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An engaged team makes money. A healthy team makes money. But a healthy, engaged, happy team, makes history.

The most expensive mistake in business is forgetting that ingenuity is a distinctly human attribute.
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MEET SEEMA

Hello! I'm so glad you found your way here.

I've spent decades learning from leaders and understanding what makes teams truly thrive. In the age of AI it's critical to remember that prosperity still comes from unlocking human potential.

 

I spent fifteen years in the halls of Congress and nearly a decade in the Office of the CEO at a Fortune 500 company. I've been in the rooms where decisions get made and I've watched what we miss when we fail to include every voice in the room. When we forget that humans were meant to flourish.

 

I am an author, speaker and strategist obsessed with revealing the origins of what's keeping companies and employees from reaching their full potential.

20+
years of
strategy work

led a team of
20,000+

1 belief:
people are

the strategy

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Hit the Buzzer
You’re Not Broken: Rewire the Hidden Patterns Silencing Women at Work with the WIRED Method

MEET SEEMA

There is a particular kind of leader who has done everything right — built the expertise, earned the trust, developed the instincts — and still finds herself hesitating. Waiting for more certainty and proof that it's ok to speak. And unfortunately for her, that validation is never coming. But the truth is- she doesn't need it. She's ready just the way she is.

 

Hit the Buzzer is written for her. And for every organization that has been waiting, without knowing it, for her to speak. Because unlocking her voice may just be the key to the next million dollar idea.

For the woman who already knows.

It's time to hit the buzzer.

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The books that change how women lead,
read together.

The Surround Sound Book Club is a free community for women leaders who believe that the right book — read alongside the right people — has the power to change everything. Each month, Seema curates a title, leads the conversation, and creates the space for the kind of thinking that doesn't happen anywhere else. And she'll tell you exactly what to read when you feel a way.

Because every woman leading something important deserves a room that reads with her.

Present Over Perfect 
by Shauna Niequist

Read this when you are craving permission to slow down. When you need to remember that your life is not something to optimize, polish, or perfect before you are allowed to enjoy it.

You Can Heal Your Life

by Louise Hay

Soft, affirming, and rooted in the belief that you are worthy of tenderness, especially from yourself.

SAFE

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LOVE

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Read this when you need to feel...

Dare to Lead

by Brené Brown

Read this when you need to remember that your voice matters. Your presence matters. Your willingness to lead with truth, empathy, and integrity matters.

What I Know For Sure

by Oprah Winfrey

Read this when you need to remember that your life is always teaching you. That joy, resilience, gratitude, and self-trust are not abstract ideas, but daily practices.

BRAVE

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UPLIFTED

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INSPIRED

Big Magic: Creative Living
Beyond Fear

by Elizabeth Gilbert

A motivational guide to unleashing your creativity, embracing curiosity, and living a passionate, fulfilling life.

HELD

When Things Fall Apart

by Pema Chödrön

Read this when you need compassion without pressure. Truth without sharp edges. Comfort that does not minimize what you are feeling.

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