Shama Hyder

Shama Hyder

Shama Hyder

Speaking in San Francisco, April 2012
Native name Shama Hyder
Born Shama Hyder
(1985-04-25) April 25, 1985
Goa, India
Nationality American
Citizenship American
Education Masters in Organizational Communication and Technology
Alma mater University of Texas at Austin
Occupation Entrepreneur, Host
Years active 2009-Present
Organization The Marketing Zen Group
Known for Entrepreneur and Author of The Zen of Social Media Marketing
Home town Dallas, Texas
Height 157.48 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Weight 115 lb (52 kg)
Television Shama Tv, CW, MSNBC, Fox Business
Parents
  • Javeed Hyder (father)
  • Suraiya Hyder (mother)
Website www.shamahyder.com

Shama Hyder (born 25 April 1985) is an entrepreneur, author, an international keynote speaker, and a web and television personality. She is founder and chief executive officer of the Marketing Zen Group, a full-service web marketing agency she founded in 2009.[1] and author of The Zen of Social Media Marketing: An Easier Way to Build Credibility, Generate Buzz, and Increase Revenue which is going into itís 4th edition in the Fall of 2016 and Momentum: How to Propel Your Marketing and Transform Your Brand in the Digital Age (May, 2016).[2]

Biography

Shama Hyder was born in Goa, India in 1985. When she was 9 years old, she and her family emigrated to the United States, settling in Carrollton, Texas. In 2003, she graduated from Carrollton's R. L. Turner High School, and then attended The University of Texas at Austin, graduating with a master's degree in organizational communication and technology in 2008.[3]

Career

Marketing Zen Group

As the founder and CEO of The Marketing Zen Group, Shama Hyder runs a digital marketing agency with an emphasis on social media marketing based in Dallas, TX. In 2009, the firm was launched with $1,500 and grew 400% in the first year alone. Shama directs the company's 30 full-time virtual team members, delivering social media and digital public relations services for clients that range from publicly held Fortune 1000 companies to privately held small businesses and non-profit organisations. The company serves clients worldwide, including companies in Europe, Asia and Central and South Americas.[4]

Authorship

Hyder's book The Zen of Social Media Marketing: An Easier Way to Build Credibility, Generate Buzz, and Increase Revenue discusses a variety of social media tools, from Facebook to Twitter to LinkedIn, giving step by step instructions on how to use them, The first edition of the book received positive reviews when it came out in 2010. Below was one review on Fast Company:

If youíre looking for a solid book on how any small-to-midsized business or solopreneur can get started and leverage social media, look no further. Shama Hyder's The Zen of Social Media Marketing is what you've been waiting for.[5]

The book's latest and fourth edition is due out in the Fall of 2016.

Hyder's second book with BenBella books is Momentum: How to Propel Your Marketing and Transform Your Brand in the Digital Age (May, 2016). It has been met with popular early acclaim from reviewers.[6][7]

Public Speaking

Hyder has presented keynotes and workshops internationally on social media, marketing, leadership, millennials, entrepreneurship, technology, and similar topics.[8]

Hyder's list of speaking clients includes NASA, Bentley University, Hubspot, Siemens, Sysco, and other Fortune 500 companies. In July 2011, she was the only American female to be invited to the eleven member delegation of young American and Danish entrepreneurs who travelled to Cairo to share ideas with young Egyptian entrepreneurs on how to build a successful business. The trip was arranged by the Young Entrepreneur Council, in coordination with the United States State Department's new Global Entrepreneurship Program, USAID, the governments of Denmark and Egypt, and several other entrepreneurship organizations. The visiting entrepreneurs conducted a week-long startup company boot camp.[9][10][11][12]

Media

Hyder has her own columns on business and marketing with Forbes and Inc.[13] She currently hosts Shama.TV, a web television show which covers new media technologies, trends, and marketing strategies.[14] In 2016, the show won an Hermes Gold Award in the Educational Programming Category. In 2012, she hosted two weekly segments on the television station CW 33, KDAF-TV, in Dallas: Tech Zen with Shama, and Socially Sound with Shama.[15]

Until 2014, Hyder was also the author of a weekly business advice column, "Ask Shama" on Portfolio.com.Portfolio.com.[16] She has been featured in several magazines: Business Week,[17] Entrepreneur, Fast Company,[18] and Inc. Magazine,[19] and also in newspapers: the New York Times,[20] Wall Street Journal,[21] CBS News, Fox News, and MSNBC.[22] She continues to be a regular guest correspondent for Fox Business, Good Day Fox, and MSNBC. She has been on the covers of Color Magazine,[23] SPAN Magazine, Online Marketing Strategies Magazine, and Anokhi Magazine.

