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James Smiley
Former Top 40 Under-40 | Silicon Valley IPO | Serial Entrepreneur | Investor
James Smiley is a renowned B2B digital marketer, entrepreneur, and author with a proven track record of driving growth for various companies in different industries. He has been featured on Forbes, Yahoo Finance, Fox, and CNN as one of the most in-demand digital marketing thought leaders and under-40 entrepreneurs globally. Before the age of 35, James had directly sold over $210M in sales and has been an advisor to over 560 executives, including Facebook Messenger and Amazon Locker. He has delivered more than 600 speeches and published over 8 books with three best sellers focusing on disruptive digital marketing solutions.
James has an impressive educational background having studied at the University of Canterbury, Kentwood Senior High, Tahoma High School, Canterbury Christ Church University, and Santa Monica College. He has co-founded Mentor Lab- Entrepreneur Enablement, Mentoring, and Coaching, and has previously founded and served as CEO of Marketing International- Digital Marketing Consulting & Coaching. James has also worked as Messenger AI/BOT Consultant at Facebook Messenger, Consultant at AmazonGo & Amazon Locker, and Founder, CEO at Tribal Talk App (exit through acquisition).
In addition to his professional achievements, James is a husband, father of four, and a former ESPN Bassmaster pro angler who played some college football. He has been a keynote speaker at various events such as CES, CTIA, and AT&T Stadium that he has shared the stage with some of America's most in-demand entrepreneurs such as Gary Vaynerchuk and Kevin Harrington.