Speaker Bio
Shama Hyder is a keynote speaker on Applied AI, growth strategy, and customer experience. She built Zen Media from $1,500 in savings to a multimillion-dollar exit. She has delivered over 500 keynotes across 26 countries for organizations including Microsoft, JPMorgan Chase, NASA, Disney, Adobe, and Toyota. She is a Henry Crown Fellow at the Aspen Institute and was named one of the Top 100 Entrepreneurs in North America by the White House and United Nations.
Every market is throwing off signals right now. The companies winning aren't the ones moving fastest. They're the ones who know which signals to chase and which to let go. Shama teaches leaders her signal-reading framework: See the signal, Interpret whether it's yours, Act before the window closes. Built from 17 years of spotting waves early and helping Fortune 500 teams do the same.
Not a tech talk. A business strategy talk. Shama's 3-P Model (People, Process, Personalization) gives leadership teams a practical framework for implementing AI across their organization. Based on her bestselling book and experience as a certified AI trainer who built and exited a company that was the first PR/B2B firm to launch an AI-powered app.
How to identify your highest-ROI growth opportunities and build the systems to capture them. From customer experience transformation to competitive positioning, Shama brings a practitioner's perspective from building, scaling, and exiting her own company.
Built Zen Media from $1,500 in savings to a multimillion-dollar exit.
500+ keynotes delivered across 26 countries.
Henry Crown Fellow, The Aspen Institute.
Named one of the Top 100 Entrepreneurs in North America by the White House and United Nations.
Zen Master of Marketing, Entrepreneur Magazine.
Millennial Master of the Universe, Fast Company.
4x LinkedIn Top Voice. 664,000+ followers.
Bestselling author: The Applied AI Playbook, Momentum, The Zen of Social Media Marketing.
Certified AI trainer. Led the first PR/B2B firm to launch an AI-powered app.
Featured in Fox Business, Inc., Forbes, Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal, NPR, USA Today, and Entrepreneur.
25, 45, or 60-minute formats. Available globally, in-person or virtual.
Half-day or full-day hands-on sessions. Teams build working AI tools during the workshop.
Strategy sessions for leadership teams. From Fortune 500 boardrooms to executive offsites.
Shama Hyder is a keynote speaker, bestselling author, and growth strategist. She built Zen Media from $1,500 in savings to a multimillion-dollar exit. She has delivered over 500 keynotes across 26 countries for organizations including Microsoft, JPMorgan Chase, NASA, Disney, Adobe, Toyota, and Marriott. She is a Henry Crown Fellow at the Aspen Institute and was named one of the Top 100 Entrepreneurs in North America by the White House and United Nations.
Shama speaks on Applied AI for business leaders, growth strategy, customer experience, and digital transformation. Her signature keynote topics include Strategic Urgency (how to spot growth signals and act before competitors), The Applied AI Playbook (practical AI implementation using her 3-P Model of People, Process, and Personalization), and Growth Strategy for leadership teams navigating market shifts.
Visit shamahyder.com/check-availability or contact her team at team@shamahyder.com. Keynotes are available in 25, 45, and 60-minute formats globally. Half-day and full-day AI workshops (Rewired) are also available.
NASA, Microsoft, Disney, JPMorgan Chase, Marriott, Toyota, Mastercard, Bloomberg, Yale, McKinsey, Bain, Adobe, HubSpot, Verizon, AT&T, Prudential, Amazon Business, Salesforce, the U.S. Navy, and many others. She has also appeared at SXSW and Cannes Lions.
Henry Crown Fellow at the Aspen Institute. Named one of the Top 100 Entrepreneurs in North America by the White House and United Nations. Recognized as a Zen Master of Marketing by Entrepreneur Magazine and a Millennial Master of the Universe by Fast Company. 4x LinkedIn Top Voice with over 664,000 followers. Bestselling author of three books.
Three books: The Applied AI Playbook (2025), covering practical AI strategy for business leaders; Momentum (2016), on sustainable business growth; and The Zen of Social Media Marketing (2010), a bestseller translated into multiple languages.
Yes. Shama is available for virtual keynotes, hybrid events, and in-person engagements globally. She has delivered keynotes across 26 countries.
Rewired is Shama's hands-on AI workshop where teams bring their laptops and build personalized AI systems during the session. Participants leave with working tools customized to their actual workflow. Based on her sold-out workshop series in Miami.
Contact Shama's team to discuss availability, topics, and formats for your event.
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