Shiza Shahid
Co-Founder, The Malala Fund & Founder, NOW Ventures
Shiza Shahid is a social entrepreneur, television personality, speaker and women’s rights advocate
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Shiza Shahid is a social entrepreneur, television personality, speaker and women’s rights advocate. She is passionate about leveraging philanthropy, venture capital, technology and the media to drive scalable social impact and women’s empowerment.
Shiza co-founded the Malala Fund with Nobel Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, and led the organization as founding CEO. She is now focused on supporting startups, innovators and entrepreneurs, particularly women, who are creating positive global impact. She is an advocate for women entrepreneurs, and hosts Women’s Story-telling Salons bringing together leading female entrepreneurs to collaborate. She is the host of the new show ASPIREist, which will air on Flipboard, Facebook and YouTube.
Shiza grew up in Pakistan as a vocal advocate for social change. She graduated from Stanford University with University Distinction. She was a business analyst with McKinsey & Company. She is also a graduate of Singularity University where she studied how to apply technology towards the goal of solving gender inequities.
Shiza has received many awards for her work including TIME’s “30 under 30 World Changer”, Forbes “30 under 30 Social Entrepreneur,” WEF Global Agenda Council, Tribeca Institute Disruptive Innovator. She has been featured in multiple publications including Forbes, Fast Company, Elle, Glamour, Town and Country, The Edit, CNN, ABC, Al Jazeera, MSNBC and others.
Shiza is a prominent speaker on millennial and women’s entrepreneurship. She speaks frequently at major international convenings including Aspen Ideas Fest, Milken Global Institute, Forbes Women, Fortune Most Powerful Women, Inc Women, Women Moving Millions, World Economic Forum and others.
Testimonials
Ernie was perfect for our Elders Conference at Little River Casino Resort in Manistee, Michigan. We will definitely be using PDA again!
LITTLE RIVER BAND OF OTTAWA INDIANS
Our speaker was great and the crowd enjoyed her! She was very engaging. Thank you again PDA for the great list of suggestions!
MEDTRONIC
Everything went great! and our speaker was wonderful! Thank you so much for all your help PDA! Looking forward to the next one.
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI – KANSAS CITY
I hope that this message finds you well. We had a phenomenal time with Atsuko this past Thursday. We wanted to just let you know how amazing she was. All those that were in attendance thoroughly enjoyed her and had nothing but amazing things to say about her. Thank you for working with us to make sure this happened!
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY CAMPUS
We had a fantastic day with Inge! She was very engaging with all those that attended. Her personal stories about the holocaust were very special and we were moved that she was willing to share them with everyone. Thank you again, PDA for all your hard work and dedication to make this program such a success!
SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Dear PDA Group, Thank you so much for your hard work in scheduling our speaker! From the moment we reached out to you the first time, you worked with us on all details and logistics and kept us up-to-date on the progress. Thank you for all your hard work on making our event such a success! We couldn't have done it without you and your team!
SAP COMPANY
Thank you again, Dr. Kimbrough, for a great presentation, our attendees are still talking about it!
CAMPUS LABS
Dr. Henry Lee's presentation was entertaining, insightful and wise. I, and everyone at Pfizer, especially appreciate the remarks you directed about following your passion and preparing yourself to excel. Thank you, everyone, at PDA for helping to make this happen!
PFIZER
The event was successful! I received many messages expressing how awesome, outstanding and inspiring Ms. Webb-Christburg's speech was."
DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. MEMORIAL BREAKFAST, BOSTON, MLK SPEAKER
Everything went well. Atsuko was very easy to work with and the students enjoyed her performance! Thank you again for your recommendation and I hope to work with you again in the future!
CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
Dr. Novello left this morning after a very successful event on our campus! Thank you PDA Group for your help from the first phone to the last you were with us every step of the way.
GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY
Jordan Carlos was very very entertaining! A majority of students who answered the event survey indicated they really enjoyed Jordan and definitely will bring him back!
WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY
On behalf of myself and my organization Entertainment Unlimited the Campus Programming Board of Ferris State University, we thank you PDA and Dan for a successful event!! Dan was magnificent! Students really enjoyed the presentation. I know I did. Can't wait to bring in more programs with PDA Group.
FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY
It was a great pleasure to work with PDA Group! The communication was always prompt, friendly and helpful. We loved the speakers and events we booked through Mr. Peter Walker (PDA Group).
WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
Thank you, Peter, for all your help, you'll be happy to know that the event went incredibly well! Aneesa Ferreira was by far one of the best speakers we've ever had!
FURMAN UNIVERSITY
Topics
The Revolutionary Impending Technological Innovations
How technology will change the way we live, interact and create. What that means for your business and how to think about the future. How social progress and our planet will fare.
What Motivates Millennials?
How to inspire and retain young talent. How to market to millennials and build a brand that commands loyalty. What are the characteristics of this demographic and how can you have edge.
Integrating Purpose Into Your Business
How any company can become more purpose-driven. Why having purpose is good for business and the bottom-line. Practical ways to get started today.
Advancing Women’s Empowerment
How far have we come, and what’s most important today. How you can play a tangible role in advancing gender equality in your businesses, communities, and globally.
The Extraordinary Impact We Can Create
A personal talk about Shiza’s journey and struggle to create social change. He work with Malala founding the Malala Fund and her mission to create scalable social change today. How ordinary people can make extraordinary waves, and how each of us can become change makers today.
Working with Malala and Founding the Malala Fund
Impact Investing in Female Entrepreneurs and Finding the Next Malala
How Businesses Can Appeal to Millennial Consumers Through Cause and Impact
Videos
Shiza Shahid - Empowering Girls and Women to Lead
There are no Superheroes, Just Us: My Journey with Malala
Work It: Shiza Shahid
Books
News
Testimonials
Perhaps the best gauge/ feedback is audience reaction; and at the conclusion of Shiza’s keynote the entire audience (faculty, graduates and guests) immediately responded with a standing ovation. We do not often see this at our Commencement ceremonies. Shiza’s personal story, her ability to engage and connect with our Graduates from the School of Education, and their guests, created an exceptional experience for everyone present in the Theatre on Saturday morning.
Capella Education Company
Shiza’s time on stage and meeting with all of our students has made a large impact on our community. To hear someone who has first experience both navigating the challenges women face in Pakistan and leading others to begin resolving those challenges is inspirational for our students (and faculty). Shiza’s passion came through loud and clear. Thank you for helping our students begin to understand a culture that has become unfortunately defined by war through media. Thank you for encouraging our students to take a risk as well as showing them the importance of service to others.
Berkshire School
I wanted to let you know that our time with Shiza was wonderful. She is a delight and very easy to be with, not to mention incredibly inspiring and articulate and gracious. She received a standing ovation at the end of her talk! There are lots of things that will come out of an event like this that we may never know, but she was an inspiration for our city.
Uncharted International
It was an absolute honor and pleasure meeting Shiza and hearing her speak about her passion and progress towards change. We received such wonderful feedback from the Johnson & Johnson senior leaders and media after the lunch.
Neutrogena
Shiza did a fantastic job today and got a standing ovation from our audience. It was just a perfect speech and we were all over the moon with having her join us.
MPI
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