Entrepreneurship and Business Ownership
The realities of starting, operating, growing, funding and reinventing a business.
Media and Press
A business voice shaped by nearly three decades of doing the work.
Sharifah Hardie brings the perspective of an entrepreneur, business strategist, technology innovator, author, media personality and former political candidate to conversations about business, technology, artificial intelligence, funding, entrepreneurship and economic opportunity.
She built her first website in the 1990s, during the early days of the commercial internet, and has spent nearly three decades building businesses, adopting emerging technology, creating media platforms, advising organizations and navigating the changing realities of entrepreneurship.
Today, Sharifah provides journalists, producers, podcasters and media organizations with something increasingly difficult to find: a business perspective grounded not simply in theory, but in firsthand experience.
Media InquiriesConnected Business Perspective
Business. Technology. Funding. Entrepreneurship. The connections between them.
The biggest business stories rarely exist in isolation. Artificial intelligence affects jobs, competition and whether small businesses can keep pace.
Funding raises questions about access to capital, business relationships and why viable organizations still struggle to secure resources.
Sharifah understands those intersections because her experience spans entrepreneurship, strategy, technology, media, marketing, grants, sponsorships and business development.
She looks beyond the headline to explain what a development means for leaders making decisions in the real world.
From the Early Internet to Artificial Intelligence
Sharifah has seen technological disruption before.
Sharifah began building websites in the 1990s, when many businesses were still deciding whether they needed to be online.
She participated in the internet transformation as an entrepreneur and early digital adopter. That history gives her practical perspective on today's artificial intelligence revolution.
She discusses what AI means for entrepreneurs, workers and organizations deciding whether emerging technology represents an opportunity, a threat or both.
Visibility, Funding and Authority
A strong business can still struggle to be seen and funded.
Sharifah brings direct experience in marketing, media, grants, sponsorships and capital strategy to conversations about how organizations gain attention, establish credibility and secure resources.
Her commentary connects visibility and funding to the practical decisions entrepreneurs and organizational leaders face every day.
Areas of Commentary
Sharifah is available for interviews, panels and expert commentary.
Small Business Strategy and Growth
The decisions entrepreneurs make when resources are limited, growth stalls or the original plan needs to change.
Artificial Intelligence and Business
What AI means for entrepreneurs and organizations, how businesses should evaluate emerging technology and lessons from previous periods of technological disruption.
Technology and Digital Innovation
How technology changes competition, customer expectations, business models and access to opportunity.
Funding, Sponsorships and Access to Capital
Grants, corporate sponsorships, capital strategy, funding readiness and the challenges businesses and organizations face when seeking resources.
Marketing, Visibility and Media
How businesses establish authority, attract attention and compete in an increasingly crowded digital environment.
Leadership, Resilience and Reinvention
Decision making, adaptation and what leaders do when circumstances change.
Economic Opportunity and Community Business
Entrepreneurship, technology, access to capital and the role businesses can play in creating economic opportunity.
A Direct Voice
Perspective that goes beyond the headline.A Direct Voice for the Conversation
Conversational, candid and practical.
Sharifah explains what is happening, who it affects, where the opportunity may be, what the risks are and what leaders should consider doing next.
She is well suited for interviews where the audience needs more than a headline or a motivational talking point.
Media Requests
Available for timely and in depth conversations.
For time sensitive media requests, include your outlet or program, topic, format, deadline, proposed interview date and preferred contact information.
Email a Media Inquiry- Television and News Interviews
- Radio
- Podcasts
- Expert Commentary
- Articles and Contributor Opportunities
- Panels and Roundtable Discussions
- Business and Technology Programs
- Documentary and Long Form Interviews