Finding Your Voice - IWB Virtual Leadership Development Series

Join us Oct 13th, to learn, engage in discussions, connect with others, and find your voice!

Leadership is not only about having the right skills. It is also about having the confidence to use your voice, communicate your value, and show up authentically in the spaces where your contribution matters.

Join us for Finding Your Voice: Building Confidence, Visibility & Authenticity as a Leader, an interactive leadership conversation designed to help participants strengthen the confidence, clarity, and emotional capacity needed to communicate, connect, and lead with greater authenticity.

Many capable professionals and emerging leaders know they have something valuable to contribute, yet still find themselves holding back. Sometimes it is self-doubt. Sometimes it is fear of judgment or rejection. And sometimes, particularly when navigating a new culture or professional environment, it is the pressure to adapt so much that your own voice becomes difficult to recognize.

Through honest conversations, practical insights, and the lived experiences of our panelists, we will explore what it takes to find your voice, use it effectively, and continue using it even when visibility feels uncomfortable.

At this webinar, you will learn how to:

* Recognize some of the internal, emotional, and cultural factors that can cause you to shrink your voice or question your value.

* Communicate your skills, ideas, and value with greater confidence without feeling as though you are bragging or performing.

* Build visibility and credibility when entering new professional, business, or leadership environments.

* Identify the difference between adapting to a new environment and losing your authentic voice in the process.

* Strengthen your emotional capacity to navigate judgment, rejection, self-doubt, and the discomfort that can come with becoming more visible.

* Take practical steps toward showing up, speaking up, and leading more confidently in the spaces that matter to you.

This is not simply a conversation about becoming a louder leader. It is about becoming more grounded in who you are, recognizing the value you bring, and developing the confidence to communicate that value without losing yourself in the process.

Meet the Speakers

Funmi Fatona-Ayowole — Formation-based coach, emotional health practitioner, speaker and founder of SoulWork Praxis Inc., with 19+ years of experience across corporate, nonprofit and coaching spaces.

Zohreh M. Hejazi — Creative Director and IWB Founding Member, bringing her experience as an immigrant entrepreneur and creative professional to conversations around visibility, value and authentic self-expression.

Saren Keang — IWB Program Lead for its Disability Program, scholar, author and advocate for girls’ education, women’s empowerment and inclusive leadership.

Hilda Enodano — Entrepreneur, business educator, content creator and founder of Braided Bliss, Canada’s first non-toxic pre-sectioned braiding hair brand. She empowers women, newcomers and immigrant entrepreneurs to recognize opportunities, communicate their value and build businesses with confidence.

Laimina Methuselha — Founder & CEO of Global Assist INC, a Montreal-based virtual staffing and business support agency serving 250+ businesses. A founding member of IWB and leader of the From Résumé to Revenue community, she helps entrepreneurs build sustainable businesses through systems, automation and strategic growth.

You will leave the session with practical insights from leaders with diverse lived and professional experiences, along with specific actions you can begin applying immediately to strengthen your voice, visibility, and leadership.

Your voice does not have to sound like everyone else's to have value. The work is learning how to trust it, use it, and allow it to be heard.