"Despite the constantly changing tides of the media industry, Jay Samit has been at the forefront of global trends for over three decades. He has been an intrapreneur and entrepreneur and excelled at both." —Wall Street Journal

"Samit, who has been at the helm of many digital watersheds, from negotiating with Steve Jobs over iTunes, to having the original leader in college social networks is optimistic that user attention will be a valuable enough currency to pay for more than just entertainment." —Fast Company

International bestselling author Jay Samit, is a dynamic entrepreneur and intrepreneur who is widely recognized as one of the world's leading experts on disruption and innovation. Described by Wired magazine as "having the coolest job in the industry," he raises hundreds of millions of dollars for startups, sells companies to Fortune 500 firms, transforms entire industries, revamps government institutions, and for three decades continues to be at the forefront of global trends.

Everyone from the Pope to the President calls on Samit to orchestrate positive change in this era of endless innovation. Samit helped grow pre-IPO companies such as Linkedin, held senior management roles at EMI, Sony and Universal Studios, pioneered breakthrough advancements in mobile video, internet advertising, ecommerce, social networks, ebooks, and digital music that are used by billions of consumers every day. Combining innovation with commercial success, Samit is the consummate dealmaker; his list of partners and associates reads like a who's who list of innovators, including: Bill Gates, Steven Spielberg, Steve Jobs, Reid Hoffman, David Geffen, Richard Branson, Paul Allen, and Pierre Omidyar. A proven trend spotter, Samit accurately predicts the future because he is constantly working with those who create it.

An adjunct professor at USC, Samit teaches innovation at America's largest engineering school and is author of the best-selling book Disrupt You! Master Personal Transformation, Seize Opportunity, and Thrive in the Era of Endless Innovation (MacMillan 2015). He is a regular contributor to the Wall Street Journal and host of its documentary series WSJ Startup of the Year. Samit frequently appears on ABC, Bloomberg, CBS, CNN, Fox, MSNBC, NBC and tweets daily motivation to the over 100,000 business professionals who follow him on twitter @jaysamit. An expert on transformational corporate change, Samit has been quoted in The New York Times, Harvard Business Review, The Economist, Businessweek, Forbes, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Variety, Fast Company and TechCrunch.

Samit is a change agent, who combines his bold vision and humor, to motivate audiences to become disruptors within their organizations. Samit gets people passionate about innovation, overcoming obstacles, and teaches them how to think bigger and embrace change. Samit motivates and delights audiences from Moscow to Mumbai, London to Las Vegas, Phoenix to Philadelphia, Berlin to Beverly Hills, Toronto to Tokyo, Seoul to San Francisco, with compelling keynotes that leave the crowd wanting more. Samit provides disruptive solutions for such corporate clients as American Express, AT&T, Best Buy, Clinique, Coca Cola, Disney, Ford, GE, Intel, Linkedin, McDonalds, Microsoft, Proctor & Gamble, Starbucks, Unilever, Zynga and dozens more.

His keynote It's Time to Disrupt You! is a high energy presentation on how to create and embrace change in any field. Designed to be as entertaining and inspiring as it is informative, Samit customizes each presentation to highlight the sales, marketing, and leadership goals of the audience before him. Samit delivers a speech that stays with the audience long after the conference has ended.

TESTIMONIALS

"Despite the constantly changing tides of the media industry, Jay Samit has been at the forefront of global trends for over three decades. He has been an intrepreneur and entrepreneur and excelled at both."
– Wall Street Journal

"Broke critical ground by acknowledging the power of digital"
– Forbes

"Known as a visionary across industries"
– CNBC

"Unusual among Hollywood executives, (Samit) has worked on both sides of the digital divide"
– The Economist

"Samit implemented a profitable global digital ecommerce strategy for Sony, creating a new division that launched what became the seventh largest e-commerce site in the world"
– Bloomberg Businessweek

"The coolest job in the industry"
– Wired

"A new media guru and Internet pioneer, Jay Samit is considered the godfather of Siliwood (the intersection of Silicon Valley and Hollywood)."
– Economic Times

