson raised the bar on what it meant to go viral, elevated influencer marketing to a previously unimagined level, and turned Beats from a phenomenon into a movement. How? He believes that all marketing is B2H (Business to Human)–a human-centric approach...
  • Leadership: Meeting People Where They Are
    The idea of the majority workplace culture is changing. Instead of expecting everyone to fall in line, employees are encouraged to bring their individuality to work, such as their culture, gender, or sexual orientation. While celebrating and encouraging individual differences is good for breaking groupthink and innovating, it is also...
  • The Beats Story: Building A Winning Company Culture And International Brand
    When Omar Johnson left marketing giant Nike to become employee #3 at a small, niche headphones company, no one could have imagined the phenomenal success story that was about to take place. Within four short years, Beats by Dre rose from $20 million to $2 billion in sales, beating out...
  • Building Tech Companies From The Ground Up And Harnessing AI
    From Beats To AI: Disrupting Tech And SaaS With Vision And Leadership- Omar Johnson, the visionary marketing leader who transformed Beats by Dre into a cultural phenomenon, takes the stage to ignite your imagination about founding and growing tech companies. Now a successful tech entrepreneur and AI expert at Opus...