Be inspired by our guest, Hira Ali, CEO of Advancing Your Potential. We speak about her experience being an entrepreneur in various countries, how to become an ally of DEI, building a diverse culture by being proactive and aware, and creating the best workforce for all - not some.
An inspiring leadership trainer and career coach and an acclaimed writer and speaker, Hira Ali has been committed to helping others achieve their inherent potential throughout her award-winning career. Hira is also a successful entrepreneur who has launched several businesses to support her mission. Her work has been featured in Forbes, Telegraph, BBC, Harpers Bazaar, Independent, CBC, Huff Post, and Entrepreneur, among hundreds of other print, radio and television outlets, and has earned Hira several prestigious honours and awards. She was recently appointed as The Senior Advisory Team member at The Benedictine University Illinois L.E.A.D.S leadership program for undergraduate women and has joined WLG’S Conversations with Men Advisory Council.
Hira was also included in a list by DiverseIn of global D&I voices to follow on LinkedIn. In addition, she has been featured as a role model in the book Girls Who Do You Want To Be alongside phenomenal world changers. She is passionate about empowering women and ethnic minorities, closing the gender gap and advocating diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
In 2019, Hira released her first book entitled Her Way To The Top: A Guide to Smashing the Glass Ceiling which received outstanding testimonials worldwide. Hira's second companion book—Her Allies: A Practical Toolkit to Help Men Lead Through Advocacy—invites men to join the gender equality movement and has received extensive media coverage and acclaim. For more on Hira, please visit www.advancingyourpotential.com. You can follow her on Twitter, LinkedIn, Insta or Facebook.
