Fatima Zaidi

Bio: Fatima Zaidi is the CEO and Founder of Quill Inc. a full service podcasting hosting platform and production agency which supports brands in launching their podcasts.

As a member of the National Speakers Bureau, Fatima has spoken at various events around the world on media trends + the importance of creating a diverse and inclusive culture, leading her to keynote on world stages alongside speakers like Gary Vaynerchuk, Arlene Dickenson, and most recently, Richard Branson.

In addition to being a commentator for BNN Bloomberg on tech trends, she is a frequent contributor to publications including The Globe and Mail and Huffington Post. Her company Quill has also been featured in publications like Forbes, Entrepreneur, Business Insider, and Inc. Over the past few years she has won two Top 30 Under 30 awards, Veuve Clicquot’s Bold Future Award, The Women in Content Marketing Award, has been named as Young Professional of the Year by Notable Life and one of Flare Magazine’s Top 100 Women.

Outside of entrepreneurship I am the Co-Chair of the #Tech4SickKids council for SickKids Hospital which is the second-largest pediatric research hospital in the world. I wanted to start a business to solve a problem while committing to giving back to the world. We are on track to raise 25 million dollars to build a new emergency wing of the hospital, as well as fund some of the worlds biggest data and AI projects.

I am also a professor at the University of Toronto, and my career highlight is being on a panel with Beyonce’s dad!

Get in touch at fatima@quillit.io