Dima Ghawi
Turkish-born Jordanian-American author, speaker, executive coach (b. 1975)
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| Intro | Turkish-born Jordanian-American author, speaker, executive coach (b. 1975) | |
| Places | Turkey Jordan United States of America | |
| is | Writer Orator | |
| Work field | Literature | |
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| Birth | 18 July 1975, Ankara, Turkey | |
| Age | 49 years | |
| Star sign | Cancer |
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Biography
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).
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.
Ghawi employes her story of escaping confinements, shattering barriers, crossing continents to empower others to dare to discover and create bold identities and transformational life purposes.
Career
She is a three-time TEDx speaker 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, the 2014 Baton Rouge Business Report's “Forty Under 40” Award, and the 2016 Louisiana State University “Esprit de Femme Award”. She has been featured in numerous publications for her professional and philanthropic work.
| image = | caption = Dima Ghawi presenting Breaking Vases on the TEDxLSU stage
Books
- Ghawi, Dima (2018). Breaking Vases: Shattering Limitations & Daring to Thrive - A Middle Eastern Woman's Story. Dima Ghawi, LLC. p. 232. ISBN 0997809353.