Ozioma Egwuonwu

Ozioma Egwuonwu is an internationally celebrated speaker, strategist, scholar, and expert in Transformational Strategy. She is the Chief Strategic Transformation Officer of BurnBright International, a transformational training coaching, and consulting company specializing in the development and activation of human potential.  https://oziomaegwuonwu.com

In 2012, Ozioma founded World Dream Day, celebrated annually on Sept 25th, it is the first-ever global holiday day dedicated to activating ideas, goals, and dreams. In 2024, World Dream Day established an estimated cumulative reach of over 1 billion.http://www.worlddreamday.org

As a strategic advisor, Ozioma consults on complex strategic problems and transformational initiatives for a diverse array of clients, including government’s, Fortune 100 companies, non-profit organizations, educational institutions, small business owners, growth and early-stage startups, and personal and leadership development clients seeking to achieve breakthrough results. https://www.linkedin.com/in/ozioma

Before launching her consultancy, Ozioma served as a Vice President in the disciplines of Strategic Planning, Cultural Strategy, Cultural Insight, and Innovation for several internationally recognized advertising and marketing agencies. She has worked on brands in the portfolios of Proctor & Gamble, General Mills, Verizon, Ford Motor Company, Walmart, Sam’s Club, Target, Nestle, and many others.  http://www.burnbright-lifeworks.com.

Ozioma is a champion of entrepreneurial ecosystems. As a highly sought after business coach and startup mentor, Ozioma has support founders, accelerators and incubators within a variety of ecosystems including The Founder Institute, Propeller, Rebrand Black, and Vodafone's Big Smart Cities accelerator Program. Ozioma is also expert faculty at Singularity University where she speaks and trains on Leadership, Strategy, Organizational Culture and Human Potential.

While global in scope, Ozioma is also focused on local transformation, and has led and consulted on a diverse array of community based initiatives including founding The Newburgh Renaissance, a civic innovation platform highlighting the city's innovative people and projects; the design and development of the Newburgh Clean Green Ambassador program focused on green practices, establishing and running the Newburgh Dream Center, a transformational community center dedicated to hope, peace and positive progress in a city ravaged by violence, and once known as the "Murder Capital of New York."

Over the span of her career, Ozioma has presented and served a variety of audiences. Ozioma has spoken at the United Nations, TEDx, SXSW, on Web Summit stages, and at top educational institutions such as Oxford University, Howard University, University of St. Gallen, and Columbia University, where she was a member of their faculty and interim head of the Communications Practice program. Ozioma has also appeared on NBC, CBS, ABC, FOX, MSNBC and contributed to The Huffington Post, Thrive Global, and UN Magazine.

Through transformational talks, workshops, and consultations, Ozioma has helped thousands of people all over the world reimagine possibilities and ignite action.

Ozioma is committed to a world where we ALL bring forth our best and BurnBright!