Meghan asha biography
Megan Williams (author)
Canadian born writer (born 1984)
Megan Williams | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1984-06-30) June 30, 1984 (age 40) Vancouver, BC |
| Occupation(s) | CEO, Author |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Brenda Williams, Tony Williams |
Megan Asha Williams (born June 30, 1984) is a Canadian born writer. Williams published her first book, Our Interrupted Fairy Tale in February 2014, a non-fiction book based on the diaries of her boyfriend, Chad Warren (February 11, 1975 - November 28, 2009) who died from an incurable blood cancer, multiple myeloma.
Williams published two children's books (Don’t Call the Office, 2016, I Don’t Want To, 2018) with her stepdaughter, Madison Reaveley.
In January 2017, Williams started The Self Publishing Agency Inc. (TSPA), based in Vancouver, Canada.
Williams and TSPA has published award-winning books for TV and media personalities such as Michael Johnson (The Bachelorette ABC) Making the Love You Want, 2020, Kendall Long (The Bachelor, ABC), Just Curious: A notebook for questions, 2021 Kelley Wolf (The Real World New Orleans), FLOW: Finding Love Over Worry, 2022, Katie Bieksa, Newport Jane, 2017 CEDAR, 2022.
Williams married Brad Watt in 2016. They have two daughters.
Biography
Williams was born and raised in New Westminster, British Columbia and graduated from New Westminster Secondary School in 2002. Following high school, Williams attended the University of Wyoming on a Tennis Scholarship. In 2005 Williams transferred schools to Jacksonville University where she finished her bachelor's degree while playing on the Women's Tennis Team (Div. 1) in the Atlantic Sun Conference
While writing Our Interrupted Fairy Tale, Williams worked at the BC Transplant Society in Vancouver, British Columbia as a Communications Manager. Our Interrupted Fairy Tale is a non-fiction story told from both Williams' perspective and that of her late boyfriend, Chad Warre Our experienced booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure speakers like Meghan Asha for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment since 2002. Click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page to check availability for Meghan Asha, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get speaking fee information and check availability for Meghan Asha or any other speaker of your choice. Speaking fees for Meghan Asha, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book Meghan Asha are for live events and for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire Meghan Asha, click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent. Meghan Asha is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Beauty, Entrepreneurship, Generational Issues, Lifestyle, Marketing. Meghan Asha generally travels from New York, NY, USA, but can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. For more details, please contact an AAE Booking agent. AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully booked keynote speakers like Meghan Asha for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you b Happy Flip Fam Friday! On Fridays, we profile members of our community who artfully build the spirit of serendipity into their daily lives. This week, we’ll meet Meghan Asha, the visionary behind FounderMade: a platform that makes it possible for breakthrough new brands in the beauty, wellness and food space to grow and get connected to big retailers. Her passion for adventure — both her own and others — has helped others build businesses that change people's lives. Get to know her — and check out the next generation of consumer brand unicorns at the FounderMade Discovery Show in Los Angeles on October 16! Your favorite nickname: I have so many....my dad calls me Macaroni, my sisters call me Meggles...and my husband calls me Masha Where were you born? San Jose, CA Follow Meghan’s adventures: @meghanasha and @foundermade. Comment Meghan Asha is the CEO of FounderMade, a platform and conference series that connects best-in-class consumer brands to retailers, distributors and investors. Under her leadership, FounderMade has partnered with innovative brands including Estee Lauder, RXBar, BulletProof Coffee, Vital Proteins, Target and Starbucks. Inspired by her entrepreneur father, Meghan has always had a passion for building and empowering companies. Over her career, sheâs experienced entrepreneurship from every angle: Sheâs worked as an analyst for a venture capital firm, interviewed leaders of technology companies for a weekly internet talk show, and built her own digital media platform. With the firm belief that entrepreneurs need support and connection, she began bringing together business contacts from those earlier jobs as part of an intimate dinner series â which eventually evolved into FounderMade. When she's not helping consumer brands thrive, you can often catch Meghan on national TV shows like CNN, The Today Show, Fox Business News and QVC. She has also been profiled and quoted as an expert and entrepreneur in business publications like the New York Times, Forbes and Entrepreneur Magazine. Meghan currently serves as an advisor and investor in several consumer product and technology startups and is a partner at FounderMade Fund. She received her BS from the University of Southern California and an MBA from Columbia Business School.Meghan Asha
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Where do you live now? Soho, Manhattan
What’s your profession or calling? I help others build...
What’s a secret power that you have (that may surprise us!): I’m the most spirited in the room! I think it comes from my days in high school as a cheerleader.
What’s your go-to local zen spot? Santa Monica — I love the ocean and running on the beach.
What’s your most beloved travel destination? Paris! I ran the Paris Marathon last year...it was phenomenal.
Why is adventure important to you and what do you do to infuse that into your daily life? We’re in the business of new product discovery! Every day our team gets sent new product innovations from around the world. Adventure comes from learning about these brands and the inspirational entrepreneurs behind them.
What's your mantra for getting through challenges or tough times? Winning and learning, never losing
What's your go-to 'thing' to get unstuck? Jumping high and cheering at the gym, I realize if I physically get unstuck...my brain usually follows.Meghan Asha