Brampton Ignite - Networking Group

The Brampton Ignite - Networking Group is an exclusive networking group led by the Brampton Entrepreneur Centre. The session bolsters the City’s commitment to developing our local entrepreneurial community by providing small business owners the opportunity to hear stories of passion, drive, and resilience of local Brampton business owners. The session will also allow the community to come together and build meaningful bonds and relationships amongst other entrepreneurs in the room. Come experience what our networking group is all about and leave with the fire and passion that ignites us all.

Doors Open: 6:30PM – 7PM

Speakers Ignite Session 🔥: 7PM – 7:30PM

Group Networking Sessions: 7:30PM – 8:15PM

Wrap up and Closing: 8:15PM – 8:45PM

Chapter 13: Where Resilience Becomes a Superpower

This chapter follows the extraordinary journey of a woman who turned life’s hardest battles into pathways of purpose. Long before the awards, the global stages, and the millions who have been moved by her words, Shirin Ariff was simply someone who refused to let adversity define her. Cancer survivor. Mother of four. Educator. Author. Coach. Shirin has lived many lives — and each one has shaped her mission to help others rise into their most authentic selves.

Join the Brampton Entrepreneur Centre as we welcome Shirin to share her story of transformation: the heartbreaks that forged her strength, the triumphs that expanded her voice, and the unwavering belief that every challenge holds the power to remake us. This session invites you to step into her world — one where resilience becomes a superpower, healing becomes leadership, and every person is reminded of their ability to shine.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Shirin Ariff

7 Arcs Coaching

Shirin Ariff, B.A. (Eng. Hons.), B.Ed., OCT, is an award-winning Life Transformation Coach, international speaker, and 6x international best-selling author. With over 22 years of experience as an educator, Shirin empowers individuals to live with authenticity, joy, freedom, and dignity. Her viral speech Love Conquers All has garnered more than 3 million global views.

A resilient survivor of facial paralysis, cancer, and major life transitions, Shirin shares her powerful journey in her best-selling book The Second Wife. Affectionately known as “Coach Yoda,” she uses her lived experience and extensive training to guide others through profound personal transformation.

Shirin is the Founder of 7 Arcs Coaching and National Cancer Hero Day, and the curator of the best-selling anthology Cancer Heroes. Her story Beauty and the Beast was featured in the Dream Big docuseries and highlighted at multiple international film festivals.

Her numerous accolades include: Top 25 Immigrant Women in Canada, Woman on Fire Award, Top Transformation Coach (IAOTP), Women of Inspiration – Inspire Award, Canadian Global Award Top 20 Women Leader, and International Impact Book Award – Author of the Year.

Shirin’s work has been featured across major media outlets including CTV News, Global News Radio, OMNI, Zee TV, Toronto Guardian, and more.

Be Your Own North Star | Shirin Ariff