Personal background:

Born in a small town in Bhalwal, Pakistan, I moved to Dublin, Ireland with my parents and younger sister at the age of 5. I demonstrated leadership traits from a very young age. I took part in many extra-curricular activities throughout school, ranging from Irish dancing to drama classes to being captain of the netball team to being a prefect and helping younger students. I won several medals in art and reading. My first public speech was at the age of 13 to President Mary Robinson at Áras an Uachtaráin in Dublin (I have a photo to prove it!). I was a stellar student throughout school. I continued to university and obtained several qualifications (see below). I love learning new things that inspire me. I come from a long line of leaders from many past generations. My grandmothers are my biggest inspiration in life. Both were natural leaders with very different leadership styles. I guess leadership is in my DNA! I thrive as a leader.

I believe that we need to be completely aligned with who we are in order to be at peace with ourselves. Peace comes when you make peace with your past, present and anticipated future. Many people feel obliged to ‘act’ a certain way in the various roles that they hold in life (job title, parent, sibling, spouse etc.). This can cause an immense amount of pressure and stress which seeps into all aspects of life over time. My purpose in life is to make people’s lives easier by aligning them to their values and purpose. This is why I started my business.