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Why Book?

  • A skilled orator with 20 years of experience in corporate and non-profit speaking engagements, who inspires people to take courageous leaps in business and in life
  • A charismatic innovator on the intersection of surfing, leadership, and neuroscience  for personal and professional transformation
  • A risk-taking visionary and founder of several globally-conscious ventures, eager to share the lessons learned along the way 

Topics

  • Facing Your Fears:  What surfing, entrepreneurship, and risk can teach us about facing and overcoming our fears
  • Leadership: One woman's story and practical tips on the art of leadership
  • Personal Branding: Creating and managing perception of your personal brand

Bookings:  info@farhanahuq.com

Upcoming Speaking Engagements

American Institute of Architects, San Francisco
Topic: Brain Architecture and the Neuroscience of Stress
Date: May 22, 2018
Time:  12-1 pm
Location:  130 Sutter Street, Suite 600, San Francisco, CA

Invited

Women in Boardsports Retreat 2015
Biarritz, France

Women's Surf Forum, Byron Bay Surf Festival 2014                         
Byron Bay, Australia

U.S. Department of State's International Visitor Leadership Program 2014; San Francisco, CA

University of California Santa Barbara BABEL Conference 2014;
Santa Barbara, CA

Association of Surfing Professionals Supergirl Pro Contest 2014; Oceanside, CA

United Way of California SparkPoint Retreat 2014; Berkeley, CA

The CityPossible III 2014, National University of Singapore;
Singapore

Prior Speaking Engagements

  • Commonwealth Club; San Francisco, CA
  • Patagonia; San Francisco, CA
  • San Francisco State University; San Francisco, CA
  • Stanford University Women's Leadership Conference; Stanford, CA
  • Tufts University; Medford, MA
  • University of Hawaii, Hilo
  • U.C. Berkeley Goldman School of Public Policy; Berkeley, CA
  • U.C. Berkeley Haas Women in Leadership Conference (2013 & 2014)
  • U.C. Berkeley School of Public Health; Berkeley, CA
  • University of Illinois at Chicago
  • Wells Fargo; San Francisco, CA 
  • William J. Worthen Foundation Collaborative
  • Women@Google, Google; Chicago, IL
  • Women@Google, Google; Los Angeles, CA
  • Women@Google, Google; Mountainview, CA
  • Women in Business Conference, Muscat, Oman
  • Young Women Social Entrepreneurs; San Francisco, CA

Prior Workshops

  • Genentech; San Francisco, CA
     Topic:  Healthcare Businesswomen's Association Boot Camp for Women in Transition

  • Halozyme; San Diego, CA
    Topic:  Healthcare Businesswomen's Association Boot Camp for Women in Transition

  • SF Mom Entrepreneur; San Francisco, CA
     Topic: Lessons learned surfing the waves of entrepreneurship

  • Center for Volunteer and Non-profit Leadership of Marin, San Rafael, CA
     Topic: Overcoming personal and professional setbacks as non-profit leaders and professionals. 

One-Page Overview

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Biography

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Photos

Testimonials



"Farhana is a dynamic, engaging and insightful speaker. She spoke at a workshop (“Beyond Yourself: Women Advancing Women”) that I recently led at the Haas School of Business’ Women in Leadership (WIL) conference. Her collaboration and ideas throughout the planning process were invaluable. Farhana inspired the audience with her personal story, while drawing on the lessons and knowledge that she’s gained through her fascinating experiences. I hope to work with her again in the future!"

- Aisha Taylor, Google Inc.
"I met Farhana through the 85 Broads network where I attended one of her talks on making courageous transitions.....Farhana's experience, advice and genuine warmth appealed to me greatly. Her presentation was spot-on and filled with personal stories and positive outcomes. I'd highly recommend Farhana as a speaker, coach or sounding board for senior executive women in transition."

Deborah A. Bussiere
Global Marketing, Business Development
and Operations C-level Executive |
start-ups to F100s

Videos

March 6, 2008 Women@Google event at Google Headquarters in Mountain View, CA.
Excerpted from October 8, 2013 debut screening of Surfing Possibility at Patagonia, San Francisco