Rohit Bhargava
Rohit Bhargava is a renowned innovation and marketing expert, bestselling author, and keynote speaker who has worked with top organizations worldwide.
Why you should book Rohit Bhargava for your next event
- Expertise: Rohit Bhargava is a seasoned innovation and marketing expert with over 15 years of experience working with some of the world's top organizations. He brings a wealth of knowledge and insights to every presentation, workshop, or consultation, helping businesses and individuals stay ahead of emerging trends and challenges.
- Engaging Speaker: Rohit is a charismatic and engaging speaker, known for his ability to captivate audiences and convey complex ideas in a simple and entertaining way. He combines humor, storytelling, and real-world examples to make his presentations memorable and actionable.
- Customization: Rohit understands that every event and audience is unique, and he tailors his content and delivery to meet specific needs and expectations. Whether it's a keynote speech, a workshop, or a consulting session, he works closely with organizers and stakeholders to ensure a seamless and impactful experience for all.
Rohit Bhargava is a globally recognized innovation and marketing expert, accomplished entrepreneur, and prolific author. With over 15 years of experience as a brand and marketing strategist at leading agencies, he has since founded three successful companies. Rohit is also a popular speaker, professor, and father, dedicated to inspiring curiosity, kindness, and confidence in his students and children.
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Keynotes
Keynote by Rohit Bhargava: TRENDS: 7 Non-Obvious Trends Shaping the Future Normal
What does it take to identify world changing trends that will actually last? For the past decade, Rohit Bhargava and Henry Coutinho Mason have been on the front lines of the future—going into cutting-edge labs, private testing facilities, and invite-only showcases around the world. Now for the first time ever, this exclusive talk will reveal the most powerful stories and instigators that are already shaping humanity’s next decade.
From biophilic skyscrapers to generative AI to haptic interfaces, this keynote will offer a clear-eyed overview of not only the technology changing our world, but also explore the deeply human questions all this advancement will raise. Rather than offering “futurist theater” with obvious forgettable examples, this talk is updated with new stories (sometimes pulled from that morning’s news!), a charismatic delivery style, and interactive exercises to deliver a memorable experience for any size audience. This is not a boring academic talk. Instead, it's a pull-no-punches, always entertaining, constantly surprising, highly actionable (and deeply non-obvious!) glimpse into what the future will look like ... and how each of us can train ourselves to anticipate big shifts before they happen.
This program will help leaders and teams:
Create a strategy to take their organization into the future and navigate significant change or disruption either through industry shifts, restructures, pandemic effects and/or new leadership.
Gain exposure to cutting edge ideas and technologies (as well as the innovators behind them) that can help inform new initiatives and products.
The audience will leave with:
A greater understanding of the fundamental forces of disruption that are shifting consumer behavior and beliefs across industries and what this means for them.
A roadmap of relevant innovations and advances that can help to shape strategic planning and current efforts around building products and services for existing and future potential customers.
From biophilic skyscrapers to generative AI to haptic interfaces, this keynote will offer a clear-eyed overview of not only the technology changing our world, but also explore the deeply human questions all this advancement will raise. Rather than offering “futurist theater” with obvious forgettable examples, this talk is updated with new stories (sometimes pulled from that morning’s news!), a charismatic delivery style, and interactive exercises to deliver a memorable experience for any size audience. This is not a boring academic talk. Instead, it's a pull-no-punches, always entertaining, constantly surprising, highly actionable (and deeply non-obvious!) glimpse into what the future will look like ... and how each of us can train ourselves to anticipate big shifts before they happen.
This program will help leaders and teams:
Create a strategy to take their organization into the future and navigate significant change or disruption either through industry shifts, restructures, pandemic effects and/or new leadership.
Gain exposure to cutting edge ideas and technologies (as well as the innovators behind them) that can help inform new initiatives and products.
The audience will leave with:
A greater understanding of the fundamental forces of disruption that are shifting consumer behavior and beliefs across industries and what this means for them.
A roadmap of relevant innovations and advances that can help to shape strategic planning and current efforts around building products and services for existing and future potential customers.
Keynote by Rohit Bhargava: INNOVATION: How to Lead the Future with Non-Obvious Thinking See What Others Miss and Shift Your Perspective
This candid, fast-paced session reveals the five habits of non-obvious thinkers that can help you see opportunities others don’t, be more resilient, and lead the future.
