Simon Leung

Simon Leung (born July 28, 1979), is an American Internet entrepreneur, International motivational keynote speaker, Internet Marketing trainer, author, consultant, coach and mentor. He is the Founder and CEO of BuzzMeIn Marketing & Internet Marketing Hong Kong, and also Co-Founder of AimVenture Corporation.

Simon is known as the Google Insider in the Internet Marketing community because of his experience as one of the early employees at Google Headquarters in Mountain View, California. He specializes in Search Engine Marketing (SEM), which includes Search Engine Optimization (SEO) & Pay-Per-Click (PPC), and Social Media Marketing (SMM).

As an entrepreneur, Simon is also known for some of his best selling products and training courses. In 2007, he released his first information product, "AdWords List Building". He later released the "Google Insider Millionaire System", "Google Friends", "The AdWorder Report", The Death of Google AdWords, "MySpace Marketing Optimizer", "What Are You Doing Twitter Report" and "Your Social Media Empire". In 2010, Simon also released his first book, "Google AdWords Insider", published by Morgan James Publishing.

Corporate career
In 2002, Simon began working for Google Inc. in their then-new AdWords Department. As one of their early employees, Simon was responsible for developing their advertising strategies and trainings for the growing team.

In 2003, Simon became one of the original Google AdWords Optimization Specialists and eventually co-founded the Google AdWords Optimization Team. In 2004, Simon also became a contributing founder to the Google AdWords Agency Team.

Professional speaking
Simon began his seminar speaking business in August 2006. Within his first year in business, Simon shared the stage with some of the top names in Internet Marketing across 50 cities within the United States.

In 2007, Simon made his first international stage appearance at "Asia Internet Congress" in Singapore, and shortly expanded into more countries around the world. In 2009, Simon started to focus more as a Keynote Speaker for corporations and entrepreneurs.

Workshop organization
In 2007, Simon conducted his first live training in San Jose, CA, called “Google AdWords Workshop.” In 2008, he followed up with a second live training on the subject with updated information called “Google AdWords Workshop 2.0.”

Later that year, Simon partnered up with Ewen Chia to conduct his first International live training called “Real AdWords” in Singapore. In 2009, Simon partnered up with Stuart Tan and Adam Khoo Learning Technologies Group to conduct two workshops in Singapore: “Mining Google Gold” and “PPC Classroom Live,” the latter also including an additional partner, Anik Singal.

Within the United States, Simon conducted the “Cash in a Flash Workshop” with Robert Allen and Mark Victor Hansen in Los Angeles, CA. He has also conducted the “Two Sides of Traffic” workshop with Howie Schwartz in San Diego, CA, the “Three Sides of Traffic” with Howie Schwartz and Ross Goldberg in Long Island, NY, and the “Four Sides of Traffic” with Howie Schwartz, Ross Goldberg and Lee Collins via live Internet streaming on Ustream.

In 2010, Simon began his partnership with Fabian Lim. Together, they have conducted a series of workshops in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines and Hong Kong. Some of their most notable co-conducted trainings include “REAL Internet Secrets,” “REAL Lead Generation Secrets,”, "REAL Social Marketing Secrets", and "REAL Affiliate Secrets".

Seminar organization
In 2008 and 2009, Simon organized an Internet Marketing seminar called “The SMART Seminar” with Stuart Tan and Adam Khoo Learning Technologies Group in Singapore and Malaysia.

That same year, Simon also organized “Rockstar Platinum Live” with Lee Collins in Las Vegas, Nevada. He also partnered with Nikhil Parekh to organize the “Internet AuStars Tour” for a series of Australian events in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

Professional awards
In 2009, Simon was awarded the “Best Speaker Award” at the Asia Internet Congress in Singapore. In 2010 and 2011, Simon was also awarded the same award at Asia Internet Congress in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Also in 2010, Stevie Awards nominated Simon for Marketer of the Year.