Erin Meyer
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Tom Goodwin
Futurist & Business Transformation Expert | Author of Digital Darwinism | Founder of All We Have Is Now | LinkedIn's #1 Voice in Marketing
Tom Goodwin is one of the world's most insightful and provocative voices on technology, marketing, and business transformation. The author of Digital Darwinism, founder of All We Have Is Now, and LinkedIn's #1 Voice in Marketing, he's famous for the platform-economy insight that "Uber owns no vehicles." On stage, he deflates the hype and gives audiences a sharp, practical roadmap for navigating disruption.
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Tom Goodwin biography
Tom Goodwin is one of the world’s most insightful and provocative voices on technology, marketing, and business transformation. A futurist with a refreshingly practical streak, he is known for cutting through hype to ask the questions that actually matter, and for helping organizations understand not just what is changing, but what to do about it right now. Few commentators have shaped how business leaders talk about disruption as sharply as he has.
Futurist speaker Tom Goodwin is the founder of the transformation consultancy All We Have Is Now and the author of the bestselling book Digital Darwinism, translated into seven languages. In 2015 he wrote a single paragraph, later published in TechCrunch, that has since become one of the most quoted observations in modern business: that Uber owns no vehicles, Airbnb owns no real estate, Alibaba carries no inventory, and Facebook creates no content. That insight into the platform economy captured a fundamental shift in how value is created, and cemented his reputation as one of the sharpest analysts of the digital age.
Digital Darwinism and the Philosophy of “Nowism”
Goodwin’s career spans two decades across advertising, media, and technology, including senior innovation roles at Zenith Media and Havas Media, and advisory work with Fortune 500 companies and startups alike. Voted LinkedIn’s number one Voice in Marketing, with a following of more than 700,000, he hosts The Edge, a technology series on Euronews reaching hundreds of millions of households, and writes for outlets including The Guardian, Forbes, and TechCrunch. He is best known for championing “nowism”, a pragmatic counterpoint to speculative futurism that argues we already have the tools we need to transform our businesses, and that real advantage comes from acting decisively today rather than waiting for a science-fiction tomorrow.
As a speaker, Tom Goodwin is witty, contrarian, and genuinely useful, deflating hype while leaving audiences energized and clear-headed about what to do next. He speaks on digital transformation and why so many efforts fail, the real impact of AI on business and marketing, the platform economy and new models of value creation, and how to innovate with the technology you already have. Audiences leave with sharper thinking, a healthy skepticism of buzzwords, and a practical roadmap for navigating change.
Tom Goodwin Speaking Videos
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Tom Goodwin Keynote Topics
Drawing on his bestselling book, Goodwin explains why so many digital transformation efforts fall short, typically because companies "bolt on" new technology to old models instead of genuinely reimagining how they work. He offers a clear-eyed, practical framework for adapting to relentless change, and shows leaders how to transform their organizations into agile, customer-centric market leaders.
Cutting through the noise, Goodwin separates what AI can genuinely do for a business from the hype that surrounds it. He explores where AI creates real value, where it's overhyped, and what risks go unspoken, helping leaders make smart, grounded decisions about adopting new tools rather than chasing every shiny promise.
The author of the famous "Uber owns no vehicles" insight unpacks how platform business models have rewritten the rules of competition. Goodwin explains how value is created and captured in a world of intermediaries and networks, and what established companies must understand to compete with, or become, the disruptors reshaping their industries.
Goodwin's signature philosophy is a bracing antidote to speculative futurism. Rather than fixating on distant possibilities, he argues, the biggest opportunities lie in boldly applying the powerful tools we already have. In this talk he inspires audiences to stop waiting for the future and start creating meaningful, measurable impact today.
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Why Tom Goodwin?
Booking Tom Goodwin gives audiences a rare kind of futurist, one who cuts through buzzwords rather than adding to them. Famous for the platform-economy insight that reshaped how executives talk about competition, author of the bestselling Digital Darwinism, and LinkedIn's number one Voice in Marketing, he pairs two decades of hands-on industry experience with a gift for provocative, clarifying insight. His talks are witty and contrarian but always practical, leaving audiences skeptical of hype and confident about what to actually do next. Whether the subject is digital transformation, AI, or the future of marketing, he delivers substance without the jargon. He is an ideal speaker for events on innovation, technology, marketing, and transformation. To bring Tom Goodwin to your next event, contact Aurum Speakers Bureau.
Who is Tom Goodwin?
Tom Goodwin is a British futurist, author, and business transformation expert. He is the founder of the consultancy All We Have Is Now, the author of the bestselling book Digital Darwinism, and the host of The Edge, a technology series on Euronews. Formerly a senior innovation executive at Zenith Media and Havas Media, he is widely known for his 2015 observation about platform businesses (that Uber owns no vehicles, Airbnb no real estate, and so on) and has been voted LinkedIn's number one Voice in Marketing. He advises Fortune 500 companies and startups and has spoken in more than 40 countries.
What is Tom Goodwin's book Digital Darwinism about?
Digital Darwinism: Survival of the Fittest in the Age of Business Disruption is Tom Goodwin's bestselling book on how businesses must adapt to rapid technological change or risk obsolescence. Its central argument is that legacy companies often fail because they simply "bolt on" digital tools to outdated business models, while true disruptors thrive by fundamentally reimagining themselves around the customer. The book offers strategies for embracing uncertainty, fostering genuine innovation, and achieving deep organizational transformation, and has been translated into seven languages.
What topics does futurist speaker Tom Goodwin cover?
Tom Goodwin speaks on digital transformation and why it so often fails, the real impact of AI on business and marketing, the platform economy and new models of value creation, and "nowism", innovating with the technology you already have. His keynotes suit events on innovation, technology, marketing, and business transformation. To book Tom Goodwin as a speaker, contact Aurum Speakers Bureau.
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