Sahar Hashemi

Entrepreneur | Founder | Author

• Sahar Hashemi is a renowned entrepreneur, author,.

  Co-founded Coffee Republic with her brother, transforming a simple idea into one of the UK’s first and most successful coffee bar chains.

• Co-founded Buy Women Built in 2022, a movement celebrating UK brands founded by women.

• Previous recipient of Young Global Leader Award from the World Economic Forum

• Author of three bestselling books, ‘Anyone Can Do It’, ‘Switched On’, and ‘Start Up Forever.

• Received an appointment of OBE in 2012 for Services to the UK Economy and to Charity.