Marketing Keynote Speaker

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Who Built the Thing

Shama Hyder built and led Zen Media for 17 years before selling it. She now advises leaders at Microsoft, Adobe, Salesforce, and JPMorgan Chase and brings that operator perspective to marketing keynotes.

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Marketing keynotes for corporate and executive audiences

Shama adapts the keynote for CMO summits, corporate meetings, B2B programs, agency events, and executive marketing teams.

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17 years
Built and Led Zen Media
EMAAR + SEMA
Keynote Engagements
2026
TIME100 Creators — Leaders
Author
Applied AI, Momentum, and Zen

Why Marketing Leaders Book Shama Hyder

She built a real marketing business. Not a career talking about one.

Shama Hyder built and led Zen Media for 17 years before selling it. That experience gives her a practical perspective on marketing leadership, changing technology, and organizational decision-making.

She was there before social media was a strategy.

Her early experience with social media gives her a useful pattern-recognition lens for evaluating what may come next in AI, search, and content.

Her perspective comes from operating, advising, and writing.

Shama combines 17 years of building and leading Zen Media with her work advising leaders at Microsoft, Adobe, Salesforce, and JPMorgan Chase. She is also the author of The Applied AI Business Playbook, Momentum, and The Zen of Social Media Marketing.

She works from a framework. Not inspiration.

Shama uses a Strategic Urgency framework to discuss how leaders can read market signals, decide what matters, and sequence action. The framework is informed by her 17 years building and leading Zen Media.

Marketing Keynote Topics

These topics can be adapted to the audience, industry, and event goals.

AI in Marketing: What Your Team Should Be Doing Right Now

Shama presents AI use cases for content workflows, personalization, campaign optimization, customer intelligence, and search strategy, along with a practical framework for evaluating adoption.

Brand Growth in the AI Era: Earning Attention When Everyone Is a Publisher

Shama's brand-growth framework draws on 17 years building and leading Zen Media and her advisory work with leaders at Microsoft and Adobe. The session explores thought leadership, content authority, and long-term brand building.

Customer Experience as Marketing: Turning Retention into Growth

This keynote examines how customer experience connects with retention, referrals, and brand trust. Shama brings an advisory perspective informed by her work with leaders at JPMorgan Chase.

Strategic Urgency: The Marketing Leader's Framework for Moving at the Right Speed

Shama's Strategic Urgency framework gives marketing leaders a way to read market signals, evaluate timing, and decide what should move now. It draws on her 17 years building and leading Zen Media.

Shama advises leaders at

MicrosoftAdobeSalesforceJPMorgan Chase

Who Books Shama Hyder for Marketing Keynotes

Marketing Conferences

Annual marketing summits, AMA events, MarTech conferences, digital marketing forums, content marketing world-type events where the audience is marketing professionals.

CMO Summits

Executive-level gatherings of Chief Marketing Officers and senior marketing leaders where the conversation is strategy, not tactics.

Corporate Kickoffs

Sales and marketing alignment kickoffs, annual company meetings, Q1 strategy sessions where marketing teams need a forward-facing framework for the year.

Industry Conferences

Financial services, healthcare, technology, and manufacturing conferences where marketing is a key function but not the primary audience identity.

Agency Events

Agency retreats, agency client events, and marketing services conferences where Shama's experience building and running an agency resonates directly.

Brand Strategy Offsites

Executive brand reviews, marketing strategy retreats, and leadership offsites where a framework from an operator with real brand-building track record is needed.

Planning guide

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Marketing event briefs often span AI, brand growth, customer experience, social media, and budget questions. Compare the option that best matches the audience and event goal before checking availability.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What makes Shama Hyder different from other marketing keynote speakers?

Shama built and led Zen Media for 17 years before selling it. She advises leaders at Microsoft, Adobe, Salesforce, and JPMorgan Chase and has delivered keynotes for EMAAR and SEMA.

What marketing conference keynote topics does Shama cover?

Shama's marketing keynote topics include AI in Marketing, Brand Growth in the AI Era, Customer Experience as Marketing, and Strategic Urgency. The emphasis can be adapted to the audience and industry.

What is the speaker fee to book Shama Hyder for a marketing event?

For a current keynote proposal, share the event date, audience, location, format, and goals through the availability form.

Has Shama spoken at marketing conferences before?

Shama has delivered keynotes for EMAAR and SEMA and advises leaders at Microsoft, Adobe, Salesforce, and JPMorgan Chase.

How does Shama customize her marketing keynote?

Shama's team can discuss the audience, industry context, marketing questions, and event goals before the engagement. Examples and emphasis can then be tailored to the brief.

How far in advance should we book Shama for a marketing conference?

Availability varies by date and format. Email team@shamahyder.com or use the booking form to discuss timing.