John Rossman

Former Amazon Executive, Business Strategist, Keynote Speaker

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John Rossman's Biography

John Rossman is sought-after keynote speaker, former Amazon executive, and business strategist. Rossman is most known for launching and scaling the Amazon Marketplace, which Jeff Bezos called “one of his magical businesses”, accounting for over 50% of all Amazon units sold and shipped. Rossman also served as Director of Enterprise Services at Amazon.com under CEO Jeff Bezos, where he managed worldwide services to enterprise clients such as Target.com, Marks and Spencer, and the National Basketball Association (NBA). Since leaving Amazon, he has advised clients across most industry verticals on innovation, digital strategy, and culture as Managing Partner of Rossman Partners. Offering guidance through the maze of challenges and options, Rossman is adept at finding the business strategy for businesses of all sizes. His approach helps audiences tackle the technology, business and internal challenges in innovating with the internet of things and their digital business strategy. John Rossman is the author of the best-selling book Think Like Amazon: 50 1/2 Ideas to Become a Digital Leader, published by McGraw Hill. In Think Like Amazon, Rossman sets forth a playbook, or system of beliefs and approaches, for how Amazon gets results and thinks about their business. He is also the author of The Amazon Way ™ book series, including The Amazon Way on IoT ™: 10 Lessons Every Leader Should Learn from Amazon’s Internet of Things Strategy. Rossman has delivered keynotes to all types of businesses, associations, healthcare, and government. Each of his keynotes is full of thought-provoking principles and tactics and will leave each participant will practical takeaways to put into practice.

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Lessons Learned From Amazon

In this keynote, our speaker John Rossman shares insider lessons from his time as an Amazon executive, where he launched and scaled the Amazon Marketplace. He reveals the principles and strategies that made Amazon one of the world’s most innovative companies.

Audiences walk away with actionable insights into leadership, customer obsession, and operational excellence that they can apply to their own organisations.

Think Like Amazon About — The Future Of Your Industry

In this talk, John Rossman demonstrates how Amazon’s mindset and playbook can be applied to any industry. He shows how leaders can anticipate disruption, embrace digital transformation, and stay ahead of the competition.

Our speaker equips audiences with a framework for future-proofing their businesses in a fast-changing world.

Think Like Amazon About — Artificial Intelligence

In this session, John Rossman explores how Amazon leverages Artificial Intelligence to scale its business, enhance customer experiences, and optimise operations. He translates these lessons into strategies any organisation can adopt.

Our speaker inspires audiences to think boldly about AI’s potential and provides practical steps for integrating it responsibly and effectively.

Think Like Amazon About — Strategy And Corporate Culture

In this keynote, John Rossman explains how Amazon’s culture of innovation, accountability, and customer obsession drives its strategy. He reveals how aligning culture with strategic goals creates lasting impact.

Our speaker offers audiences practical tools to build resilient, adaptive, and purpose-driven corporate cultures.

Think Like Amazon About — Innovation

In this talk, John Rossman highlights how Amazon continually innovates at scale. He explains the mechanisms, principles, and leadership practices that allow the company to disrupt industries again and again.

Our speaker motivates audiences to adopt these approaches, helping them cultivate an innovation mindset across their own organisations.

The Amazon Way™ On IoT

In this session, John Rossman shares lessons from Amazon’s Internet of Things strategy, as detailed in his book The Amazon Way on IoT™. He explains how IoT is reshaping industries through connected devices, data, and automation.

Our speaker equips audiences with practical insights to design IoT strategies that drive efficiency, customer value, and growth.

John Rossman's Biography

Since leaving Amazon, he has advised clients across most industry verticals on innovation, digital strategy, and culture as Managing Partner of Rossman Partners. Offering guidance through the maze of challenges and options, Rossman is adept at finding the business strategy for businesses of all sizes. His approach helps audiences tackle the technology, business and internal challenges in innovating with the internet of things and their digital business strategy.

John Rossman is the author of the best-selling book Think Like Amazon: 50 1/2 Ideas to Become a Digital Leader, published by McGraw Hill. In Think Like Amazon, Rossman sets forth a playbook, or system of beliefs and approaches, for how Amazon gets results and thinks about their business. He is also the author of The Amazon Way ™ book series, including The Amazon Way on IoT ™: 10 Lessons Every Leader Should Learn from Amazon’s Internet of Things Strategy. Rossman has delivered keynotes to all types of businesses, associations, healthcare, and government. Each of his keynotes is full of thought-provoking principles and tactics and will leave each participant will practical takeaways to put into practice.