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How to Stop Labeling Yourself with Female Founder Zinat Damji
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๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ข is a ๐ ๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ซ, and currently the CEO of the Alliance Trust Company. Zinatโs entrepreneurial journey began at the age of 8 when she and her siblings began delivering invoices and collecting payments for her parentโs fabric business, in their small hometown of Mbeya, Tanzania. Zinat loved being part of the business, and knew one day she wanted to own her own company. As a young adult, she relocated to Canada and began working in the financial services industry. In only a few years, Zinat made history becoming the ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ to start a Corporate Trust Company.
Join us for this weekโs episode of Female Founder Friday to hear how Zinat went from being a small town girl to being an extremely successful multi female founder.๐ฐ
๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐๐
- I didnโt label myself (15:15)
- An expensive mistake (19:45)
- People risk their lives for their dreams (25:14)
๐๐จ๐ง๐ง๐๐๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ข
- ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐: https://www.alliancetrust.ca/
- ๐๐ข๐ง๐ค๐๐๐ข๐ง: bit.ly/3V72iwF
๐๐๐ค๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ณ!
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