An Asian keynote speaker with a story your whole company will feel.
Born in Taiwan, raised in Toronto, based in Los Angeles. Johnny Wu turns the immigrant experience into a keynote about identity, expectation and choosing your own mountain.
You'll be surprised how fast you get a call.
In 2002 a twelve-year-old boy flew alone from Taipei to Toronto, speaking three words of English. On his first week of school he opened a lunchbox of dumplings and the class renamed him Johnny Wonton Wu. Magic was the first thing that made the other kids walk toward him instead of away. It became his language before English did.
Today Johnny Wu is a mentalist, a TEDx speaker and a keynote speaker who has performed for Google, Netflix, Amazon, Meta, Salesforce, Nike and Bulgari. He appeared on Netflix's Star Search and was profiled by London Speaker Bureau Asia. For organizations looking for an Asian keynote speaker, his story speaks to anyone who has ever carried a family's expectations into a career.
A message that lands across cultures
Johnny's TEDx talk, Is Your Success Just an Illusion?, opens with him shredding the diploma his parents waited his whole life to see. It is not a rejection of family. It is a question many Asian and Asian American professionals recognize: did I choose this path, or did I inherit it? His father had a blueprint for his life that did not include a deck of cards. Johnny followed the cards.
His keynote, The Power of Micro Moments, takes that question into the workplace. The smallest decisions, the voices we listen to, the defaults we never questioned, quietly decide the biggest outcomes. Every principle is proven live with mind reading the room cannot explain.
For AAPI Heritage Month, ERGs and multicultural events
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in May, Lunar New Year celebrations, employee resource group summits and diversity conferences need a speaker who brings both a real story and a real experience. Johnny delivers both, without turning culture into a lecture. Everyone in the room, whatever their background, leaves with something to use.
Johnny grew up speaking Mandarin and can greet and work with a Mandarin-speaking audience. The keynote itself is delivered in English, in person, virtually or hybrid.
Why companies book Johnny for heritage and culture events
- A true immigrant story told with humor, not heaviness
- Live mentalism that gets the whole room laughing and participating
- A business message about identity, expectation and performance
- TEDx speaker, seen on Netflix, trusted by 100+ Fortune 500 companies
- Tailored on a discovery call to your ERG, theme and audience
- Virtual or hybrid for distributed teams across time zones
FAQ
Is Johnny Wu available for AAPI Heritage Month?
Yes. May books early, so reach out as soon as you have a date. The keynote works for in-person, virtual and hybrid celebrations.
What is Johnny Wu's background?
He was born in Taiwan, moved alone to Toronto at twelve without speaking English, and built his career in Los Angeles, where he founded Omni Magic Entertainment in 2017.
Does Johnny speak Mandarin?
He grew up speaking Mandarin and can greet and work with a Mandarin-speaking audience. The keynote is delivered in English.
Is the talk only for Asian audiences?
No. The story is specific and the message is universal. It is written for everyone in the room, which is what makes it work for company-wide heritage events.
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