Maryam Monsef - Founder & CEO of ONWARD

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My fearless friends, with so much uncertainty in the world, it’s
helpful to hear true, inspiring stories from people who have
overcome so much.  


Am excited to welcome my guest today. Maryam Monsef has a
fascinating story and so much wisdom to share.  


Let me tell you a little about her from her long and impressive
bio.


Maryam Monsef is a globally recognized feminist, leader, and
changemaker. And the Founder and CEO of ONWARD - a company
supporting leadership development for emerging and existing
leaders - with a special focus on women.  


An Afghan-Canadian activist who comes from a long line of strong
and resilient women and who, against all odds, escaped war and
survived poverty and displacement.  


She rose from refugee to community organizer, to Cabinet Minister
where she drove social and economic justice files for the
Government of Canada at home and abroad.  


Listen until 29:02 to hear Maryam talk about being shaped by
events in her childhood.  


“Throughout my childhood, you know, I have this image of in the
evenings everybody huddled around the radio. Waiting for news
that the war was over, that it was safe to go home, or it was
safe to go outside, and that people who were missing family
members who had disappeared were waiting to hear their names on
the radio.


So being 10 years old, me feisty, you know, opinionated,
encouraged to do big things and to lead was also shaped by and
trying to process. This big political stuff that was having real
impacts in our lives. So it's a testament to the love and the
nurturing that we received from my family and my extended family
that we turned out okay.


Because looking back I was like, oh, that must have been a really
hard time to be 10.”


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