Zahra Al-Harazi

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Zahra Al-Harazi (Arabic: زهرة الحرازي, born c. 1971[1]) is a Yemini business woman.[2] She was born in Uganda,[3] and later moved to Canada. She is the founder and director of .

Early life and education[]

Zahra Al-Harazi was born in Uganda. She immigrated to Canada in 1996 with her children.[4] Al-Harazi taught ESL at the Yemen American Language Institute until 1995.

Al-Harazi received her Bachelor of Design in Visual Communications from the Alberta College of Art and Design in Calgary, Alberta.

Career[]

In 2006 Al-Harazi started Foundry Communications, with her business partner.[4] Al-Harazi is now sole owner and Creative Director of Foundry Communications.[5][6] During her career Al-Harazi acquired a high profile[7] and was named Canadian Woman Entrepreneur of the Year by Chatelaine (2011),[8] and has also been described by the Women's Executive Network as one of the most powerful women in Canada.[9] In 2013, Al-Harazi was one of the recipients of the Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards presented by Canadian Immigrant Magazine.[10]

Al-Harazi has given speeches before institutions such as Young Women of Influence,[11] Ace Nationals,[12] The Globe and Mail business conference, the Toronto Board of Trade, and Mount Royal University.[13]

Al-Harazi has written in the Financial Post' about how her experiences and how her identity have shaped her.[14]

References[]

  1. ^ 'By Her Own Design', Hers Magazine (Calgary Herald), Fall 2012, page 17. Retrieved 2012-11-05.
  2. ^ "زهرة الحرازي.. يمنية تتربع عرش سيدات الاعمال في كندا !". yemen-press.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Zahra Al-Harazi".
  4. ^ a b Drew Anderson, 'Next Up: A Profile of Zahra Al-Harazi of Foundry Communications', Alberta Venture, 15 October 2011. Retrieved 2012-11-05.
  5. ^ http://www.summitawards.com/winners/winner-search.html?sobi2Task=sobi2Details&catid=0&sobi2Id=6627
  6. ^ http://marcomawards.com/list2011.php?a=F
  7. ^ "Zahra Al-harazi".
  8. ^ "Canada's Women of the Year - Top Entrepreneurs". site.chatelaine.com.
  9. ^ "Top100Women.ca".
  10. ^ "Canada's Top 25 Immigrants 2013". Canadian Immigrant. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Woman of Influence keynote Speech".
  12. ^ "Ace Student Entrepreneurship Awards Keynote". Vimeo.
  13. ^ "Women in Philanthropy Keynote Speech". Vimeo.
  14. ^ https://nationalpost.com/Celebrate+your+individuality/6286468/story.html here

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