IAM706- Executive Coach Works to Inspire Others That Anything is Possible

Bofta Yimam is an Emmy® & Murrow Award-Winning Journalist, DC-based News Correspondent, International Speaker, and Executive Coach. She was recently honored with the Asian-African Chamber of Commerce & Industry International Leadership Award and the Black Business Review’s Top 40 Under 40 Professionals Award. From London to Africa, Bofta has also captured global crowds with her dynamic style and presence.

From teenage depression to an award-winning broadcasting career — including reporting from the White House and Capitol Hill — to building a successful business from scratch, Bofta works to inspire others that anything is possible. She firmly believes that adversity has its advantages and there’s incredible power in owning your story — that’s what her clients learn to embrace, too. Bofta helps change agents and industry transformers increase their confidence, develop their compelling stories, deeply connect with audiences, and speak their mission!

• CEO Hack: Taking quick action on ideas
• CEO Nugget: Be self-aware, double down on your strengths and upgrade your skills
• CEO Defined: Being a leader, consistently being innovative and solution-driven

Website: http://www.boftayimam.com/

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[00:00:02.20] – Intro

Do you want to learn effective ways to build relationships, generate sales, and grow your business from successful entrepreneurs, startups, and CEOs without listening to a long, long, long interview? If so, you've come to the right place. Gresham Harkless values your time and is ready to share with you precisely the information you're in search of. This is the I AM CEO Podcast.

[00:00:29.89] – Gresham Harkless

Hello. Hello. Hello. This is Gresh from the I Am CEO podcast, and I have a very special guest on the show today, Abbvda Yaman of Speak and Influence. Bvda, it's awesome to have you on the show.

[00:00:39.60] – Bofta Yimam

Thank you. It's great to be here, Gresh.

[00:00:41.60] – Gresham Harkless

No problem. Super excited to have you on. And before we jump in, I want to read a little bit more about Bofda so you can hear about all the awesome things that she's doing. Bofda is an Emmy and Mural award-winning journalist, DC-based news correspondent, and international speak and executive coach. She was recently honored with the Asian American Chamber of Commerce and Industry International Leadership Award in the Black Business Review's top forty under forty professionals award. From London to Africa, Bofda also captured global crowds with her dynamic style and presence.

From teenage depression to an award-winning broadcasting career, including reporting from the White House and Capitol Hill to building a successful business from scratch, Boveda works to inspire others that anything is truly possible. She firmly believes that diversity has its advantages and there's incredible power in owning your story. That's what our clients learn to embrace too. Boveda helps change agents and industry transformers increase their confidence, develop their compelling stories, deeply connect with audiences, and speak their mission. Botha, are you ready to speak to the I AM CEO community?