CEO & Founder of SpreeAI, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Expert, and Fashion & Technology Visionary
John Imah: Biography at a Glance
- John Imah emerges as an influential and transformative figure within the technology industry, embodying the essence of innovation, leadership, and diversity, as a Nigerian-American founder building culture-defining AI at global scale.
- John has held executive roles at some of the world's biggest tech companies, including Snap, Meta, Samsung, and Twitch, including serving as Global Head of Partnerships at Snap and building teams from zero to one worldwide, leading massive teams at scale and working with top brands, agencies, celebrities, and influencers.
- As Founder and CEO of SpreeAI, a $1.5B fashion-tech unicorn, John is revolutionizing the fashion technology space by leveraging advanced machine learning to not only boost customer engagement but also dramatically enhance the online shopping journey.
- John is also a tech and a recognized voice in AI and business—named to the Observer AI Power Index and Inc.’s Top 40 Business Leaders—bringing operator-level insight to stages and boardrooms alike.
- John’s personal story, from his early life to his rise in the tech world, is both motivational and instructive, rooted in early founder velocity and cultural firsts, inspiring audiences to think differently about innovation, disruption, and the future of technology.
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John Imah is a Nigerian-American technology executive and the co-founder and CEO of SPREEAI—a fashion-tech unicorn valued at $1.5B. He’s built a reputation for turning AI into culture-level product experiences that feel premium, decisive, and inevitable.
John is recognized among the leaders shaping modern AI and business—named to the Observer AI Power Index and selected by Inc. as one of its Top 40 Business Leaders. His profile sits at a rare intersection: real operator, real builder, and real tastemaker.
John made fashion history on the Met Gala red carpet as the first invited CEO of a fashion-tech AI startup to attend—wearing a custom Sergio Hudson look designed as both statement and signal. It was a clean declaration of his lane: where luxury, identity, and computation meet at the highest level.
Before SPREEAI, John led at global scale across Snap, Meta, Amazon/Twitch, and Samsung, including serving as Snap’s Global Head of Partnerships and building teams from zero to one worldwide. At Samsung he became “Samsung John,” and at Meta he earned top recognition—including an Impact Employee of the Year.
John’s story starts with velocity: he built and sold two companies before age 16, then turned that teenage momentum into a career spanning consumer tech, partnerships, and entrepreneurship. He is bi-coastal, board-active, and known for moving through rooms that typically don’t make space for founders like him—then changing the standard.
He’s also a multidisciplinary creative—creative director, clothing designer, and musician—which is why his talks hit differently: strategy with taste, systems with soul. John speaks on AI, leadership, engineering, partnerships, and modern brand-building with the kind of lived credibility that makes audiences lean in.
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Aspire to Inspire Before You Expire
As first-generation Nigerian Americans, John Imah and his three siblings grew up with one common goal: to become doctors or lawyers. However, at the early age of six, John had a very different plan. Instead, he chose to follow his passion for technology and gaming. With the work ethic his parents instilled in him, he stayed true to his word, and by the time he was sixteen, John had started and sold two businesses.
With a journey filled with working for tech industry leaders such as Samsung, Snapchat, and more, John shares his lessons learned — From starting a business from the ground up, to growing your business through creative partnerships and the importance of recruiting more people of color to enter the tech industry. But ultimately, John challenges you to think beyond business. He asks you to ask yourself: How will I be an inspiration?
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