Premium Talks on Identity, Leadership, Belonging & Authentic Presence
Lectures for organizations, companies, managements, conferences, communities and cultural centers – about identity, belonging, faith, inner voice and the courage to bring yourself truly. Every Fentay Maharat-Alamu lecture is built as an encounter that has human depth, conceptual clarity and real value for the audience. Not just a momentary inspiration, but an inner movement that remains even after the meeting ends.
The lectures combine an extraordinary life story, managerial and diplomatic experience, strategic thinking and deep human language – to open a conversation about the whole person: at home, in the community, in the organization and on stage.
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How Grounded Leadership Unlocks Human Potential
Choosing Identity as an Act of Freedom, Faith, and Influence
How Memory and Scars Become a Language of Presence and Strength
Authentic Feminine Presence and the Courage to Stop Shrinking
Sigd as a Story of Belonging, Community, and Hope
From Self-Minimization to Meaningful Presence
Not every audience needs the same lecture – and not every meeting wants to open the same conversation.
The lectures I offer to organizations, managements and teams are designed to open an honest dialogue about leadership, trust, connectedness, belonging and the courage to bring the whole person into the work environment.
The lectures I offer to cultural, literary and community spaces are designed to open a space for a deep conversation around memory, roots, personal voice, identity and a sense of home.
Lectures intended for organizations seeking to strengthen leadership, connectedness, sense of value, diversity, belonging and courage to bring the whole person into the work environment.
Especially suitable for managements, CEOs, HR teams, company days, employee conferences, women’s events in organizations, business conferences and organizations in the process of change.
Identity is not just the story of where we came from. It is the way we lead, choose, work, love, belong - and bring our unique power to the world.
My journey started in Ethiopia, passed through the hardships of Sudan and Israel, and continued for years of work in business, public and international arenas. Along the way I learned one profound thing: when a person hides parts of himself - at home, in the community or in an organization - some of his power remains outside the room.
Fentay was founded to give people their voice back and invite that power back inside.
I accompany organizations, managers and communities in a process that transforms identity, roots and life experience from a source of concealment or friction - to a source of presence, belonging, leadership and impact.
Where identity becomes power
Fentay Maharat-Alamu's debut novel returns to the world of the women of the House of Israel in Ethiopia - to roots, memory, scars and female strength. Leave details to receive first updates on the release of the book, pre-purchase, premium edition and launch events.
