Bushra Amiwala
Keynote Speaker: Youngest Muslim Elected Official in the United States; Political & Diversity Activist; Skokie Board of Education
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Bushra Amiwala Biography
Bushra Amiwala is an award-winning activist, media icon, dynamic speaker and the youngest Muslim elected official in the United States.
At the age of 19, she announced her candidacy for the Cook County Board of Commissioners, with the goal to serve as a voice for her underrepresented generation and other marginalized communities. She has extensive experience and success in business strategy, customer service, branding, and organizational leadership across information technology, internet, non-profit organization management, primary & secondary education, business consulting & services, civic & social organizations, and government administration industries. She is empowering communities and breaking barriers and stands as a shining example of resilience and determination in her pursuit of positive change.
Her leadership has extended far beyond her campaign as she’s inspired countless others to increase their civic participation. As a result, she’s been named Glamour magazine’s College Woman of the Year, Seventeen magazine’s Voice of the Year, and internationally as CosmoGirl’s Change Maker of the Year. Amiwala was awarded the Women’s Champion Award sponsored by the United Nations, has graced the cover of TIME magazine, and was recognized as Forbes Magazine’s “Woman to Watch” in 2021.
In addition to these awards, Amiwala is the subject of an original PBS documentary called And She Could be Next, the female candidate on Amazon’s RUN the Series, has just debuted in a Hulu documentary called Our America: Women Forward, and she has made hundreds of TV and radio appearances, including outlets such as Fox, CBS, NPR, ABC, and PBS.
Amiwala has spoken at countless colleges and universities, organizations and international companies, with live audiences ranging from 25 to 15,000 people. She is a recent graduate from DePaul University and serves on the Board of Directors of the Indo-American Democratic Organization (IADO), GenerationVote, Women Empowering Women in Illinois Legislation (WeWill) and SheVotesIL. She holds her elected seat on the Skokie Board of Education, as its youngest member, is a candidate at Kellogg, Northwestern School of Management pursuing her MBA part-time and continues to work as a Solutions Consultant at Google.
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Bushra Amiwala Speaking Topics
In this popular talk, Bushra shares her approach in unpacking the unconscious bias, microaggressions, tokenism, and how all of us can tackle these concepts in our daily lives. Coupled with a bit of humor, Bushra shares her personal experiences and brings it back with high level concepts and actionable lessons.
When she chose to run for office at barely 19, empowering a youth voice was a foreign concept. Hear from Bushra about tangible ways one can become an “everyday leader” and influence their own networks. She shares lessons learned as a young person breaking into politics, rooted around mentorship, networking and not being afraid to ask for things.
Running for office as a Muslim woman, Bushra found her messages – like those of many other women – to be lost and diminished to her clothing and apperance. She went above and beyond to ensure her platform was the core of her campaign, not her identity, and she shares how we can all continue to support women in politics in this regard.
Bushra ran for office, clearly seeing gap in her formal qualifications and age – and she did so in spite of her insecurities. Hear the deep impacts of insecurity and imposter syndrome – not just the ways it can show up in your life by how to identify it and overcome it.
We all hold within us the capacity to become involved and lead – and we do not have the time to wait to be asked to do so. In this talk, Bushra addresses the stigma that leadership is something thought of as larger than ourselves, helping participants find their own voice.
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What topics does Bushra Amiwala speak about?
Bushra Amiwala is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Faith & Religion, Diversity, Political, Immigration, Democratic Party, Social Activism, DEI, Education, Empowerment, Overcoming Adversity, Real Estate, Business, Culture, Women, Youth and College.
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Bushra Amiwala generally travels from Skokie, IL, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances.
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Bushra Amiwala is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Faith & Religion, Diversity and Political. The estimated speaking fee range to book Bushra Amiwala for live events is $10,000 - $20,000, and for virtual events Below $10,000. Bushra Amiwala generally travels from Skokie, IL, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Linda Sarsour, Jackie Biskupski and Maria Echaveste. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Bushra Amiwala for an upcoming event.
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Bushra Amiwala Speaking Topics
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Diversity, Identity, and Inclusion
In this popular talk, Bushra shares her approach in unpacking the unconscious bias, microaggressions, tokenism, and how all of us can tackle these concepts in our daily lives. Coupled with a bit of humor, Bushra shares her personal experiences and brings it back with high level concepts and actionable lessons.
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Empowering Youth Voices
When she chose to run for office at barely 19, empowering a youth voice was a foreign concept. Hear from Bushra about tangible ways one can become an “everyday leader” and influence their own networks. She shares lessons learned as a young person breaking into politics, rooted around mentorship, networking and not being afraid to ask for things.
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Women in Politics
Running for office as a Muslim woman, Bushra found her messages – like those of many other women – to be lost and diminished to her clothing and apperance. She went above and beyond to ensure her platform was the core of her campaign, not her identity, and she shares how we can all continue to support women in politics in this regard.
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Imposter Syndrome
Bushra ran for office, clearly seeing gap in her formal qualifications and age – and she did so in spite of her insecurities. Hear the deep impacts of insecurity and imposter syndrome – not just the ways it can show up in your life by how to identify it and overcome it.
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We Are All Leaders
We all hold within us the capacity to become involved and lead – and we do not have the time to wait to be asked to do so. In this talk, Bushra addresses the stigma that leadership is something thought of as larger than ourselves, helping participants find their own voice.
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Bushra exceeded ALL expectations. Thank you for an amazing experience!
Mortar Board - Aug 07 2023 -
I was so inspired by Bushra. She walked on stage, put her speech down, and spoke from her heart. She is so funny, authentic and relatable and I wish I brought my 14 and 16 year old daughters to see her! Bushra is the story of an everyday person, with good wit and good will, who is doing extraordinary things. Wishing her well and requested her to speak at our Conference in March!
The Chi Youth Summit - Oct 17 2019 -
I heard Bushra speak at the Indivisible Chicago Summit, and let me tell you, this woman is going places! So poised, confident, and I am not sure if she knows this, but she is absolutely hilarious. So engaging to listen to and I was very impressed by Bushra. I hope to see more of her, and hope she continues to stay engaged and involved as I know her story has already inspired many. Keep shining Amiwala!
Indivisible Glenview - Apr 04 2018
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