Simon Sinek

A spark that ignites passion and ideas. He envisions a world in which the vast majority of people wake up every single morning inspired, feel safe wherever they are and end the day fulfilled by the work they do. And as an unshakeable optimist, he believes we can build this world if we agree to build it together.

A trained ethnographer, Simon is fascinated by the people and organizations that make the greatest and longest lasting impact. Over the years, he has discovered some remarkable patterns about how they think, act, and communicate, as well as the environments in which people operate at their natural best.

 Simon may be best known for his TED Talk on the concept of WHY, which has been viewed over 60 million times, and his video on millennials in the workplace—which reached 80 million views in its first week and has gone on to be seen hundreds of millions of times.

In addition to his bestselling books, including the global bestseller Start with Why and New York Times Bestsellers, Leaders Eat Last and The Infinite Game, Simon is the founder of The Optimism Company, a leadership learning and development company. He also shares inspiration through his podcast, A Bit of Optimism. In addition Simon has a publishing partnership with Penguin Random House called Optimism Press to publish books from other inspiring thinkers and doers.

His unconventional and innovative views on business and leadership have attracted international attention, and he has met with a broad array of leaders and organizations in nearly every industry. He frequently works with different branches of the US Armed Forces and agencies of the US government, and is an adjunct staff member with the RAND Corporation—one of the most highly regarded think tanks in the world.

Simon is also active in the arts and with not-for-profit work or, what he likes to call, the for- impact sector. In 2021, he founded the Curve: a diverse group of forward-thinking police chiefs and sheriffs committed to reform modern policing from the inside-out. Their purpose is to build a profession dedicated to protecting the vulnerable from harm and advance a vision of a world in which all people feel justice is administered with dignity, equity and fairness.

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