Alec Watson

Alec Watson

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Victoria, British Columbia

Creative Visionary | Marketing | Branding | Storytelling & Advertising Expert

  • Videos
  • Expertise
  • Marketing & Branding
  • Business Growth
  • Small Business Development
  • Business & Corporate
  • Digital Marketing
  • Social Media
  • Strategic Thinking
  • Global Business Solutions
  • Business Leadership

ALEC WATSON BIOGRAPHY

Alec Watson is a world-renowned expert in digital media, with a diverse and impressive career spanning photography, cinematography, music production, and more.

His expertise extends to cinematography, having directed ad campaigns for major companies including Starbucks, Goldwell, KMS, Microsoft, and Sexy Hair, as well as music videos, and award-winning short films.

Alec Watson is best known for his exceptional work in advertising, his photography has graced magazine covers, movie posters, album covers, and numerous advertisements for iconic brands such as Coca-Cola, Starbucks, and Britney Spears.

His creative talents aren’t limited to visual arts; Alec Watson is also a talented producer and engineer, having earned three gold records and one platinum record for his contributions to record production, songwriting, keyboards, and backing vocals. Additionally, Watson is a successful singer-songwriter with four top 40 hits to his credit.

Despite his global success, Alec remains grounded, making his home on Vancouver Island with his wife Sarah, two remarkable step-children, and two beloved doodles—Abby and Arlo. Still traveling for campaign shoots, Alec’s favorite client is Healthy Role Models, Sarah’s health and fitness company, which the couple produces projects for out of a film studio on their property.

A lifelong learner, Alec graduated top of his class in Digital Media Design at Harvard and the Global Cinematography Institute in Hollywood. During downtime throughout the pandemic, Alec Watson earned 3-D design, showcasing his commitment to staying at the forefront of technology and innovation.

Currently, Alec leads one of the few teams in the world that can match still image shoots and video ad campaigns with a full HDR workflow optimized for hundreds of millions of viewers on mobile devices.

Looking to the future, Alec Watson believes that the digital media landscape will be fast-paced and heavily driven by AI. He envisions AI understanding the needs and desires of clients through tracking and behavior analysis, leading to more personalized and effective storytelling.

Alec Watson emphasizes the importance of leading with authenticity in this technological landscape, believing it to be key to taking full advantage of all that technology has to offer. Blending his interesting stories with each organization to focus on the needs of the audience, Alec sparks the emotion of each audience to shine a light on what really matters to create a lasting impression.

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Alec Watson Topic Presentations

The Visual Edge: Elevate Your Brand in An Image-driven World: Stop the Scroll and Create Lasting Impact With the Secret Language of Visual Branding

Visual Alchemy: Mastering the Art of Captivating Narratives: Transform Your Business Storytelling From Mundane To Magical

Alec Watson Speaking Testimonials

Alec Watson is so genuine in his speaking and teaching style – SO easy to learn from. Chock full of information that has helped me and our to how to be powerful marketers in the digital world. I give his speaking presentation and his online course the highest recommendation if you are looking to grow your business.

Stephanie Polansky

Global Director of Education
WAHL Professional

Alec’s presentation of information is organized and directly talks to my brand!!!! All the information to thrive in the digital age in one source. His delivery is easy to understand, and it felt like he was talking right to me!  His thoughts have jumpstarted our brand and his course is amazing.

Dr. Renee Reynolds

The Innopreneur Academy

From the first moments listening to the introduction – I knew I was in the right spot and had to learn more! Alec simplifies and makes the steps to creating an strong online brand easily digestible and easy to commit to memory.  I have taken many marketing courses and listened to lots of speakers on marketing, none of the had this breadth AND concision to take tactical steps. I HIGHLY recommend Alec Watson…

Shelli Gonshorowski

CEO
Collective 7 Media Production Company

When launching ACDSee on Youtube to create media for our software company, we turned to Alec Watson to speak to us and guide us through creating story content to align with our brand. Honestly, one of the best decisions we’ve made for our company and our customers.

Warren Recker

VP Marketing and Online Sales
ACD Systems International

Alec Watson Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Alec Watson Keynote Speaker delivers customized and tailored keynote presentations, workshops, and training sessions on a wide variety of topics. Each presentation is unique and are designed for a variety of audiences, industries, conferences, and event formats.

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