Ozioma Egwuonwu is an internationally celebrated speaker, consultant, coach, and expert in Transformational Strategy and Systems Change. She is the Founder and Chief Strategic Transformation Officer of BurnBright International, a transformational training, coaching, and consulting company specializing in the development of transformational strategies that elevate consciousness, expand awareness, and activate human potential.
As a strategic advisor, Ozioma consults on complex strategic problems and transformational initiatives for a diverse array of clients, including government’s, Fortune 100 companies, non-profit organizations, educational institutions, small business owners, growth and early-stage startups, and personal and leadership development clients seeking to reimagine possibilities, ignite action, and achieve breakthrough results.
Before launching her consultancy, Ozioma served as a Vice President in the disciplines of Strategic Planning, Cultural Strategy, Cultural Insight, and Innovation for several internationally recognized advertising and marketing agencies. She has worked on brands in the portfolios of Proctor & Gamble, General Mills, Verizon, Ford Motor Company, Walmart, Sam’s Club, Target, Nestle, and many others
Ozioma has spoken at the United Nations, TEDx, SXSW, within the SingularityU Expert Faculty network, on Web Summit stages, and at top educational institutions such as Oxford University, and Columbia University, where she was a member of their faculty. Ozioma has also appeared on NBC, CBS, ABC, FOX, MSNBC and contributed to The Huffington Post, Thrive Global, and UN Magazine.
In 2012, Ozioma founded World Dream Day, celebrated annually on Sept 25th, it is the first-ever global holiday day dedicated to activating ideas, goals, and dreams. In 2024, World Dream Day established an estimated reach of over 1 billion.
The landscape of leadership has radically shifted. What it means to be a leader today is remarkably different than what it meant previously. Navigating today’s leadership landscape requires an updated set of modern skills. Collaboration, adaptability, and enablement, against the backdrop of ever-increasing complexity is needed now more than ever if we are to navigate today’s personal and professional leadership landscape effectively. Equally important is the ability to deeply embody the sense of purpose, power, and potential that stimulates and enhances higher-order leadership capacities.
This transformational keynote will explore how each of us can activate our own personal exponential potential. Becoming the Exponential Leader is ideal for senior executives, managers, entrepreneurs, and anyone looking to develop their leadership skills to thrive in an exponential age.
Whether you are a seasoned executive or an emerging leader, you'll gain valuable insights and practical tools to elevate your leadership impact. Join us for this transformative session and unlock your exponential leadership potential. Learn how to become a next level leader/team capable of leading powerfully and with massive transformative purpose.
Transformation is a leadership imperative. Today’s business landscape calls for leaders to transcend outdated models and broken paradigms, and consciously, intentionally create roadmaps, blueprints and building blocks for a flourishing future. This requires leading edge tools and templates for transformation. It also requires an updated set of leaderships skills. Among them, the ability to embrace new perspectives, explore new pathways, and engage transformational approaches that unlock the exponential potential within teams and unleash the exponential power that exists within organizations.
In this illuminating keynote, Transformational Strategist, Ozioma Egwuonwu will share inspiring narratives from the frontlines of business and impact driven initiatives, as well as actionable insights, principles, and strategies for developing the most crucial higher-order capacity that every leader must learn to cultivate: the ability to create change.
This talk is designed for executives, senior leaders, and decision-makers who are committed to driving positive change within their organizations. Whether leading a global corporation or an emerging initiative, attendees will gain valuable insights and tools to become more empowered leaders of transformation.
Navigating today’s leadership landscape requires the ability to envision, then activate Desired Futures. Inspired by and grounded in the domains of Futures Thinking and Strategic Foresight, this transformational keynote will explore what it means to innovate against the backdrop of deep uncertainty. Through inspiring narratives of business and cultural innovation, as well as actionable insights, principles, and practices, participants will develop a new vision for the powerful role they as leaders can play in shaping brighter futures for themselves, their organizations, and our world.
Ozioma Egwuonwu will introduce participants to the mindset, strategies, and futures-focused methodologies that will enable them to develop a personalized approach for initiating shifts in the domains of individual and collective innovation, team collaboration, and company culture.
This talk/workshop is designed for executives, business leaders, and decision-makers across various industries who desire to play a more meaningful role in shaping emergent futures. It is particularly beneficial for those who want to enhance their leadership, Futures Thinking, and strategic foresight capabilities. Join us for an engaging and empowering session dedicated to reinventing your approach to the future.