Fahad Khawaja — Founder & CEO @ Hue | Your favorite community builder's favorite community builder | Creator, Keynote Speaker, Author, & Coach | Board Director & Advisor | Ad Age 40 Under 40 | Ad Club Innovator
Founder & CEO @ Hue | Your favorite community builder's favorite community builder | Creator, Keynote Speaker, Author, & Coach | Board Director & Advisor | Ad Age 40 Under 40 | Ad Club Innovator
Fahad Khawaja ranks #373 of 18,612 LinkedIn creators in Computer Software, and is a standout voice in United States. They have 42.9K followers and published 8 posts in the last 60 days at a 0.7% average engagement rate.
- 42.9K followers
- 8 posts / 60d
- 0.7% avg engagement
- — follower growth / 30d
The roast
Fahad calls himself your favorite community builder’s favorite community builder, which is a poetic way of saying he’s just a pyramid scheme for people who haven't figured out their resume yet. He claims to have reached 100k people, yet he averages less than one meaningful interaction per hour.
About Fahad
I build communities rooted in the belief that what connects us is greater than what separates us.I’m the Founder & CEO of Hue, the community-powered media company creating a more connected future through content, experiences, and insights. Hue is the voice of the rising majority, uniting marketing leaders, entrepreneurs, creatives, and operators across Fortune 500 companies, unicorn tech startups, media companies, and top advertising agencies.Through video, podcasts, newsletters, a digital magazine, social storytelling, and live events, we’ve built thousands of meaningful connections, reach 100k+ people, driven access to nearly $150M in economic opportunities, and published groundbreaking research.Brands partner with us to build trust and engagement with a deeply connected audience that values authentic community and shared purpose.I’m also a creator, speaker, and author passionate about bringing the margins to the mainstream and helping organizations do well by doing good.💥 If you’re a brand looking to partner: partner@wearehue.org | wearehue.org/contactPRESS & HONORS:The New York Times, USA Today, Forbes, Fast Company, Business Insider, BBC, Adweek, Ad Age, The Verge, Wired, WWD, Vogue, Refinery29, Digiday, The Drum.Drum Global Change Maker of the Year, Ad Age 40 Under 40, BI 40 Under 40 Innovators, Cannes Lions, Effie Award for Effectiveness, First Round Mentor, Best of CES, Ad Council Champion for Good, Ad Club Innovator, Adweek Executive Mentor, #1 on Ad Age Top Ten, #1 on WWD Powerhouse Brands, Obie, James Burke Award for Diversity in Marketing.EXPERTISE:Community building, media strategy, innovation, growth, transformation, and connecting audiences at scale.
Highlights
- Big Audience — 42,939 followers · top 5%
- Top 5% in Computer Software — Ranked #110 of 5229 creators
- Top 5% in United States — Ranked #150 of 5886 creators
- High Impact — 292 avg engagements per post · top 10%
Recent posts
💥 The right opportunity finds you when someone shares it. If you know someone who fits, tag them. If you are someone who fits, apply. Here's who's hiring: 💥 VP, Global Marketing — Tektronix 💥 SVP, Social Analytics — 360i 💥 Sr Director, Media & Data Strategy — Mondelēz International 💥 Director, Commerce Marketing — The Campbell's Company 💥 Director, Integrated Media — The J.M. Smucker Co. 💥 Sr Manager, Brand Marketing — Match Group 💥 Sr Marketing Manager — New Balance 💥 Sr Manager, Marketing — AbbVie 💥 Marketing Manager, Specs — Snap Inc. 💥 Marketing Manager, Performance & Insights
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💥 The job market is brutal right now. But community still wins. If you know someone who fits, tag them. If you are someone who fits, apply. Here's who's hiring this week: 💥 Editorial Director — Hue (I'm hiring — help me find the right person for this role!) 💥 Executive Director — NewFest 💥 VP, Brand & Commercial Strategy — Hilton 💥 Head of Marketing, Touchland — Church & Dwight Co., Inc. 💥 Sr Director, Global Social Media — lululemon 💥 Global Creative Director — Ben & Jerry's 💥 Director, Brand Marketing & Partnerships — Amgen 💥 Sr Brand Manager, Neutrogena — Kenvue 💥 Sr Manager, Br
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💥 I expected fifty different answers. I got variations of five. ICYMI: I hosted Keep it 💯: Marketers Uncensored, in partnership with OpenX and Project Management Institute during Cannes Lions. Before anyone walked in, I asked one question: What's your biggest marketing challenge right now? What I heard back: AI. Budgets. Measurement. Consumer attention. Organizational resistance. Different companies. Different industries. Nearly identical concerns. The longer we talked, the more those challenges pointed back to the same thing: trust. Trust in AI. Trust in measurement. Trust that brand
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Last updated 2026-08-04