Simon Sinek

Simon Sinek: Biography in Details

Who is Simon Sinek?

Simon Sinek is a British/American author, motivational speaker, trained ethnographer, and marketing consultant. He is best known for ‘the golden circle’ and to ‘Start With Why popularizing its concept.

Simon is also a founder of SinekPartners. He is also an adjunct staff member of the RAND Corporation.

Simon Sinek: Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity

Sinek was born on 9 October 1973 in Wimbledon, England. His birth name is Simon O. Sinek and he grew up in Johannesburg, London, and Hong Kong.

Later, he moved to the U.S.A. His nationality is British and his ethnicity is English.

His mother’s name is Susan Sinek who is an author and has written ‘Simply Scrumptious Desserts’ book and his father’s name is Steve Sinek.

There is no information on his siblings, seems like he is a single child.

In which school did Simon Sinek attend?

In 1991, Simon graduated from Northern Valley Regional High School in Demarest, New Jersey.

Simon Sinek completed a BA in cultural anthropology from Brandeis University and studied law at City University London but later he left the university to pursue his career in advertising.

Simon Sinek: Professional Life, Career

Before starting his own business, SinekPartners, Simons worked for New York ad agencies Euro RSCG and Ogilvy & Mather which were his first job.

Later he published his book “Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action”.

His talk “How Great Leaders Inspire Action” is listed as the third most popular Technology, Entertainment, and Design (TED) presentation of all time.

Wall Street Journal and the New York Times listed his book “Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don’t” on the best seller’s list.

Simon Sinek and his organization SinekPartners teach leaders and organizations how to inspire people. Simon is an active speaker at large conventions and corporate gatherings around the globe.

He makes a regular guest performance on MSNBC’s Your Business. Simon is also a writer for The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Houston Chronicle, FastCompany, CMO Magazine, NPR, and BusinessWeek.

Simon Sinek is also a present Board of Advisors of 1-800-GOT-JUNK. His views on business and leadership have earned him invitations to meet with an array of leaders and organizations like Members of the United States Congress, Microsoft, AOL, and much more.

Simon Sinek: Salary, Net Worth

As of 2023, Simon Sinek has earned a total net worth of $18 million according to the sources whereas his salary is not revealed yet.

Simon Sinek: Rumors, Controversy/Scandal

Talking about the rumors and controversy, Simon was in controversy when he said that millennials are under too much pressure to succeed.

Simon Sinek blamed the parents for doing too much for them, leaving them unprepared. He added that they don’t have the life skills to cope with the real world, expert claims.

How tall is Simon Sinek?

Moving towards his body measurements, Simon Sinek stands at a height of 5 feet 10 inches (1.78m) with a body weight of 75 kg.

Simon Sinek has light brown hair and his eyes are blue. There is no information about body size, shoe size, and dress size.

Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter

Simon Sinek is active on various social media like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. He has around 2 million followers on Facebook.

He has more than a 1.7million followers on Instagram and more than 910.2k followers on Twitter. Moreover, he has over 809k subscribed on Youtube.

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