Overcoming the impossible with a creative persistence mindset
UK, USA
Chris Barton is the creator of Shazam. He delivers keynote speeches on subjects as innovation from first principles and seeing every employee as an innovator.
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Chris is a charismatic speaker who shared his inspiring story of how a seemingly impossible dream with insurmountable obstacles eventually came to life. In a very personal and honest tone, Chris shared the many lessons learned from the challenges of creating Shazam – from the power of persuasion and convincing people to believe in their project to building credibility and sharing their passion. The overall message was very inspiring and uplifting and our audience at our UNLEASH show loved having him as a speaker!
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Chris began his illustrious career by graduating with a Masters in Finance from Cambridge University, an MBA from UC Berkeley, and a BA from UC Berkeley. The turning point in his life began in 1999, when he co-founded Shazam, with a dream of bringing a seemingly impossible concept to life.
When Chris Barton came up with the idea of Shazam, a way of identifying songs through the use of a mobile phone app, he faced numerous obstacles. However, his method of creative persistence led to success and the company officially launched in 2002. From small beginnings and a database of only two million songs, the app today has been downloaded by over a billion people. The global tech giant Apple purchased the company in 2017.
Chris went on to work for Google, where he was their first employee to focus entirely on mobile and forged numerous partnerships with phone companies. His next challenge was to work with Dropbox and build up their mobile business. Other employment opportunities came from News Corp, Microsoft MSN, LEK Consulting, and the San Francisco Consulting Group.
Chris is much in demand as an innovation speaker and his real-life stories have captivated audiences around the world. His speaking themes touch upon Artificial Intelligence, business growth, digital transformation, and entrepreneurship. At the heart of everything he does, Chris believes in the untapped power of creative persistence and demonstrates that it is possible to bring original ideas to a market that deems them impossible.
Chris inspires audiences with keynotes about innovation and overcoming the impossible. Therefore he believes every keynote should be crafted for your audience and your goals. He creates customized messages and unique experiences to achieve the results you need.
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Chris was awesome. Some of the feedback from our executives in attendance included: Powerful message…Loved the message about starting with the end user and working backwards… and Very inspirational.
Sarah Lietz
Chris was an inspiring and sincere keynote speaker. His talk was very engaging … the audience was fascinated by his personal insights on entrepreneurship and business strategy. Very on point, with a convincing message!
Thomas Mosch
Chris Barton is an incredibly engaging speaker-our enthusiastic YPO’ers were very inspired by his accomplishments and foresight. His personal insights on business development and strategies to strengthen bonds within the fraternity were enlightening, and a definite take home learning for us. In fact his motivational speech left us hungry for more! Sincerely wish him the very best as he spreads his vibrant energy across the globe to truly reach greater heights!
Shrenik Chowdhary
Chris’s keynote completely captivated our audience of 1700+ SAP customers, partners, and employees. His talk was truly entertaining and inspiring. Our audience’s perception of entrepreneurial innovation was completely transformed
Michael Locher-Tjoa
Chris is a charismatic speaker who shared his inspiring story of how a seemingly impossible dream with insurmountable obstacles eventually came to life. In a very personal and honest tone, Chris shared the many lessons learned from the challenges of creating Shazam – from the power of persuasion and convincing people to believe in their project to building credibility and sharing their passion. The overall message was very inspiring and uplifting and our audience at our UNLEASH show loved having him as a speaker!
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