"Jay Samit is CEO of the internet's largest engagement advertising platform. (He) reaches more than 662 million hyper-connected social-media users each month across leading digital, social and mobile properties."
– Ad Age

"Jay is a visionary whose brilliance is easily disguised by his cool demeanor. He's an innovative entrepreneur who creates trends rather than follow them."
– Brian Deagon, Technology & Business Journalist at Investor's Business Daily

"Jay has excellent creativity and entrepreneurial instincts which allow him to see and execute against business opportunities in any environment. Combined with strong recruiting and organization development skills, Jay is able to lead his teams through very dynamic circumstances and deliver bottom line results." 
– Geoff Campbell,Vice President, Strategy & Development, DISH Digital

"Jay is a true visionary and pioneer who took on the immense challenge of moving the music business into the digital age right at its tipping point."
– Andria Tay, Walmart.com

"One of the top 25 most influential people in LA's Internet Industry."
– Los Angeles Business Journal

"Samit, an accomplished visionary executive, has pioneered notable advancements in music and video distribution, social media, and philanthropy over the past 25 years. He is known as a leading technology innovator who has transformed entire industries with his signature style of disruption and ability to manage hyper-growth companies. "
– Herald Online

"Samit, who has been at the helm of many digital watersheds, from negotiating with Steve Jobs over iTunes, to having the original leader in college social networks is optimistic that user attention will be a valuable enough currency to pay for more than just entertainment."
– Fast Company

"Guru for the entire industry"
– Variety

"An outsider…with experience untangling technological and legal knots"
– New York Times

"Jay Samit's successful marketing strategies and innovations for Coca-Cola and McDonald's have made him a media and communications magnate."
– Wall Street Journal.com

"One of the Smartest minds in Sillywood. Jay Samit is one of the world's most successful digital media innovators. Throughout his career he has pioneered advancements in music and video distribution, social media and ecommerce."
– Founder Institute

"The word genius isn't adequate to define Jay.  He has spent the past 25 years pioneering new forms of film, video and music production and marketing."
– Los Angeles Business Journal

"Jay is a leading Hollywood digital media technology executive. Jay built the first million-member social network for Universal, and has led the creation of over 300 consumer software titles while developing technology for Microsoft, Apple, Intel and IBM. Jay led the White House's initiative for Education and Technology, and has created global charitable projects aired on NBC and MTV."
– TechCrunch

"Samit's aggressively playful style reflects his view that products must be fun to be marketable."
– Los Angeles Times

"Jay pioneered the first video on computers, the first Internet auction, digital distribution of music, ebooks, and group video chat on mobile devices. Jay has raised hundreds of millions of dollars for startups, sold companies to Fortune 500 firms, and taken companies public. Jay's "sweet spot" is disrupting industries with digital innovation."
– VoiceAmerica

"Jay's awareness on how the always connected consumer will require personalized experiences sheds great light on how businesses need to create relevant experiences in the new digital economy. Jay is an experienced entrepreneur with extensive experience in digital and mobile businesses. We enjoyed his thought provoking discussion and would recommend him to any organization looking to better understand how mobile users can affect business."
– John Beale, EVP & CIO City National Bank

"Jay's industry knowledge and ability to inspire young entrepreneurs is simply unparalleled. I had many ideas but lacked how to fundamentally go about executing them. Jay offered my team valuable constructive criticism and effectively taught through his experiences."
– Chris Hovsepian, Partnerships Beats 

"Jay has the incredible gift of being able to spot a trend, and create a business plan around the capitalization on that trend. He understands the value and how to leverage strategic partners, alliances and contacts in all areas of business to exploit assets and drive value for all." 
– Pamela Altman Sansbury, Alliance Enablement Director at KPMG

"Samit is known as a leading technology innovator who has transformed entire industries with his signature style of disruption and ability to manage hyper-growth companies."
– Yahoo! Finance

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