This program is ideal for leaders and teams who want to:
Create a strategy to take their organization into the future and navigate significant change or disruption
Understand their future customers and prepare their business to serve needs those customers haven’t demanded yet (but will one day)
Broaden their perspective outside their industry so they can take ideas from many sectors and expertly apply them to their own roles and business
The audience will leave with a grasp of:
Five immediately usable habits they can integrate into their daily lives to broaden their perspective, be more creative, and see the world differently
The fundamental forces of disruption that are shifting consumer behavior and beliefs across industries and what this means for them
What trends are, what they aren’t, why they matter, and how they can start to identify trends and patterns of behavior for themselves
This program is ideal for leaders and teams who want to:
Create a strategy to take their organization into the future and navigate significant change or disruption
Understand their future customers and prepare their business to serve needs those customers haven’t demanded yet (but will one day)
Broaden their perspective outside their industry so they can take ideas from many sectors and expertly apply them to their own roles and business
The audience will leave with a grasp of:
Five immediately usable habits they can integrate into their daily lives to broaden their perspective, be more creative, and see the world differently
The fundamental forces of disruption that are shifting consumer behavior and beliefs across industries and what this means for them
What trends are, what they aren’t, why they matter, and how they can start to identify trends and patterns of behavior for themselves
Keynote by Rohit Bhargava: MARKETING: The Art of Non-Obvious Storytelling, Marketing & Branding Create Brand Loyalty, Stand Out from the Competition, and Be More Persuasive and Engaging
This “non-obvious” keynote will teach you how to apply the secrets of the world’s best storytellers to create more persuasive marketing and a brand that commands trust.
This program will help leaders and teams:
Achieve buy-in at all levels of an organization for branding, messaging, or strategic shifts either planned or already happening
Align a team across departments with a shared understanding of branding, positioning, marketing, storytelling, and the part everyone plays in shaping the organization’s perception in the marketplace
Articulate why storytelling matters and make it more approachable and realistic for everyone to use in their daily roles.
The audience will leave with:
The key principles of storytelling and guidelines for applying them in a business context to improve communications and be more persuasive
A 360-degree view of marketing, branding, communications, and sales, and the way these elements should collaborate, no matter what department they work for within your organization
A template for crafting a persuasive company story and then bringing that story to life through actions, communications, and everyday practices
This program will help leaders and teams:
Achieve buy-in at all levels of an organization for branding, messaging, or strategic shifts either planned or already happening
Align a team across departments with a shared understanding of branding, positioning, marketing, storytelling, and the part everyone plays in shaping the organization’s perception in the marketplace
Articulate why storytelling matters and make it more approachable and realistic for everyone to use in their daily roles.
The audience will leave with:
The key principles of storytelling and guidelines for applying them in a business context to improve communications and be more persuasive
A 360-degree view of marketing, branding, communications, and sales, and the way these elements should collaborate, no matter what department they work for within your organization
A template for crafting a persuasive company story and then bringing that story to life through actions, communications, and everyday practices
Keynote by Rohit Bhargava: DIVERSITY: The Non-Obvious Method To Leading Diversity (When It’s Not Your Day Job) How Leaders Can Make Diversity and Inclusion Happen
This keynote offers an approachable introduction to diversity and inclusion for busy leaders. Inspired by the world’s most ambitious gathering of diversity experts at the Beyond Diversity Summit and the WSJ bestselling book Beyond Diversity, this talk is specifically for leaders who don’t spend all day working on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI). Instead of blaming and shaming or focusing on a long list of “- isms,” this optimistic keynote candidly approaches some of the biggest myths and realities of diversity while offering practical suggestions to actually build a more inclusive and diverse team.
This program will help leaders and teams:
Understanding why building a more diverse and inclusive world matters and what is driving the current conversation and cultural demand for this to be a priority for all companies
Put DEI efforts into context and understand what matters most when it comes to creating a more inclusive and equitable workplace and company culture
Shift away from “blaming and shaming” and instead approach the topic of DEI from a place of positivity and optimism to help everyone shift their thinking without feeling forced or minimized in the process
The audience will leave with:
A shared sense of purpose for why DEI matters and how to adapt their current workplace or business practices to be more inclusive and equitable.
