Authentic Leadership: Building Cultures that Thrive on Trust and Vulnerability
Tuesday, January 27, 2026, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm ET
Why would a prime-time network news anchor leave her industry at the height of her career? For the first time publicly, Farah Nasser shares her journey from the anchor desk to life unscripted. With raw vulnerability, she reveals the hidden cost of inauthenticity in today’s society and workforce. With 67% of employees globally feeling disengaged, Nasser’s journey serves as a wake-up call for teams who want to foster cultures of trust, enhanced collaboration and innovation.
Having conducted thousands of interviews in her 25-year career, from world and industry leaders to A-listers and trailblazers, Nasser exposes how dream careers can crumble when authenticity is sacrificed in the modern workplace. She doesn’t just diagnose the problem – she delivers an authenticity audit to transform toxic cultures. Blending research-driven insights with unflinching honesty, Nasser teaches us how to trade imposter syndrome and perfectionism for counterintuitive strategies like strategic imperfection and productive vulnerability to unlock untapped potential.
Speaker
Farah Nasser
Farah Nasser is one of Canada's most recognizable and trusted names in news, an award-winning journalist and sought-after keynote speaker who helps leaders build trust in an era of AI anxiety. As the former anchor of Global National, one of Canada's three national newscasts, Farah has not only had a front-row seat to history's defining moments but shaped national conversations around them. From moderating election debates that influenced millions of voters to securing exclusive interviews with world leaders, including the first one-on-one with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau post-COVID 19 lockdown, Farah has built a career commanding attention and earning trust when stakes are highest. Her on-the-ground coverage, from terror attacks to natural disasters to royal transitions, has given her a unique lens into how organizations and leaders either rise or crumble under pressure. Farah's groundbreaking work has earned her the prestigious Edward R. Murrow Award among many others, but what really sets Farah apart is covering stories others won't. She became recognized as a pioneer for her reporting on racial divides that changed how Canadian media covers systemic inequality. Her TEDx talk "The Power of Intellectual Humility" has influenced emerging leaders worldwide, while her investigative History Channel series #CanadaUncovered boldly explored the stories omitted from Canadian textbooks, sparking crucial national dialogue. She serves on the Canadian Journalism Foundation's board, champions girls' rights as a Celebrated Ambassador for Plan International Canada, and is a member of the International Women's Forum, connecting her with influential leaders across 33 nations.
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Farah Nasser is one of Canada’s most recognizable and trusted names in news, an award-winning journalist and sought-after keynote speaker who helps leaders build trust in an era of AI anxiety. As the former anchor of Global National, one of Canada’s three national newscasts, Farah has not only had a front-row seat to history’s defining moments but shaped national conversations around them.
From moderating election debates that influenced millions of voters to securing exclusive interviews with world leaders, including the first one-on-one with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau post-COVID 19 lockdown, Farah has built a career commanding attention and earning trust when stakes are highest. Her on-the-ground coverage, from terror attacks to natural disasters to royal transitions, has given her a unique lens into how organizations and leaders either rise or crumble under pressure.
Farah’s groundbreaking work has earned her the prestigious Edward R. Murrow Award among many others, but what really sets Farah apart is covering stories others won’t. She became recognized as a pioneer for her reporting on racial divides that changed how Canadian media covers systemic inequality. Her TEDx talk “The Power of Intellectual Humility” has influenced emerging leaders worldwide, while her investigative History Channel series #CanadaUncovered boldly explored the stories omitted from Canadian textbooks, sparking crucial national dialogue.
She serves on the Canadian Journalism Foundation’s board, champions girls’ rights as a Celebrated Ambassador for Plan International Canada, and is a member of the International Women’s Forum, connecting her with influential leaders across 33 nations.