Within a year of launching Foundry Communications, Zahra Al Harazi’s award-winning marketing and communications firm landed on the W100 as one of Canada’s most profitable companies run by a woman. As its CEO, Zahra was selected as Chatelaine’s Top Female Entrepreneur, named one of Canada’s 100 most powerful women by the Women’s Executive Network, and chosen by RBC as one of Canada’s 25 most influential immigrants.
While on the outside, Zahra’s company was thriving, on the inside, Zahra was struggling. Foundry Communications was a lesson in leadership. As John Maxwell says, “Leadership is not about being in charge. It’s about taking care of those in your charge.” A lesson Zahra had to learn on the go running her first company.
In her compelling keynote presentations, Zahra not only shares her inspirational entrepreneurial journey — from a new immigrant to Canada with no understanding of the culture or business world and no higher education to one of Calgary’s Top 40 …