Simon Mainwaring

Contributor|CMO Network

I’m the founder and CEO of We First, a leading brand consultancy that builds purpose-driven brands. We deliver purpose-driven strategy, content and training that accelerates growth for clients like TOMS, Virgin, Timberland, Sony Pictures, SAP, VF and more. My book, We First: How brands and consumers use social media to build a better world (Palgrave Macmillan) is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Amazon bestseller, and strategy business named it the Best Business Marketing Book of the Year. I’m a member of Sustainable Brands SAdvisory Board, Conscious Capitalism LA, the Business Alliance for the Future and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in London. I was included in Top 30 Global Brand Guru’s for 2018, Richtopia’s ‘Top 200 Philanthropists and Social Entrepreneurs 2017,’ and the 2016 United National Foundation's 'Global Influencers to Follow.’ I’m a global keynote speaker, was featured on the cover of the National Speaker’s Magazine, and received the MAKE CHANGE, ‘Conscious Leadership’ Award for 2016 while my company, We First, was a finalist for the Conscious Company Leadership Awards in 2017. I deliver courses that help brands define their purpose at www.WeFirstWorks.com and consult for brands at www.WeFirstBranding.com