Entrepreneurship - How Anyone Can Do It with Sahar Hashemi OBE

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Lawyer-turned-entrepreneur Sahar Hashemi has used her deep knowledge of both, the corporate and start-up worlds to become an internationally recognised thought leader on the entrepreneurial mindset. As the founder of two disruptive businesses and the author of a bestselling book on entrepreneurship, she understands entrepreneurial behavior to the core. She also understands corporate behaviour, she also corporate behaviour, having evolved frmo her early corporate law career to witnessing the trnasformation of culture as her start-up grew into a large company. Over the last decade, she spoken to over 400 large organizations. This unique combination of personal experience in both worlds gives her a deep perspective.

Sahar is currently the force behind Buy Women Built, an incredible fast growing movement to fill the 250bn British pound gap in female entrepreneurship in the UK, bringing consumer recognition to women-built brands. With the idea back during the Covid lockdown, this movement has grown to over 2,000 brands with a combined turnover of 2.5bn British pounds.

Sahar was listed in the Maserati 100, a definitive list of Britain's most successful philanthropists, mentors, and advisors. In June 2012, she was awarded an OBE for services to the UK economy and charity. She has been named a "Pioneer to the Life of the Nation" by Her Majesty The Queen and was recognised Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.

Sahar left her legal career at a top London law firm after five years to start Coffee Republic, the UK's first US-style coffee bar chain with her brother Bobby. In five years, they built into one of UK's most recognized high street brands.

Sahar is a bestselling author of "Anyone Can Do It", a book demystifying the idea that entrepreneurship is an innate personality trait. Her latest book, "Start Up Forever: How To Build A Start-Up Culture in a Big Comapny", was released in March  2019 and was named The Financial Times Best Business Book of the month.

To learn more about my guest, please visit her social media pages and websites:

LinkeIn: Sahar's Profile

Instagram: @saharhashemiobe

Wikipedia: Sahar Hashemi OBE 

Movement: Buy Women Built

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