The Speakers
Learn more about our industry-leading speakers at TRANSFORM 26.
Jim Beavers
Chart-Topping Songwriter with 9 #1 Hits
Texas native Jim Beavers has had a long and varied Nashville career, from executive at Capital Records to touring musician with Lee Ann Womack. As a songwriter, he has co-written nine #1 hits by artists such as Chris Stapleton ("Parachute"), Luke Bryan ("Drink a Beer"), Dierks Bentley ("Sideways," "5-1-5-0," "Am I the Only One"), Toby Keith ("Red Solo Cup"), Josh Turner (“Why Don’t We Just Dance”) and Gary Allan (“Watching Airplanes”). His compositions have received multiple CMA, ACM, BMI and NSAI nominations and awards.
Rebeca Hwang
AI Visionary, Investor + Stanford Researcher
Rebeca is a venture capital investor who has collected experiences as innovator and inventor, founder and entrepreneur, social entrepreneur, educator and ecosystem builder.
Most recently, Rebeca co-founded Kalei Ventures, which invests in early stage technology startups from Latin America. Prior to Kalei, Rebeca was co-founded and Managing Director at Rivet Ventures, which focuses in companies targeting women-led markets where female usage, decision-making, and purchasing are crucial to company growth. Rebeca is also co-founder of the San Francisco-born startup YouNoodle, which helps companies and governments engage with communities of entrepreneurs for open innovation and co-creation of products and services. She is also a researcher and faculty member at Stanford University on Technology Entrepreneurship, Human Creativity and Sustainability, and Artificial Intelligence.
Rebeca is proud to be a member of the Global Board of Directors for the Global Entrepreneurship Network and ImagineH2O.org.
Matt Weiss
Former Global President, Huge | Founder, SoulPurpose Advisory
Matt Weiss is the founder of SoulPurposeAdvisory, a partnership-oriented growth consultancy that helps ambitious CEOs and founders sell their expertise to the right clients at the highest margin.
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He believes that in today’s crowded marketplace, a well-articulated claim of expertise and a pro-level business development plan are essential for success. Without them, businesses risk competing broadly against dozens—if not hundreds—of rivals, diluting their value and weakening their edge. Those that understand this truth not only thrive but also win more consistently and achieve their growth goals with efficiency and joy.
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With more than three decades of experience as a Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), Chief Revenue Officer (CRO), Chief Growth Officer (CGO), Global President, and Managing Director at some of the most successful agencies in the business, he knows what it takes to build a sustainable growth engine.
Bonin Bough
Marketing Guru, Investor & Author
Bonin Bough is one of the foremost-awarded marketing executives in his field, the host of The Cleveland Hustles, and the author of Txt Me (646) 759-1837. Throughout his illustrious career as one of the youngest C-suite executives in a Fortune 50 company, Bonin has spearheaded some of the industry’s largest global marketing campaigns across digital, mobile, television, print, and experiential, including the premier of the first ever 3D printed food product, the customizable, real-time 3D printed Oreo at SXSW.
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As the Chief Media & eCommerce Officer at Mondelēz International (formerly Kraft Foods), he created some of the first marketing programs across Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Paramount Films, ABC, NBC, Fox, to name a few, and took precedence in fostering partnerships with startups including Instagram, Foursquare, and Buzzfeed. Prior to Mondelēz International, Bonin led digital marketing globally for PepsiCo, Weber Shandwick and Ruder Finn Interactive.
Matt Moog
Founder & CEO, Careerbird.ai
Matt Moog is the Founder & CEO of Career Bird, an AI-native talent development platform that helps HR leaders develop skills-based job architectures to inform skill proficiency surveys, personalized learning plans, and career pathing.
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Generational, technological, and regulatory changes are making it critical for organizations of all sizes to act more intentionally to understand what roles their business need to thrive, what skills employees need to deliver results, and have learning plans that support growth and career progression.
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Matt has built four companies. His love for continuous learning, business model innovation, software craftsmanship, design, and building high-performing cultures has kept him curious and hungry after three decades of entrepreneurship.