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Barjis Chohan
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- Barjis Chohan eschewed the plans her parents had for her and has become a leading name in the fashion industry, fusing Eastern style with Western prints. She is a strong advocate of women’s rights and inclusivity and speaks with authority and passion about her road to success and the challenges that she faced along the way.
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Barjis Chohan – An Innovative Entrepreneur in the Fashion Industry
As a trailblazer, Barjis Chohan is almost unrivaled. She decided early on that she would not follow the traditional career path that her parents preferred for her but instead decided to pursue a career in fashion. Study at the London College of Fashion and an internship with Vivienne Westwood followed, and she worked hard to launch her own fashion brand, lobbying for investment from the oil industry in the Middle East.
She is a strong supporter of diversity in the workplace and in the fashion industry as a whole. She made headlines when she cancelled traditional fashion shows for her company in order to avoid young women being objectified. Her own experiences have led to a strong demand for her as a keynote speaker and she can speak on a variety of subjects relating to her work and the position of women in the fashion industry.
Barjis’ fashion label is a fusion of the modesty of Eastern style with Western-style prints, and she has appeared on the pages of all the major newspapers and fashion magazines. She has won several awards for her work in the fashion industry and the London Film Academy made a documentary about her. Her impact in the fashion world should never be underestimated.
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Be true to your ethos
Why do brands die over time? Why do brands lose their competitive edge? This keynote will highlight the danger of following the crowd and losing your ethos and values of the organisation.
This keynote will explore:
- How to remain relevant yet maintain your core ethos
- Re-visit your ‘whys’ and mission statement and how to apply them in your day-to-day business
- Think like a small business yet grow exponentially
- Stop being everything for everyone and go back to move forward
Use creativity as the fuel for growth
Investing in creativity and innovation is the only way to grow businesses that last. Barjis will show you how to use cost effective-tools and methods to bring results.
This keynote will explore:
- Strategies to stand out from the crowd
- Aborting what does not align with your values
- Helping teams to work interdependently with a common purpose
- How to work against the status quo to deliver results
Gender Equity and Empowerment
We tend to think that empowering women is the only way to tackle gender inequality. What about empowering both men and women to understand each other without causing division?
This keynote will explore:
- A better understanding of the challenges faced by BOTH women and men at the workplace
- How we can create a culture where everyone is valued and we work together to build each other instead of breaking each other
- Learn tools and better listening skills to create empathy
- Using mentors as a way to create leaders within leaders
Understand Cultural Diversity to create an inclusive and productive workplace
Many times employees leave not because of the work but because of the culture. Post-Covid is an employees market and with the ‘great resignation’ we are seeing employers fighting to keep talent.
This keynote will focus on:
- Understanding culture nuances and sensibilities to retain talent
- How to create an inclusive culture where everyone is valued
- Learn practical tools on creating an empathetic culture
- Build staff morale through adding value and making everyone feel part of a bigger and purposeful goal
- Creating a culturally diverse team to bring exponential growth
Fashion & Sustainability
How can businesses become ethical and sustainable? Is it possible to be 100% Sustainable? Why is sustainability easier to talk about and harder to implement? Barjis has spent 7 years understanding and testing sustainability and has successfully introduced sustainable products to the market.
The keynote will examine:
- What damage the fashion industry has done to the climate
- How to create a sustainable plan for your company
- What are the barriers to success?
- Why it’s important to re-set and re-evaluate your current sustainability goals?
- How to take accountability and build a network that will support you in achieving your goals
- What cost-effective tools can we use immediately to make positive change
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