Shamila Gopalan

Women of Colour Entrepreneur

Shamila Gopalan is an entrepreneur and corporate leader having built businesses independently and in Fortune 500 companies worldwide, from CNN to National Geographic Channel through to Fox International for close to 24 years across three continents. She has built two businesses and exited one before moving to Australia three years ago. Now on her third venture, HerWit, she keeps pushing the envelope for equality, diversity and inclusion in fostering female role models and leaders.As an entrepreneur, a woman, and a person of colour, she is no stranger to adversity.