Umaimah Mendhro is the Founder of VIDA, a global platform offering unique, sustainable, and beautifully design-driven products that aim to positively impact people's lives and overall well-being.
Umaimah grew up in rural Pakistan and Saudi Arabia - with no access to formal education most of her life - but a deep passion for design and art and a drive to make a difference in the world.
She paved her way to Cornell University and later Harvard Business School, and built a career in technology, working with a highly select portfolio of game-changing tech companies and managing and growing million dollar businesses.
Umaimah is also the Founder of thedreamfly.org, a global initiative connecting communities in conflict around common causes with presence across four countries touching over 5,000 lives.
dreamfly kickstarts seed initiatives that are 100% financially sustainable within one year.
Currently, Umaimah is the Founder and President of One League, a global education institution connecting the world’s highest potential talent with the world’s best opportunities by offering an Ivy League Plus quality education, irrespective of financial means.
Umaimah has an MBA from Harvard Business School, where she was a Baker Scholar, and a BSc from Cornell University in Human Development with coursework in Computer Science.
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239 | Creating a Brand to Fund a Bigger Scope | with Ravi Kurani
238 | Getting The Idea of a Subscriptions from a Podcast | with Meghan Foster
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237 | Off-The-Shelf, Custom, or Composable? | with Andrei Rebrov
236 | The Unusual Model of Selling Unusual Skincare Products | with Alex McIntosh
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234 | Cater to Customers That are as Passionate as You | with Paul Voge
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233 | Play Safe Bets But Also Take Risks | with Keith Eshelman
232 | Why You Should Patiently Scale Your Business | with Scott Crumrine
231 | Launching with a Coach and Knowledge from FB Groups | with Jennifer Lea
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230 | Don’t Be Scared of Growing Fast | with David Gaylord
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229 | The ‘Stealth Mode’ Approach to Building a Brand | with Mikey Goldman
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