Bio

☎ 319.325.0921 • ✉ nick@branddrivendigital.com As a keynote speaker, strategist, author, and educator, I help leaders and brands struggling to stand out in our crowded, distracted world. 🎙 KEYNOTE SPEAKER I've been called “one of the most jaw-dropping marketing speakers'' at conferences and corporate events throughout the world because I provide: • An entertaining, engaging keynote • in-the-trenches experience • Actionable takeaways & resources • Customized content • Marketing/promotional support for events Your audience will learn, laugh, and leave with ideas they can implement right away. More about speaking >> https://www.nickwestergaard.com/ 📈 STRATEGIST From small businesses and startups to Fortune 500 companies to President Obama’s Jobs Council, I've worked with organizations of all shapes and sizes to build better brands online and off through our brand strategy and digital marketing consulting work at Brand Driven Digital, where I serve as founder, chief strategist, and podcast host. More on consulting >> https://www.branddrivendigital.com/ 📚 AUTHOR My books Brand Now and Get Scrappy help simplify the complex topics of branding and digital marketing. “Brand Now is the quintessential guide to modern branding.” – Jay Baer, author of Hug Your Haters “Get Scrappy is a helpful digital marketing bible.” – Publisher’s Weekly More on my books >> https://www.nickwestergaard.com/books/ 🎓 EDUCATOR I teach communication and digital marketing at the University of Iowa's Tippie College of Business in the Department of Management and Entrepreneurship. More on my teaching >> https://tippie.uiowa.edu/people/nickolas-h-westergaard 🤷‍♂️ MORE ABOUT ME? • I'm a contributor to the Harvard Business Review. • I'm a go-to source for the press including US News & World Report, Entrepreneur, Forbes, Mashable, and more. • I've served a TEDx speaker coach and a mentor at the Iowa Startup Accelerator. • I sit on boards for the University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Communication, the Iowa City Area Business Partnership, and FilmScene. • I live in Coralville, Iowa with my wife, five kids, two dogs, and one cat. • I love reading, running, cooking, presidential history, and all things nerdy with a special place in my ❤️ for Star Trek. 🖖 #LLAP