Cynthia Johnson is a global entrepreneur, marketing professional, author and keynote speaker. She is co-founder at Bell + Ivy, an integrated marketing communications firm in Santa Monica, California, and Las Vegas, Nevada. Cynthia has been a keynote speaker for companies and events such as Alibaba Group in China, World Government Summit in Dubai, Global Ventures Summit in Indonesia and Mexico, and Web Summit in Lisbon, among others. She has been involved in influencer and marketing campaigns for PayPal, Joseph Carr Wines, and several other leading brands. Cynthia was listed as a top personal branding expert in 2017 by Entrepreneur, top 50 marketers on SnapChat by Mashable, top 12 Female Entrepreneurs that Inspire by Darling Magazine, and top 20 people in SEO by Guardian. She is a contributing columnist to Entrepreneur and has had work published in Forbes, TIME and several other industry-specific and top-tier publications. Her first book, "Platform" published in February 2019 with Penguin Random House.