In HRchat 560, Bobby Umar returns to the show to discuss ways employers can leverage influencers within the organization.
An inspirational speaker and storyteller, Bobby has delivered 1,000+ keynotes and workshops across 4 continents in the past two decades.
Inc Magazine has previously named Bobby one of the Top 100 Leadership Speakers, alongside such noteworthy giants as Sir Richard Branson, Brene Brown, and John Maxwell.
Bobby is a 5x TEDx speaker, and one of the top digital influencers in the world, with over 650,000 global followers.
You can check out Bobby’s previous appearance on the HRchat show here.
Questions For Bobby Include:
- You love to talk about thought leadership and one of the trends you talk about is multi-platform content strategy. Why is that so important?
- What are the benefits or outcomes of building thought leadership?
- Are companies scared to hire thought leaders because of their reach and the potential for negative consequences?
- Obviously, you are on Twitter, what is your take on the recent Elon Musk changes and shifts?
- Given the clients you work with, what are the biggest challenges they have to build their brands and how do you help them overcome them?
More About Bobby
To date, his social media influence has garnered over 2 billion impressions. He’s 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 three books, including a #1 bestseller and most recently, he was named a Top 7 Networking Guru to follow.
A dad and a board game nerd who champions authentic connection and heart-based leadership, Bobby has appeared on hundreds 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 two decades, and runs two other companies. He is now a recognized thought leader in Digital Marketing, Personal Branding and Building Meaningful Relationships.