Photo: Shama Hyder, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons²²

Shama Hyder

American keynote speaker, author, and entrepreneur.¹

Born Apr 25, 1985.¹

Companies

Zen MediaFounder²¹
Zen MediaChief executive officer 2008 to 2025²¹

Early life and education

Date not recordedUniversity of Texas at Austin²

Career

Occupation: writer, entrepreneur, conference speaker, orator.⁷

Since 2026Professor of practice, Link School of Business^{3 5}
2008 to 2025Chief executive officer, Zen Media^{3 4}
Date not recordedFounded Zen Media⁶

Known for: Momentum: How to Propel Your Marketing and Transform Your Brand in the Digital Age, The Zen of Social Media Marketing.⁸

Personal life

BornApr 25, 1985, Goa⁹
CitizenshipUnited States¹⁰

Awards

2026Time 100^{11 12}
2015Forbes 30 Under 30^{4 11}

Links

shamahyder.com^{13 14}
X @Shama^{15 16}
Instagram @shamahyder^{17 18}
LinkedIn^{19 20}
Wikidata

Sources

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WikidataShama Hyder on Wikidata
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WikidataShama Hyder: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataShama Hyder: Chief executive officer, Zen Media, on Wikidata
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WikidataChief executive officer, Zen Media, as reported
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WikidataProfessor of practice, Link School of Business, as reported
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WikidataShama Hyder: Founded Zen Media, on Wikidata
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WikidataShama Hyder: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataShama Hyder: notable work, on Wikidata
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WikidataShama Hyder: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataShama Hyder: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataShama Hyder: award, on Wikidata
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Wikidataaward, as reported
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WikidataShama Hyder: Official website, on Wikidata
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WikidataOfficial website, as reported by Google Knowledge Graph
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WikidataShama Hyder: X, on Wikidata
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WikidataX, as reported
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WikidataShama Hyder: Instagram, on Wikidata
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WikidataInstagram, as reported
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WikidataShama Hyder: LinkedIn, on Wikidata
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WikidataLinkedIn, as reported
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WikidataZen Media, Founder
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Wikimedia CommonsShama Hyder photo by Shama Hyder, CC BY-SA 4.0