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Canva Chief Evangelist and bestselling author Guy Kawasaki shows audiences how to build brands, drive innovation, and live a remarkable life.
Guy Kawasaki is one of the technology world’s foremost brand evangelists, known for shaping the role during his time at Apple and continuing it today as Chief Evangelist at Canva. With a career spanning more than four decades, he has worked with leading global organizations and built a reputation for expertise in innovation, entrepreneurship, marketing, and social media.
He is also the bestselling author of 16 books and the creator and host of Guy Kawasaki’s Remarkable People podcast, where he explores what it takes to make a meaningful impact. His talks draw from decades of experience and insights from hundreds of conversations with high achievers across industries.
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Guy Kawasaki has played a defining role in the technology industry as a brand evangelist, beginning with Apple’s Macintosh Division and later returning as Chief Evangelist. Today, he serves as Chief Evangelist at Canva, an AI powered design platform used by more than 170 million people across 190 countries and by more than 90 percent of the Fortune 500.
Over his career, he has also worked with organizations including Google, Mercedes Benz, and Wikipedia, and has been a founder of four successful tech startups as well as a venture capitalist and advisor. His work sits at the intersection of technology, marketing, social media, and innovation.
Kawasaki is the bestselling author of 16 books covering startups, entrepreneurship, brand evangelism, and innovation. His titles have appeared on major bestseller lists and are used as textbooks at top academic institutions. His latest work, Think Remarkable: 9 Paths to Transform Your Life and Make a Difference, distills lessons from more than 200 interviews and his own career into practical guidance for growth, resilience, and change.
As the host of Guy Kawasaki’s Remarkable People podcast, he has interviewed a wide range of notable figures across business, science, and culture. The podcast has ranked among top shows internationally and reflects his mission to help people become remarkable in their personal and professional lives.
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Guy Kawasaki delivers highly customized keynote experiences built around one central idea: helping people become remarkable and make a difference. Drawing from his book Think Remarkable, more than 200 interviews with notable individuals, and decades of work with major organizations, Guy brings practical insight, real examples, and a clear framework audiences can apply immediately.
Common keynote themes include: remarkability, growth, grit, grace, innovation, leadership, sales, and personal impact
Learn how to grow, persevere, and lead with purpose in your specific role.
This fully customizable keynote is tailored to the audience, whether they are leaders, sales teams, educators, or innovators. Guy walks audiences through the three stages of becoming remarkable: Growth, Grit, and Grace, supported by real world examples from his career and conversations with high achievers. The result is a practical roadmap for making a meaningful difference in any role.
Experience a dynamic, interview-style session that reveals what makes your leadership remarkable.
In this interactive format, Guy Kawasaki interviews an executive or leader from your organization in front of a live audience. He conducts research in advance and collaborates with stakeholders to shape a conversation that is both engaging and insightful. The session blends structured discussion with audience interaction to highlight leadership, decision making, and personal perspective.
Discover practical techniques to create innovative products and services.
This talk breaks down how innovation happens using clear, tactical methods. Guy shares examples ranging from ice making to digital photography to illustrate key principles such as jumping to the next curve, breaking down barriers, and thinking digitally while acting analogically. The session focuses on practical application rather than theory.
Guy Kawasaki shows audiences that becoming remarkable is a deliberate process built on growth, grit, and grace. With the right mindset and practical actions, individuals and organizations can make a meaningful difference.
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