Simon Sinek

Simon Sinek teaches leaders and companies how to inspire people.

Sinek is leading a movement to inspire people to do the things that inspire them. He writes, consults and speaks all over the world about the power of Why - the purpose, cause or belief that drives every one of us. If everyone knew why they do what they do, and if everyone only did the things that inspired them, Sinek believes that this world would be an amazing place.

A trained ethnographer, Sinek has held a life-long curiosity for why people and organizations do the things they do. Studying the leaders and companies that make the greatest impact in the world and achieve a more lasting success than others, he discovered the formula that explains how they do it. Sinek’s amazingly simple idea, ‘The Golden Circle’, is grounded in the biology of human decision-making and is changing how leaders and companies think and act.

Sinek’s unconventional and innovative views on business and leadership have attracted international attention and have earned him invitations to meet with an array of leaders and organizations, including: Microsoft, GE Silicones, AOL, New York City Ballet, Members of the United States Congress, the Director of HIV/AIDS Policy for the US Department of Health and Human Services and 1-800-GOT-JUNK? (one of America’s fastest growing franchises). Sinek has also had the honor of presenting his philosophy to the Ambassadors of Bahrain and Iraq, and to the senior leadership of the United States Air Force.

Sinek shares his optimism with all who will listen, speaking at conventions and corporate gatherings around the globe. Additionally, he has written and commented for local and national press, including The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Houston Chronicle, FastCompany, CMO Magazine, NPR and BusinessWeek. Sinek is a regular contributor to The Huffington Post, BrandWeek, IncBizNet and makes regular guest appearances on MSNBC’s Your Business, among others.

Sinek serves on the board of advisors for First 30 Days and sweetriot. Active in the not-for-profit world, Simon also works with the EFE Foundation, Count Me In. He lives in New York, where he teaches graduate level strategic communications at Columbia University.

Sinek’s first book, Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action, was published in October 2009.

• Inspires Action

  Simon Sinek inspires action. He is a perfect fit for any event or company that wants to share with attendees what it takes to inspire people inside or outside their organizations.
  
  Those that get the most out of Simon's talk have a few things in common:

  • They are open to new ideas or are willing to look at old ideas through a new lens.
  • They believe that success is a team sport and believe their employees are the backbone of their business.
  • They are driven by long-term success.
  • They are people or companies of action.

• “A quick note to say thank you for a powerful session yesterday. I feel like you gave me a language for something that I have been exploring and wrestling with for a long time as a marketer here – so thank you for the personal impact you have had on me. I also got incredible feedback from many participants about how inspired they are - even the video staff and bartender commented to me how powerful the session was! There seems to be a hunger for Why everywhere.”
  Microsoft
• “Thank you for taking the time to enlighten the Air Force's newest senior leaders. Your candid perspective and clear insight will foster their success for many years and made this year's program an outstanding success. The feedback we received from the group was unanimous—having you there was invaluable and memorable for each of them. Please accept my sincere appreciation for your contribution to this important forum.”
  General Norton A. Schwartz, Chief of Staff United States Air Force
• “I really don't know where to start other than saying thank you! When I got home the night you gave your amazing presentation my wife asked me how the day went and all I could say was WOW! I told her that I didn't even know where to begin and I truly meant it. I was so inspired by the day's events that it was like telling a lifetime of memories and knowing which were the best, and knowing where to start. I can't tell you how amazing it was to have you here and how much you have already changed my life as well as the rest of our team.”
  Nok
• “Simon was one of the most impactful speakers at Birthing of Giants. After each of his 2 sessions, there was a bigger buzz than almost any other speaker over 7 years (and the speaker list is always incredible). ”
  Birthing of Giants
• “Your presentations to our audience at the Sales Summit was extraordinarily well received. Your insights touched a nerve here and left an indelible mark on those who were present. The evaluations were off the chart. Congratulations on a job well done.”
  Sales Summit

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