Shama Hyder Bio | Wiki
Shama Hyder is an Indian-American entrepreneur, international keynote speaker, bestselling author, LinkedIn Top Voice in Marketing 4X, and Henry Crown Fellow. She is the founder & CEO of Zen Media, an award-winning marketing & PR agency for tech-driven b2b firms.
Shama has been named the “Zen Master of Marketing” by Entrepreneur Magazine and the “Millennial Master of the Universe” by FastCompany.com. Forbes, and Businessweek. Inc has all recognized her as one of the Top 30 under 30 entrepreneurs in the field of marketing. Shama has built a global audience and is known for helping brands succeed in the digital age.
She has been named one of LinkedIn’s Top 10 Voices in Marketing for four years in a row. At only 22 she offered companies help in the digital marketing space, helping them understand social media and with $1,500 in her bank account and a pure, burning passion, she passed one million dollars in revenue in her first three years. Her rise became something to envy.
Shama Hyder Age
Shama was born on April 25, 1985, in Goa, India. She is 37 years old.
Shama Hyder Height
She is a woman of average stature and stands at a height of 5 ft 5 in (Approx. 1.65 m).
Shama Hyder Family
She was born in Goa, India to her parents. Shama and her family migrated to the United States at nine years old, enduring the hardships most immigrants experience, sharing a small one-bedroom apartment with her parents and sister.
Shama praises her entrepreneurial parents for learning from their ambitious efforts for change. Her father at one point was a taxi driver, saving his income to open his first convenience store, with her mother had her own businesses.
Shama Hyder Husband | Patrick Barnhill
Shama is married to her husband Patrick Barnhill who is also an entrepreneur. He is the founder and co-owner of Miami-based company Specialist ID Inc. The couple celebrated their wedding at their Dallas luxury home which was featured in 2021 on an HGTV show called “Self-Made Mansions”. Shama and Patrick share two kids, a boy, and a girl.
Shama Hyder Education
She went to college and graduated with a master’s degree in organizational communication and technology at the University of Texas at Austin. Writing her thesis on Twitter at a time when Twitter only had 2,000 users. Being one of the first Twitter users in the world, Shama still has just her first name as a Twitter handle.
Shama Hyder Forbes
As a result of her success, Shama has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the prestigious Technology Titan Emerging Company CEO award. She became one of the “Top 25 Entrepreneurs under 25” by Business Week in 2009, one of the “Top 30 Under 30” Entrepreneurs in America in 2014 by Inc. Magazine, and to the Forbes “30 Under 30” list of movers and shakers for 2015. LinkedIn has named her one of their “Top Voices” in Marketing & Social Media for three years in a row.
Shama Hyder Zen Media
Shama is the Founder & CEO of Zen Media, a digital marketing and PR firm. We help tech-driven b2b brands increase market share and become front runners in their industry. Zen Media became the ONLY new media agency to receive honors from both the Whitehouse and the United Nations as a Top 100 company in North America.
As the CEO of Zen Media, Shama and her team help both B2B and B2C brands to make meaningful connections with the modern-day customer via influencer marketing, and experiential and digital storytelling.
They then turn those connections into bottom-line results. She has had the honor of working with some of the best brands in the world, including Chase Business, The US Navy, Tupperware, Forbes, NASA, COX Communications, TATA, McKinsey, Bain, and more.
Shama Hyder Books
She is the author of TWO best-selling books, The Zen of Social Media Marketing, now in its 4th edition, and Momentum: How to Propel Your Marketing and Transform Your Brand in the Digital Age. An acclaimed keynote speaker, Shama has delivered keynotes in over 20 countries and spoken for recognized brands including Movado, Prudential, Chase, Tupperware, and Inc 5000.
Shama Hyder Hgtv
Shama’s Dallas luxury home became featured on a new HGTV show called “Self-Made Mansions” in January 2021. She and her husband shared their Spanish Revival Miami residence with viewers.
The show follows television personality Clinton Kelly of “What Not to Wear” and “The Chew” fame as he and a local realtor help “self-made entrepreneurs and creative geniuses” find their luxury dream homes, according to HGTV’s website.
Shama Hyder House
Shama and her husband bought their house in 2018. It’s a Spanish Revival design that’s almost 6,000 square feet. She said the place is called “Casa Ida” and has a lot of character. The couple hosted their wedding at home, too.
The home has five bedrooms and six bathrooms, with a library and a professional recording studio where Patrick plays piano and guitar. Some of the design details include stairs made of stone imported from Italy, a copper bathtub in the primary bathroom, and Spanish tile accents as well.
Shama Hyder Net Worth
She earns her wealth from her career, therefore, she has amassed a fortune over the years. Shama’s estimated net worth is $2 million.
Who Is Shama Hyder
Shama is an Indian-American entrepreneur, international keynote speaker, bestselling author, LinkedIn Top Voice in Marketing 4X, and Henry Crown Fellow. She is the founder & CEO of Zen Media, an award-winning marketing & PR agency for tech-driven b2b firms.