Sahar Hashemi

Former Lawyer; Bestselling Author; Entrepreneur; Founder of Coffee Republic & Skinny Candy

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Sahar Hashemi Biography

A former lawyer, Sahar Hashemi founded Coffee Republic, the UK’s first US style coffee bar chain with her brother and built it into one of the UK’s most recognized high street brands with 110 bars and a turnover of £30m.

She left the day-to-day management of Coffee Republic in 2001 and published a bestselling book, "Anyone Can Do It: Building Coffee Republic From Our Kitchen Table," which has been translated into 6 languages and is 2nd-highest selling book on entrepreneurship after Richard Branson.

In 2005 she founded Skinny Candy, a brand of sugar free sweets, labeled hip by Vogue magazine. Skinny Candy was sold to confectionery conglomerate Glisten PLC in 2007. In 2011 Hashemi was nominated by Director magazine as one of its Top 10 Original Thinkers, alongside Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Sir Jonathan Ive. In June 2012 Hashemi was awarded an OBE for services to the UK economy and to charity. and was listed in the Maseratti 100, definitive list of 100 of Britain’s most successful philanthropists, investors, mentors and advisors, who are supporting the next generation of up and coming business talent.

She is currently co-chair of the Government Scale Up Taskforce and is actively involved in the roll-out of Change Please, a social enterprise that trains and hires homeless people to run coffee carts. She sits on the board of the Scale Up Institute and British Fashion Council Fashion Trust.

Her latest book, “Start Up Forever: How to Build a Start Up Culture in a Big Company," based on her experiences of working with large organizations, was published in 2019 and became The Financial Times Business Book of The Month.

Sahar Hashemi Speaking Topics

  • Embracing Change – Working Outside your Comfort Zone

  • Branding- Understanding True Brand Value

  • Customer Service – Stepping Into the Customer’s Shoes

  • Entrepreneurial Leadership – Encouraging entrepreneurial behaviour in a corporate environment

  • The Switched On Mindset - Igniting Creativity and innovation

Sahar Hashemi Videos

  • Sahar Hashemi On Tash Talks
    Tash talks to Sahar Hashemi
  • Sahar Hashemi Showreel
  • What makes an entrepreneur? | Sahar Hashemi | TEDxYouth@Bath
    This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Sahar sits on the Entrepreneurs Panel for the government...

Sahar Hashemi Books

  • Start Up Forever
    Start Up Forever
  • Anyone Can Do It: Building Coffee Republic from Our Kitchen Table - 57 Real Life Laws on Entrepreneurship
    Anyone Can Do It: Building Coffee Republic from Our Kitchen Table - 57 Real Life Laws on Entrepreneurship

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Sahar Hashemi is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Embracing Change – Working Outside your Comfort Zone, Branding- Understanding True Brand Value, Customer Service – Stepping Into the Customer’s Shoes, Entrepreneurial Leadership – Encouraging entrepreneurial behaviour in a corporate environment and The Switched On Mindset - Igniting Creativity and innovation. The estimated speaking fee range to book Sahar Hashemi for your event is $20,000 - $30,000. Sahar Hashemi generally travels from LondonUK and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Libby Gill, Dr. Jackie Freiberg, Barbara Corcoran, Robin Chase and Liene Stevens. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Sahar Hashemi for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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