Bobby Umar is one of the most prolific, heart-based leaders in North America. Inc Magazine named him one of the Top 100 Leadership Speakers, alongside such noteworthy giants as Richard Branson, Brene Brown, John Maxwell and Robin Sharma. Bobby is a 4x TEDx speaker, and one of the top tweeters in the world, with over 350,000 followers. He has been named the 2nd best business coach to follow on Twitter and the 4th best leadership influencer according to Kred. Bobby is an international author of two books, including a #1 best seller, and is a Huffington Post contributor. He hosts a weekly tweetchat called “The Power of Connection” that has reached over 65 million impressions weekly. To date, his social media influence has garnered over 1 billion impressions. Bobby was also named a “2015 Speaker to Watch” by the National Speakers Bureau and Global Speakers Agency.
A social media guru, who champions authentic connection and heart-based leadership, Bobby has appeared on dozens of podcasts, TV & radio shows. With a background in brand marketing (Kraft & Unilever), engineering (Bombardier) and the performing arts (Second City), Bobby has led Raeallan for almost a decade and is now a recognized thought leader in Networking, Social Media and Personal Branding. He founded the Discover Your Personal Brand conference, the largest event in North America dedicated solely to personal branding, featuring 60 experts and over 300 delegates. 100,000+ people from across the world have experienced Bobby’s high-energy keynotes, interactive teambuilding activities, and engaging workshops.
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- Top 7 Networking Gurus to Follow on Twitter
- Named a Twitter Marketing Rockstar
- Inc Magazine's Top 100 Leadership Speakers
- National Speaker's Bureau's "2015 Speakers to Watch"
Author of "How to Network Anytime, Anywhere, with Anyone" on Amazon & Kindle.
TEDx speaker (4 times)
Inc Magazine's Top 100 Leadership Speakers
Author
Huffington Post Contributor
Connection Heart-Leadership expert in Personal Branding, Social Media and Networking
Ranked the 2nd best Business Coach to follow on Twitter
Ranked 4th overall for Kred Influencer on #Leadership across all Social Media
Top 15 Toronto tweeters (400k+ followers)
Business Professor at York University and McMaster University
4 years Retail Marketing and Product management
4 years Aerospace Design Engineer
4 years Executive Director and Producer of Musical Theatre company
20+ years teaching and corporate training
15+ years teambuilding and group dynamics consulting
15 years GMAT training and MBA applications consulting
Connect with me!
TEDx talk 1, "The 5 C's of Connection" - http://youtu.be/piKHZWhzTYU
TEDx talk 4, "School: Learning to Fly" - http://bit.ly/WuQ4jm
Tweet me - @raehanbobby
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FB fan page - http://dld.bz/Rjyu
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