Honors and awards

The Marketing Zen Group was listed on the Empact100 list of the top 100 companies in the US to be run by entrepreneurs under the age of 30.,[24] and Hyder was honoured as one of the Top 25 entrepreneurs who were under 25 years of age in North America by Business Week.[25] Business Insider named her one of the ì20 Young Professionals to Watch in 2012.[26] She is a recipient of the Technology Titan Emerging Company CEO award.[27] In 2011, she was named one of four Super Sonic Youth by Entrepreneur Magazine, which called her a Zen master of marketing. She has been on the Dallas Business Journal's list of both 40 under 40 achievers and Top Women in Business. Shama has been dubbed The Queen of Social Media by Inc. and was named one of their Top 30 under 30 entrepreneurs in 2014. Shama was listed as a Mover and Shaker to the prestigious Forbes 30 under 30 list in 2015 under the marketing and advertising category.[28] In 2016, ShamaTv won a Hermes Gold award for Educational Programming.

References

  1. ↑ Matt Villano (6 September 2011). "Meet Shama Kabani, a grad student who launched this multimillion-dollar marketing company with $1,500". Business Insider. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "Best Sellers in Public Relations". Amazon.com. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  3. ↑ "Social Media Marketing Expert ñ Social Media Specialist Dallas". Marketingzen.com. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  4. ↑ "From Grad Student to Social Media Millionaire". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  5. ↑ "The Zen of Social Media Marketing by Shama Hyder Kabani". Fast Company. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  6. ↑ "Shama Kabani ñ CEO and Founder of The Marketing Zen Group". IdeaMensch. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  7. ↑ "The Zen of Social Media Marketing: An Easier Way to Build Credibility, Generate Buzz, and Increase Revenue: 2012 Edition [Paperback]". Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  8. ↑ "Meet a Maestro: Shama Kabani ñMaestro Market". Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  9. ↑ "Young American and Danish entrepreneurs in Cairo to teach Egyptians ñ Business News". Portfolio.com. 27 June 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  10. ↑ "Shama Kabani tours smart village in Egypt ñ Views". Portfolio.com. 27 June 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  11. ↑ "Shama kabani and fellow mentors get as much as give to egyptian entrepreneurs ñ Views". Portfolio.com. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  12. ↑ 11 July 2011 by Zachary Sniderman 2 (11 July 2011). "How western entrepreneurs are supporting Egypt's growing startup scene". Mashable.com. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  13. ↑ Women, YEC. "using metrics to prove the ROI of employee recognition programs". Forbes. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  14. ↑ "Shama.TV official website". Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  15. ↑ "Shama Kabani". The CW 33. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  16. ↑ "Shama Kabani author page". Portfolio.com. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  17. ↑ SmartBrief on Social Media (14 April 2010). "Shama Kabani, author of "The Zen of Social Media Marketing," writing... ñ Business Exchange". Bx.businessweek.com. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  18. ↑ Wendy Marx (21 April 2009). "The Newest Turks of Personal Branding ñ Fast Company". Fast Company. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  19. ↑ "Best Advice I Ever Got: Shama Kabani". Inc. Magazine. 16 March 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  20. ↑ Seligson, Hannah (11 December 2010). "Young Entrepreneurs Create Their Own Jobs". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  21. ↑ "How to Market on the Cheap". The Wall Street Journal. 12 October 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  22. ↑ Entrepreneur, Young (18 November 2010). "How to Grow a Business Organically ñ Business ñ Small business". MSNBC. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  23. ↑ "Interview with Shama Kabani". Interview. Color Magazine. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
  24. ↑ "Fox Business Live". 3 October 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
  25. ↑ "2009 Finalists: America's Best Young Entrepreneurs". Business Week. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  26. ↑ "20 young professionals to watch in 2012 Business Insider". Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  27. ↑ "Congratulations, Shama Kabani, Winner of 2010 Tech Titan Award! ñ PhaseWare". Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  28. ↑ Archived 13 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine.
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