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Mimi is an unstoppable millennial thought leader driving the force globally for Listening Led Leadership and higher levels of empathy in our workplaces, and world. A global best-selling author, the founder & CEO of the world’s first organisational empathy training platform Empathy Everywhere. She is contagiously passionate about our need to reconnect humanism with capitalism for sustained success.

Aspirational yet accessible, with a charismatic and infectious screen presence, Mimi is a powerfully authentic keynote speaker and spends 50% of her time on stage and in workshops around the world each week. She has a high loyalty rate with her Fortune 500 clients and adapts all of her content to culture, country and organisational context to ensure your brand gets tailored content every time.  Her keynotes focus on Listening Led Leadership, transformational management skills and emotional intelligence, communication skills, overcoming conflict, psychological safety and inclusive, connected multigenerational teams.

With over 60,000 people following her work online and having worked with clients as varied as Coca-Cola, Unilever, Standard Chartered, Cisco, Aditya Birla, Pfizer, Capgemini, Gitex, Daraz (Alibaba), the European Union, The Metropolitan Police Service UK, and the governments of Sri Lanka, Singapore, Saudia Arabia and Dubai, she is a prominent force for driving change in how we engage and communicate.

Inspired by her debut podcasts’ success, which reached 85,000 people in Season 1 (voted as a Top 5 podcast in the United Arab Emirates.), Mimi has since launched her second podcast, ‘MimiYouYou’ which is growing at over 1000% across the world. She is frequently featured on other podcasts and live radio & TV, including across the BBC networks and including shows such as the Harvard Business Review, Nokia, and Sri Lankan National TV Ada Derana. Her recent HBR podcast, and Sri Lankan national TV piece can be heard here. Wide coverage and content can be seen on her website.

1. Corporate Masterclass (ongoing program or one-time engagement)

2. Corporate Workshops (ongoing programs or one-time)

3. Event/conference keynote speaking

4. Coaching

5. Corporate exec retreats

1. Webinars

2. Online Masterclass/workshop (Ongoing or one-time)

1. Featured in global media like BBC, Forbes, and Harvard Business Review, Mimi has been honoured as Malaysian Female Leader 2024 and one of Sri Lanka’s Top 45 Leaders. 2. Mimi’s books, Softening the Edge and Empathy at Work became international bestsellers, resonating with audiences even before their release. Her latest book, Empathy at Work, launched in 2024, spotlighting India’s fast-evolving workplace culture. 3. As the founder of the world’s first organisational empathy training platform, Mimi helps leaders and teams unlock performance, connection, and well-being through empathy-led programs, workshops, and keynotes. 4. Mimi’s podcast, The Empathy for Breakfast Show, reached 85,000 listeners and earned a Top 5 spot in the UAE. Her second podcast, MimiYouYou, has grown 800% since its launch in 2023 and continues to expand.
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