Sunny Bonnell is the co-founder and CEO of Motto®, a world-leading brand transformation agency for visionary tech companies, and the creator of VisionCamp®, a visionary leadership masterclass.

Sunny has been recognized as the Thinkers50 Radar Award, which illuminates the brightest minds in the world, named by SWAGGER as a ‘Visionary Brand Icon’ and has graced lists such as Top 30 Global Gurus, GDUSA’s Top 25 People to Watch, and the Webby Awards. The Webby Awards described Sunny as “Setting the standard for innovation and creativity.”

Clients include Minnesota Vikings, Virgin, Google, Microsoft, NFL, Hershey’s, Legendary Digital, Disney, Twentieth Century Fox, Choice Hotels, Bleecker Street Films, NCM, Andela, Goodnotes, Hopscotch, Hello Alice, Ninjas in Pyjamas, Brooklyn Brewery, and more.

Sunny is an internationally acclaimed keynote speaker for organizations like MasterCard, Microsoft, Dale Carnegie, Fast Company Innovation Festival, Inc., and Inspiring Workplaces.

Her thought leadership has been featured in every major publication,n including Fast Company, Inc., Forbes, Entrepreneur, and The Wall Street Journal. She has appeared on Closing Bell on the NY Stock Exchange, The Breakfast Club, and Yahoo Finance. She currently writes a popular and provocative leadership column for Fast Company.

Sunny is the best-selling author of Rare Breed: A Guide to Success for the Defiant, Dangerous, and Different, which flips the script on business-as-usual and carves a path for unconventional success. The New York Post declared Rare Breed “one of the top 5 career books of all time.” Seth Godin described it as “Brazen” and “A ruckus to make things better.” USA Today called it “An entire windstorm of original thinking.”

Sunny’s work dismantles business-as-usual and inspires others to do big things.

Background
Growing up in the Deep South, Sunny learned the ropes of entrepreneurship early. After following a winding career path—from street musician and actor to veterinarian and designer—she completed her BA and MFA at the prestigious Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD) while running Motto® at the same time. She became a notable bluegrass player by eleven and can play eight different instruments. Inspired by observing her entrepreneurial-minded parents, she learned the power of vision and hard work.