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Chris Messina

Chris Messina

Keynote Speaker: Social Technology Expert & Head of West Coast Business Development at Republic; Original Inventor of the Hashtag, Co-Founder of Molly; Former Product Designer at Uber & Google

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Chris Messina Biography

Chris Messina is best known for inventing the hashtag in 2007 but he's been living on — and defining — the future of social media and social technology ever since. He's served on both developer platform and product design teams at Google and Uber, consulted with startups, and co-founded YC-backed conversational social AI company. He is the #1 Product Hunter and co-hosts the Techmeme Ride Home Experience, a popular tech analysis podcast. He currently is a Product Lead focused on founder experience at Republic, an innovative financial technology company.

Throughout his career, Messina has created movements online & off and catalyzed change in large and small organizations starting in 2004, when he helped organize the grassroots movement that propelled Mozilla Firefox to its first 100M downloads. In 2005, he co-organized the first BarCamp and then popularized the unconference event model, which spread to over 350 cities worldwide. In 2006, he opened the first coworking spaces in the world, giving rise to a global movement.

He lives in Oakland, California with his partner Jo and two children, Airis and Olivia.

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Chris Messina Videos

Keynote session with the inventor of hashtag, Chris Messina
The Technology of Better Humans | Chris Messina | TEDxBend
The unlikely lesson from inventing the hashtag | Chris Messina ...

How to book Chris Messina?

Our booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure talent like Chris Messina for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment for over 15 years. The team at All American Entertainment represents and listens to the needs of organizations and corporations seeking to hire keynote speakers, celebrities or entertainers. Fill out a booking request form for Chris Messina, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get pricing information and check availability for Chris Messina or any other celebrity of your choice.

How much does it cost to book Chris Messina?

Booking fees for Chris Messina, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. Pricing often varies according to the circumstances, including the talent's schedule, market conditions, length of presentation, and the location of the event. Speaker fees listed on this website are intended to serve as a guideline only. In some cases, the actual quote may be above or below the stated range. For the most current fee to hire Chris Messina, please fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak with an experienced booking agent.

Who is the agent for Chris Messina?

All American Entertainment has successfully secured celebrity talent like Chris Messina for clients worldwide for more than 15 years. As a full-service talent booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Chris Messina for your next private or corporate function.

What is a full-service talent booking agency?

All American Speakers is a "buyers agent" and exclusively represents talent buyers, meeting planners and event professionals, who are looking to secure celebrities and speakers for personal appearances, speaking engagements, corporate entertainment, public relations campaigns, commercials, or endorsements. We do not exclusively represent Chris Messina or claim ourselves as the exclusive booking agency, business manager, publicist, speakers bureau or management for Chris Messina or any other speaker or celebrity on this website. For more information on how we work and what makes us unique, please read the AAE Advantage.


Chris Messina is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Marketing, Design and Artificial Intelligence. The estimated speaking fee range to book Chris Messina for live events is $10,000 - $20,000, and for virtual events $10,000 - $20,000. Chris Messina generally travels from Oakland, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Alex Salkever, Jana Eggers and Erik Qualman. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Chris Messina for an upcoming event.

Chris Messina Videos

Keynote session with the inventor of hashtag, Chris Messina
The Technology of Better Humans | Chris Messina | TEDxBend
The unlikely lesson from inventing the hashtag | Chris Messina ...
Chris Messina on the future of Messaging Bots & Chat for Business ...
Chris Messina- Inventor of the Hashtag

Chris Messina Reviews

  • Business Technology Association - Sep 20 2019

  • MailUp - Dec 05 2018

How to book Chris Messina?

Our booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure talent like Chris Messina for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment for over 15 years. The team at All American Entertainment represents and listens to the needs of organizations and corporations seeking to hire keynote speakers, celebrities or entertainers. Fill out a booking request form for Chris Messina, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get pricing information and check availability for Chris Messina or any other celebrity of your choice.

How much does it cost to book Chris Messina?

Booking fees for Chris Messina, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. Pricing often varies according to the circumstances, including the talent's schedule, market conditions, length of presentation, and the location of the event. Speaker fees listed on this website are intended to serve as a guideline only. In some cases, the actual quote may be above or below the stated range. For the most current fee to hire Chris Messina, please fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak with an experienced booking agent.

Who is the agent for Chris Messina?

All American Entertainment has successfully secured celebrity talent like Chris Messina for clients worldwide for more than 15 years. As a full-service talent booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Chris Messina for your next private or corporate function.

What is a full-service talent booking agency?

All American Speakers is a "buyers agent" and exclusively represents talent buyers, meeting planners and event professionals, who are looking to secure celebrities and speakers for personal appearances, speaking engagements, corporate entertainment, public relations campaigns, commercials, or endorsements. We do not exclusively represent Chris Messina or claim ourselves as the exclusive booking agency, business manager, publicist, speakers bureau or management for Chris Messina or any other speaker or celebrity on this website. For more information on how we work and what makes us unique, please read the AAE Advantage.


Chris Messina is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Marketing, Design and Artificial Intelligence. The estimated speaking fee range to book Chris Messina for live events is $10,000 - $20,000, and for virtual events $10,000 - $20,000. Chris Messina generally travels from Oakland, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Alex Salkever, Jana Eggers and Erik Qualman. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Chris Messina for an upcoming event.

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