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Mitch Joel (he/him)

President, ThinkersOne

When brands like Google, Microsoft, Shopify, Cisco and TikTok want to leverage technology to better connect with their consumers, they call Mitch Joel. He has been called “one of North America’s leading visionaries” by Strategy Magazine.

Mitch is Co-Founder of ThinkersOne - a platform that empowers companies with personalized and bite-sized thought leadership from the best Thinkers in the world.

Prior to Six Pixels Group, Mitch spent close to two decades building, running and selling his agency to WPP. In that role, he was President of a global marketing agency operating in 25 countries with close to 3000 employees.

Mitch's first book, Six Pixels of Separation, named after his successful blog and podcast is a business bestseller. His second book, CTRL ALT Delete, was named one of the best business books of 2013 by Amazon. He is a columnist and journalist for I Heart Radio, Harvard Business Review, and Inc. Magazine.

Mitch was awarded the highly prestigious Top 40 Under 40. In 2019, Mitch was named to Dr. Marshall Goldsmith's "100 Coaches" list celebrating the world's top business thinkers and best leaders. Thinkers50 named Mitch to their exclusive Radar class for 2021. "The Radar class features an eclectic mix of people who have crossed our personal radars and who, we believe, will make an impact with their campaigning, their ideas, their research and their passion in the year ahead."

Since 2005, he has given between 40-60 keynote presentations a year to small, medium and large organizations in both the B2B and B2C space all over the world. Mitch is also the host of Groove – The No Treble Podcast, where he is slowly trying to build the largest oral history of electric bass players in the world.

Sessions

Startupfest

Mentor Roundtables: Let's Solve Your Problems

Every startup must master a range of skills, from hiring and selling, to delivering products, to crafting superb communications that compel and entice. See More.
Startupfest

Mentor Roundtables: Taboo Topics (back by popular demand!)

There's no such thing as a stupid question—but there are plenty of questions nobody asks, because they're taboo. See More.