Omar Johnson and the Power of Cultural Intelligence

Omar Johnson’s career is built on a simple yet transformative idea: when business intelligence meets cultural intelligence, brands don’t just grow, they change behavior. Over two decades, Omar has helped iconic companies like Coca-Cola, Campbell’s, Kraft, Nike, and Apple unlock cultural relevance as a strategic advantage. His work demonstrates how understanding people, communities, and emotional drivers leads to stronger brand loyalty and long-term growth.

Omar Johnson’s approach is grounded in real-world execution. He has consistently translated cultural insight into campaigns, platforms, and narratives that resonate across markets. This perspective makes his keynotes highly relevant for leaders who want to connect strategy with human truth.

Beats by Dre: Building a World-Class Brand

As founding CMO of Beats by Dre, Omar Johnson played a central role in one of the most influential brand stories of modern marketing. Starting at $20 million in revenue, Beats grew to more than $2 billion by placing culture, athletes, and artists at the core of the brand. The result was a $3 billion acquisition that reshaped how the industry thinks about branding.

At Beats, Omar Johnson showed how authenticity scales. He aligned product, storytelling, and partnerships around cultural credibility, proving that relevance is not a trend, it is a system. This experience continues to shape how he advises organizations today.

From Apple to Artificial Intelligence

After his time at Apple, Omar Johnson turned his focus to machine learning as the next evolution of marketing. He recognized AI as the ultimate amplifier of cultural relevance, able to encode decades of human insight and deploy it globally at speed. This vision led to the creation of Øpus Intelligence.

Øpus Intelligence is a generative AI platform designed to democratize one of marketing’s most powerful resources: cultural relevance. By embedding years of marketing and branding expertise into AI systems, Omar Johnson enables teams to create emotionally resonant campaigns that connect with consumers across regions and communities.

Øpus Intelligence and the Future of Marketing

Today, Øpus Intelligence is building the world’s first culturally relevant marketing super-intelligence. The platform helps brands, athletes, and artists connect with audiences in ways that feel personal, timely, and authentic. Omar Johnson’s work shows how technology can enhance creativity rather than replace it.

Key themes Omar Johnson explores in his keynotes include:

• How cultural intelligence drives growth and differentiation

• Scaling creativity and relevance through AI

• Leadership lessons from building globally influential brands

This perspective positions Omar Johnson as a sought-after keynote speaker for organizations navigating transformation.

Book Omar Johnson for Your Event

When you book Omar Johnson for your event, you bring audiences a speaker who blends vision with execution. His keynotes inspire leaders, marketers, and teams to rethink how culture, technology, and leadership intersect. With stories drawn from Beats by Dre, Apple, Nike, and Øpus Intelligence, Omar Johnson delivers insights that are practical, forward-looking, and deeply human.

Omar Johnson speaks to organizations that want to grow with purpose, connect with real people, and build brands that matter, now and in the future.