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Johnny Cupcakes

CEO, Johnny Cupcakes | Award-Winning Entrepreneur and Brand Hysteria Expert

Johnny Cupcakes headshot Feb 2024
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Building Brand Hysteria
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Johnny Cupcakes headshot Feb 2024
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Building Brand Hysteria

If you dream of inspiring cult-like brand loyalty — the kind that involves mile-long queues and even permanent tattoos — then Johnny “Cupcakes” Earle is for you. The founder of the world-renowned t-shirt brand Johnny Cupcakes, Johnny equips audiences with the blueprints for building brand loyalty, creating memorable experiences, and inspiring innovation.

Johnny’s bakery-themed, frosting-scented t-shirt shop has clothing displayed in refrigerators with orders pulled out of a secret, smoking oven! It’s a true Willy Wonka-esque experience that sees some people walking out with a t-shirt and others hangry and empty-handed — but 100% of them leave with a memory and a story to share. Despite being in one of the most difficult product categories to stand-out in, Johnny’s strategy to create a unique brand experience has earned him customers that loyally line-up around the block, time and time again, to sport his logo on their clothing.

With global pop-ups, thousands of customers with his logo tattooed on themselves, people who camp out for his products, and high-profile collaborations with giants such as The Simpsons, Power Rangers, and Nickelodeon, Johnny was named “America’s #1 Young Entrepreneur” by Business Week and “Top Innovator in Retail” by The Boston Globe. He has also been recognized four years in a row in the Inc. 500/5000 list of fastest growing independent companies in America.

Johnny has also been featured in media such as MTV, NPR, Forbes, WIRED, Newsweek, and as a case study in several branding and business books. He is a TEDx speaker whose past clients include Apple, L’Oreal, Disney, IBM, Audi, Harvard University, Wieden+Kennedy, Marriott, and P&G.

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Presentations listed below include in-person and virtual keynotes, as well as workshops, fireside chats, and other presentation formats.

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  • Run – don’t walk – to hire Johnny to speak at your event! The recipe is simple: mix equal parts incredible story and unbridled energy; add dashes of humor, creativity and passion; sprinkle with joyful nuttiness…and what you and your attendees are left with is an hour they will never forget. Pump up your own team; wow an external audience – there are so many settings where this man will ABSOLUTELY CRUSH IT.

  • Johnny was an excellent speaker — informative, funny and inspiring. His personal story and experience were interesting, and the broader relevance of following one’s passion to achieve success!

  • With tales of entrepreneurial derring-do, Johnny Cupcakes speaks with passion, insight and hard-earned experience. This is business building from the horse’s mouth.

  • Johnny held the attention of every person in the room! Many members in the audience were long-time business owners who commented that even though they have been in business for years, they learned quite a bit from his presentation!

  • Johnny is a supreme storyteller. Engaging, funny and real, the advice he imparts is relevant and practical to everyone from students to top CEO’s. I’ve never seen an audience so charged with passion!

  • At our annual company inspiration day, Johnny inspired me to have more fun with my company!

  • If you are looking for an out-of-the-box thinker that can engage seasoned professionals along with young adults through his road to success story, Johnny Cupcakes is your guy! We are still getting positive feedback! 5 STARS!

  • We have worked with over 1,000 speakers over the last 12 years, and can safely say that Johnny Cupcakes is one of our favorites! Sincere, down-to-earth, motivational––a true pleasure to watch and a crowd favorite!

  • When Johnny Cupcakes spoke at Inc’s GROWCO conference, I didn’t know what to expect, but our people assured me he was a good speaker. That turned out to be a drastic understatement. Putting him on the agenda was one of the best decisions!

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