Simon Mainwaring is the founder and CEO of We First, a strategic consultancy that accelerates growth and impact for purpose-driven brands. He’s a member of the Advisory Board of CCLA, the Steering Committee of Sustainable Brands, The Forbes Business Council, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in London. He was a Jury Member at the Cannes Lions Festival for the Sustainable Development Goals in 2021 and his company, We First, was included in Real Leaders list for the Top 100 Impact Companies in the US for 2021. Simon’s first book, We First is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Amazon bestseller. He was named by Real Leaders as one of the Top 50 Keynote Speakers in the World in 2020 and has been featured on the cover of the National Speaker’s Magazine. Prior to starting We First Simon spent 15 years as an award-winning writer, Creative Director, and Worldwide Creative Director at many of the world’s top creative advertising agencies including Saatchi & Saatchi, Wieden & Kennedy, and Ogilvy receiving international awards at all major advertising festivals. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two daughters.