Simon Morris
Former CCO of Amazon, Creative-Entrepreneur & Brand Growth Leader in Tech, Gaming and Storytelling
why book simon?
- Simon Morris brings more than a decade as Chief Creative Officer at Amazon and a career spanning gaming giant SEGA, media pioneer Ginger TV and entrepreneurial disruptor LOVEFiLM — offering rare insight from start-up to global brand.
- He draws on his lived experience of both professional success and personal recovery, offering authenticity, vulnerability and a powerful narrative on resilience, leadership and neurodiversity.
- Simon offers adaptable frameworks for creativity, growth and brand transformation — making him both inspiring and practically relevant to leaders who must deliver commercial results in a rapidly changing world.
Biography
Simon Morris is one of the UK’s most accomplished creative entrepreneurs and marketing visionaries. He began his career in the gaming industry at Sonic the Hedgehog’s publisher SEGA, where he helped launch the title in the UK market and drove record-breaking software sales for Sonic 2. From there his hunger for disruption led him into television and media, at Sky UK and Ginger TV Productions, where he honed the craft of storytelling and audience engagement.
In 2004 Simon co-founded LOVEFiLM, reinventing the home-entertainment experience in the UK and ultimately forming the foundation of Amazon Prime Video. In 2014 he joined Amazon as their global creative lead, and served as Chief Creative Officer for more than a decade. During his tenure he masterminded iconic campaigns such as the Alexa Super Bowl spot, and led the brand into international expansion in markets including India, Japan and Australia.
Beyond Amazon, Simon has advised and chaired innovative ventures including snack disruptor Graze, pet-food pioneer Tails.com, creative-tech business DiO, podcast-to-streaming company Novel and serves as a governor of the Museum of London.
What sets Simon apart is the fusion of big-brand strategy and deeply personal authenticity.
He speaks candidly about his journey through adversity and recovery, and how neurodiversity and resilience can become competitive advantage in fast-changing industries.
In his keynote presentations, he distils decades of first-hand experience into actionable frameworks that empower organisations to embed creativity, scale purpose-driven growth and adapt to the future of work, brand and customer experience.
Topics
The Business of Creativity
How to harness creative thinking to drive scalable commercial results.
Mental Models for Successful Growth
Frameworks to lead innovation, measure creative impact and build high-performing teams.
Neurodiversity as a Creative Super-power
The transformative role of authenticity, resilience and purpose in leadership
Working for the Best
Lessons from brands such as Amazon, Sky, Virgin, SEGA and how top organisations embed creativity into their culture.
Simon Morris
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