Surf Life Executive Coaching TM
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Surf Life Executive Coaching TM is a one of a kind coaching practice I started to help game changing leaders and entrepreneurs successfully transition to a life and business they love. I meld my coaching with applied neuroscience, walking and surfing to create transformative experiences in service to my clients' personal and professional development.
www.surflifecoaching.com |
Brown Girl Surf TM
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Named in honor of Polynesia’s first female surfers, Brown Girl Surf TM is a global platform I created and launched in 2012 dedicated to building a more diverse women's surf culture by increasing access to surfing, cultivating community, amplifying the voices of women of color surfers, and taking care of the earth. www.browngirlsurf.com
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Where in the World is Farhana?
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I love to travel, and I have traveled to almost 40 countries around the world. In 2010, I took a 5 month sabbatical from my work for some much needed time off to de-stress from being a non-profit CEO and do some exploration. I started a travelogue of interesting stories and experiences called 'Where in the World is Farhana?' I got so much positive feedback from my friends, that I decided to continue writing.
Traveling has shaped who I am, and it inspires me each time to live in my possibility. Most of my stories are about people and unique, funny experiences, rather than sightseeing or places to visit. |
Surfing Possibility
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Surfing Possibility is a series of short documentaries on the first surfer girls of India and Bangladesh. I co-produced these with Storytellers for Good in 2012 and 2013 for Brown Girl Surf. In 2015 Surfing Possibility: The Surfer Girls of India went viral receiving over 4 million views.
Surfing has truly taught me what it means to live in possibility. It's no surprise that helping people realize their possibility is the cornerstone of my coaching practice, Surf Life Coaching. |
The Grand Cafe
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The Grand Cafe is an educational opera, or "telenovela," created to impart language, financial literacy and entrepreneurial training to women with limited English skills.
I served as the creator and Executive Producer for the series from 2002 - 2011. It was co-produced under C.E.O. Women, the non-profit I founded alongside with The Media Factory and Angelica Matsuno. Below are the trailers from the series. |
C.E.O. Women
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Creating Economic Opportunities for Women (C.E.O. Women) was a non-profit organization I founded and ran from 2000 - 2011, to address systemic poverty and lack of income mobility faced by low-income immigrant and refugee women. The mission of C.E.O. Women was to create economic opportunities for low-income immigrant and refugee women through teaching English, communications and entrepreneurship skills.
Upon winding down C.E.O. Women, we open-sourced some of our assets, including our entrepreneurship curriculum. It is available here. |
What Inspires Me
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I am deeply inspired and influenced by the arts, sports and dance. I went from being a member of the U.S. National Karate Team in my teens to a dancer of North Indian Kathak which I studied for 14 years. I also picked up Tahitian Ori (dance) along the way. I love using my body and movement to keep me balanced and able to manage stress.
I also love to surf. I have found much happiness and empowerment in this sport via my connection to the ocean. It has also taught me a great deal in terms of how to manage my fears, and the ups and downs of start-ups. I also LOVE to travel to surf and explore new cultures. I believe anything is possible, and strive to help my clients discover their possibility in their businesses and in their lives! |