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Dima Ghawi

Dima Ghawi

American author and speaker

Dima Ghawi (born July 18, 1975) is a Jordanian American award-winning author, leadership keynote speaker, and executive coach. She is the founder of Dima Ghawi, LLC, and the author of Breaking Vases: Shattering Limitations & Daring to Thrive - A Middle Eastern Woman's Story (2018).

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Biography

Ghawi was born in Ankara, Turkey, raised in Amman, Jordan, and then immigrated to San Diego, California in 1996. She grew up surrounded by Middle Eastern culture and values which heavily influenced her early choices. Ghawi shared her story for the first time on the TEDxLSU stage in 2014.[1]

Ghawi employs her story of escaping confinements, shattering barriers, crossing continents to empower others to dare to discover and create bold identities and transformational life purposes.[2]

Career

She is a three-time TEDx speaker[3] and an international best selling author of her memoir, Breaking Vases: Shattering Limitations & Daring to Thrive - A Middle Eastern Woman's Story.

Ghawi has been recognized for her services with the 2014 President's Volunteer Service Award, the 2019 Baton Rouge Business Report's “2019 Influential Women in Business” Award,[4] the 2014 Baton Rouge Business Report's “Forty Under 40” Award,[5] and the 2016 Louisiana State University “Esprit de Femme Award”.[6] She has been featured in numerous publications for her professional and philanthropic work.

Books

  • Ghawi, Dima (2018). Breaking Vases: Shattering Limitations & Daring to Thrive - A Middle Eastern Woman's Story. Dima Ghawi, LLC. p. 232. ISBN 978-0997809350.

References

  1. [1]
    TEDxTalks. "Breaking Glass - A Leadership Story: Dima Ghawi at TEDxLSU". YouTube.
  2. [2]
    GoalCast. "Transform Fear Into Power, Take Control of Your Destiny!". YouTube.
  3. [3]
    Spring Hill College TEDx. "The Secret to Transforming your Dream into Reality". YouTube.
  4. [4]
    Duchmann, Holly. "2019 WIB: Dima Ghawi". Business Report.
  5. [5]
    Font, Penny. "Forty Under 40: Dima Ghawi". Business Report.
  6. [6]
    "2016 Espirt de Femme Honorees". LSU Women's Center.
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