Fahad Khawaja’s (Hue) is amplifying voices

“I’d been around the block on so many different businesses, and people of color were often left behind. And so building HUE was really about bridging that divide.”Fahad Khawaja is a leading community builder who is the Co-Founder & CEO of HUE - a culture & community platform that aims to amplify voices of color, to increase our visibility, and to pave a path for us all to rise. Fahad has a deep belief that we build a better future by bringing the margins to the mainstream and doing well by doing good. His work transforms companies with purpose, product, and people at the core, bridging community and culture to design for diverse communities. Fahad’s company HUE - has propelled organizations to deliver sustainable growth, including Fortune 50 brands, unicorn tech Startups, and top media companies and agencies. If you’ve got any professional sway at your job, you should be talking to HUE on what small steps your company can be making - wearehue.orgFahad’s won all the awards - like the AdAge 40 Under 40, The Drum Global Change Maker of the Year, and has been recognized in The New York Times, USA Today, Fast Company, Business Insider, Adweek, Ad Age, and more. But over the years of our friendship, we’ve always been struck with his thoughtful, authentic, and humble-but-impatient manner to make things happen. While we actually discuss a bit about his experiences around 9/11, it’s not about where Fahad is from, but where he’s coming from, and where we’re all going.LEARN ABOUT FAHAD wearehue.org linkedin.com/in/fahadhk MENTIONS BOOK: Islamophobia, Race, and Global Politics (Nazia Khazi) - goodreads.com/book/show/40277809-islamophobia-race-and-global-politics FILM: The 13th (Ava DuVernay) - imdb.com/title/tt5895028 BOOK: Roses in the Mouth of the Lion (Bushra Rehman) - goodreads.com/book/show/59808688-roses-in-the-mouth-of-a-lion RESTAURANT: Love Mama (NYC) - lovemamanyc.com PERSON Noam Chomsky - wikipedia.org/wiki/Noam_Chomsky PERSON: Edward Said - wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Said See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.