John Young
CEO
Young Brands
John helps ambitious brands connect with the world in extraordinary ways. As a strategic advisor, creator and product builder, John’s worked with some of the most successful and popular brands – like Disney, Sony, Pepsi, Microsoft, McDonald’s, Hasbro, and Budweiser. He’s also helped eager startups, like Zipcar, Priceline, Riot Games, American Idol and DoubleClick, grow from grassroots into well-loved billion-dollar brands. Along the way, John also built some legendary public and private global media companies. Notably, John was the founder of Tribal Worldwide (OMC), an award-winning agency network with over 46 offices in 28 countries. John was also Chief Creative Officer of Poppe Tyson (MMPT), one of the world’s first digital agencies. Through his advisory, Young Brands, John currently serves on boards of several leading mediatech and consumer brand companies who trailblaze industries like Interactive Voice, AR/VR, Games, AI, eSports, iTV, Autonomous Vehicles and more. John lives in Cambridge, MA in a home filled with unusual musical instruments.