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Shadé Zahrai

Director, Influenceo Global LLC.

PhD Cand. MBA, LLB (Hons 1), BA-Psych, Dip Pos. Psych, IECL Certified Coach

Award-Winning Leadership Strategist & Global Peak Performance Consultant to Fortune 500s

Shadé Zahrai is a leadership ‘alchemist’ known for her superhuman ability to translate the latest in neuroscience and psychology research into practical and actionable strategies that drive mindset shifts and behavioural change in a systemic way.

Hi there! I’m Shadé Zahrai, a global peak performance educator with a knack for blending research, best practices, and moral underpinnings into actionable strategies that supercharge success.

As the co-founder and director of Influenceo Global, a positive-leadership hub I run with my husband Faysal, I’ve trained and transformed leaders and teams – from spirited startups to iconic Fortune-500s. Our mantra? Invigorate cultures, amplify change-readiness, fortify engagement, and fuel performance.

With my courses, over 4 million learners have tapped into their potential. My educational videos? They’ve been viewed over a staggering 100 million times and counting!

Right now as a scholar-practitioner, I’m diving headfirst into a PhD that explores personality and career performance. 

It’s my life’s mission to help as many people as possible to confidently take charge of their life and career with ease and simplicity.

Companies inspired by Shadé

Latin Dance

Shadé’s love of dance stemmed from a two-fold drive… to challenge herself to push beyond what she thought possible, and to be the instigator of change in her students, guiding them to build their confidence and seeing them have breakthroughs in their creativity and expression. 

Becoming a highly sought after dance duo, Shadé and dance partner Juan Ruiz, Director of Tropical Soul in Sydney, performed and taught at festivals and events all around the country and were international guests artists at the World Bachata Festival in Malaysia 2015. They won three Australian Latin Dance Championships between 2015-16. Shadé also represented Australia at the World Salsa Open in Puerto Rico in 2014, came 1st the Portland Salsa Congress the same year and has contributed as an instructor to international dance retreats.

In 2017 she was invited to performing Australia’s first TED conference, dancing alongside Aric Yegudken from Dancing With the Stars and So You Think You Can Dance.