Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos to deliver keynote at Global Happiness Summit

June 22, 2010 - PRLog -- San Francisco, CA, June 22, 2010 - I Am Happy Project (http://www.globalhappinesssummit.org), has announced that leading online shoe retailer Zappos visionary chief executive officer Tony Hsieh will present a keynote address at its Global Happiness Summit on October 9, 2010 aboard the USS-Hornet, Alameda, CA.

I Am HappyProject, Edwin Edebiri Founder said, "Having Tony present a keynote speech at the Global Happiness Summit is ideal with his message Delivering on Happiness, with his more than 1.3 million followers on Twitter and a fresh and inspiring approach to social media marketing and customer service, Tony is sure to educate and inspire Global Happiness attendees."

Hsieh's booming Nevada-based Zappos, known for its fanatical dedication to customer service, have received a letter-of-intent to be acquired by Amazon and recently reached $1 billion in yearly sales. Zappos has grown to become one of the World's 50 most innovative companies as named by Fast Company magazine.

Hsieh worked his way up from a job in a pizzeria to early successes that included building online advertising company LinkExchange, which he went on to sell to Microsoft for $265 million in 1998, to his position today as an internationally-respected social media guru.

Special Early Bird ticket pricing is available for a limited time.

Global Happiness Summit registration and more information is available at http://www.globalhappinesssummit.org

About I Am Happy Project

The I Am Happy Project (http://www.globalhappinesssummit.org) is a non-profit charitable organization which began early 2009 by Edwin Edebiri. During a time when disasters, recession and depression are increasing, he wanted to encourage people to shift focus on the things that really matter, such as faith, family and friends.

The I Am Happy Project will be part of the National Make A Difference Day that is sponsored by USA Weekend. Make A Difference Day is the most encompassing National Day dedicated to helping others and we are proud to celebrate it on 10/10/10 by launching The 10-10-10 campaign: At the summit we will identify the 10 things we can do over the next 10 years to raise the Global Happiness Index (GHI) by 10 points. (Current index is at 67)

For more details about sponsorship and exhibition opportunities contact: Edwin Edebiri 415-377-6590 info@iamhappyproject.org

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