The largest untapped pool of talent in business: women | Mahdis Gharaei | TEDxInnsbruck

Businesses with female leaders are 50% more profitable, yet most companies are not tapping into this gold mine.
In this TEDx talk Mahdis Gharaei reveals a compelling case that forward thinking organisations can’t afford to ignore: the immense potential of women in leadership and the competitive advantage of diversity in business.

This talk is suitable for any business leader and HR decision-maker ready to break down the barriers to women’s advancements in the workplace, eager to win in the war for (female) talent. As the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of the global career platform "the female factor" Mahdis shows simple solutions to the most common obstacles in setting up diverse leadership teams. Mahdis is the co-founder & CEO of the female factor, a career platform dedicated to empowering & developing a new generation of female leaders by providing knowledge-driven experiences around personal & professional development, a global mentoring program and a strong network in over 75 countries.
Before starting the female factor, Mahdis served as one of the youngest and only female general managers of an international airline in Austria and Germany for over 7 years and led cross-border projects and teams in the Middle East, Europe and the US. She co-founded her first business at age 23 and also served in leadership roles at non-profit organisations such as the World Affairs Council, AustrianStartups and Female Founders.

[poojaahluwalia]

Talking numbers, the importance of setting goals and measuring them and speaking the truth. What an extremely inspirational and authentic talk! Thank you!

[dorijandlaka]

What an amazing talk! Its about time someone brings this topic up with facts, stats and solid arguments. Thank you, enjoyed it quite a lot!

[IdanDavidAnimations]

Congrats Mahdis! it was a very interesting and well done performance 👏

[minnievon]

Mahdis I am very proud of you for delivering this talk so well and I loved the sense of humour you weaved throughout this talk. It's a very timely talk and very needed as some of the comments have proven; there is huge interest and encouragement with practical steps on how to create more diverse and profitable companies. I had the honour of helping Mahdis create this powerful talk and everything she said is backed by research papers and reports from some of the top companies in the world. TED only invite legitimate experts who can prove their points backed with evidence on their stage.

[microchannel]

Great video. Everytime a person tells me "women are still under hired and underpaid" I want fact stats I can read online or otherwise, but nobody gives me data. I appreciate the data on this Talk. Thanks.

[kellybrazdzionis]

Such an insightful and important talk. Thank you for sharing this Mahdis!! <3

[ooyqqnj]

Brilliant and sobering talk … fantastic valuable information!
The Q now become: why so many men (comments below) are threatened and make such CrZ, biased & ego-generated commentaries….
May b good to re-examine your thoughts as your fears, up-bringing and lack of respect for women are reflected from some …. ! OR perhaps you are so out of touch w reality, that have not thought before writing!!!
Great speaker, topic, and delivery! Priceless - ♥️♥️♥️
Cheers

[richardferguson]

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[Stoyan_Yankov]

Fantastic speech! Keep up the great work, Mahdis. Thanks for sharing a very thoughtful and positive perspective on such a relevant topic.

[jeromegrudzinski]

Tldr: if you look at more people you can find better workers

[lisaambros]

What an insightful and inspiring talk - and thank you for creating awareness for this important topic!

[beacon]

Excellent talk, I sincerely hope it will not take 276 years for a 50/50 leaders. All of us need to embrace more Women leaders in the arena to make the world Sustainable for humanity!

[mirayamittal]

This is such an amazing talk, glad I could be the transcriber :)

[amyruijgrok]

This talk is so inspirational! I literally have this video saved if I feel like I can’t achieve something. Thanks!!

[motivationbaychannel]

The second most dangerous thing about money is that it leaves most of the people who have a lot of it with the unshakable belief that they are intelligent and well informed. The most dangerous thing about it is that it leaves most of the people who do not have a lot of money with the very same belief.

[veragrablechner]

Very interesting talk about an important topic. It is shocking how far away we are still from gender equality! Thanks to Mahdis and the female factor we may be able to accelerate the progress, though.

[Livelaugh]

Thank you for speaking out about this, and let’s keep speaking up about it till next shorten that gap for equality!!!

[CandaceWBrown]

Amazing! So good to watch this very inspiring and motivating video.

[katarzynapotocka]

What an amazing and inspiring talk. Thank you for sharing this with us Mahdis! 😘

[Abell_lledA]

One doesn’t experience self-transcendence, the illusion of self only dissipates 🎈