Aspirational yet accessible, with a charismatic and infectious stage presence Mimi is a truly global leader and personality. An experienced CEO, global Bestselling Author, Podcast & Empathy Advocate and deeply personable Executive Coach, with over 18 years experience across 25+ markets, her commitment to her craft is both contagious and utterly authentic, capturing audiences instantly. Having recently been featured live on BBC News to 85 million people, she is frequently featured across the worldwide media including Forbes, Harvard Business Review, The Independent, CEO Magazine and NBC News.
Her passion to help make the world a more empathetic, valuable and sustainably connected place to be is as infectious as it is needed. Given her current momentum, she might just be the change we have been waiting for.
Mimi’s book, Softening the Edge, was a bestseller in the USA, Canada, Australia and UAE before it even reached the shelves. Her second book Empathy At Work launched in late 2024 for India – written and published in the world’s fastest growing workplace. The books both cover the role and need for organisational understanding in enterprise culture and communication, and they form the basis for much of Mimi’s work with corporates today. Having spent over 18 years working across the globe with multinational and Fortune 500 clients, Mimi specialises in Organisational Empathy, Listening-Led Leadership, Psychological Safety, Multigenerational Leadership and Inclusion. Amongst the worlds largest brands she has also worked for the governments of Singapore, Saudi Arabia, The United Arab Emirates, and SriLanka in association with the European Union.
Mimi is the founder of Empathy Everywhere, the world’s widest reaching empathy platform. The platform connects leaders and teams with the power of listening-led culture, communication, engagement and performance. Offering keynotes, masterclasses, workshops, tailored programs and Executive Jeffersonian Dinners, Empathy Everywhere is built on human understanding as the turning point for businesses looking to enhance connection, performance, engagement & wellbeing across generations. The platform houses programs that have the power to change your business, our mindset and the world. Mimi also offers a limited number of Executive Coaching packages annually for deep engagement with Senior Level Leaders.
Mimi’s first podcast show, The Empathy for Breakfast Show, was voted a Top 5 podcast and reached an audience of 85,000. Her new podcast Mimi YouYou, launched in 2023, has experienced 800% growth since launch and is now in Season 3.
Mimi commits to NGO’s worldwide dedicating a large amount of her time to underprivileged communities and schools. She has her own Primary School Empathy Program and shares this, without charge, to community schools in Asia and Africa to impact the empathy and social emotional skills of our future generations.
Keynotes:
- HR Specialist
- Empathetic Leadership
- Psychological Safety
- Multigenerational Organisations