How to better identify instances of unconscious bias or unintentional discrimination and correct these moments or the policies that enable them.
This program will help leaders and teams:
Understanding why building a more diverse and inclusive world matters and what is driving the current conversation and cultural demand for this to be a priority for all companies
Put DEI efforts into context and understand what matters most when it comes to creating a more inclusive and equitable workplace and company culture
Shift away from “blaming and shaming” and instead approach the topic of DEI from a place of positivity and optimism to help everyone shift their thinking without feeling forced or minimized in the process
The audience will leave with:
A shared sense of purpose for why DEI matters and how to adapt their current workplace or business practices to be more inclusive and equitable.
How to better identify instances of unconscious bias or unintentional discrimination and correct these moments or the policies that enable them.
Rohit Bhargava
Unlocking the power of trends, innovation, and marketing for businesses & individuals worldwide
Rohit Bhargava is an innovation and marketing expert, skilled facilitator, and keynote speaker. After a successful 15-year career as a brand and marketing strategist at two of the largest agencies in the world (Ogilvy and Leo Burnett), Rohit became an entrepreneur and has since started three companies. He is the 3-time Wall Street Journal bestselling author of eight books on topics as wide-ranging as the future of business, building a brand with personality, and how to create a more diverse and inclusive world and has delivered sold out keynote presentations and workshops to business leaders in 32 countries. His signature book Non-Obvious is updated annually with 15 new trend predictions, has been read and shared by more than 1 million readers, and is translated into twelve languages. Rohit has been invited to share his insights at some of the most forward-looking organizations in the world including Intel, NASA, Disney, JP Morgan Chase, LinkedIn, Microsoft, American Express, BP, the World Bank, Coca-Cola, and hundreds of others.
Outside of his consulting work, Rohit also teaches his popular signature course on storytelling and marketing at Georgetown University in Washington DC and has been invited to deliver guest lectures at many other prestigious schools including Stanford and Wharton. For the past 17 years, Rohit has also been writing his personal “Influential Marketing Blog” which has been featured in global media and named one of the top 25 marketing blogs in the world by AdAge magazine. He is regularly interviewed and featured as an expert commentator in global media including Harvard Business Review, The Guardian, and NPR. Rohit also writes a monthly column for GQ magazine in Brazil on technology and trends.
Thanks to his many years of sharing insights, Rohit has been recognized alongside visionary business leaders like Sir Richard Branson and Tom Peters as a “Top 100 Thought Leader in Trustworthy Business Behavior” and was named by global recruiting firm Korn Ferry as one of the “Most Influential South Asians In Media and Entertainment.”
On a personal level, Rohit is married and lives with his wife and two boys in the Washington DC area. He is a lifelong fan of anything having to do with the Olympics (he’s been to five so far and is really looking forward to Paris 2024!) and actively avoids anything having to do with cauliflower (yuck!). Outside of work, Rohit believes that the most entertaining and impactful job he will ever have is being a great dad and teaching his sons to be kind when no one expects it, curious about the things others take for granted, and confident enough to change the world.
Outside of his consulting work, Rohit also teaches his popular signature course on storytelling and marketing at Georgetown University in Washington DC and has been invited to deliver guest lectures at many other prestigious schools including Stanford and Wharton. For the past 17 years, Rohit has also been writing his personal “Influential Marketing Blog” which has been featured in global media and named one of the top 25 marketing blogs in the world by AdAge magazine. He is regularly interviewed and featured as an expert commentator in global media including Harvard Business Review, The Guardian, and NPR. Rohit also writes a monthly column for GQ magazine in Brazil on technology and trends.
Thanks to his many years of sharing insights, Rohit has been recognized alongside visionary business leaders like Sir Richard Branson and Tom Peters as a “Top 100 Thought Leader in Trustworthy Business Behavior” and was named by global recruiting firm Korn Ferry as one of the “Most Influential South Asians In Media and Entertainment.”
On a personal level, Rohit is married and lives with his wife and two boys in the Washington DC area. He is a lifelong fan of anything having to do with the Olympics (he’s been to five so far and is really looking forward to Paris 2024!) and actively avoids anything having to do with cauliflower (yuck!). Outside of work, Rohit believes that the most entertaining and impactful job he will ever have is being a great dad and teaching his sons to be kind when no one expects it, curious about the things others take for granted, and confident enough to change the world.
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