Entrepreneur and communicator

Transform Your Event

With over 500 events and 15 years of experience presenting topics including digital innovation, marketing, leadership, and transformation, I bring the perfect balance of entertaining and informative content to the stage.

I offer a selection of world-class keynote presentations and can tailor content specifically to delight your audience, move them to action, and impart practical advice, tools, and techniques for successful, impactful, digitally-enabled leadership.

Professional speaking bio:

Mike Stopforth is an expert communicator and facilitator passionate about exploring ideas and building value at the intersection of leadership, technology, and impact. He is the managing director of Flume Digital Marketing, one of South Africa’s fastest-growing independent, full-service agencies. 

Mike is a digital pioneer. Before Flume, he founded Africa’s leading social media agency Cerebra, which WPP acquired in 2013. In 2007, Mike co-founded Afrigator.com, an African content aggregator, which sold to Naspers. He is a globally renowned public speaker, lecturer and moderator.

Short bio (my preference):

Mike Stopforth is the managing director of Flume Digital Marketing, an author, facilitator, and sought-after global speaker.

Popular digital and leadership topics include:

  • Digital transformation, disruption and innovation
  • Leading in the digital era
  • Leading through social media
  • Social media crisis communication
  • Brand building in the digital era

Still not convinced? Read my writing on the topics of digital relevance, adaptability and impactful leadership on my blog or watch me present on my YouTube channel.